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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
1
A brief entry describes a five minute cheering event led by a young woman in support of a prisoner. The report notes the act occurred amid other crowd activities and reflects on public sentiment toward the inmate.
A judge declines to hear Jerome or other New York lawyers and issues a sharp rebuke. The ruling unfolds amid a tense courtroom moment, with claims and counterclaims shaping the procedure as the judge maintains order.
In Sherbrooke Quebec on August 27 Harry K Thaw, famed slayer of Stanford White, faced pretrial rulings as judges, lawyers and a black clad spectator hissed and cheered. The court prepared to rule on habeas corpus writs and possible delays in Thaws case.
Mrs William H Slocum chairs the Ladies Committee of the midsummer carnival coordinating tag day efforts in Monmouth Memorial Hospital auxiliary support. Volunteers Carlton Warwick Richard Warwick and Leon Cubberley assist as they distribute boxes each tagged box is claimed to be immune and a successful drive is anticipated.
The State Board of Health in Trenton held a special session to address pollution from the Utilization Company plant on Myrtle Avenue. Tests showed sewage water entering the Shrewsbury River. the board directed the company to install a proper clarifier, and the matter was sent to the Attorney General for immediate action to stop polluting the river. City residents protested the pollution level.
A Monmouth County Electric Co. streetcar left the track near Borden’s greenhouses in Oceanic at 1 am. It struck a large tree, toppled a fendered front, and blocked traffic minutes. Mrs. Sullivan of Jersey City and W N Williams of Fair Haven were injured. other riders escaped serious harm. Conductor Joseph Teer and motorman George Van Tassel aided passengers and observed the vehicle damage near the Barden estate.
City engineer J Wesley Seaman reported progress on Second Avenue paving by Morris Burns. Crews laid 1300 square yards of brick yesterday and will finish between Brighton and Cedar today. A joint expansion brick to trolley rail is approved at 2.5 cents per foot, about $300 total.
The Monmouth County Fair prepares for a full program with concerts races and a Better Babies contest tomorrow. Exhibits are judged morning and afternoon amid a busy scene of wagons and crowds, while a coroner’s inquest reports the death of William E Kiely from a railroad accident attributed to negligence.
A coroner's inquest will be held tonight at eight at Borough Hall Red Bank to determine how John Noonan of Everett died. His body was found in a pasture center where a bull stood nearby the scene. The remains show severe tearing and bruising from a fierce struggle. Coroner Fay viewed the body but did not fix the cause of death.
Charles N. White Frank Garriel and William H. Van Brunt will represent the local association at the State Firemen’s Association convention to be held in Atlantic City next month. Fire Chief Joseph I. Kingsland will accompany them.
Extensive preparations are under way for the Kiks annual odlambake on the Garfield avenue home grounds tomorrow evening. The grounds will be illuminated and decorated with ample seating for six hundred guests and a large corrugated area for the bake. Tickets are available from committee members Rosencrans William D Rogert and C Adamson Jr. The event also features diversions and entertainment beyond the bake with clams offered at special prices during September.
Members and friends of the Pietro Tomain in Trenton Hotel Association will hold their annual clambake in Newbolds woods on September 7. Lucienne Morris will prepare the bake.
The twenty third annual Asbury Park baby parade faced showers this afternoon. The event started at Wittie inter with 648 registered, the largest number in area parade history. Doll queen contenders and local entries competed as prize winners were named among the branches. Reed of Atlantic Avenue bought a new Ford runabout.
The Juniors of Christ Church at Shrawnbury cleared more than $40 at the annual August sale held in the afternoon. Proceeds will be sent to the young committee and related beneficiaries.
City officials will relocate workspaces at City Hall as E. J. Rieser & Co. of New York install fixtures for a banking like interior. Glass openings will separate offices labeled City Clerk Collector and License with Mayor Newcomb reassigned to a new desk area by week’s end.
Ex Senator Everett Colby, a Progressive candidate for governor, will visit the Monmouth County Fair at Red Bank on Friday where party members plan a large reception in his honor and he is scheduled to speak.
George H. Putnam president of the Putnam Publishing Co spoke to about 150 at First Baptist Church Red Bank on Abraham Lincoln as a leader in the Republic. Monmouth Historical Society hosted the event with John S Applegate introducing the speaker and Captain Charles E Mons delivering a brief address.
The Long Branch Fire Department will not take part in the New York parade next month for the annual meeting of the No-Association of Chief Engineers. The department filed its acceptance on the 23rd, with others already closed. The convention program omits Long Branch, and local foremen discussed potential participation at City Hall last night.
Signatures to the branch court referendum are being secured with a 650-signature target by Saturday to place the referendum clause on the November ballot. Law requires a percentage of total votes cast. Out-of-town petitions have been sent as East Monmouth League expects hundreds of signatures at the Oscars County Fair in Red Bank and Friday.
An OCR fragment shows a public figure discussing duties to American citizens and Mexican immigration, mentioning calm action and southern border concerns. The text is cut off with a note about continuing on pages 2.
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