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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
13
A 1910 Long Branch column criticizes a Senate cost of living inquiry. The piece accuses the majority report of bungling and evasive reasoning, arguing tariffs and trusts are misrepresented while inflation causes like advertising and distribution costs are inflated. It questions explanations and mocks the Senate for lacking humor.
Rev William P Cantwell denounces the lack of clarity from Senator Frelinghuysen about the investigation and notes the committee’s prior silence. The Atlantication hints at renewed activity as investigators wake up to reveal the affair’s details and the committee’s workload.
The public deserved an honest investigation revealing truth and solutions. Instead the report aims to mislead, backed by politicians advancing personal gain and special interests. The piece questions whose interests the inquiry serves and urges scrutiny of those in charge.
The Press notes Atlantic City escapes severe damage from electrical storms claiming it lies in a low valley like setting. Weather experts attribute this to its topography and flat mainland position five miles away. The piece criticizes the boast as dubious about drainage and sanitation.
An unruly political scene reflects a corrupt electorate and a powerful boss as a jail statement looms. The piece notes a $1,000,000 cost to welcome a national idol and questions its value amid a heated ink-slinging Republican campaign.
The Newark News reveals New Jersey's 1873 law allowing railroads to charge up to three cents per mile for passenger travel. The piece questions whether the Interstate Commerce Commission will ignore this state statute in evaluating rate increases demanded by railroads and the governor and state railroad commission.
The Newark Call and New York World weigh in on New Jersey politics. Commentary critiques Taft patience under railroad influence, urges a GOP reform slate, and analyzes factional splits among Dickinsons Records Rotherhams Garven in party debates.
The piece criticizes incumbent Bennie Howell for eight terms in Congress and questions the Republican party's choice for Monmouth Middlesex and Ocean counties. It argues Sheriff Hetrick as a worthy alternative and urges a party housecleaning to correct perceived misjudgment ahead of November.
Police report that a number of young men were involved in a bicycle theft ring. The first capture occurred last night as part of a broader string of bike thefts in Long Branch. The article indicates thefts have been reduced to a system and warns of continuing risk.
The Hudson delegation to the state convention divides into three factions. The piece notes Chief Croker of the New York Fire Department criticizes civil service exams for harming fire crew efficiency by favoring education over physical and practical capability. It cites Philadelphia’s chief examiner dismissal for defying exam instructions and argues that job qualifications should directly relate to the task.
Quote attributes political danger to unregulated natural resource control and business politics. Pinchot argues alliances between industry and government threaten political life and democracy.
New Jersey Editorial Association members travel to Pittsfield Massachusetts aboard a Hudson River Day Line special. Welcome planned by Mayor William H MacInnis. rides, banquets, and a Dope Club menu feature a full program with ballons, vaudeville, and music.
A note on early printing history states that initial printed books used a single side per leaf with leaves bound back to back, leaving the reverse blank.
Louis Feldman, a stage driver, was fined five dollars after repeatedly violating the traffic ordinance in a restricted Broadway block. Patrolman Edwards detained him after he ignored several warnings and refused to heed orders to stop, leading to detention at City Hall until release on bail.
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