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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1911
Page
9
Independent fire company of Red Bank plans a charity Christmas event on Christmas morning at their Mechanic street firehouse. Children from the boroughs are invited to arrive around nine o'clock to receive gifts from a large Christmas tree. Donated articles will supply most needy families, replacing their usual Christmas banquet.
Plans approved for a permanent exhibit feature at the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915. A granite base with a steel and marble shaft topped by a glass dome will stand 850 feet high on a knoll overlooking the Golden Gate. Estimated cost is 1 million dollars and the tower will serve as a light tower after the fair.
New York Dec 23 Shelton C and Rugere J Burr along with Charles E Tobey and Edwin Wesley Preston pleaded guilty to devising a mail fraud scheme in the U S circuit court Judge Molt offered a choice of a year at Blackwell's Island or a year and a day at Atlanta Federal Prison all four chose Blackwell's Island The Burrs since 1906 sold stock in twenty nine companies starting as fiscal agents and later creating firms In recent years six oil companies raised about 20000000 in stock with shareholders now in control of assets of one firm while others lack value.
Professor Hershel C. Parker formerly of Columbia University will depart January 10 for a third ascent attempt on Mount McKinley Alaska. He will join Belmore Brown in Tacoma with two Alaska friends Arthur Aten and Merl Lavoy as companions. The team will carry beds, dog sleds, and about 1800 pounds of provisions. Weather forecasts predict rain today and brisk winds tomorrow.
New York December 23 speculation runs as to George Shelton s letter exonerating Theodore Roosevelt from claims he used money to back his 1912 bid. Critics say the Roosevelt Sheldon exchange hints at a future run while Sheldon denies political motives and says the letter was justice delayed at Roosevelt s request. Roosevelt is away at Oyster Bay with no public statement expected.
A December declaration from Russian Octoberists warns the czar’s government will raise duties to curb American imports. The document argues U S foreigner laws are cruel and cites 1907 statutes excluding Muslims and other groups. It calls for doubled harbor duties and retaliatory shipping charges.
The body of New York’s Grand Old Man Joli Bigelow was interred in Peace Date cemetery after a special funeral train. About 100 citizens met the escort from the station as bells tolled. Rev Smyth led the committal service with Major General Thoms and army officers in attendance. Red Bank Xmas Music Postponed as Grace Methodist Choir prepares to perform Story of Bethlehem at Sunday service with listed choir members.
The data show foreign born whites outpaced native whites in several divisions, especially the Middle Atlantic, with foreign born up 46.2 percent vs native 19 percent. In New Jersey 1910 totals and breakdowns include White and Native White figures, native and foreign parentage, and a rise in foreign born whites and declines in some native groups across 1900 to 1910.
Charli A Whimpfheimer and family plan to open their Bath avenue home today for the holidays and likely remain through next season. Mr Whimpheimer, a Long Island permanent resident, is listed in poll books and closely linked to the Bath avenue summer colony. Park M Woolley and Abraham and Nathan Rijura, Bath avenue residents, arrived for the holidays and have begun their cottage stays.
Red Bank High School breezed past Woodridge High 56 to 12 in a frigid matchup. Ayres, Aierson led with strong all around play while McQueen and Ryerson contributed solid production. Jabath refereed and controlled the game as Red Bank built a large halftime lead.
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