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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1914
Page
4
The Nutley Sun announces a weekly legal paper for Nutley New Jersey with Franklin and Vreeland Avenues offices. The editor James D Foy states communications are welcomed if signed and factual and personal attacks will be avoided. Subscription is $1.50 yearly.
Mail arrivals listed at 7.35, 12.45, 2.45, and 6.30. Mails depart at 8.05, 1.00, and 6.00. Deliveries occur in the morning until 12 and after noon from 1.30 to 4.30. Collections happen during morning and afternoon deliveries, at 8:15 on weekday nights and 7:15 on Sunday nights.
An editorial defends the Nutley fire department handling of last Saturdays Reilly fire. It argues emergencies vary, praises measured reserve for efficiency, and supports guiding or disciplining the employee who disobeyed orders to improve results.
The article argues murder cases are too easily acquitted and juries dodge duty. It notes Becker Rosenthal case as a rare double first degree verdict and criticizes legal views and jury selection in capital punishment states. It laments lax homicide enforcement and contrasts murder juries with larceny juries in intelligence and resolve.
The text urges juries to apply cool, common sense in murder trials and accept the penalty as the state’s duty. It warns against sentimental appeals and praise jurors who resist such pressure, noting their obligation to render an honest verdict based on the facts.
Wartime correspondents face tighter control as Villa and other generals curb coverage at Saltillo and Torreon while Vera Cruz reporters are told to stay within American lines. The piece argues censorship harms public understanding and presses for more direct, timely war news despite fears of enemy advantage.
The Nutley Progress plans are postponed with regret due to concerns of failure and increased labor. Labor Day is favored over the Fourth of July for a better end to the vacation season and to align with local customs. Postponement seems necessary and may prove beneficial in the long run.
The post office displays a names list of unclaimed mail including Misa Madge Clarke, Mr. McMillan, Mrs. Navek, Miss Mabel Talada, Mr. and Mrs. A Vangin, and Frank C. Drake supervisory note.
A London Times writer notes that the commission form used in some U S cities originated in ancient Sparta. After a few years it failed as taxes rose, officials looted funds, and government lost legitimacy before neighboring kingdoms. The form lacks a single responsible head and fosters cabals.
A miscellaneous shower for Miss Anna Reflix, engaged to John Smith of Belleville, was hosted at her Passaic avenue home Saturday night. Attendees included Miss Helen Whitaker, Miss Kila Ellsire of Arlington, Miss Sadie Brennan of Orange Valley, and many local guests and the couple.
LeRoy W. Sargent of 2 Ravine avenue Nutley died Sunday afternoon from typhoid pneumonia at age twenty seven. He lived in Nutley eighteen months after residing in Belleville most of his life. He leaves a widow a young daughter and his parents Mr and Mrs Stephen W. Sargent of Belleville. Funeral was held Wednesday from his Nutley home Rev Milton Stauffer officiated burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
A young woman complains pinups look cheap and asks for higher quality. The salesman asks how high she goes and she replies she only goes to G, yet desires one with all the octaves.
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