Constitutional Convention Debate In New Jersey and New York
A 1913 newspaper note discusses constitutional conventions in New York and New Jersey. It explains New York could auto‑trigger a 1916 convention, with voters asked to approve meetings every twenty years and the Legislature able to propose a convention at any general election. It urges New Jersey Democrats to unite and call a constitutional convention to modernize the state’s outdated organic law.
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New York
New Jersey
New York State
The
New York Sun
Health move urged against flies by Clark professor
Professor C F Hodge of Clark University Worcester a leading fly extermination authority warns that campaigns against disease spreading flies should start by March. He calls for abolition of breeding sites sanitation of garbage cans and manure bins and urges moving the fight from indoors to outdoors with household cooperation to prevent a single careless home from undermining efforts.
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C. F. Hodge
Clark University
Worcester
Massachusetts
City of Worcester
Hodge
Courtesy and candor in town press ethics
unsigned letter and a Record excerpt discuss courtesy as a duty and a paying investment. the piece asserts the paper remains courteous under all conditions, avoids personal attacks, and would reveal only well authenticated information if published.
Spring Lake to be featured national summer capital
The New Rumor Capital notes Spring Lake’s selection alongside Beverly Oyster Bay Buzzards Bay and Long Branch as one of the nation’s summer capitals. President Wilson’s choice signals virtual U.S. government status for the season with widespread newspaper coverage and strong competition from nearby Long Branch for prestige and proximity.
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Spring Lake
Beverly
Oyster Bay
Buzzards Bay
Long Branch
Wilson
United States
A Hard Climb to Office in Wilson Era
Macauley cartoon in World depicts an office-seeker at the foot of a stairway labeled Democracy Fitness Recommendations Congressional Endorsements Executive Favor Civil Service Rules Personal Record Honesty of Purpose. The piece argues offices should serve public service and require fitness, predicting a harder climb under Wilson to ensure better appointees.
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Macauley
Wilson
Debate on minimum wage impact on salesgirls
A New York department store head claims minimum wage laws would push girls to the streets, while others argue the absence of pay would not create that outcome. The discussion centers on whether eight dollars weekly fair for women workers could be replaced by males at equal pay. The piece criticizes relying on opinion as sufficient defense.
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New York
Peril of the Open Mouth and State House Notes
The Newark News editorial laments that jury reform and the constitutional convention proposal are dead. It predicts a flurry of last minute bills rushed through the session with some likely veto fodder. The piece urges the News to wake up from its nightmare and notes Clarence Darrow faces trial again.
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State House
Newark News
Loose Tongues and Legal Woes Across the Nation
Commentary notes Darrow’s alleged bribery risk in a Los Angeles dynamiters case and President Wilson’s New Jersey ties. It also reports on a plan for a $1200 annual permanent secretary of the Board of Trade to handle collections, and remarks on unusual winter weather with blizzards and cyclones not seen locally, contrasting the South and West.
Editorial Comment on Thaw, Dixie, and War's End
Readers note a Washington Post editorial praising a sensible new system and urging to ask waiters rather than chefs. The New York Tribune comments on warm meal tickets and quick beneficiaries. Massachusetts bands perform Dixie with vigor as the war ends, per the Post.
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Washington Post
New York Tribune
Massachusetts
How the Cabinet Has Grown and New Governor Praise
A historical overview tracks the expansion of the U S cabinet from Jefferson’s era to the Roosevelt era when labor and commerce departments were created. It also lauds New Jersey’s Governor James Fielder as a progressive, honest leader from Hudson county.
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Washinaeon
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Henry Knox
Samuel Osgood
Edmund Randolph
Navy
Jefferson
Interior
Taylor
Agriculture
Cleveland
Department of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Department of Labor
Washington
New York World
James F. Fielder
New Jersey
Fielder
Hudson County
Atlantic County
Political contrasts and tariff debate across states
Atlantic City Press praises Governor Fielder for fairness amid Atlantic County’s crooked reputation. The piece notes tariff debates, highlighting the one-dollar lemon freight rate as a Payne Aldrich flaw, profiting California growers while raising rail rates. It also surveys Senate shifts since 1910, citing state changes in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, and Maryland, with party realignments and new vacancies.
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Atlantic County
Fielder
New Jersey
Atlantic City Press
California
New York
Commerce Court
Arizona
New Mexico
Theodore Roosevelt
Colorado
Delaware
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
The Royal Road to Successful Shopping
The Record advertisements are sign poets guiding readers to reliable stores, pure foods, latest fashions, and best values. Follow them to become informed shoppers, judge values, and buy at honest prices from reputable merchants in town.
Democratic ascendancy in the Senate foretold
A Philadelphia Record column outlines future Senate changes as Democrats gain seats across Missouri Montana Nevada New Jersey New York Ohio Oregon West Virginia and New Hampshire while vacancies in Illinois Maryland and Kentucky suggest Democratic replacements. The piece argues Democratic control is assured for years. Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem and prose excerpt follow in Memory’s Mansion.
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Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Illinois
Maryland
Kentucky
Senate
Philadelphia
Thoughts Worth Reading Best Physician Quote
A Franklin aphorism praises a physician who recognizes the limited value of most medicines. It frames medical judgment as a keystone of effective care and cautions against overreliance on drugs. The quote highlights prudence, experience, and thoughtful treatment.
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Benjamin Franklin
Fifty Years Ago Today March 15 Privateer Chapman Captured
Fifty years ago today a privateer named Chapman was captured at San Francisco by United States authorities during a raid aimed at seizing two gold treasure ships departing the Golden Gate for the east. Twenty five years ago today Russian and English crown princes attended Wilhelm I obsequies in Berlin.
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Chapman
San Francisco
United States
Golden Gate
Russia
England
Prince of Wales
Nicholas
Berlin
Wilhelm I
Biased Privilege and a Daughter’s Vow in a Folkloric Tale
Fragment from Filegende Blatter showing a daughter resisting an arranged marriage to Rickhouse, calling him an old fool while the mother urges acceptance after marriage. The dialogue centers on family pressure, love versus duty, and social expectations in a historic narrative fragment.
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Rickhouse
A Strange Mix of Quotes and Local Notice
An assortment of brief quotes on alibis tone poems and theatre, followed by a dangling note about residents of Tientsin and a washerman paid six dollars monthly. The readable fact highlights service wages for Chinese domestic staff in the past, with no clear news event or cohesive story.
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Tientsin
China
Have & Washerman
Paradox Motto and Wry Sayings Allusions
The Baltimore American cites a paradox about income tax: give me the incomes of the people and I care not who collects their taxes. The Buffalo Express notes childhood paradoxes as a bachelor remarks a spoiled child may be extremely fresh.
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Baltimore
Buffalo Express
Temper Runaway and the Human Imbalance
A pithy reflection on temper as a runaway force in people. The quote notes that few try to rein in a riderless temper, yet many tolerate its lack of control as if it were normal. A concise, aphoristic meditation.
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Anon
Getting Used to It Washington Star Quotation
A Washington Star excerpt presents Mr. Cumrox claiming comfort at home and in society. He notes fewer awkward introductions at receptions, avoiding being pressed to meet his wife and daughters. The line contrasts past discomfort with current ease in social settings.
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Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
Net Locality quote on man chased across states
Baltimore American reports a fragment showing a witness question about the location of a man after an attack. The exchange hints at confusion over which state he was in when seen following the assault.
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Baltimore American
Advertising Tip From Courier Journal Quote
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet features a quip about making money by spending a keg in advertising. The exchange underscores a blunt view on marketing costs as a path to profit. The humorous line frames advertising as a bar rel method to wealth.
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Laouisville Courier-Journal
Desolate Cape Horn Lighthouse Claims World’s Southernmost Spot
A desolate Cape Horn lighthouse maintained by the Argentine government is described as perhaps the most desolate place inhabited by white men. The piece notes it is claimed to be the southernmost lighthouse in the world.
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Cape Horn
Two Rings and a Ring Around a Woman Finger
A compact item notes a proverb about a ring around the noon predicting rain and a quip on a ring as a symbol of reign. The piece includes two quoted lines attributed to Peck-Ro and the Boston Tran script, plus a line from Emerson about life and preparation.
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Boston Transcript
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