Liebmann Cottage Fire Destroys Ocean Avenue Home
Walter H. Liebmann’s handsome cottage on Ocean Avenue burned to the ground in a morning blaze. The $80,000 structure and furnishings were a total loss, while the Samuel Liebmann cottage nearby was saved by rain-soaked roofs and rapid fire response. Damaged power lines caused injuries to Laura Slocum and Frank Griffin amid emergency efforts.
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Mr. Liebmann
Ocean Avenue
Samuel
Takanassee Lake
Hollywood
Independent Fire House
Samuel Liebmann
Reid
Liebmann
Laura Slocum
Alonzo Slocum
Elberon E Engine Co
Frank Griffin
Independent Engine Co
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Griffin
Delegation to Seek Coast Protection In New Jersey
A New Jersey coast protection meeting is planned for December 16 at 10 30 am in the State House Trenton under the State Chamber of Commerce. Attendees are expected from Atlantic City Long Branch Asbury Park and other towns. Officials from Army Engineers and New Jersey Harbor Commission will sit as advisory observers. Congressman Moore and Senator Randell join to push federal aid and a $100 000 Rivers and Harbors Bill survey item is cited. Mayor Newcomb has mobilized ocean front property owners and leaders to attend or send representatives.
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Jersey City
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
Assembly Chamber
State House
Trenton
Atlantic City
Head
Spring Lake
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Sea Bright
Army Engineers
New Jersey
State Chamber
Exa
Randell
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Moore
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Mississippi Valley
Levee Association
Scully
Rivers and Harbors
Long Branch Chamber of Commerce
Bryant B. Newcomb
Ocean Front
Edwin H. Sternberger
Long Branch Property Holders’ Association
Governor Fielder
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
James F. Fielder
United States Army Engineers
New Jersey Harbor Commission
City Hall
N.J
Long Branch Urges Attendance at 1914 Coastal Conference
Long Branch officials announce a December 16 1914 conference in Trenton to seek state and federal aid for coastal storm protection. Mayor Bryant B Newcomb calls on residents to join a city delegation leaving at 6 55 am to press for improvements to waterways and shoreline safety.
Murder Verdict in Red Bank Jury Finds John Lepesto Dead
Coroners jury at Red Bank ruled John Lepesto died from a pistol bullet fired by unknown person or persons. Dr. Harry Neafie and Officers Woods and Connors testified how the single bullet entered the neck from behind and exited at the front. The body was found in a house. jury deliberated briefly. Jurors: Parsons, Morris, Croft, Leonard, Taylor, Sheehan.
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Borough Hall
Red Bank
Harry Neafie
Charles Woods
Edward Connors
Charles F. Sexton
Charles B. Parsons
Theodore Morris
Charles Croft
Benjamin Leonard
Henry Taylor
John Sheehan
Middletown School Board Faces Resignations After Sale Vote
Amid voter anger over selling the Leonardo lot where the high school burned, a board member has resigned and more may follow. The district faced overcrowding after the fire and a rejected spring plan for a new school, prompting use of insurance funds to proceed without state aid.
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Leonardo
Board of Education
Lewis 8. Thompson
Lincroft
Davide Has Long Walk Due to Storm Washout
Robert Davids, who works at Sandy Hook, had to walk from Sea Bright to Highlands and back last week after the track was washed out by the storm. He moved a Tit trunk to 84 White Street, this city, to reach work.
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White Street
Sandy Hook
Sea Bright
Highlands
Newark City Counsel Nugent Reappointed Amid Unclear Details
James R. Nugent, Newark city counsel, reportedly was told of a final meeting in the city as a Joel Parker clan gathers buy plans. The Joels plan a clam bake at Pressure Hill next summer.
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Newark
T This
Joel Parker
Joels
Louis Rothenberg Found Dead In Bed At Home
Louis Rothenberg retired druggist was found dead in bed at his Broadway home. A servant alerted his daughter Hannah and doctors said death occurred about an hour earlier after a period of ill health. The illness affected his heart and he had retired from business eight years ago. The death came as a shock to family members.
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Broadway
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David Hiring
John W. Bennett
Harry EB. Shaw
Rothenberg
Dr. Bennett
Hannah
Washington, D. C
Thomas Francis
Aguas Prieta
Nacorzari
Sonoral
Canaca
State Department
Will contest over Nordica will denied injunction
A Jersey City case challenged probate of Madame Lillian Nordica 1910 will. Vice-Chancellor Stevens ruled the New York surrogate lacks jurisdiction to enjoin the Monmouth County probate action, citing no fraud or equitable grounds. The article notes Nordica’s death in Batavia Indonesia and lists executors named in the 1910 will.
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Jersey City
Mme
Lillian Nordica
Monmouth County
Stevens
Madame Nordica
Batavia
Java
Jersey
Robert PF. Baldwin
WB. Romaine Simmons
New York
William Hamilton Osborne
Young
New York County
New Jersey
Orphan’s Court
Monmouth
Pennell
Roy
Dresden Escapes British Fleet Amid Sinking of Other Warships
Beunos Ayres reports the German cruiser Dresden escaped the British fleet after engaging them, while ships Scharnhorst Gneisenau Leipzig and Nurnberg were sunk. German and Austrian vessels suffered losses as Allied forces press in northern Poland and the Dardanelles.
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Still more serious at Naco today
Washington reports a rising crisis at Naco after a partial U S withdrawal. Bullets fall north of the boundary as both sides blame each other and officials consider U S action. General Bliss to file a full report on conditions and armaments amid renewed border tension.
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Naco
United States
Bliss
Hat
Carranza
Sonora
Washington
Sea Bright men go in machines to Trenton meeting
A score or more of cars donated by Sea Bright and Rumson residents will transport delegates to a coast protection meeting in Trenton. Vehicles bearing Sea Coast Protection will depart from Mayor George W. Elliott's office at eight o'clock Wednesday morning and arrive about two hours later. Estimated attendance includes at least 100 by automobile, with many traveling by train from Long Branch.
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Sea Bright
Trenton
George W. Elliott
Long Branch
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