A regular feature looking back at what was being printed more than 100 years ago in the former Bucks County Gazette. This week’s entry comes from the July 19, 1906 edition of the newspaper.
Editors of Bucks & Montgomery Counties Enjoy Outing By The Sea
The Press League of Bucks and Montgomery Counties had its annual outing this year at Atlantic City. Members and their wives left Philadelphia Friday morning at nine o’clock. A special car was provided by the Reading Company at Camden and headquarters were established at the Hotel Elberon at the corner of Tennessee and Pacific avenues. The hotel is owned and under the personal direction of Dr. R.B. Ludy, who formerly was principal of the Langhorne Public School. The party was well cared for at the hotel and it was the opinion that the Elberon was a first-class hotel.
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Automobile rides, “doing” the piers and theaters and frequenting the cafes comprised the chief amusements of League party.
WANT NEW LIBEL LAW.
At the business session, the following resolution was unanimously adopted concerning the present miserable libel law.
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“Resolved that the Press League of Bucks and Montgomery Counties cordially endorse the objects of the Press League of Pennsylvania with its efforts to further the interests of the editorial profession.
“Resolved that the League will respectfully and earnestly request the members of the Senate and House from the counties aforesaid at the next session of General Assembly at Harrisburg to use every reasonable effort to assist in the enactment of a libel law based strictly upon common equity to the end that that the full protection of both the public and the press in their just rights under Constitution may be secured and maintained.”
The return trip was made on Sunday afternoon, leaving Atlantic City at four o’clock.
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Representatives from the following publications composed the party:
- Collegeville Independent
- Doylestown Intelligencer
- Sellersville Herald
- Schwenksville Item
- Montgomery Transcript
- Lower Merion News
- Perkasie Central News
- Pottstown Blade
- Town and Country of Pennsburg
- The Herald of Norristown
- The Times-Chronicle of Jenkintown
- The Skippack Transcript
- The Bucks County Gazette
- Hulmeville Advance
- Riegelsville News
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