27 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1914
Page
1
Dublin reports an outbreak after violence by the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Nationalist volunteers armed with rifles patrol streets while police are sparse. If the clashes continue, Prime Minister Asquith takes charge of the War Office amid fears of further unrest.
Keyport hosts its annual baby parade tomorrow starting at 2 PM with a Mardi Gras masque fete and open air concert. Miss Ola Sandman, Henry Salz, and Fire Chief S. Frank Mason lead planning as decorated car entries and a fireman parade headline the event.
Elberton Engine Company announces its annual midsummer ball next Thursday night. Officials predict record attendance and top social status along the shore. Bicorate preparations are underway with the Deki Casino hosting and Prot Pitman Meloy's full orchestra providing music for dances and promenade. Tickets are in demand among cottage residents and other volunteers.
New York Republicans show rifts as Harvey D. Hinman mounts a bid for governor. party factions dispute strategy and support ahead of potential primary votes in a contest seen as pivotal for the statewide race.
Police report shows Mark Hyman fined 11.25 dollars for speeding on Ocean Avenue after 11 PM. Edwin Megill gets 30 days for reckless driving and intoxication under new law. John Wheeler fined three dollars for drunkenness. Frank Meyers fined three dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct. Montillion Krug fined three dollars for tying a horse on Brighton Avenue. William H Painter forfeits 25 dollar deposit after missing hearing for speeding. later appears and seeks a Thursday hearing due to vehicle trouble.
John Gordon and Jens T. Scott were fined one dollar and costs after being found admitting patrons at Ocean Gardens in Long Branch despite orders to close Sunday shows. Officers arrested them and they faced Justice Scion fein who urged leniency as a first offense. The article also mentions local civic groups and an upcoming visit by a Grand Councilor to Odd Fellows Hall.
The 21st annual horse show closed with six championship classes and a military class judged Saturday. Walter Hanley led with 590 dollars, Felix Warburg 828, and others earned prizes as 74 exhibitors produced over 300 entries despite light attendance.
King Peter of Servia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria loom in the news as hopes for renewed peace between the two powers rise amid ongoing diplomatic efforts and regional tensions.
A record crowd filled hotels and boarding houses over the weekend as ideal summer weather drew visitors to Pleasure Bay resorts along the shore. Port au Peck, Price's Hotel, Mine Host Murphy's Shrewsbury resort, Rector's Tango Orchestra, and Bridgewater Inn all reported bustling dinners, dances, and high music quality attracting large patronage.
St James Church celebrated the patronal festival and the parishs sixtieth anniversary with full attendance. Father Harvey Officer of the Holy Cross preached a stirring sermon on religious vows and priesthood. Arthur Alston led the choir in improved music during a warmly attended evening service.
Mrs. Jessie Hamilton McArthur of East Side Park near Red Bank dies aged 75 leaving two daughters and a son. Funeral at home tonight at 7 30. Interment in Evergreen New York. Mrs. Elia Poole of Nut Swamp dies of tuberculosis at 38. Funeral from St James Catholic Red Bank Wednesday. interment Mount Olivet. Harry C Fay handles both funerals. Also notes dog bite incidents involving Mrs. Jofes Bilien By veg and a New York boy boarding with Mr. George Morris family.
West Long Branch residents heed Mayor Golfien's plea to bolt windows while thieves operate. From four to five pm a North Cedar avenue home was entered. 927 autos passed the corner, about ten per minute, with heavy traffic all day. Harry Whitt of Belford fined $25 for speeding on the Middletown turnpike near Cooper's bridge.
The event for Edward Hasard, heir of Dr. Mire Ghuver Haserd, turned chaotic as guests crowded a feast at a Weentae street home. Police reported intoxication cases and a local man received ten days in jail after a disturbance at the party.
Mr Gray’s head was caught between the cabin and a steel girder as a launch passed beneath a draw. He sustained a broken jaw, scalp wounds, a cheek gash, a neck puncture, and shoulder contusions but remained conscious. Douglass Riddle took the party to nurse Miss Hoffman at Oceanport. he was later moved to the German Hospital in New York.
Two motorcyclists faced a near miss in a collision on Broadway opposite the theatre at 3 20 yesterday afternoon. Maxwell Sherman rode a tandem motorcycle with a female companion along Main Street Spring Lake when the car bearing license 47914 NJ attempted a turn in front of the theatre causing the crash. The riders escaped serious injury.
A terse local notice records a ten dollar fine issued for driving a horse under questionable circumstances. The fragmented text names Thompson and references legal action or enforcement but lacks additional details on location or date.
Censured mobilization guidance orders French reserves to 48 hours to prepare. Conflicting reports say Servians fire on troops and a conference honored by Hatt ing is noted amid unrest.
The British stock markets fell amid frantic hours as nations seek to avert a disaster. In Potsdam Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm and the Crown Prince hurry to join cabinet ministers to prevent war between Germany and Servia now seen as possible.
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