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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
14
In New York on December 2, Speaker Cannon arrived at the Belmont for the Mark Twain memorial. After registering he asked about food offerings, noting if Mark Twain himself were involved, there might have been dinner.
Pembroke D. Gwaltney Sr. known as the Peanut King of Smithfield Va marries Miss Mattie Womble of Virginia Beach in Suffolk. The 74 year old bridegroom, a wealthy peanut tycoon, built his fortune mainly in the past nine years and the couple depart for a southern honeymoon.
In Newark, a mother abducts her two children Virginia and Cianlys from Philadelphia after a court order for custody was sought. Lawyer Henry Haby withdrew the habeas corpus action, citing delays, as Mrs. Naylor declares Jersey justice too slow. The children are with an aunt in Philadelphia, and Mrs. Naylor has since been reported in Joplin Missouri.
New York reports George Loetter a Williamsburg butcher killed himself by inhaling fumes in the newly furnished apartment where he planned to marry Miss Edith Saunders who waited in her wedding gown. The fiancé failed to appear for the ceremony causing shock among guests. Ayrıca Hackensack and N J note Dr Charles G Percival Health Magazine editor and cyclist M Roberts travel from Portland Maine toward Newark Trenton Philadelphia and Washington on a 100000 mile auto trip.
Madrid reports Prime Minister Ca nalejas announced government plans to raise salaries for priests parish curates sanitary corps members and schoolmasters. A weather forecast notes snow and continued cold with brisk northwesterly winds. The rest of the text includes stray quotes and moral reflections with no clear reportable event.
Philadelphia report on Ella Finley a 50 year old artist who starved in her Chestnut Street studio for four weeks while painting a self portrait in the style of Whistler Doctors blamed peritonitis from starvation and she died after an operation attempts to secure funds to cover funeral costs may rely on auction of her final painting for expenses
Mrs. Lilian M. Glover testified that she saw no reason for Hattie Le Blanc to kill her husband Melvin M. Jonson described the defendant as a vampire and pressed questions for seven hours as the widow recounted her past and noted the couple’s relations were always plain.
Benjamin Lott an engineer in New York died after thirteen hours in Harlem hospital when a folding bed collapsed trapping him and his wife. He reportedly lived so long due to his remarkable physique. Mrs Lott cried for help as the bed closed. neighbor John Redmond forced entry and summoned a police officer.
New York dispatch reports a cable from a theatrical firm offering Lloyd George a theater engagement and £1000 weekly support to organize an American campaign against lords. Count Beaufort begins a vaudeville run in New York amid criticism of Chicago and favor for New York society.
Chicago December 2 The Pullman company offered a 20 percent cut on upper berth rates when lower berths priced above 140 dollars to set a 1.25 dollar minimum for woopers and reduce some lower berth rates. Attorneys general of four states and two railroads opposed the move before the Interstate Commerce Commission. They argued the concession is insufficient and would leave Pullman seats rates unchanged unless the commission accepts the offer.
New York December 2. Before the legislative investigating committee Mr Kresel former assistant district attorney reports that after reviewing books he found evidence showing bookmakers alone contributed more than 300000 to the general fund. He calls the evidence that a fund over 300000 was raised by race track clubs and the Metropolitan Association conclusive.
More than 500,000 Christmas trees are en route from Quebec to eastern states, chiefly New York and Boston. The tree trade is strong this year, with farmers and small wood lot owners gaining substantial Christmas spending money.
Milreau, linked to prominent French families and ruined by the Panama Canal disaster, was a skilled thief who stole in daylight from fashion streets and distributed loot to beggars at night. He lived furtively until police found hundreds of watches and emptied purses, revealing a fortune saved at one franc a week.
A public school note requests excuse for John’s absence after noon yesterday due to being in the mud. It asks the teacher to show kindness and oblige his mother by accepting the excuse.
Revival services begin with a 10 30 a m sermon by Rev A H Eberhardt at the North Long Branch church followed by an 7 30 p m Revival Chapter and Story sermon Grace Joline sings by request and William N Potter performs a solo The Epworth League leads a 7 o clock service and a Thursday Night Bowing Club meets weekly at the Lyceum with twelve couples and luncheon served last night’s bowling teams were captained by Louis Samuels and Philip L Cohen
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