Teaching a Lesson on Long Branch Telephone Franchises
A 1911 Long Branch newspaper discusses municipal rights over telephone franchise negotiations. It critiques officials for not submitting to the Bell system's demands and warns against a spreading pattern seen in Perth Amboy and other towns. It notes benefits granted to cities, such as free phone service in offices, and warns of future widespread privileges.
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Long Branch
Perth Amboy News
New York Telephone Company
Perth Amboy
Board of Freeholders
Bret
Wreggort
Standard Oil deemed unlawful monopoly by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruling targets Standard Oil as an unlawful monopoly and calls for dissolution. It clarifies Sherman anti trust provisions and warns executives may face criminal penalties, while preserving rights of compliant corporations. The decision, seen as a strong blow to monopolies, reassures legitimate business and signals intense enforcement. The stock market reaction appears muted in support of the ruling.
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Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Officials must be taught their place in telephony trust actions
The Jersey Journal quotes George L. ReGord arguing for a Newark state meeting of Progressive Republicans to launch real fundamental reform, contrasting it with prior Wilson administration achievements and questioning what reform has already been accomplished.
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New York City
Gaynor
Hig
Trenton State Gazette
George L. ReGord
The
Jersey Journal
Newark
Wilson
Sombrerete massacre cited in World dispatch
A World correspondent reports a massacre in Sombrerete where about 500 people including women and children were killed by Mexican revolutionists. A prisoner was dragged to death behind a horse. The piece critiques rebel brutality and cites civic unrest and police protection needs along the bluffwalk.
Guggenheim Denies Coal Lands Ownership in Alaska
Isaac Guggenheim says the Guggenheim syndicate owns no option on Cunningham coal claims as legal review of Ballinger-Pinchot findings recalls a 1907 scheme. The plan proposed forming a $6 million corporation to transfer coal titles to Guggenheim for a 25 year purchase and marketing arrangement.
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Alaska
Isaac Guggenheim
Fingle
Cunningham
Commissioner of the Land Office
Guggenheim Syndicate
E. C. Hughes
Ballinger-Pinchot
A.B. Campbell
Clarence Cunningham
M. C. Orm Fet
Daniel Guggenheim
Morgan-Guggenheim Atens
Corporation With & Capital
Guggenheim
Cor
Guggenheim Syndicate and Cunningham Coal Claims Dispute
The record shows Guggenheim acted to examine Cunningham properties and accept the claim later in 1907.Affidavits by multiple claimants, including Governor Moore, assert the syndicate had an interest in the coal lands via a sale contract for half the coal field. The fear of losing patents prompted false sworn statements, while the Sealand option's validity remained unaffected.
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Cunningham
Morgan-Guggenheim
Clarence Cunnaingham
Guggenheim Syndicate
Guggenheim
Moore
N News
Fragmentary Toast Shouts Valour in Lost Verse
A garbled toast line celebrates courage and ends mid thought, hinting at a longer valiant toast to a companion or group. The readable phrase evokes camaraderie and tribute in a historical or ceremonial context.
The Health of the Beaten Also Rans
A Los Angeles Herald poem salutes the underdogs and the unsung among competitors. It lauds those who ran, finished, or faltered, honoring their struggles, pain, and endurance with a toast to the beholden and defeated.
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Los Angeles Herald
Thoughts Worth Reading in Quotation Fragments
A compact collection of literary proverbs and aphorisms quoted from Shakespeare and Barton. The lines critique obstinacy, guilt, and the human tendency to defend vice with strong opinion.
Mystery Horses Left at Mounts Livery Stable
A team of neglected horses was found tied together at Mounts livery stable Saturday night. A man and boy left them after telling the stableman to hold the animals until police are notified. A man named Rivile, an Italian resident near Morris avenue, later claimed the horses and asked to keep them for several days. The horses show exposure injuries and lack shoes. police have no further information, and the Italian may be holding the beasts for debt.
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Mount’s
Rivile
Itation
Morris Avenue
Rice In China Diversity In Diet Across Regions
The piece notes many Chinese people rely on wheat or millet with rice missing from meals. It highlights central and north China where large populations have never tasted rice and others treat it as a luxury rather than a staple grain.
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China
Central
North
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