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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
5
Hotel directory lists Fish Dinners and French Restaurant a la carte with musical entertainments. Australian Proprietor formerly of Deal Country Club offers appointments by mail or telephone. Phone 417, Long Branch. R. Stolle, Proprietor.
New York May 17 Stock prices surged on the decision interpreting the Sherman law with Standard Oil signaling obedience. Trading hit 1,002,660 shares with Standard Oil moving from 679 to 685 before closing at 686. Morton F Elliott said the firm would comply and the directors discussed the decree’s implications. William Rockefeller attended the conference as John D Rockefeller was absent. Moritz Rosenthal viewed the ruling as aligning with English common law and warned on the need for careful decree modification.
The text suggests the decree may allow the company to reorganize into four entities: producing, manufacturing, transportation, and selling companies. This outlines a potential broad corporate realignment under the decree.
National League games produced eight to two scores with New York, Philadelphia, and other clubs winning or losing. Standings show Philadelphia and St Louis leading their divisions. American League matchups include Cleveland over New York and Detroit over Boston with Chicago strong at fourth place.
Representative Nye of Minnesota plans to introduce a bill to establish a summer home for the president at Wayzata on Lake Minnetonka if President Taft approves. Nye will meet Taft to discuss the offer and the bill’s details, with the government to cover construction and maintenance costs.
Washington May 17. A bill prohibiting post offices from delivering mail to the public on Sundays was introduced in the House by Representative Mann. The measure follows policy stated by the post office department authorities.
Rudge L. Wilfley serves as chairman of the American Defense Committee in Mexico City, directing efforts to coordinate defense and policy actions. The role places him at the center of U S organized defense activities in the capital.
Washington May 17 Secretary MacVeagh invites subscriptions to a 50 million dollar government bond issue to reimburse the treasury general fund for Panama Canal expenditures. The 3 percent bonds will be tax free, dated June 1 1911, payable in fifty dollar checks and postal orders will be accepted, with oversubscription likely and preference to small bidders.
The condition of Mrs. Taft wife of the president continues to improve. Henry W Taft reports she is resting quietly. Miss Taft is with her mother and both are expected to depart for Washington tomorrow.
Charles W Brown longtime Democratic Assembly member from Essex County died of Brights disease in Orange New Jersey at age forty one. Born in Worcester Maryland he was a noted long distance runner and semipro pitcher for Lynn Massachusetts. Funeral services set for tomorrow at the Church of Our Lady Help of Christians East Orange.
F Joseph M Baldi of Newark New Jersey has been named chevalier by King Emmanuel of Italy in recognition of his efforts for fellow countrymen. Notification came through the Italian embassy to his brother C C A Baldi, himself honored five years ago. Baldi and his brothers arrived in 1887 and now run a banking real estate coal yard and undertaking business.
Warning for motorists reports Hammonton authorities will impose strict measures across Atlantic county to curb speeding from thirty to fifty miles per hour and reckless cornering on the way to shore resorts. The notice cites widespread violations and promises enforcement changes to improve safety for weekend travelers.
The Second Troop of Cavalry National Guard of New Jersey Red Bank elected Norman H. Hoyt as first lieutenant and Rennsaler W. H. Stout as second lieutenant at a Monmouth street armory meeting supervised by Brigadier General D F Collins and staff. General Collins praised the troop and noted the difficulty of finding skilled cavalry commanders in the state.
Daniel B. Tilton of Keansburg reports a successful test growing scarlet sage plants under glass this year. The plants are nearly ready to bloom several weeks earlier than usual.
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