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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1913
Page
1
The legislature ends the week with a heated dispute over a bill aimed at preventing commission government tangle. The measure falls one vote short in the Senate after acrimonious discussions in the Assembly, with the Hudson delegation deeply divided.
In Trenton a second extra session over Jersey City measures fractured along Hudson county lines. Democratic defections and Republican splits prevented passage as Senate and Assembly adjourned without final action. The session saw twenty bills introduced and a proposed hearing set for next Tuesday on the Martin measure and Jersey City ballot destruction allegations.
Carl Leo Nejkon and Elsa A K Lagergreeny of Sea Bright wed at the ME Church parsonage in Atlantic avenue with Rev. Dr. Stephenson officiating. A separate note mentions the Guggenheim family altering plans during their New York stay and adding a royal suite with a $10,000 bed.
Coroner's jury failed to ID a killer in the Sea Girt death of a man thought to be George F. Harris. A young roomer at Sea Girt View House fled after the body was found. Witnesses tied opium and morphine trades to the hotel guest and a soldier linked to the case, with National Guard members suspected but no conclusive proof. The jury ruled death by a person or persons unknown.
A Red Bank Council delegation visited Long Branch Council to publicize a big bake at Tort-au-Péck Hotel on Tuesday August 19 with a ball game led by Walter L. Davis and Harry G. Woolley. Tickets cost $2, with invites to eligible nonmembers. about one hundred tickets expected.
New York August 6 details emerged in a legislative committee inquiry claiming Governor Sulzer held a Fuller & Gray account during his fall campaign. Deposit slips of $12,000 and checks totaling $12,000 tied to 94 items. Sulzer's sworn statement listed 68 contributors and $5,460. The witness Frederick Caldwell refused to answer about a supposed Yonkers account.
Fireworks and large bombs were debated at a Board of Commissioners session. Romulus Rimo urged approval for a August 15 feast at Holy Trinity Church grounds. petitions from residents opposed big explosives citing danger and nuisance.
Hotel Scarboro hosted a fancy dress masquerade ball drawing summer guests and cottagers. Nearly two hundred couples attended the casino event with elaborate decorations and prizes for best costumes, including Miss Jewel Leebinger as Cleopatra and Mrs. David G. Kain as Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Preparations are made for a large fireworks show at Ocean Park tomorrow evening on the concrete pier. Businessmen funded a free display last week and seek an even bigger show with sixty aerial bombs and numerous set pieces. Ample parking will be available along the avenue and boardwalk for spectators.
Col Eduardo Hay leader of the constitutionalists told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that no terms could be made with Huerta and urged support for Carranza. He compared Huerta to a murderer and called for arms to aid the constitutionalists for a quick, stable government.
Board of Commissioners clash over W King Robbing’s Avenel pavilion bill and a BroadWay asphalt claim. Flock backs payment. Woolley questions specs. An investigation delay postpones Isaac Woolley repairs bill and Civic Federation amusements notice. Ocean Park Sunday closure discussed but not acted.
Miss Lullian Emmett Dobbins hosted a court party at Avery Place in Eatontown to honor the carnival ruler queen Elizabeth V who was ill but sent regrets. Guests included Leonel Kahn Elsenberg Morris Baumann Craven Dobbins and many friends. music by an orchestra led by Iyan Eisenberg filled the night before a late luncheon. The Red Bank Trust Co official Jesse Minot, recovering from illness, planned to resume duties after a brief trip.
In city court Recorder Arrowsmith set bail at 100 dollars for William Britt charged after a saloon incident on Broadway. Hooper testified Britt struck him breaking a rib. Britt claimed Hooper provoked the fight and named Matthews as a co instigator. Officer Marchant described a related disturbance at Britt’s home.
A legal dispute lays out losses between 18000 and 20000 dollars as Ocean Park and Way seeks city action on a security bond. The case details alleged misstatements and demands repayment, with claims the bond should be canceled and funds returned.
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