Waking Testimony in Matthes Powers Suit
Jersey City lawyer T Rosenberg opens testimony at City Hall in the Little Silver Sauce Co case against Harry L Powers over insurance money tied to the old KH yard Co plant at Shrewsbury. The suit seeks to determine property ownership and insurance rights amid a restraining order and a 60000 dollar bond.
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T. Rosenberg
Jersey City
Little Silver Sauce Company
C. Hazard
Frank T. Mat
Harry L. Powers
City Hall
Wilburn
Heisley
Edmund Wil
Red Bank
KH. C. Yard & Co
Shrewsbury
Little Sil- Sauce Co
Ing
Stevens Newark
L. Powers
Property ownership proof part of insurance loss claim
The item states an opportunity to prove ownership of alleged personal property included in the loss covered by the insurance money.
Fire destroys Woolworth block in Pottsville
A major fire originating in the Woolworth building in Pottsville Pennsylvania spread to surrounding structures causing widespread ruin and losses estimated at 2.5 million dollars. Firefighters faced extreme cold and limited water supply but managed to bring the blaze under control before noon.
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Pottsville
Penn
Woolworth
Miehle
Center
Norwegian Street
Brennan
Ferguson
Cowan Drug Store
G. W. Mortimer
Pennsylvania National Bank
Heffern
Second
Oakhurst News Items Include Illnesses and Visits
Local notes list Mrs Whitney I Cook ill with a heavy cold and Miss Laura Slocum injured by touching a live wire. Visiting moments include Harry G VanNote in Trenton, Mrs Lewis Woolley in New York, and Mrs James King with Irene visiting family. Ladies Aid plans Christmas gift baskets and class meets. Orchestra practice scheduled with no movie show that night.
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Whitney I. Cook
Monmouth Road
Harry G. VanNote
West Park Avenue
Trenton
J. W. Smith
Deal Boulevard
Brooklyn
Laura Slocum
Liebman
Lewis E. Woolley
New York
Lewis Harvey
Jinury V. Johnston
Ranagrees Johnston
Halentown
Sara Johnston
James King
Irene
Lewis Street
Bloomfield White
Lake Street
Ladies’ Aid Society
Elizabeth Gorton
Wisdom of the Ancients Adage Featured
A brief quotation from Cervantes on the limits of female advice notes the value of listening even when guidance seems sparse. The compact item frames a timeless view, pairing wisdom with gendered perspective in a newspaper card tone.
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Cervantes
German Raid Results In Sinking Of Three German Ships
Berlin jubilant over success of fleet raid on Scarborough Hartlepool and Whitby. Falkland Islands battle report details sinking of Leipzig Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, with Canopus guarding port and British losses eight dead four wounded. Dresden and Nürnberg driven off, German escorts end in Punta Arenas.
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Belgrade
Poland
Perograd
Koad Bank
Vistula
Low- Lowicz
Galicia
Germany
Berlin
the Hague
Scarborough
Hartlepool
Whitby
Buenos Ayres
Falkland Islands
Orisa
Punta Arenas
Invincible
Robbinson Crusoe
Falklands
Don Spee
Scharnhorst
von Spee
Gneisenau
Leipzig
Nurnburg
Dresden
Glasgow
Seharnhorst
Nurnberg
Carnarvan
Admiral von Spee
Merlin
London
Silesia
Posen
War Office
Niewport
Zillebeke
LaBisse
Aisne-at-Satesons
Sillisia
Hearborough
Eng
Dee
Spies Suspected in German Bombardment Smoke Signals
Residents report mysterious flashlights signaling Tuesday night before the bombardment by German warships reached officials. Authorities believe spies aided the cruisers in directing fire on the town, with damage estimated at $200,000.
Relief Committee Aids Belgians And Red Cross Efforts
Long Branch relief workers continue drives to aid Belgians and Red Cross in wartime needs. Boxes sent include caps, undergarments, a chest protector, blankets, sweaters, scarves, cigarettes, and pajamas. Donations come from Mrs. Emmons and daughter and Sunshine Club youths providing bandages and materials. A sunset auction supports the cause as Belgians and wounded soldiers receive care.
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Long Branch Relief Committee
Jones
Red Bank
Red Cross
John Emmons
Informal Hartford Restaurant Opening Showcases Second Floor Suites
Hartford proprietor Frank DeLisa unveiled extensive alterations to the building on Broadway with a private dining suite layout on the second floor and sleeping accommodations on the third. The informal opening featured cabaret entertainment by Stanley and Stanley, George Daly, and Prof McCarthy, with sixty covers and Italian American menu, decor by Mulligan & Bravo and Joseph Goldstein.
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Frank DeLisa
Hartford Restaurant
Broadway
Mr. DeLisa
Mulligan & Bravo
Joseph Goldstein
Hartford
DeLisa
Stanley
George Daly
Prof McCarthy
Auto Bandit Holdups Provident Bank In Broad Daylight
An armed bandit in Cincinnati held up Manager Edward Hughes at a Provident Savings Bank branch on Eighth street and Freeman avenue, taking $8,000 before escaping in a car. Shots were fired but no injuries reported. Separately, the Men's League of the First Baptist Church Red Bank will host an oyster supper in the church lecture room from five to eight.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward Hughes
Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company
Eighth Street
Freeman Avenue
Hughes
Men's League of the First Baptist Church
Red Bank
Weather Indications For Long Branch And Vicinity
The United States Weather Bureau notes fair weather tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Light to moderate variable winds, calm details.
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United States Weather Bureau
North Broadway
Long Branch
N. J
Bulkhead Repairs Proposed Along Sea Front Port Nickerson
City engineer JW Seaman outlines repair plan costing about 45700 for bulkheads and jetties along Sea View to West End, Newark oceanfront. Proposals cover rebuilding rotten bulkheads, extending protections at Avery avenue Brighton and Cooper avenues, and reinforcing two stone cribs. City officials defer decisions pending department review after Ocean Avenue damage notice by James R Nugent.
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Avery Avenue
West Kind Cave Way
Brighton Avenue
West End
Sea View Avenue
Cooper Avenue
West End Avenue
Seaman
James R. Nugent
Newark
Ocean Avenue
Avery Place
C. T. Zimmerman
Cleary Murder Trial 15 Started In New City
William V. Cleary once town clerk of Haverstraw N Y appeared pale and worn at the opening of his murder trial for killing Eugene Newman his eighteen year old son in law and Pretty Anna Cleary Newman the widowed girl was absent in the court room Justice Joseph Morschauser said he expected to close the case by Saturday night this week
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New City
N. Y
William V. Cleary
Haverstraw
Eugene Newman
Anna Cleary Newman
Joseph Morschauser
Decision On R. R. Service Is Promised Soon
City Commission held routine session approving bi monthly bills and reviewing matters. Fleck reported a water turn on at Public Market plot causing freeze up and a North Long Branch pavilion platform needing repair. Communications from Monmouth County Freeholders and Public Utility Commission noted for later decision and investigation, with train service adequacy under advisement. Woolley said brook outlet at Deal Long Branch line filled. Deal officials to share. Howland reported appropriation standings.
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City Commission
Fleck
North Long Branch
Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Public Utility Commission
Monmouth County Electric Company
Woolley
Deal-Long
Deal
Howland
Scouts Minstrel Show a Pleasing Success
West Long Branch Boy Scouts staged a minstrel show and drill at the church hall last night. The performance drew an enthusiastic crowd with numerous encores and the group was invited to repeat it. Dr Whitton the scoutmaster praised the boys and their regular church attendance.
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West Long
Belmon t Avenue grocer James M. Austin dies in Orange
James M. Austin a former Belmont avenue grocer in this city died at Orange Memorial Hospital Tuesday night at 12. He was thirty one, a West Indies native, and leaves a widow. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from Morris chapel Broadway and interment at White Ridge cemetery.
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James M. Austin
Belmont Avenue
Orange Memorial Hospital
Wm. H. Morris, Jr
Orange
Austin
West Indies
Morris Chapel
Broadway
White Ridge Cemetery
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Teague
CES Oe
Nest Coor
Olmitate
Reens
Krust Co
Charles A. Keene
New, York
Matthes-Powers
Little Silverance Co
Herg
Oakhurst News
Third Avenue
United
Mort V. Pach
Mechanic Streets
United Brande
AH My
Relief Committee
Corps of Waiting
Auto Bandit
Men's League
Matly
Cleary
Macy Booth
Hudson Terminal
Grand Concourse
Macy's
Paris Point
Paris
35Th ST
Pajamas
Mackinaws
Macy’s
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