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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1913
Page
11
The Daily Record discusses the Wilson administration with a motto of humanity over party. It notes Taft’s Payne-Aldrich tariff policy as a mistake and asserts the new regime will avoid repeating it, placing public welfare first.
A new law from Governor Fielder mandates a full sentence of one to six months for intoxicated chauffeurs. The impact hinges on enforcement by judges and juries, but the statute should deter reckless drinking and reduce accident risk by ensuring chauffeurs face time behind bars if an alcohol related incident occurs.
Senator Benjamin Tillman credits physical culture for his recovery from a near fatal breakdown. He details a regime of a strict diet, deep breathing, walking, three sparing meals daily, tepid baths, and dumbbell exercises, asserting gradual improvement and ongoing health gains.
A Senate briefing notes that breathing in poor ventilated chamber caused headaches and fatigue. It reports deep breathing, ample water, hot water, moderate meals, and walking as hygienic remedies. The author urges tried and true breathing practice under uncomfortable conditions.
The Philadelphia North American blames its trade organizations for backwardness, claiming misgoverned by cliques and dependents who serve blocked commerce. It accuses selfishness and fossilism of choking progress and prosperity, stating such attitudes feign vitality.
A Trenton newspaper's sensational editorials attack reform zeal as fanaticism, claiming pledges were not about any single system. The piece defends Governor Wilson and Governor Fielder, notes the Senate president’s power, and argues for a constitutional fix to merge executive and legislative roles.
The New Jersey Methodist Conference adopted a resolution by Dr. Handley establishing 3800 per year as the minimum salary for preachers. Some pastors have earned less, and the change is seen as a positive step for those in public life and with families to support. Assemblyman Hennessey again opposed the full train crew bill and the grade crossing measure, remaining the lone Democrat to oppose in both votes.
A compilation of progressive quotes from New York World telegrams and other papers. It argues good government rests on the men in office, not laws, and praises workers’ humanity and industrial progress.
The Assembly backed a jury reform measure aimed at equal representation for Republicans and Progressives on jury commissions. Critics question partisanship, but supporters say it ensures fairness by balancing party influence on panels.
A collection of editorials notes crowded political scene in Mexico with two ex presidents, sparring over trouble. Warnings about physical culture versus effort. Skepticism about germs and work, and a jab about national sport hints at Wilson cycling and the fade of advisory boards.
The Newark Star quotes President Truesdale of the Lackawanna Railroad warning that government takeover of railway activities is a steady trend. He criticizes railroad presidents for prioritizing dividends and exploiting the public through coal deals and freight rates, showing indifference to life at grade crossings.
The New York Times notes Italy’s sale of a 400 million lire 344 percent treasury issue at par to Italian banks and private bankers, with funds remaining in Italy. It highlights Italy’s wartime expenses financed domestically, rising imports in 1912, and large remittances from emigrants plus tourist spending, while the US overtakes Britain in trade with Italy.
The piece urges readers to buy Easter suits and new apparel before Easter Sunday. It links the custom of wearing new clothes to the Resurrection and spring rebirth, notes merchants in Long Branch have prepared for Easter, and advises reading local ads to find the right quality and price.
A playful verse recounts a daydream about a couple riding in a coach and four. Annette nears wealth and fashion, while a young man longs to leave his riches behind. The singer notes the tale is fanciful, from Ella Wheeler Wilcox via Lippincotts.
A compact quotation notes that pride is as loud a beggar as want and much saucier, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, reflecting on human vice and market vanity with sharp wit. The line emphasizes bold social behavior and the satirical tone typical of Franklin.
Fifty years ago on March 17 General Averell led federal cavalry across the Rappahannock at Kellys Ford to attack Confederate forces under General Fitzhugh Lee. After a fierce clash Averell recrossed the river with Lee’s troopers yielding the field. Also noted is a heavyweight boxing match proposed between John C. Heenan and Tom King for England's championship at five thousand dollars a side.
Harper's Weekly notes that Workera turned wary for Allard bald tusks shrink with drying and freezing, widening more in width than length. Cow elephant tusks are preferred for billiard balls, with female tusks less curved than male, and nerves less visible. Balls are seasoned in rough walls and warm rooms for up to two years before final shaping.
The text argues that eradicating error frees a man from harm by revealing truth. It insists misbelief harms both the holder and others, and that exposing false ideas prevents future injury.
A fragmented humorous passage asserts odd statements about cannibals, geometry, poets, and science with misspellings and misattributions. It parodies knowledge by mixed incorrect claims and playful misprints, reflecting a light satirical tone from an informal reader.
A boy who studied geography cut a map fragment from a colored map and used it to demand £1 in gold, claiming it as payment for a map note. The victim tried to exchange it again, and the incident amused a newspaper editor before the fraud was stopped. The Empire Review notes the case as curious and unnecessary.
Archdeacon Sin clair cites The Chapels Royal noting William and Mary wed in 1677. The bride, eager for a young Scouts lord, wept two days upon the match as Charles II attended and amused the moment. William endowed her with wealth, joking for her to keep it all as clear gain.
The Austrian Army uses many languages including German bohemian Polish Ruthenian Hungarian Slovene Servian Italian and Romanian. Command words are given in German in every regiment while ranks need not know German for other duties. The regimental crytory business is conducted in the soldiers’ language and officers must learn this regiment speech.
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