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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
9
Chas L Edwards announces a New Jersey Assembly committee will probe fire insurance practices. Assemblyman Thomas F Martin chairs the inquiry aiming to report recommendations next winter. The piece critiques monopoly pricing, noncompetitive rates, and loss proof issues while noting New York's Ellison amendment as a model.
An editorial lauds four NY police inspectors convicted of conspiracy to graft as a blow to corruption, noting arrests of patrolmen and a captain. It credits District Attorney Whitman and the police for exposing graft, while warning that complete elimination is impossible due to human weakness and systemic temptations.
The piece argues that automobile license proceeds should fund city roads rather than state expenses. It notes current law diverts funds to counties and that cities bear road maintenance costs. It references Senate bill No. 82 by Senator Sloycum and criticizes Taft’s postmaster civil service order as undermining merit and civil service principles.
The Senate votes A to 32 to pass the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill retaining provisions taft called vicious class legislation. The measure would exempt laborers and farmers from enforcement of Sherman anti-trust provisions, provoking debate over equal application of law and potential constitutional implications. Senator Root argues the act preserves police power while granting immunity to some. The issue raises concerns about fairness and adherence to the Sherman act.
The piece notes ten thousand New York children pledging to avoid alcohol tobacco coffee cheap candy and greasy pastry as a healthy move. It calls for parental cooperation to expand the program through schools and frames it as a long step in the right direction despite broader political commentary.
An editorial roundup features brief witty remarks from newspapers including the Manchester Union and Florida Times Union. It notes a man arrested for hoarding 101 pairs of trousers and comments on President Wilson needing recreation.
A Jersey City article notes the upcoming commission race promises public service and politics, with concern over a potential drift toward “government by politicians.” The piece discusses moral standards, mixed bathing debates, and evolving attitudes reflected in local religious and civic commentary.
A New York Herald letter condemns Dr Lyman Abbott for opposing pacifist stance and shows his exclusion from the American Peace Society. The piece notes growing candidate filings for commission government positions with salaries around $5,000 annually through the upcoming petition deadline.
Manufacturers merchants and others who use The Record advertising columns view expenditures as investment. Advertising is being purged of exaggeration and untruth and becomes news of interest to readers who value informative and profitable ads.
A Southern style cautionary tract laments Japanese immigration to California. It argues that Japanese colonization harms American social life, religion, and labor, claiming they oppose assimilation and threaten American power, contrasting it with the Negro issue and urging Eastern states to consider similar restrictions. The piece closes with a literary aside and a poem by Thomas Moore.
A compact quotation notes that forming a character inherently creates adversaries. It presents a caution about virtue provoking opposition and the social cost of principled living.
Fifty years ago on May 8 the French general Bazaine routed a Mexican force attempting to relieve the besieged Puebla garrison. Court martial of Hon. C. T. Mullodigham for alleged treasonable utterances closed at Cincinnati.
A white pigeon lands on the Mary during Georges voyage bringing luck. Captain Whalen’s boat endures heavy weather and nets 130000 pounds of hake and cask on its first trip. The injured bird rests with the crew and travels toward Governor's Island as hunger and hardship weigh on the crew.
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