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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
4
The community buzzes with two major events as Chattle High School prepares for a Saturday track meet. Teams eye the Rice cup while alumni Henry Runquist and William Fredericks shift to government posts. Rus Errickson misses due to a sprained ankle as pupils await medals and possible Friday holiday notes.
The Orioles set to play the St Columbia Catholic Club of Newark on Richard K Fox diamond in Hance Road Pair Haven next Sunday. Barnard and Van Kirk will pitch and catch for the Orioles while Sheridan and Carman guard for St Columbia. Frank Finkle signs for Memorial Day game against Perth Amboy’s Frank Ma FB Caine. A game against the Bloomer Girls of New York follows and on June 2 the Orioles face the Elkwood Meld Club of Jersey City. Local repaint work on John J Lovely residence by Pop Rogers and Patrick Higwing noted.
Several residents are mentioned visiting and hosting guests including Mrs. George W. Bingham at her sister’s home, Mrs. E. C. Hagen. A barber shop on Shrewsbury avenue is being remodeled. Daniel Dowd bought a bicycle, and Miss Gertrude Pate visits Miss Edith Hess. A club meeting at Mrs. Carver’s home features games and refreshments. Astor damages ruling: New York appeal court denies $15,000 claim over grade changes on Gerard and River avenues.
Event results show Altoona-Lancaster 4 to 4 with Altoona and Johnstown- Allentown 6 to 4. Harrisburg-Trenton posts 8 to 5 and York-Wilmington 5 to 0. Local standings list four matchups across Altoona Johnstown Harrisburg York venues.
The article cites C Fitzhugh Tatman and The Scientific American noting rainbows change color width and brightness with droplet size. Large drops yield narrow vivid bands, small drops yield wide pale arcs, with listed color sequences for varying diameters from about 1 mm down to 0.05 mm.
The article explains semaphore telegraphy as a precursor to modern fast communication. It notes the Chappe brothers developing the system, its operation in 1704, and the first messages "Conde is taken from the Austriana" and a Paris reply. It mentions speeds of up to three letters per minute and the need for condensed codes.
A collage of quips and scenes from Victorian era humor and society. Tales include a boy chosen for a dangerous nerve testing job, a judge joking with a burglar, a child reacting to a death story, a corporal teasing a sick soldier, and a comic moment about an aspiring mezzo-soprano in a musical program.
A reader's cryptic remark about gender and judgment surfaces, followed by a musing on trust in deeds over words. The Baltimore American notes a provocative stance by a critic and cites a string of personal opinions.
Wealthy hunter Harry A. Whitney arrives in New York after a three month voyage with the Neptune fleet to Port aux Basques and St Johns. He reports extreme ice conditions with 37 days in pack ice and saves five live baby seals for the New York Zoological Park.
National League games in Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Boston Brooklyn and Philadelphia finish with New York and Chicago leading the standings. American League results include New York Boston Washington and Chicago with detailed battery lines and umpire notes. International League summaries cover Rochester Baltimore Toronto and Buffalo with Rochester and Toronto atop their standings. New York State League reports Wilkes-Barre and related local items, plus a gun incident and an operation on George W. Stevens.
Columbia University announces a new School of Journalism funded by Joseph Pulitzer with Talcott Williams as director. Twenty four instructors will teach undergraduates and graduates with Pulitzer scholarships covering four years tuition plus 250 dollars annual. Notable visiting lecturers include Bowles Brisbane Johns Lawson Miller and Turbell among others.
Representative John St Farr of Pennsylvania introduces a bill in the House proposing a monument in Washington to Colonel Ellsworth the first Union officer killed in the Civil War. He organized a Zouave regiment from New York firemen and died after tearing down a Confederate flag at Marshall House in 1861.
The column urges residents of Long Branch to cover hauling costs for gravel needed by Monmouth Memorial Hospital. It suggests subscriptions for tons of gravel, with officials coordinating transport from Allenwood to Long Branch. The piece also notes Memorial Day plans, a Maypole event, and invites Taft and Roosevelt to the children’s carnival.
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