Boomerang Nonsense Criticizes Utilities Law At Atlantic City
In a Bankers convention address in Atlantic City Frank Bergen, general counsel for the Public Service Corporation, attacks the public utilities act as lacking public support and riddled with ignorance. He argues reform efforts threaten prosperity and that regulation protects both wealth and individuals from abuse.
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Bankers
Atlantic City
Frank Bergen
Public Service Corporation
Hotel man leads as proprietor props Hollywood with Long Branch link
W T Plant new Hollywood Hotel proprietor markets the property with Long Branch pride. His advertising booklet highlights the town’s history and attractions, signaling competent leadership and a progressive stance unlike rival West End and Hiberon hotels that conceal their Long Branch location.
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W. T. Plant
Hollywood Hotel
Long Branch
Picayune
West End
Hiberon
Mr. Plant
Hollywood
Taxing Necessaries in Century Piece by Carnesie
In the May Century Andrew Carnesie argues two revenue bases exist and that neither should tax life’s necessaries. He says tariffs should fund government without heavy tax on essentials and urges taxes fall on luxuries only for those who can pay.
Good Appointment Stimson Said Fit for Cabinet Role
Henry L. Stimson, a noted Sugar Trust prosecutor, would fill any office well. The proposed cabinet move to replace Secretary Dickinson with Stimson is praised as creditable to the President and reassuring to the nation. The critique argues Taft should have placed Fisher and Stimson in the cabinet earlier to avoid early administration discredit.
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Henry L. Stimson
New York
Dix
Dickinson
Mr. Taft
Fisher
Stimson
Ballinger and
Public Menace and Its Rem Editorial on Speeders Jail
The New Jersey Catholic Monitor urges harsh punishment for wealthy young automobile speeders. Father Cantwell argues fines fail to deter and imprisonment is needed to curb reckless driving that endangers lives. He calls for magistrates to use jail to restore public safety on streets.
Pennsylvania Legislature endorses federal income tax amendment
The lower branch of the Pennsylvania Legislature this week endorsed the income tax amendment to the Federal constitution. The state is described as highly dominated by corporations, with the Republican Assembly passing measures in perceived interest of the people.
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Pennsylvania
Ania
Republican Assembly
New Jersey Senate balks at progressivism prompts backlash
A disputed moment in New Jersey politics sparks criticism among some lawmakers as the Senate delays or challenges progressive reforms. The clash highlights tensions over policy direction and ideological divides within the state’s political establishment.
Flower burglars in Red Bank New wave of crime noted
Report describes new style footpath crime in Red Bank with gardeners and flower thefts. West Allenhurst incident involved a wagon driven by robbers who terrorized residents and stole furniture from a cottage. Police say the spree signals an unusual burglary trend in the area.
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West Allenhurst
Ter
City Heat Records Across Northeast
Temperatures climbed to 85 in New York 82 in Boston 88 in Philadelphia and 93 in Trenton while Long Branch reached 72. Residents seek comfort as the heat persists with readings from multiple cities.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Trenton
Long Branch
Dickinson Resignation Lowers Chicago Ward Representation
Dickinson resigns reducing ward representation in Chicago to two cabinet members. district has not yet protested alleged discrimination.
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Dickinson
Chicago
Editorial snippets on crime bills and public conduct in early 20th century papers
The column surveys gun laws and weapon carry concerns, noting New York and New Jersey efforts to license firearms and curb carrying. It argues stronger enforcement and similar state action to deter crime, referencing historical attitudes and mosquito eradication as a distant analogy.
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New York
New Jersey
Newark Star
Mosquito Precautions Meet Mixed Reception and Spelling Debate
The Camden Post Telegram reports in part that Professor L O Howard urges removing standing water to curb mosquitoes and notes a scented towel method with citronella camphor and cedar oil as a partial guard. A letter on spelling reform cites Bowdoin and Harvard findings showing high error rates and questions the value of simplified spellings.
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L.O. Howard
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Howard
Camden Post-Telegram
William T. Foster
Reed College
Portland
Oregon
Journal of Educational Psychology
Foster
Bowdoin College
Harvard
Bowdoin
Harrisburg Patriot
How the Auto Has Grown and Its Future Prospect
The Newark Star notes the automobile's rise despite persecution, listing 1899 and 1909 production values and numbers. It outlines rapid growth in factories and output and predicts the machine will abolish the horse in ten years and become affordable for all income levels.
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Newark Star
Poem Excerpt On Patriotism By Sir Walter Scott
An 19th century style verse passage quotes Sir Walter Scott about patriotism and selflessness. It warns that a soul devoted to self rather than homeland risks obscurity and dishonor, ending in unwept unhonored oblivion.
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Sir
Walter Scott
Law of maximum results for minimum effort noted
Thoughts on how greater results arise from less effort, not more, illustrated by examples from engineering and canal boats. A century ago, an express canal boat towed by horses showed that resistance rises with speed, revealing an optimal point at 100 percent efficiency.
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England
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