Austro German Fronts Both Menaced by War Backlash
Vienna reports Austrian lines in southern Galicia still hold with withdrawals to straighten the line, while Russian advances in the Caucasus and around Warsaw push German and Austrian forces toward retreat. Berlin admits St George evacuation after a surprise attack as artillery duels persist on the front.
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England
Vienna
War Office
Galicia
Balkan
Petrograd
Caucasus
Warsaw
Austrian Front
Berlin
Sayville
St. George
Nieuport
Poland
Pillhallen
Bulwark
London
St. Georges
Ty William Philip Simms
United Prova
Yaris
Vlis
Upper
Alsace
Georges
Secudbeas
Cermya
Long Branch Considers Factory Sites to Boost Growth
City officials discussed creating factory zones near Long Branch to attract industries while preserving summer resort appeal. Proposals call for state legislation to empower land purchases and grant incentives, with a bill to be drafted by the city solicitor for introduction next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
Flock
Mack
Monmouth County
City of
Stevens
Diamond Studded Collar for Cat at Red Bank Borough
Harry the mouser at Red Bank Borough Hall will receive a New Year present a diamond studded collar. The stones are rhine but donated by actor Perry Ryan. George Moody, soon to be councilman, makes the collar. The cat earned its keep by eradicating mice in the chief's desk. Authorities worry the collar could be stolen, with officers guarding it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Red Bank
Perry Ryan
George Moody
Marry
Borough Hall
Harry Clayton
Police
Wymbs
Edward Connors
Horatio Shutts
Joseph Imlay
Charles Woods
William Antonides
Alen Smith
Herry Clayton
Harry van Note
Red Bank Social Roundup and Historical Dispatches
Red Bank residents and visitors are listed with family ties and brief notes on illnesses visits and gatherings. A Ladies Auxiliary officers list for Sons of Veterans is given and an installation date noted. Nearby the U S Army staff meets with a Mexican official to discuss border issues. A bank robbery in Bingham City is reported with suspect captured and money recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sof
Ladies’ Auxiliary
No. 13
Sons of Veterans
Red Bank
Jennie Fisher
Louise Cree
Anna Mustoe
Susanna Lewis
Barbara Heyer
Ursula Earl
Hattie Wymbs
Adele Chandler
Salt Lake City
Utah
Colorado
Bert
Bingham
Bingham City
Unidentified Murder Victim Found Near Albany
A man found dead with a bullet wound near Albany remains unidentified. A card bearing the name Augue Greise was found in a large pocket, suggesting the victim may be someone from Iowa. A revolver near the body led police to suspect self-inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Dee
Iowa
St Georges Taken by Allied Forc es
Allied troops in Belgium capture the village of St Georges east of Nieuwport amid ongoing heavy fighting. French war office reports bombings at Sarrebourg and other rail routes as German shells target lines near Amiens and Metz.
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Fnally
St. Georges
Aisne
Champagne
Gettinje
Herzegovina
Craiova
Paris
Belgium
Ailles
Nieuport
Aryricourt
Metz
Bresear
von Kinck
Amlens
Tempe
Apremont
Alles
Cold wave forecast to hit the U S East after Rocky Mountain surge
The Weather Bureau warns of another cold wave sweeping east of the Rockies. A sharp temperature drop will follow across the middle Mississippi region and into Italy and beyond, with warnings from Kansas to West Virginia and the Northeast tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rockies
Italy
Mississippi
Teginus
Kansas
West Virginia
Atlantic
New England
Stolen Silver Recovered by Cat in New Jersey Woods
In Montclair New Jersey Harry D Wood finds tissue wrapped silverware snagged by a kitten in brush near Virginia Avenue. The items belonged to Hampden E Tener of New York tied to a recent home robbery. A wounded suspect in Millburn is held at St Marys hospital Orange and claimed names to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
Dee
Harry D. Wood
Bloomfield Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Hampden
EB. Tener
South Mountains Avenue
Tener
Irving Silvines Institution of New York
Bloomfield Trust Company
Stafford Company
Wood
Millburn
St. Mary's Hospital
Orange
Tener House
Charles Jackson
Carroll
Nurse Sues Bremner Estate for Life Pay
Miss Theodora Nash, a nurse, sues the estate of Congressman Robert G. Bremner in Jersey City for 150 dollars a month for three years and for life. She says Bremner promised ongoing payments and to name her in his will, but nothing was paid or mentioned in the will. The suit seeks to halt the sale of the Passaic Herald, owned by Bremner, as part of the estate dispute.
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Bremner
Jersey City
N. J
Miss Nash
Baltimore
Walker
Passhie Herald
Train collision kills three in New York freight incident
A Ontario and Western locomotive crashed into a beer truck line near 130th Street New York injuring the chauffeur and killing both the driver Otto Garlisch and helper Jay J. Cavanaugh. Engineer Henry Morey from North Bergen suffered a broken arm. The crash caused beer barrels to scatter and the train to stop at Weehawken.
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Teaneck
Dee
Ontario and Western Railroad
James Hverard
New York
Garlisch
Cavanaugh
Weehawken
Jersey Without a Governor Fielder Vacation Leaves State
Governor James F. Fielder is away in Norwalk for the holidays and New Jersey lacks a governor as both the president of the senate and the speaker of the house have resigned. John W. Slocum, former senate president, becomes Monmouth County Judge, while Avrain M. Beekoum resigns as assembly speaker to become bill examiner for the reference library.
The Right Occupation Quote
A Brief Reflection Cites Ruskin Saying work shapes amusement as petals emerge from a fruitful flower, emphasizing purposeful labor over idle leisure.
Weather Indications for Long Branch and Vicinity
The United States Weather Bureau reports fair and colder conditions tonight and Thursday with strong westerly winds. Current Long Branch data shows a 8 am barometer 29.75, temperature 33, humidity near 98 percent, and 24 hour precipitation 0.80. Forecast: lowest Thursday morning around 15 degrees.
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United States Weather Bureau
North Broadway
Long Branch
N. J
Weat
Lowe
Klgu
Dollar social to aid organ motor fund at Red Bank church
The Philathea Society of the First Baptist Church Red Bank will host a dollar social tomorrow night at the parsonage. Women will explain how they earned a dollar during summer months. A watch night service is planned with a huge fireplace lit before midnight as the year begins. Refreshments will follow.
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Philathea Society
First Baptist Church
Red Bank
Or ‘Gan Motor Fund
Rey
Mia
Miner
Watch Night Service at First Methodist Red Bank
The First Methodist Church Red Bank will hold a watch night service and reception tomorrow. The service begins at 10 o clock with Rev Garret Wyckoff delivering a sermon titled The Weather Shuttle. A male quartet and children's chorus will perform. At midnight a parsonage reception with refreshments follows.
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Red Bank
First Methodist Church
Garrett Wyckoff
Church of Cheating
Clef
Rain-In- The-Face
Socal
Obituaries for Eugene J. Tufts and Mary A. Stout
Eugene Leonard Tufts a Chicago Stock Exchange member and former Big trader on the Chicago Board of Trade died suddenly at Presbyterian Hospital New York aged 62. He leaves two sons and a daughter and wake sent to Brookline Mass for funeral services. Mary A. Stout of Red Bank died at Monmouth Memorial Hospital after Brights disease aged 61. She leaves a son, was born near Camden, and lived in Atlantic Highlands Red Bank and Bridgeboro. Funeral plans set by Fay Funeral Directors.
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Eugene Leonard ‘Tufts
Stock Exchange
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Mr. Tufts
Massachusetts
United States
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Denver
Boston
Sobn
Brookline
Mass
Long Branch
Mary A. Stout
Jesse HH. Stout
Wharf Avenue
Red Bank
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Bright
Harry C. Fay
Fay
Bridgeboro
N. J
Mr. Stout
Atlantic Highlands
Stout
Local Personal Notes From Town Holiday Visits
Mr and Mrs R K Meixeell spend holidays with Mr and Mrs Harry Meixell on Broadway. Mr and Mrs James Blair visit Haston Pennsylvania for the holidays. Pitman B Potter of Cambridge Mass visits the area. Mrs H A Crone of Newark visits Mrs Howland on Cooper Avenue. William H Bennett, long ill at his daughter Mrs John W Woolley’s home, reported improved yesterday.
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R. K. Meixeell
Harry Meixell
Broadway
James Blair
Edwarda Avenue
Haston
Penn
Pitman B. Potter
Cambridge
Mass
H. A. Crone
Newark
Howland
Cooper Avenue
Wiliam H. Bennett
John W. Woolley
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Red Bank Trust Company
Broad & Wallace Sts
Red Bank, N. J
Constantinople
Hussian Hamel
Egypt
Great Britain
Comptoir National
Credit Lyonnais
Societe Generale de Credit
L. 1
Ypres
Brola
Anys
Red Cank
Joseph Kesee
Red Henk
U. S
Vollmer
Washington, D. C
Uhe House of Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Wayne Penna
Philadelphia
Penna
Wayne, Penna
County Gas and Electric Company
Wayne Plumbing and Heating Company
Wayne Opera House
Atery
Poole
Frank A. Poole
West Long Branch
Prank
Harry C. Tatorn
Aghele
Roland Dey
Cran- Laie
Anna Appleget
Oakland Street
George Lewis
East Front Street
Robert
Leo Warren
Pennington
Fred Fisher
Arnold Weybreck
Jannett
Ella Wymbs
Minnie Reed
Josie Wymbs
Ada Predmore
Scott
Naco
Arizona
Hugh Scott
U. S. Army
Maytorena
Villista
Mexico
Hill
Allied Forges
Sarrebourg
Cat
Banker
Hampden E. Tener
Milburn
Jersey
Rogers Perr
Warren
S4th
The
Daily Record
Frederick K. Ball
Mualo
Carters Urmueverrts
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