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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
7
President Taft sent four foreign relations messages to Congress. A reference to Russia’s refusal to honor passports issued to Jewish-born Americans was inserted, noting ambassadorial conferences with Russia’s foreign minister to clarify the 1832 treaty and rights under it.
The November honor roll lists grades 5 to 8 with students and teachers including Lillie P. Vautier, Mary G. Jackson, Grace E. Britton, Elizabeth Conkling, E. L. Huntting, F. Carter, J. Foster, A. Cheever, Ethel R. Wolfort, Gabriel Reagan, and B. A. Wood. Mildred Harvey, Rose Blum, and Harold De Camp are noted among others for flawless spelling of 165 intensive words.
E B Ivins of Red Bank recovering after a 16 pound bowling ball struck his left foot and keeping on street for a spell. He has pain and remains unable to work, with nephew Clifford Ivins substituting at his brother Albert L Ivins office. Mrs Philip Cohen of Red Bank underwent needle removal from her hand at Monmouth Memorial Hospital after it pierced her hand while at work and required X ray and chloroform for extraction.
Louis J. Tetley, Red Bank dealer on Mechanic Street near Broad, showcases standard bicycle makes Pierce Crawford Iver Johnson and accessories like New Departure brakes. Tetley chairs the Independent Fire Engine Co Christmas tree fund and is nominated for Chief of the Red Bank fire department, with election next March.
Frank Mulford, summer resident of Fair Haven, is erecting a seven room house on his lot adjoining his residence. Built by a Lakewood man, the venture serves as an investment while Mulford teaches school in Lakewood during winter. He is father of Ralph Mulford, famed racing driver who recently won the Vanderbilt Cup at Savannah at over 72 mph. In Red Bank, Joseph Salz displays dancing dolls and an exact handkerchief replica of St James R C Church in his Broad Street windows, attracting numerous sightseers daily.
The Comptroller of the Currency has authorized the First National Bank of Eatontown to commence operations with capital of $30,000. Melvin R. Van Keuren serves as president, J. W. Johnston as vice president, and J. W. Conrow as cashier. Conrow resides in Long Branch.
William Blubbard, a young ironworker in Oklahoma City, fell suddenly ill with lung paralysis. For over thirty hours his fellow workers pumped his arms to imitate breathing as doctors warned death without artificial respiration. Hope hinges on temporary paralysis improving to normal breathing.
New York reports imports of potatoes mainly from Ireland are arriving, with about 25,000 sacks in the fall. Maine potatoes are selling at $3 a sack, roughly double last year's price. Wholesalers expect a $4 a sack price by February as prices rise steadily.
Atlantic City restaurateurs aim to halt free lunches in saloons by threatening to serve free drinks with meals if demands are not met. The move is seen as a response to disruptive pricing affecting business. In Portland, Me, Dec 8, the Holy Ghost case moves to trial if federal grand jury indicts Rev. Frank W Sanford, head of the Holy Ghost and Ts society, charged with manslaughter over deaths aboard the yacht Coronet.
Market report lists butter steady with 2,853 packs, eggs steady with 3,376 cases, and cheese firm at 1.36 per box. Potatoes show weakness in Maine at 275 per bag with state and western ranges 2.70 to 2.80, foreign 2.25 to 2.50. Live hay and straw steady, live poultry steady with turkeys per pound, dressed poultry hard to parse, nearby spring turkeys at 22 to a te.
Read Cent-a-Words on the third page for bargains and special deals. The column highlights value items and discounted goods available from local merchants, inviting readers to compare prices and seize low-cost offers.
Ernest Napier, president of the State Fish and Game Commission, plans a winter stocking program with 6000 English pheasants and 1000 Hungarian partridges to be delivered in March. About 30000 dollars will fund releasing quail and deer, with spring liberations aiming for higher quality and quantity of game for the next hunting season.
Skikjoring, a favored winter resort sport in Switzerland, pairs a horse with a ski runner. The activity often ends in various accidents, though most are harmless.
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