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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1913
Page
9
A century of progress redefines marvels from the pyramids to the telephone and radium. The Panama Canal and Marconi’s radio illustrate wonders born from mind and mercy, not brute force, as science uplifts humanity.
A contractor and three carpenters climbed the First Baptist Church of New Castle Delaware to repair the roof. Yellow jackets swarmed from the belfry forcing them down. One man blocked exits with tar paper then lit four sulphur candles under the cupola. After the flames burned out, dead insects filled a peach basket, and work resumed.
The United States Weather Bureau readings show varied conditions with New York 81 cloudy Albany 80 clear Atlantic City 72 clouds Boston 82 clear Buffalo 72 cloudy Chicago 92 clear St Louis 00 cloudy New Orleans 78 cloudy Washington 86 clouds.
New York lawyer Edward Lauterbach figures as a key figure in the lobbying inquiry led by Union Pacific chairman Judge Robert S. Lovett. David Lamar, long a Wall Street figure, was identified as the suspected target of the attack on Ledyard and was seen meeting Lauterbach in New York after returning from Pittsfield.
John L M N AB resigns from the post of United States District Attorney in San Francisco ending his tenure and triggering a transition in the local federal legal office. The announcement notes the departure from the position and the city location involved.
Governor James F Fielder personally inspected the Pineys district in New Jersey following Miss Elizabeth Kites report on low moral conditions. Accompanied by Rev A W Bostwick the governor seeks state action including segregation sterilization and social centers in schools to address poverty and early labor. The Pineys are described as descended from colonial stock with high mental defects and promiscuity.
Ten Italian workmen were killed when a dynamite explosion occurred at a railroad cut forty six miles from Kingston, eight miles from Parham, on the Canadian Pacific line. Rescue work continued as bodies were buried under debris, with all but two recovered by day and night. In Chicago, three thousand seven hundred ten marriage licenses were issued in June.
A Paris paper notes Napoleon’s service sword rusted in its sheath by 1814 at Arcis-sur-Aube and that he wore an emerald set helmet and breastplate only to discard them for lacking Roman vigor. It also recalls Admirals and kitchen-table debates over shipboard spoons versus treacle spoons in training ships.
A London club named the Split Farthing admitted only men who agreed to extreme self denial to boost possessions. One member reportedly wore garments so darned the original fabric was hardly visible. The group members appeared so emaciated that not an ounce of fat remained among them.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a gasping passenger telling the conductor there are at least a billion microbes in the air. The conductor retorts that passengers should endure the exposure if the company can provide it, mocking the lack of ventilation.
Follow the Record’s classifieds daily to catch offers on items you need at low prices. The page highlights items for sale and quick ways to contact sellers, encouraging readers to act fast for bargains.
Red Bank church notices outline an athletics talk for young people at Rev. 8 Monroe Van Sant’s First Methodist sermon tomorrow night. Morning service features a sermon on Summer Temptations. Music by George M. Collins includes a large Sunday program with multiple hymns and a quartet. Other churches’ services and sermons are listed for Grace Methodist, First Presbyterian, First Baptist, First Reformed, Trinity Episcopal and St James R C.
A Royal Library of France catalog notes by a Gre scholar under King Henry II credits Damascus with origin of real paper. The cataloguer’s notes claim that real paper originated in Damascus, per the manuscript catalog.
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