Home Rule Achieved in Ireland Victory for Justice
The 1914 Long Branch edition reports Home Rule for Ireland becoming a reality after a long struggle. It credits Lloyd George's 1905 budget for breaking the Lords veto, notes Tory opposition and Ulster threats, and lauds Asquith's government for advancing democratic reform and justice for the Irish people.
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Ireland
Hmerald Isle
Lloyd George
House of Lords
Commons
Ulster
Passes and power in politics and law across eras
The piece contrasts railroads and state officials wielding passes with modern limits on such favors. It discusses European views on judicial power as tyrannical and notes how Roman law justified injunctions to fill legal gaps, reflecting on authority, public order, and liberty.
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Rome
Judicial Power and State Interest Expressed in Europe
The text portrays the judiciary as a cautious impartial state servant and executor, embodying the State and general interest. It argues the judiciary holds the highest powers among the three branches and questions why there is not broader outcry over potential abuses given its broad authority.
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Europe
Roosevelt and editors clash over respect and ridicule
Editors circulate harsh critiques of Roosevelt calling it disrespectful and a breach of propriety. The public distrust grows as false statements are printed, fueling skepticism toward any criticisms of the former president.
Revered preacher cites Becker case in electric chair debate
Rev Dr C F Reisner of Grace M B Church New York calls it terrible to send a man to the electric chair on such evidence as convicted Becker. He notes the Friday verdict came after a rapid jury decision, with only six for conviction on the first ballot and two for acquittal after over two weeks of testimony. He suspects weak jurors influenced the outcome.
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C. F. Reisner
Grace M. B. Church
New York
Becker
Morality and the nation's drift in crisis
A New York World essayist argues the moral sense of the people is flawed amid widespread bribery and deception in business. The piece cites Rev. James A. Reynolds of Red Bank, noting his two decades of parish fundraising and public spirit, as it laments societal decline toward a hoped for return to spiritual law.
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Europe
Guglielmo Ferrero
North America
American Republic
New York
John Boyle
New Haven
James A. Reynolds
Red Bank
From Rail Hand to Nation’s President Noted in Talk
The piece notes a genial man who bonded with locals beyond denominational lines and mourns his loss within a wide circle. It recalls Tuerta as a railroad section hand twenty-five years ago, praising the ascent to presidency as proof of brains and virtue. It contrasts Villa’s childlike smile with Huerta’s frown and hints at governor talk in New York.
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Tuerta
Villa
Huerta
Washington Star
New York City health plea and sea memory poem
A mid column mixes public health critique urging better sanitation to spare hundreds of thousands from preventable diseases, noting fifty percent of city deaths in twenty five years. The piece contrasts rich and poor streets and calls for mass cleansing, followed by a Tennyson poem about memory and time by the sea.
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New York
N. Y. Mail
Editorial Fragments On A Namesake Glue And A Creek
An editorial quip from the Richmond Times-Dispatch mocks a hypothetical Huerta glue brand spelling and Taft anecdotes a public issue. A New York Press report recalls a tale of a creek named Saskaschiquatie where locals disagree on its correct spelling.
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Huerta
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Preferential voting trial in Irvington and Orange fails to yield mayoral majority
In Irvington and Orange last week five top finishers in preferential elections did not reach a majority of 4,394 ballots. Only a minority expressed multiple choices, with three Democrats among the top five and potential mayoral succession tied to the City Clerk. The system, though savings-oriented, did not alter outcomes.
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Irvington
City of
Orange
Commission
Trenton
Thoughts Worth Reading From Chuang Tzu
The quote argues that appeals to arms rewards punishments laws and luxury are degraded forms of virtue education governance and happiness. It urges following the movements of the mind while noting ancients focused on essentials over accidentals and warns against prioritizing incidental matters. The passage emphasizes inner discernment over external trappings.
How Glowing Ingots Become Rails in a Skilful Roll
A vivid account from St. Nicholas describes a rail mill scene. glowing ingots travel along a transfer trough to steel rolls, passing four stands then a three high mill. the bloom is squeezed between middle and bottom, then shifted for tighter passes until eight inches square and forty feet long. final cuts yield ten yard rails on run out tables to hot beds.
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St. Nicholas
Cost of a Failure In Russia man jailed for danger to train travel
A man attempted suicide by stepping in front of a railway train but was saved. Authorities fined him for disorderly conduct and imprisoned him for imperiling human life, receiving solitary confinement for interrupting travel amid a difficult exit from Russia.
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Russia
Tan
Cleveland
Successful Ugly Women and Bargain Fortunes
A Westminster Gazette piece notes that successful women need not be flawless and cites historic figures like the Princess d Evott and Montespan while a Washington Star quip recalls a woman paying 50 cents for a fortune telling that predicted a $100000 inheritance.
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Princess d'Evott
Fouts XV
Montespan
Mme. de Maintenon
la Valliere
Gabrielle d'Estrees
Anne Buleyn
Westminster Gazette
Washington Star
Music crowds display mix of soft and loud songs
A thoughtful exchange asks why some tunes are played quietly while others roar. The reply suggests the louder moments are for those who are hard of hearing to feel they get their money’s worth.
Fifty Years Ago May 26 in Civil War notes
Fifty years past notes mark General Lee unable to lead due to illness and Grant pulling back to the north bank after skirmishes near the North Anna river, while Johnston fortifies Kenesaw and Pine mountains and Howard’s Federal corps repelled at Pickett’s Mills Georgia. Twenty-five years ago a large US exhibit occupies a major space in the machinery palace of the Caria exposition.
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Lee
Grant
Astraddie
North Anna River
North Bank
Johnston
Kenesaw and
Pine Mountains
Howard
Pickett's Mills
United States
Don’t Be a Just as Good Store
A storekeeper is urged to supply exact advertised brands and articles customers request, rather than substituting inferior items. The piece argues that advertising reflects merit and that keeping advertised goods in stock aligns with public demand. It stresses honoring brand names and items promoted by manufacturers.
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Benj. Boisseau Bobbitt
Long Branch
M. Taylor Publishing CO
Broadway
Chas. L
Asquith
Halcyon
Newark Star
Roosevelt
The
Bank of Personal Service
Nitizens National Bank
W. J
S. F. Kennedy
Tennyson
Taft
N. Y. Press
Britton
Bway
Norwood & Bath Ave
First National Bank OF
ONG Branch Banking Company
New Jersey
Long Branch, N. J
Hyer & Flock
Undertakers
Cook's Bee Hive
N. E. Corner
Cookman Avenue and
Main Stree
Asbury Park, N. J
L. Goldzeiger & Son
Second Avenue
Brighton Ave
West End
Court
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