Weather Indications for Long Branch and Vicinity
United States Weather Bureau reports rain and warmer tonight with a shift to colder, cloudy weather Wednesday. Current conditions show barometer 30.10, temperature 32, humidity 89, with 0.15 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours. Winds north at 14 mph, high 15 mph yesterday. Forecast: lowest morning near 34 degrees.
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United States Weather Bureau
North Broadway
Long Branch
Ga.u
N. J
Long Branch City
No U S Warship Threatened Tripoli
Washington December 29 No American cruiser ever threatened to bombard the port of Tripoli according to a cable to Secretary of the Navy Daniels from Captain Oman commander of the United States cruiser North Carolina It was the Russian cruiser Askold which threatened the bombardment Oman reported.
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Washington
Tripoli
Daniels
Oman
United States
North Carolina
Askold
Miss Helen Clark Engaged to Arthur Ramsdell
Miss Helen Clark announced her engagement to Arthur M Ramsdell at a luncheon held at her home 235 Liberty street yesterday afternoon. The couple plan a June ceremony. Clark, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Clark, is a 1914 graduate of Chattle High School. Ramsdell, a Mechanics Institute Rochester alum and a mechanics instructor, is the guest of honor in a modest social note of the event.
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Helen Clark
Liberty ‘Street
Miss Clark
Arthur M. Ramsdell
Charles Clark
Chattle High School
Ramsdel
Mechanics Institute
Rochester
Manuel
Manuel Training Instructor At the Intermedial
Leah Wilcox
Agnes Widmer
Marjorie Sutphin
Catherine Sherman
Ida Fielder
Pitman B. Potter
The Cross Goes Westward at Trinity Church Red Bank
In a rare state New Jersey faces a gubernatorial succession gap as Senate President Slocum and Speaker Beekman resign, leaving no governor or presiding officers to call a special session. Trinity Episcopal Church Red Bank hosts a 7:20 p.m. performance of The Cross Goes Westward featuring about 25 children with choir support.
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State House
Trenton
N. J
Dee
New Jersey
Fielder
Senate
Slocum
Beekman
Assembly
Trinity Episcopal Church
Red Bank
United States Warns Britain Over Sea Trade Interference
The United States sends a formal note to Britain through Sir Edward Grey criticizing interference with neutral American trade. President Wilson and aides drafted the document, stressing that reimbursement alone does not fix the harm to U S exporters and asking for clear British posture to protect American rights.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Edward Grey
Ambassador Page
St Iedward Grey
Wilson
Core Jolson
Robert Lansing
Bryan
Wilson Himeself
Hias of Nations
France
Engagement Party for Miss Swer sky and Mr Landa at Margolius Hotel
An engagement party at Margolius Hotel on North Broadway drew sixty couples with an 7 PM start. Charles Landa, of R Landa and Son, and Miss Swer sk y, daughter of Mr and Mrs David Swersky, were celebrated as music by the Podell brothers accompanied dancing and supper. Telegrams from Brooklyn and New York sent best wishes.
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Sarah Swer
Sky
Charles Landa
Margolius’ Hotel
North Broadway
Podell Brothers
Harriet
Brooklyn
Podell
New York City
R. Landa
French Forces Reoccupy Trenches After Heavy Fighting
In upper Alsace and along the front, French troops claimed victory as they pressed German positions with grenades and explosives. Russian successes reported as Austro German offensive slows, Warsaw no longer menaced, and flanking attacks threaten Austrian lines. Greece tensions rise as Salonika port friction signals possible entry into war, with Greece mobilizing troops and war materiel toward Serbia.
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Alsace
Petrograd
Warsaw
Cracow
Viala River
Tarnow
Greec
Rome
Greece
Solonika
Grecian
Waldeck-Rosséau
Servia
Salonika
State School Report Shows Increase in Attendance and Absence
Trenton reports 17,1834 pupils in day public schools with no absences or tardies last year, up 1,466 from the prior year. Total tardies reached 686,515, while truants rose to 43,866. Enrollment topped 496,899 and possible attendance hit 81,229,842 days. Average daily attendance 382,218. overall attendance 89 percent of enrollment.
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Trenton
State Department of Public Instruction
Jday
Local Society Notes Of Holiday Visits In New Brunswick
Miss Haze) endrickson of John Wells Hospital New Brunswick spent Christmas at Grand avenue home. Alfred Young of New York spends Christmas with fiancee Miss Miriam Blum of Broadway. Miss Mattie Platt Miss Ida Mills and Miss Gertrude Oberhauser of Cheeter Penn are guests of Mrs. Alex Gaskill on Chelsea avenue. Miss uth Mooney, former grammar school teacher, is visiting Miss P Gaskill for the holidays.
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Haze
Endrickson
John Wells Hospital
New Brunswick
Grand’ Avenue
Alfred Young
New York
Miriam Blum
Broadway
Mattie Platt
Ida Mills
Gertrude Oberhauser
Cheeter
Penn
Alex Gaskill
Chelsea Avenue
Uth Mooney
P. Gaskill
Engineers Begin Work at Sea Bright Coast Survey
Government engineers led by Arthur Swife started a survey of the Sea Bright coast with four workers. They began in the town center near the Galilee Life-Saving Station and expect to finish by Friday, drawing interest from locals as seacoast protection plans loom for early in the year.
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Arthur Swife
Sea Bright
Galilee
Mr. Swift
Red Bank
Russians Split Austrian Armies in Carpathian Retreat
Russians retreat from Cracow region after driving Austrian forces apart. Battles at Tuchow and Pu show Russians halting Austrian junctions along the Bula and Liła rivers. Russians claim bold maneuver separated Austrians, capturing prisoners and machine guns while advancing on the Lila line.
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Cracow
Tuchow
Carpathians
Boehn-er Molli
Binla
Pushow
Stedlakn
Tienow
Fire destroys Hoboken America Hotel in December blaze
Hoboken reports a major fire at the America Hotel damaging the building and threatening nearby sites. Firefighters rescue two maids trapped on the top floor while guests evacuate. Damage estimated at 125000 dollars. In other news President Wilson says the United States supports a general amnesty in Mexico.
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Venice
Jeanine
Newark Street
Lyric Theater
Broakfast
Wilson
Mexico
Washington, D.C
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