Leaders Plan Short Session of the Legislature
New Jersey lawmakers expect a brief May 6 extra session limited to jury reform constitutional convention and small boards of freeholders. Leaders aim to print targeted bills then recess till May 8, avoiding general legislation amid partisan splits and fears of a flood of measures. The plan faces mixed support from Democratic and Republican leaders and senators across Monmouth Cumberland and Mercer counties.
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Trenton
State House
Fielder
Small Boards of
Freeholders
Senate
Small Boards of Freeholders
Charles M. Egan
Egan
Slocum
Monmouth
Nichols
Cumberland
Harry D. Leavitt
Mercer
A. M. Beekman
Somerset
Irwin E. Marshall
Mercer County
Nedors
Memorial service for Isi dor Straus and Titanic victims
Hundreds attend a memorial for Isi dor Straus and his wife at Educational Alliance New York marking the Titanic disaster anniversary. A planned Straus Memorial in Straus Park is described with sculpture by Lukeman and architecture by Tracy pending Municipal Art Commission approval.
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Isidor Straus
South Hiberon
New Seamen's Institute
South Street
Coentles Slip
New York
Jacob H.schif
Henry Green
Samuel Greenbaum
Adolph Lewisohn
William G. McAdoo
Herman Siebken
Felix M. Warburg
Joseph T. Greenbut
Lower paving bids eyed as talks move to public forum
Bids for Third Street Stockwell and Second Avenue paving were deferred to next Wednesday. A Monday public meeting at City Hall, called by Mayor Newcomb, will discuss paying material after bids were tabulated. Bids from Morria C Burns Newark Paving and Standard Bitulithic ranged from 1.96 to 2.59 per square yard, with three bidders remaining.
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Third
Stockwell
Second Avenue
Board of Commissioners
City Hall
Newcomb
Morria C. Burns
Long Branch
Newark Paving Company
Standard Biulithic Company
Newark
Broadway
Third Avenue
Tase
Morris C. Burns
Bitulithic
Standard Bitulithic Company
James B. Morris Post
G. A.R
Flock
Department of Public Affairs and Revenue and Finance
Bernstein
Waverley Place
Chandler Place
Springdale Avenue
Summer Street
Department of Streets
Stevens
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Woolley
Morris Avenue
Ocean Highway Washout at Galilee Threatens Bulkhead
The Galilee washout has grown into a serious coastal problem with 150 feet of new opening from Lockwood Fish Market toward Daly cottage. Ocean avenue ends are washed away, blocking traffic and exposing gas and water pipes to sea inroads as heavy seas continue. George Woolley, bulkhead builder, witnessed the scene and said orders to proceed were given.
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Galilee
Lockwood Fish Market
Daly Cottage
Ocean Avenue
George Woolley
Board sets aside funds for hospital repairs at April meeting
Monmouth Memorial Hospital board held an April session at the institution with President Thomas R. Woolley presiding. March admissions were 118 with 94 discharges and 11 deaths. A new policy sets aside 350 monthly for repairs. Reports noted plastering near completion and a new children's ward advancing. Funeral services were held for John H. Robinson at 215 Monmouth Avenue. Catherine Daly of Philadelphia visited as a real estate client and planned a summer at the seashore. A dance advertised at The Independent Engine House and shoe ads conclude the notices.
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Board of Governors
The
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Monnday
Thomas R. Woolley
Miami, Fla
W. D. Harper
R. H. Hughes
R. H. Wilcox
Augustus Chandler
Harry W. Green
Charles A. Wimpfheimer
Park M. Woolley
Clarence G. van Note
Harry B. Sherman
Daly
Long Branch
Catherine Daly
Philadelphia
J. R. EB
Mulholland
Garfield Avenue
Eatontown Methodist Cornerstone to Be Relaid Sunday
The Eatontown Methodist church cornerstone will be relaid on Sunday afternoon April 20 supervised by Dr. James W. Marshall and Rev F Garrison. A copper box from Cook & Oakley will hold a paper copy of this item a list of contributors and church documents. The church moved to Broad Street last month across a field from the Jersey Central tracks and will receive further exterior and interior improvements. The history notes the 1848 arrival of Methodists in Eatontown with Rev Jos eph Chattle and Rev Samuel M. Hudson assisting in 1849.
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Eatontown
Railroad Avenue
Broad Street
James W. Marshall
F. Garrison
Cook & Oakley
Red Bank
J. M. Roberts
Jerisey Central Railroad
Baptist
St. James Memorial
St. Dorothea’s Catholic
St. Dorothea's Church
Methodist Episcopal Society
Joseph Chattle
Long Branch
Joseph Richmond
Harriet Smith
Mr. Chattle
Samuel M. Hudson
Commerce Board Rally Tonight in Long Branch
Long Branch Chamber of Commerce hosts a public rally at City Hall with Arthur Metzgar of Trenton as principal speaker. Mayor Newcomb, Commissioner Fleck, City Solicitor Stevens, and several former officials join the program along with leaders from Asbury Park, Sea Bright and Atlantic Highlands chapters.
Red Bank Y M C A Checker Club Winners
Five members of the Red Bank Y M C A Checker Club visited William P Hugg at his Maple avenue home for a friendly match. Prof Thomas Tallman and Christian L Berge tied for first with six wins and two losses, two draws. Berge won the playoff. William Curchin Jr placed third followed by Dr Walter L Mason and Charles L Cook. host finished last. Club plans weekly meetings at homes. next season date not set. Also an advertisement for 12 assorted herbacious plants for $1 from W W Kennedy & Lone.
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Red Bank Y. M. ¢. A. Checker Club
William P. Hugg
Maple Avenue
Thomas Tallman
Christian ‘L. Berge
Pope Pius X Dying as Rome Reports Fever Rises
The papal death scene unfolds in Rome with Pope Pius X gravely ill and fever rising while he bids farewell to Vatican servants. Reports describe the atmosphere in the dying chamber as mournful and solemn, with clergy and church officials gathering.
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Vatican
Pope Pius X Gray Area of Hope Dwindles in Rome
Rome reports Pope Pius X near death as Vatican observers and church leaders weigh the dwindling hope. Doctors Marchiafava Amici say the Pope slept and shows a steady heart though fever remains high.
Wills Probated in County Show Variety of Bequests
A number of wills have been presented in the Burrogate's court for probate. Amy VanKirk of Middletown township leaves her estate in equal shares to her sons Peter and Charles. Catharine Parker of Highlands bequeaths real estate to daughter Josephine Hardy with specified legacies to her husband and others. Henry Edwards of Long Branch leaves a life interest to his wife and bequests to heirs. William Barnard, late Asbury Park postmaster, names his wife executor. Also notes of a marriage in Asbury Park and local moving picture advertisements appear in the column.
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Burrogate
Amy VanKirk
Chapel Hill
Middletown Township
Peter
Charles VanKirk
Catharine L. Parker
Highlands
Josephine Hardy
Morford Avenue
Portau Peck
Elena Harvey
John ©. Harvey
Herbert Casall Edwards
Louise Fesler
Christian Fesler
William H. Barnard
Asbury Park
Elizabeth Barnard
Commission Victory and Three Defeats in Jersey City Vote
Jersey City voters approve commission government after earlier rejection. The shift follows Democratic leaders backing the plan, with Mayor Wittpenn’s followers largely opposing it this time. Joseph Tumulty voted for commission government and relayed results to President Wilson. Hoboken and Bayonne show mixed reactions as campaigns conclude amid party tensions.
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Jersey City
Otto Wittpenn
Miles
Joseph T .Tunulty
Wison
Washington
Oepo i
Varick Street
Tumulty
Wilson
Witt
Hoboken
Voion TN
Bayonne
Commission
Congressman Scully Ill With Tonsillitis
Washington April 16 Representative Thomas J Scully of the Third Assembly District is confined to his hotel with tonsillitis after a hurried trip to New York to review tugboat plans He planned to attend a Gridiron Club dinner but could not due to illness The illness is described as a cold caught on the trip and he has not left his room in days
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Washington
Thomas J. Scully
New York
Gridhop Club
Scully
Full Pardon for Former Banker Granted Today
Albert Twining, once an inmate of the New Jersey State Prison, was granted a full pardon by the Court of Pardons today. He had been convicted in connection with the failure of the First National Bank of Asbury Park and the Monmouth Trust Company and began a six year term after five years of legal battles.
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Trenton
N. J
Albert
Twining
New Jersey State
Court of Pardons
First National Bank of
Asbury Park
Monmouth Trust Company
Monmouth County
David 8. Crater
David C. Cornell
Cornell
New Jersey
United States
Supreme
United States District
Flrst National Bank
Monmouth County Grand Jury
Former Resident Dies in Keansburg Home
Mrs. Howard Coryell, formerly of this city, died at her Keansburg home last night at 8. Her remains were brought here this morning for funeral arrangements under Funeral Director William H. Morris Jr. Coryell, a former Keansburg resident due to carpentry work, was expected to arrive this afternoon to discuss services.
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Carrick Beecroft
Frances Irene Beecroft
Charles A. Beecroft
Second Avenue
Asbury Park
Oakhurst
Robert M. Carrick
Jersey City
Willis Reeves
Ocean Grove
Howard Coryell
Keansburg
William H. Morris, Jr
Coryell
Alarming decline of former Councilman Warwick
The notice reports former Councilman William R. Warwick growing weaker with heart trouble and sleeplessness, while Mayor J D Van Note shows slight improvement. It notes funeral arrangements for George Stewart Jr. at St James Church Red Bank, burial at Mt Olivet Middletown, and a W C T U meeting at City Hall. Advertisements for refrigerators and spring wallpapers follow.
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Red Bank
Man
George Stewart, Jr
George
Mary Stewart
West Street
St. James’ R. C
Nive
BE. Pennedy
Robert R. Mount
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Governor Fielder
Mr. Foster
John Foster
Hollywood Avenue
Columbia
Miss Gunn
Straus. Memorial
McCue’s
Lofig
Blakely
Goldstein’s
Batoon
lSe
John Hicks
Chamber of Commerce
Stone
Mr. Robinson
John H. Robinson
Monmouth Avenue
John Y. Dobbins
St. Luke's M. BE. Church
Hyer and Fleck
Glenwood Cemetery
the Independent
Steinbach Co
Commerce Board
W. W. Kennedy & Lone
East Front
Pope Pius X
Rome
Vants
Pius X
Marehiafava
Amici
Pope Pius
Merry del Val
Brassan
Ponti
Marchiafava
Amiel
Parker's Moving Pictures
Nellie
Lucretia Borgia
Adniskion
Queen
Stein- Dach Co
Hudson
Hersey Oly
Cotitiiselan Gevernieit
Eetity Hausonetis
Gtk Poe
Cinaiti
Jerney City
Tete Hobetas
Pew
Coomissalon Eps
Navesink Lodge
Grace Methodist Church
James Lord
Peter Klippel
Charles Francis Tetley
New Monmouth
New Monmmouth Baptist Church
Archibald H. Sutphin
Enoch L. Coddington
Wilbur
Harold
Wesley
Port Monmouth
Coddingtons
Belford Methodist Church
McCue
City Mall
Albert C. Twining
Monmouth Trust CO
Asbury Park Institution
Court
Mr. Warwick Te No Getter
William R. Warwick
van Note
J. D. van Note
Weat Long Branch
Jacob Steinbach
New Spring
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