The Passing Up an Old Delusion
The Baltimore convention repealed the unit rule for delegates elected at primaries, condemning the practice as unfair. It argues abolishing the rule would prevent delegates from misrepresenting voters, noting many forms of majority rule may be distorted into an instrument of wrong rather than a sacred standard.
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Baltimore
United States
Sigmund Hisner
Eisner
Bolivia
South America
Wisner
Ebner
Red Bank
Fair Haven
Hismer
Boy Scout
Express
United States Senate
Red Rank Register
New Jersey City Streets Face Ruptured Pavements
The Newark Sunday Call reports that heavy rubber-tired trucks can ride over pavement holes without vehicle damage but the impact transmits to nearby brick buildings causing significant damage. The city may be financially liable if repairs aren’t made, though no structures on Second or Third Avenues or Broadway have collapsed yet.
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Newark
Advertising as a Signal of Business Vitality and Confidence
The text argues that substantial advertising signals a firm’s worth and modernity. It asserts that public trust grows when a business spends on newspapers, while lack of advertisingSuggests obsolescence. It notes existence alone does not prove merit, and silent firms appear unattractive.
Harmful Rainbows Chasing in County Politics
The piece argues against a county division effort as impractical and detrimental to moving the county seat. It warns that chasing ambitious but impossible schemes diverts attention from practical goals, urging Long Branch residents to resist backing such efforts despite good intentions.
Militant progressives seek edge in Baltimore convention
The text notes that defeats in past battles tempered by W. J. B. yet facing a Democratic convention defeat stings. It suggests militant progressives may secure the upper hand in Baltimore, shaping the party's fate and tactics.
Convention's Progress in Democratic Split Explored
The article argues Colonel Bryan's role in the Democratic Chairmanship fight shows dispute over progressiveness at Baltimore. It notes Parker voters rebuked Bryan’s past aims while Bryan backers sought a record of progress. It predicts the seven presidential nominations will prompt carefully crafted floral speeches rather than spontaneous oration.
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Bryan
Baltimore
Parker
Editorial Comment Open to Debate in Taft Republicans Era
Editorial notes the Taft era Republican platform split with Progressives and roiling factions, arguing the party clings to tariff protection, opposes recall of judges, and favors international arbitration and restraint of monopolies while failing to address reform. It recalls Lincoln era politics and compares party divisions to historic declines. The piece cites New York World and Providence Journal observations.
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Lincoln
Providence Journal
Republican Party
la Follette
Roosevelt
New York
Taft
Lynch
Sher- Man
Congress
Chicago
New York World
Oliver Wendell
Holmes
Taft Republicans
International Court of Justice
Mosquito Pest Prompts Crusade in Long Branch
City health officials face growing complaints as mosquitoes again proliferate in Long Branch. Advocates urge a vigorous abatement campaign similar to efforts in several New Jersey municipalities, blaming weather and urging action now.
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Long Branch
Health Board
Jersey
Alwaye
Protecting principle praised and tariff policy debated
The piece surveys tariff policy praising the protective principle while condemning revenue tariffs, upholding the Tariff Board method, and advocating banking revision and foreign trade support. It notes no subsidies for the merchant marine, forecasts civil pension lists, commends parcels post rates, and favors Alaskan coal land leasing amid calls for a strong navy and criticizes the Democratic House for withholding ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tariff Board
Aldrich
Democratic House
Taft
Sherman
Newark Star
A Night in June Poem Fragment
A lyrical fragment describes a June night with bright light music from phonographs and pianolas. Children play while automobiles pass with groaning horns. The speaker muses on what is rare in a night in June.
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Alexander
A. H. Folwell
The
Brooklyn Times
Levels of the Mediterranean and Red Sea and the Suez Canal
A historic note recounts early surveys challenging a Mediterranean to Red Sea canal. Napoleon’s group found the Red Sea higher by 30 feet 6.5 inches, derailing the plan. In 1847, Stephenson, Talbot, and Negrelli remeasured and found sea levels equal, paving the Suez Canal project.
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Mediterranean
Red Sea
Thomases
England
Robert Stephenson
Austria
M. Talbot
France
Signor Negrelli
Suez Canal
Encouragement From a Cheerful Golfer Sage
A playful speaker praises a game of golf as the best ever played and urges perseverance. The voice blends old timey cadence with modern cheer, promising resilience against discouragement.
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Baitor
F. M. Taylor Publishing CO
Chas, L. Edwards
See’y and Manager
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NEW Jersey Telephone
SION
Itizens National Bank OF Long Branch
N. J
Mocracy
Rochester Herald
First National Bank of Long Branch
Resources
Business
Caius Julius Verus Maximus
Rome
Bashan
Noah
Atlas
Mauritania
London
Gorcey & Son
Clothes Doctors
H. W. Green & Bro
Sepbarsentty
NEW Jersey Mortgage & Trust CO
Long Branch, N. J
RED Bank Trust CO
Monmouth Street
Postoffice
Thomas N. M. Carter
Newton Doremus
Jesse Minot
W. R. Warwick
Broadway Long Branch
Drendand
Sciwyn” Laven
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