Double Tragedy at East Oceanic Revealed by Coroner
Coroner John R. Sickles declared the East Oceanic tragedy a planned murder‑suicide after interviewing Herman Truax 16 and Marion 18, noting rehearsed statements and conflicting accounts. The case centers on a husband and wife shot at Truax cottage, with the aunt Mrs. Newman tied to letters about the children.
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East Oceanic
John R. Sickles
Truax
Herman Truax
Marion
Anna Newman
Allenwood
Bickles
Belive
Herman
Sickles
Sidkles
George Curtis
Curtis
Cotillion Honors Lincoln's Birthday At Townley's Hall
Mr. Coleman's Saturday afternoon dancing class held its first formal reception at Townley's Hall on Lincoln's birthday. About a hundred attended, with sixty-two dances in a cotillion featuring a six figure historical march titled Emancipation. The program included a grand march, refreshments, a flag march, and a finale to Dixie. Pitman West led a three piece orchestra and many local residents participated or attended as spectators.
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Henry, Green
Agnes Widmer
Emmett Mulholland
Grace Mansion
Mr. Coleman
Pitman West
Coleman
Johnston
Oaks
Gladys Wright
Norma Stein
Consuello Parslow
Agnes Widemer
Grace Manion
Sarah Manion
Catherine Sherman
Ida Fielder
Helen Bazley
Athy Hirschfeld
Amelia Woolley
Lillian Wool
Valuable watch looted near Elberon station
Gold open faced watch and pin with monogram M. W. missing between Pearl 8 Elberon and Elberon station. Reward offered for return to Marion Worth Pearl St Elberon. Also notes a Wednesday sale at Goldstein's and a White and Gold Chorus meeting on Feb 15 at City Hall.
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Pearl 8
Elberon
Elveron Station
M. W
Marion
Pearl St
White and Gold Chorus
City Hall
Long Branch Loses Pastors as Conference Nears
Long Branch reports two pastors likely to leave at the New Jersey Methodist Conference in Atlantic City. Rev. J G Reed and Rev. Furman A DeMaris face transfers amid salary talks and potential moves to Vine Land Pennington and Sea Bright posts.
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Long Branch
J. G. Reed
Furman A. DeMaris
New Jersey
M .E
Atlantic City
DeMaris
Vineland
DeMaria
Millville
Simpson Church
Simpson Memorial M. B. Church
Wice
VineMid
J. B. Haines
Pennington Seminary
Dr. Reed
St. Luke's M. St. Church
John Handley
Camden
Fourth Quarterly Conference
Reed
C. B. Fisher
Fisher
Old First M. BE
Churen
A. H. Eberhardt
Asbuth M. E. Church
J. Ward Gamble
Sea Bright
H. A. Relyea
Oakhurst
Holy Name Officers Elected in Rumson Meeting
The Holy Name Society of Rumson elected officers in Holy Cross Hall on Sunday. President Edward O'Brien and others named include Vice President Thomas Sweeney, Secretary William Hintelmann, Treasurer Joseph Widley, and Marshall John Daly, with spiritual director Reverend Edward J. Dagan. A by-laws committee was formed chaired by Frank Logan with members Levey, Martin, Hoag and Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society
Rumson
Holy Cross Hall
1Dward O'Brien
Thomas J. Sweeney
William H. Hintelmann
Tressurer
Joseph Widley
Merehal
John Daly
Roev
Edward J. Dagan
Frank Logan
Thomas J. Levey
Dennis Martin
William H. Hoag
James A. Ryan
New Deal Lake Bridge Work Underway on Deal Lake Span
Workers from the New York and Long Branch Railroad drive pilings and perform remodeling on the Deal Lake bridge south end following a railroad commission edict. Goldstein's promises discounts with 25 percent off and urged bargains as a separate note.
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New Deal Lake Bridge
New York and Long Branch Railroad
Deal Lake
Railroad Commission
Little Sliver Woman Bick
Mrs R T Leary wife of Rev R T Leary formerly of Little Silver is seriously ill at W C Lip pincott home at Little Silver with pneumonia. Miss Little Scott and Miss Gertrude Sniffen of Newark spent Lincoln’s birthday and Sunday with Miss Suitfen’s grandfather, Acquire Theodore Shiffen of Herbert Wed Bank.
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Rumson
Mra
Emma Kane
Grace
Ahna Steiner
New York
Lincoln's Birthday
William H. Hintelmann
Oceania Road
Little Scott
Gertrude Sniffen
Newark
Lincoln
Weather and thanks inform residents of brief notice
Rain and warmer tonight and Wednesday with stronger southerly winds. Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Joseph L Phillips thanks friends for kindness and sympathy shown during bereavement.
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Joseph L. Phillips
Bt. Michaels Juniors Triumph Over Yankee Five Saturday
Bt Michaels Juniors beat the Yankee Basketball Five with a 249 score in a Saturday contest. The Junior lineup included Posinsky guard F McCarthy forward Lively centre Fixler forward and Cattanach guard. Yankee lineup featured Forfar guard Widmer forward Hill centre Bak er guard Gannon.
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St. Michaells
Posinsky
F. McCarthy
F. Lively
C. Fixler
G. Cattanach
Yankee
A. Forfar
F. Widmer
George Hill
B. Baker
G. Gannon
St. Michaels
H. McCarthy
Brighton Avenue
West End
Brisbane Talks on True Temperance
Trenton New Jersey February 165 The New Jersey State Editorial Association met at the Windsor Hotel with about forty editors and publishers. A resolution urged ending unlimited press publicity for press agents. Arthur Brisbane urged temperance by promoting light wines and beers while limiting spirits, arguing prohibition worsens issues. He compared light drinks to tobacco and opium, urging government licensing to curb highly alcoholic poisons. Also noted are obituaries for Harriet A M Layton and local checker and running race items.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey State Editorial Association
Windsor Hotel
Hotel Windsor
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst Newspapers
Evening Journal Publishing Company
New York
America
China
France
Germany
In Bed From Fall on Ice Story of Miss Wells
A garbled item notes Miss Bessie Wells in a fall on ice and a sequence involving a Disbiow stationery store and a bare home scene with wine. The readable fragments outline a minor incident with local figures and odd details.
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Bessie Wells
Britontown Visitors and Local Schedule Noted
Visitors from Chapel Hill and Bar Lewis Street are mentioned with Mr Lewis aged 111 and at home. An event for Con clave Improved officers is set for 7.30 with a supper at Newings Hotel. Frank Demarest of Booth Eaton town is reported injured and confined at home after an incident at John Grim barbershop.
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Britontown
Golden
Chapel Hill
Apent Hunday
William &. Morris
Lewis Street
Bar
Lewis
Newing’s
Birthday piano gift to Miss Charlotte in Eatontown
Miss Charlotte of Lewis street Eatontown received a fine piano Saturday from her brother Howard Sanford who bought it at Schroeder's Pharmacy Broad street Red Bank as a birthday gift. Valentine by the ladies of that Reformed ture room. Supper from 6 to 10. Nine In 2 Mil Race at Chelsea Rink Wednesday night. Stone. Don’t forget the benefit dance by Lyceum Bowling Club at Hall Oakhurst February 16.
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Valentine
Charlotte
Lewis Street
Eatontown
Wie
Howard Sanford
Schroeder
Broad Street
Red Bank
That Reformed Church
Chelsea
Lyceum Bowling Club
Hall
Oakhurst
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Goldstein's
Chelsea Funk
Sexton
L. B
Townley Hall
Goldstein’s
Mravlag
Mravlay
Fort Cottage
State Home
James M. Green
Governor Fort
Thomas P. Fay
Board of Trustees
Home
State Normal and Model Schools
McFaul
Hope
George B. Wight
Charities and Corrections
EB. C. Healy
Rahway Reformatory
George 0. Osborne
Hamilton. Schuyler
Trinity P. B. Church
State Normal School
State Board of Education
Gladys Cranmer
Gladys
Thomas Cranmer
Greenlawn Cemetery
John G. Sexton
Lakeside
Firenze
P. Murray
R. Carey
C. Hurn
Robert DeSchyun
Thos. P. Fay
Holy Name Officers
New Society
Holy Cross Church
Ruimson
Oceanic
Thomas Clark
Rifton, N. Y
Justice
Levi B. Van‘ent
Mexico
R. C. Lawrence
Robert Bruce
William H. Bruce
Goldstein's. Beead
A. F. Golflen
Broadway
L. B. Idantr
Bick
Bt. Michaels Juniors
Bee Ad
Patriotic Entertainment
Halsey
David Baira
Senate
State House
Fort
Treniton
Leslie R. Fort
Philadelphia
Winthrop B. Mitchell
Trébton
Sen
Frank B. Jeas
State Board of Takes
Carl Lewis
Masex
Huston Dixon
George W. McPhersoni
J. Lyle Kinmonth
Asbury Park
New Jersey State Hospital
Frederick A. Pope
Somerset County
John ©. Patterson
Monmouth County
George H. Halsey
David Baird
Brisbane
Mex
Jersey
Mr. Morton
Harriet AH. Layton
Hamilton
Bright
Ira Layton, Jr
Frank Morton
Red Bankers
Chelees Rink
Workingish Wedilk
Wiliam C Bt
4Tontown
Émplofell
Standard Ol! Company
Cheatnot Street
Frank Demarest
Frank Demaret
Booth Eatontown
John Grim
Lewis & Batontown
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