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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1911
Page
4
A Newark conference platform call by New Idea Republicans demands lowering gas prices to 80 cents per 1000 feet and reversing rates to the old figure. The piece argues against legislative fiat bypassing the Public Utilities Commission and urges testing the commission’s impartial justice before sweeping reforms.
The Philadelphia Times extols elections as an outlet for national vitality akin to war, arguing the ballot represents more than selecting officials. It decries partisan shouting and notes the broad social strain and fervor fueling the republic during votefests.
The agitation would interfere with other pursuits and cause confusion, irritability, and general disgust. Those dancing to a partisan tune must pay the piper as the cost of special elections adds a notable burden to tax bills.
The New York Herald condemns Governor Dix for insisting the Legislature ratify the pending income tax amendment. It argues endorsement of the principle by the Democratic State Convention does not imply approval of the amendment. It condemns Albany Assemblymen for defending defeat as a mere technicality, calling it treachery or hypocrisy.
A Presbyterian Brotherhood dinner speaker at Red Bank argued temperance includes speech as a virtue not limited to drinking. He urged moderation in all areas of life, noting excesses harm life and happiness and defining temperance as essential to orderly society.
Col onel Roosevelt speaks to newly naturalized citizens and others in Brooklyn, urging honesty and duty. He warns against bribes, vote selling, violence, and perjury, stressing allegiance to the United States and the duties that accompany citizenship.
The passage praises aviation as a substitute for war casualties, noting it as a strikingly fitting idea and suggesting space writers’ dreams align with peacetime uses rather than conflict.
The piece cites Washington Post and Perth Amboy News discussing Roosevelt rallying delegates and a secret address. It notes Governor Wilson speaking in Norfolk Virginia about referendum and recall, admitting to an apology to Princeton students, and questions blind faith in teachers.
The Trenton True American reports on two busy days that left six people injured in separate accidents, each involving a pedestrian or a driver of a horse drawn vehicle. It argues for stricter traffic rules and harsher penalties for careless driving.
The analysis argues the rule of reason correctly applies to railroads and Standard Oil, strengthens enforcement, and opens officers to prosecution. It asserts the rule aligns with past decisions, while praising the revivified common law and cautioning against fear of accountability for monopolies. The excerpt ends with poetry by James Stephens.
A wartime style excerpt warns that swimming under a blazing sun in cold water can force blood to the head, causing violent headaches and possible loss of consciousness. It notes the swimmer may sink unless rescue arrives quickly, stressing dangers from body cooling and sun exposure.
In Mayville Cyrus Fanning refuses to lower his lodge ladder price. He quotes one dollar fifty for rental, citing a hidden weak spot two thirds up that could fail under Wilson Green’s weight, making the risk and repair cost higher.
The article discusses the ancient seal ring as the oldest ring style with biblical stones and signets, then shifts to printing quirks showing how type appears when upside down. It notes eye bias that makes upper parts seem larger and cites a New York World observation.
A Broadway diner asks for starboard lights at the coffee stage, prompting the waiter to scan the liqueurs. The maitre d hotel identifies the drink as creme de menthe, noting it’s known by that name in England.
Fifty years ago on May 22 Crown Prince Charles of Portugal married Princess Marie Amelie of Orleans. The infant king of Spain was christened as Don Carlos published a manifesto repudiating the child of Queen Christina as rightful successor to the throne.
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