Fire destroys McMahon homestead near Keansburg
The John McMahon residence near Keansburg burned to the ground Wednesday afternoon. Daniel McMahon, who lives alone in the home, survived as the flames overwhelmed the structure. A nearby observer reported seeing flames bursting from the roof around 2:30 PM. The blaze gutted the house with only a small amount of insurance noted. investigators suspect a defective chimney flue as the likely cause.
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John McMahon
Keansburg
Daniel McMahon
Eek
Hon
Ie Panriak Aherin’s
Guessing the Popcorn Ball Weight at Hicks Store
Christmas shoppers guessed the weight of a large popcorn ball in the Hicks candy store window. Over 300 entries ranged from four to 300 pounds. Wallace R. Pesler and Councilman A. L. Hobson tied at 33 pounds, with ten others close. a drawing will decide the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks Candy Store
Wallace R. Pesler
Couuncilman
A. L. Hobson
Colorado Fears Hopper Menace Sweeping Grasshoppers In State
Colorado faces a grasshopper surge threatening alfalfa crops. A state convention will urge legislative action to form cooperative districts for control, with winter destruction of eggs and public funding for ditch banks and waste lands.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Montana
States
Canada
Mae
Araska
Uwler
Way &S
Bargains on Third Page of Gent-a-Words
Read Gent-a-Words on Third page for bargains and deals across categories. Shoppers can find discounted items and special prices highlighted in this section.
Staten Island Cut Off By Strike At Rush Hour
Staten Island was cut off from world traffic during today’s rush hour as municipal ferry crews walked out, halting thousands of commuters and heavy vehicle flow. The strike ended this afternoon with workers agreeing to return after January first and ledgers of back pay demands.
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Staten Island
STAIK
New York
Couth
Brooklyn
Masons Here For New Year Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. H. Edgar Mason and family visit for the New Year at their Bath Avenue home and will entertain many friends during the holidays.
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Durles B. Sexton
Hamilton Avenue
Mony
Law
Charles F. Sexton
Harry L Ktot
Robert A. Sexton
Hulet Seaton
Atlas and His Load in Myth and Map History
Fragmentary prose links Atlas the mythic Titan with map books and globes made for rulers. It notes Shakespeare and a retort about knowing a man by his company, reflecting on fame and burden.
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Ford
Séreator
Charles I
Germany
Dorne
Shakespeare
Warwick
Admiral Bucknam and the Turkish Navy Aboard
The article profiles Ransford D. Bucknam, born in 1869 in Nova Scotia, who rose from a cabin boy in the Great Lakes to vice admiral and naval adviser to Abdul Hamid II. It recounts his career with the Cramps, command of ships, and his role in modernizing the Ottoman navy, including a famed incident at Algiers and his courtship by the sultan.
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New York
Washops
Bucklion
Constantinople
Bucknam Pasha
Great Lakes
Ransford D. Bucknam
Nova Scotia
Maine
Bucknam
Pacific
Manila
Sultan
Philadelphia
San Prancisco
Order of Osmaniich
I Itan
Abdi Hamid
Yildiz
Hamidieh
Buéknawm Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Atlantic
Bucknamw
Algeria
Algiers
Mackin
Read Cent-a-Words on Third
A brief item notes readers can find bargain pricing on the third page under the heading Wargains in them. The snippet signals a catalog-like listing of discounted items and specials in that section.
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The
Daily Record
the Quality Store
S. S. Scobey’s
A&p
Florida
Chapman’s
Broadway
Hanson
Germantown
Childs
REAL
Norway
Johnnso
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
United States
T L. Fiteh
Lerdé
Eal
Eich
Clothiers
13Th St
Mr. W. Hl. Woolley
Sixth Ave
Long Branch, N. J
Paris
Bessie Clayton
Vienna
Atlantics
Atlantic Fire Engine and Truck Company
Lyceum
J. P. West
Elks
Gareid Avenue
H's
Lovell
J. G. Lovell
First Presbyterian Church
Oie
H. G. Fellows
BIS
New York City
Wee Te Eee
Peacheus
Sas
Werden
Cevee
Oes
Weis
A. G. Fellows
Broad Street
Red Bank
N. J
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