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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
4
The Long Branch Record condemns what it calls bossism in party politics. It defends Republican leaders who back candidate selections and criticizes efforts to empower primaries against party guidance. The piece argues elites decide best interests and suggests voters should accept party picks or face primary control.
Ida M. Tarbell’s twenty year publicity crusade led to the Standard Oil prosecution’s outcome. The piece credits publicity as the decisive force in defeating the once mighty Rockefeller monopoly, noting its surprising consumer benevolence and the public’s awakening to trust power.
George L. Record, leader of the New Idea Republican and State Tax Assessor, argues monopoly cannot be cured by statutes or decrees. The Standard Oil dominance must be removed by law, targeting the specific means of its control. He links tariff, currency, patent, railroad, and private property issues to a lasting solution.
Former Secretary of State John W. Foster condemns the gap between preaching peace and profiting from war. He cites British and French laws that punish subjects who fight for other nations, questioning U.S. interference with citizens’ personal liberty and suggesting reform.
A Bigbon dispatch notes the Monarchists did not field candidates in Portugal. Possible government hints via the army influence kept them from contest. Roosevelt is omitted from the National Peace Council by the National Arbitration Conference, seen as a movement management issue.
Quotations from Sir P. Sidney and Alexander Clark stressing focused practice and mindful starts. The note urges readers to value beginnings as the path to managing outcomes, highlighting the role of discipline in daily work.
The author questions whether upcoming Mexican elections counting on Madero will resemble past Díaz era ballots where votes were uniformly in his favor. The piece casts doubt on genuine competitiveness and suggests a pattern of controlled outcomes.
Weather Bureau reports Washington as the hottest city in the nation with temperatures rising. Lorimer notes the trend also signals warmer conditions for the area and expectations of continued heat.
Newark plans a 48 week school year with four terms and quarterly promotions to save 16000 dollars for the first year. The proposal shifts August two week vacation to Christmas and Easter weeks, with wider district implications if other towns adopt the same plan.
In a continued report a jury names Isaac Stein E F Ford Charles Corn Pierre Troutman Edward Schoenthaler and W E Barry as witnesses. Detectives search Deal woods with five men and an auto to arrest Cropella, a New York visitor and suspect, as relatives in Italy mourn. The motive remains unclear with the victim’s parents abroad.
In October 1565 Liverpool a thief named Thomas Johnson was brutally punished after a summary arrest. He endured days in prison then was whipped from the town by boys with rods, displayed naked, chained to a dog and horse block, and finally paraded before officials. He paid 6s 8d to a widow as restitution.
The New York World describes the drongo shrike as a fiercely protective nest guardian that fights off predators like monkeys. It notes the drongo cuckoo lays eggs in kings crow nests and mimics the shrike to deceive the king crow into avoiding a fight.
A neighbor buys a pest horse for ten dollars only to learn the animal is dead. The second item from Harper’s Weekly describes Achill off Mayo Ireland where peat fires and soot produce smoky cabins and feed potato growth in a unique traditional method.
During a western militia encampment a soldier struggling with ration disposal watches a comrade. The sarcastic exchange ends with the remark that the beef reveals the sin ews of war. The moment captures a grim humor amid hardship.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts Lost Bark and a companion discussing another shipwreck. The exchange mentions a Berk lost forever and continues with a wary navigation tone as they move on.
Dialogue fragment shows Bessie and Carrie Dyer gossiping about marriage proposals from Frank Barnes and an implied reference to Minnie. It captures a social exchange with teasing questions and impertinence about past romantic asks.
The article describes Ephesus as an Ionic city in Asia Minor founded by Androclus and later Roman, once the leading trade center west of the Taurus. St Paul resided there three years. The great temple of Diana was destroyed by Goths in 260 A D, with massive ruins remaining at the temple site excavated since 1868.
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