West Orange Saloon Fire Kills Two Brothers Frank and Morris Sheehan
In West Orange New Jersey December 24 brothers Frank and Morris Sheehan died in a saloon and flat fire. Both bodies were found fully dressed in the ruined building with Maurice near the cash register and Frank in the kitchen. Firemen delayed access by smoke and stairs as flames fed through the passage, hindering rescue attempts.
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West Orange
N. J
Man‘rice
Frank Sheehan
Maurice
Morris Sheehan
Jilted lover fires on girl and her father in Jersey City
In Jersey City two men were shot and not fatally. Nicholas Waratz, 26, fired four times at Miss Tessie Belarello and her father Tony Belarello after she refused his marriage proposal, striking Belarello in the scalp. A second shooting occurred nearby when William Champt, alias Champt Potter, shot George Haynes Standard during a bands practice in a saloon before fleeing.
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Jersey City
N.J
Nicholas Waratz
Tessie Belarello
Tony Belarello
Waratz
Belarello
Willgm Champt
Champt Potter
George Haynes Standard
TWO HELD IN RESORT THEFTS IN POMPTON LAKES
Pompton Lakes police say a watchman Peter McFarland and James Storms a carpenter confessed to a spree of summer home robberies. Over six weeks four houses and the Bachelor club were robbed of silverware pictures and linen worth more than five thousand dollars. Detectives traced the last burglary to McFarland who implicated Storms and both were jailed awaiting trial in Pasqua County court.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Peter McFarland
James Storms
McFarland
Storms
Passaigt
Justice of the Veace Breele
Court of Special Seas
Erect Bridge In Six Minutes At Yardley Pa
A new iron bridge was installed across the Pennsylva oid gear at Yardley near Trenton in six minutes without delay. The old structure was removed by steam hoists and the new bridge, built alongside, was dropped into place. Griffith Francis, sixty one, a leading dairyman of Remsen and Utica dairy board of trade member, was killed when kicked by a cow.
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Treston
N. J
Yardley
Mers
Céw
Griffith Francis
Remsen
Utica Dairy Board of Trade
Pursesor Her Life Line Glove Girl Skater Saves Friend
Miss Florence G. Sheldon of Llewellyn falls through Verona lake ice while skating. Pro skater Otto Slarerad cannot reach her but she casts her fur boa to him as a lifeline. Other skaters assist in pulling her to safety on December 24 in Modtelair New Jersey.
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Modtelair
N. J
Florence G. Sheldon
Mes
Clarence Sheldon
Llewellyn
Verona Lake
Otto Slarerad
LAW POLICE GRAFT SAYS WOMAN LAWYER
Miss Mary Coleman a lawyer testified before the Curran aldermanic committee alleging graft in Harlem precincts. She described plans where George A. Sipp of Hotel Baltic allegedly handed items to Policeman Resmeyer who hid them in a sweatband. She also implicated Sergeants Kearns and an Levy's Lenox hotel attache in exchanges near suspect venues. Coleman, a suffragist, said she reported vice conditions to Mayor Gaynor and police but found no relief.
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New York
Mary Coleman
Nassau Street
East One Hundred and Twenty-second Street
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Curran Aldermanic Committee
George A. Sipp
Baltic
Resmeyer
Levy
Lenox Hotel
Kearns
Waartieman
Harlem
Gaynor
Miss Coleman
Frederick L. Hardenbrook
Hardenbrook
West One Hundred and Thirty Second Street
Eugene Fox
Wilson's Turkey 43 Pounds For President Elect Wilson
Washington December 74 President Elect Wilsons family cook at Princeton is likely preparing a forty three pound turkey from the Trimble flock near Frankfort Kentucky. Chief Clerk South Trimble notes the bird ate a bushel of chestnuts and is the largest he ever raised. It was shipped December 19 to Governor Wilson of Princeton and may be set before the president elect on Wednesday. William G McAdoo of New York has been elected to the board of incorporators of the National Red Cross association.
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Washington
Wilson
Princeton
South Trimble
House of Representatives
Trimble
Frankfort
Sherman
McAdoo Gi
William ‘G. McAdoo
New York
Wis
Incorporators
National Red Cross Association
Admiral Dewey
Indiana Supreme Court OKs Tax on Out-of-State Stock Holdings
Washington December 24. Indiana law taxing shares of stock of corporations organized outside the state held by Indianapolis residents was declared constitutional by the state supreme court. W S Darnell of the I M Darnell company Indianapolis challenged a $12 00 tax arguing it was improper. The court ruled the tax valid as an equal levy on stock of both domestic and foreign companies.
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Washington
Indiana Ap
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Darnell
I. M. Darnell Company
Indiana Supreme Court
Luwtiana
Locust Point Families Holiday Visit Riverside Drive
Locust Point residents and visitors from Staten Island New York and Somerville spent Christmas holidays at Riverside drive and Main Street homes. Several locals, including J G Timolat A D Edwards and families, were noted. others traveled from New York and Millville while an addition rose on a Main Street summer home near the Oceanio bridge.
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J.G. Timolat
Staten Island
Riverside Drive
R. M. Hurd
New York
A. D. Edwards
Elsie
Somerville
J. L. Smith
Main Street
Dr. Edwards
James May Duane
Navesink Avenue
Henry Trent
Red Bank
William Boeckel
Albert Burdge
William Johnson
Sadie
William
Parsons
Oceanio Bridge
William English
Red Bank Gleanings Christmas Travel and Visits
Prof George H Harten of Hudson avenue sails from New York to Jacksonville for the holidays in Florida. Local residents and students including Mr and Mrs Peter P Beck and family, Arthur Obre of Rhinbeck visiting in Red Bank, Miss Almah Parker of Westfield and Miss Edna Parker of East Rutherford with Mrs L S Parker, Mrs Jacob Swan of Atlantic Highlands visiting Park Place, Myra Taylor at Montclair Normal School with her mother, Frances Chamberlain at Tren ton Normal School with her mother, Irma Von Glahn at Teachers College New York with her mother, Leslie Dennis at Pratt Brooklyn with his father A C Dennis, and other Christmas vacation gatherings around Branch avenue.
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George H. Harten
Hudson Avenue
Florida
New York
Jacksonville
Peter P. Beck
J.B. Rue
South Street
Arthur Obre
Rhinbeck
N. Y
Harry LaFerta
Almah T. Parker
Westfield
Edna H. Parker
East Rutherford
L. 8. Parker
Branch Avenue
Jacob Swan
Atlantic Highlands
Henry VanMater
Park Place
Myra Taylor
State Normal School
Montclair
Sirs
D. E. Taylor
Frances Chamberlain
Trenton
Southstret
Irma von Glahn
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Henry von Glabn
Washington Street
Leslie Dennis
Pratt's Institute
Brooklyn
A. C. Dennis
Commissioner Woolley Seeks Public Help on Lighting
A city official urges the public to report unlit arcs and faulty lighting to Commissioner Woolley. He promises careful attention to every report and improvement of the lighting system in every possible way.
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Woolley
A Tasty Girl Wit and Exchange in Boston Transcript
A brief exchange recalls a witty line about food amid a social note. The dialogue hints at casual flirtation as part of the Boston Transcript item.
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Cookman Ave
Main St
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Brunkhorst Bros
Sheehan Brothers
Purseor
American Press Association
Harband
Turkey
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Daily Record
C. A
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Jacob Steinbach
Oealley
Tuthill
Pickard
Roger Brothers
L. de la Roussille
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Hotel Directory
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Shrewsbury
DE Lisle
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Hick’s Jewelry Store
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