Lakewood Shore Trolley Contract To Be Finished By April 1
The Lakewood Citizen notes Vandergrift Engineering Co has a contract to build the Lakewood to Point Pleasant trolley with completion by April 1, 1916. The system will extend to Sea Girt and from Lakewood to Trenton, featuring fast express service and access to freight traffic along a private right of way. The line will pass Bennett’s Mills Imlays Town Allentown Yardville and connect to Trenton Sea Girt with 40 minute Trenton to Lakewood and 1 hour 5 minutes to Sea Girt.
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Lakewood
Point Pleasant
Vandergrift Engineering Co
Sea Girt
Trenton
Vandergrift Co
Citizen
Camden
Farmingdale
Monmouth Junction
Princeton Junction
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Obituaries: Robert Adams and Mrs Reynolds
Robert Adams died at Monmouth Memorial Hospital after months of illness. He lived with the late Mrs. Jessie Ryan and did odd jobs to support himself. Funeral arrangements are being made by friends. Mrs. Bessie Reynolds was found frozen to death, and her funeral was held at Coroner Sexton's chapel with burial at Greenlawn cemetery.
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Robert Adams
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Wm. H. Morris
Adams
Jessie Ryan
Reynolds
Bessie Reynolds
Frank Reynolds
McKenna
Hollywood Avenue
Sexton
Morrell Street
Morton A. Barnes
St. James’ Church
Greenlawn Cemetery
New York
Christmas Parcel Post Rules Guide Public Mailers
Rules urge careful packing and plain addressing for parcel post during the busy season. Notify senders with name and return address, mail early, and insure valuable parcels. Inscriptions like Merry Christmas allowed. prepaid communications may accompany parcels if attached securely to one side.
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Parcel Post
Postal Service
Kings Agree on Common War Plan at Malmo Conference
Danish King Christian and Swedish King Gustav V and Norwegian King Haakon, with their foreign ministers, met in Malmoe to formulate a plan to unite their interests during the war. They reached an agreement on the special questions discussed.
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Christian
Gustave
Haakon
Stockholm
London
Denmark
Sweden
Maakon
Norway
Malmoe
Local Briefs From Bayshore Area Report ailments and repairs
Captain Nathan Brown of Belford improves under Dr. Budlong care after two months illness. Woodland clearing underway by Daniel Hendrickson and Edward Borthwick in Port Monmouth. Milk shortages hit Port Monmouth with Robert Willett quitting service. Thomas Phillips can only fill half orders. Keansburg residents ill but improving include Norman Carhart and Cornelius Coline recovering from stroke. Creek road repaired by William S. Robinson after storm damage. Keyport residents report wrist injury recovery by Miss L Hunt. Mrs K B Guild plans Florida winter health trip. Keyport auxiliary hospital meeting held at Mrs R S White’s home. Miss Ella Carpenter back teaching at Keyport High. Keyport Clerk Van Buskirk issued around 190 licenses this season. L Brower Walling displays antique skates from 1858 once used by racers. skates owned by John Hess Jr. Matawan residents recover from illness. Prof W A Miller in Boston hospital recovering from recent operation. Matawan M E Church steeple being repainted by Arose & Hays. Matawan Presbyterian Church kitchen enlargement completed at about $2,000 with George W Parker carpentry, Alonzo White plumbing, James A Bushnell electric work.
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Nathan Brown
Belford
O. W. Budlong
Daniael T. Hendrickson
Harmony Avenue
Edward Borthwick
Port Monmouth
Robert Willett
Thomas Phillips
Norman Carhart
Keansburg
Cornelius Coline
William 8. Robinson
Creek Road
L. Hunt
Keyport
K. B. Guild
Miss Guild
Florida
Long Branch Hospital
R. 5. White
Ella Carpenter
Keyport High School
van Buskirk
L. Brower Walling
John Hess, Jr
F. H. Lloyd
Matawan
W. A. Miller
Boston
M. E. Church
Arose & Hays
Matawan Presbyterian Church
George W. Parker
Alonzo White
James A. Bushnell
Farmers' Exchanges Report Record Year of Business
At the Monmouth County Farmers' Exchange annual meeting in Freehold on December 21, an assistant manager reported total business of 1 823 443 02 for the year ending November 30. The seven year total is 6 697 447 27 with 1 314 members and 505 customers in 26 states and 194 cities. Potatoes dominated the activity and averaged 1 42 per barrel this year.
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Freehold
C. J. Walker
Monmouth
RESERVE BOARD DECLARED INDEPENDENT OF TREASURY
The attorney general ruled the federal reserve board is an independent administrative body not subordinate to the treasury. Secretary McAdoo sought guidance on his powers over the board and was informed the board has extensive powers. Some say the secretary wanted a definition of the board’s status regarding his department while others argue he has overstepped.
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Treasury
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
McAdoo
General Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Foodstuffs Supply in Warring Nations
National Geographic Society figures compare 1913 world crops by type and the share of war nations. It notes oats wheat corn rye and barley total 16 billion bushels, with war nations plus the United States producing most. It covers per capita yields and livestock counts across Entente and Teutonic groups.
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Washington, D. C
Panama
United States
National Geographic Society
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Japan
Austria- Hungary
Entente Group of Nations
Teutonic Group
Chinese Revolutionist Urges U S to Bar Loan to China
General Hwang Hsing, ex-revolutionary leader, appeals to President and State Department to prevent bankers from lending to Yuan Shikai's government. He argues Yuan’s rule is dictatorial and would be boosted by any loan, risking return to imperial power.
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United States
Washington
China
White House
State Department
Hwang Hsing
Hwang
Yuan Shu Kai
Yuan Shih Kai
Yuan
Three Men Arrested as Drug Bust Reveals Large Cocaine Haul
New York police raided the three suspects and their headquarters uncovering drugs valued at 410000. The seizure included nearly 150000 pills thirty seven boxes of powder and a pill press. The haul is described as the largest stock of cocaine heroin and other narcotics in recent years and suggests a broader supply network in the east.
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New York
Movies In Africa Moving Picture Men
Moving picture men have followed Branley’s footsteps through Africa as they film and document scenes across the continent. The voyage highlights early cinema exploration and the expansion of film crews into unfamiliar terrains.
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Africa
Moving Picture Men
Branley
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RED Bank
Davidsons's
Third Avenue
H. Hall
Long Branch
N. J
J. I. Monsky
East Front Street
Bayshore News
Reserve Board
The
Daily Record
Steinbach Company
Asbury Park
Neill Berney
Frank M. Devereux
Winifred St. Claire Co
Billy Allen Musical Co
Kirk Brown Stock Co
Savoy Theatre
West 84Th Street
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