Old Hall building gutted by fire in city area
The dilapidated old Hall building in the western city section burned at noon. Firemen confined the blaze to the attic after rapid response. The structure, long condemned by the Board of Health, was once home to up to twenty seven people and is to be rebuilt if possible. Incendiary claims surface but remain unproven.
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Board of Health
Frank Haakan
Petz
Haagan
Frank Stillwaggon
Fourth Ward Inn
Mary Graczyk
Graczyk
Samuel Hall
Board of Trade
Dee
State Board of Health
New Motorcycle Officers Take City Patrol Posts
Patrolmen McGarvey and Swanson began motorcycle duty at 10 this morning. McGarvey holds post No 2 and Swanson No 1. Previously a single cycle officer covered the whole city. now Bath Avenue north and south are divided. Both officers wore new uniforms and the machines were in top condition.
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Irvey
Swanson
McGarvey
Bath Avenue
Five Bicyclers Arrested in Red Bank
Five men riding bicycles on sidewalks along Branch and Hudson avenues and Broad Street in Red Bank were arrested yesterday and today by Officer William H. Antonides. Names include William James, BH. Quackenbastr, Ramuél Reynolds, Mot Lassar of Red Bank, and Frank Warner of Bank. All pleaded guilty before Recorder Harry Badeau, fined $1 each as first offense, and released. Police vow to continue cracking down on sidewalk riding.
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Branch
Hudson Avenues
Broad Street
Red Bank
William H. Antonides
William James
BH. Quackenbastr
Little Silvé
Ramuél Reynolds
Mot Lassar
Frank Warner
Bank
Harry ©. Badeau
Summer hours at Presbyterian Church services updated
Beginning tomorrow the church changes service times for the summer. The morning service moves to 10 45 with Sabbath school at 11 45 following the service, closing at 12 30. Evening service starts at 7 45, and Thursday night meeting begins at 8. An invitation to attend is extended.
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Chattle High School
First Presbyterian
Charles Wesley Burns
First M
Germantown
Penn
First Baptist Church
Family trip to Hopedale ends New York to Lup ton
Wilt Sysimer in Bay State, Mrs. William J. Brokaw and her little son Harry depart yesterday for Hopedale Mass to spend the summer at Mrs Brokaw's parent home They left New York for Lup ton last night aiming to complete the journey by rail Leland Dudley plans to spend part of the summer near Hopedale and travels with Mrs Brokaw They arranged their departure so neither would hate to travel drone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Brokaw
Harry
Hopedale
Mass
Laborers Wanted and Clerical Help Sought by Steiner and Son
Employment notices invite 20 laborers starting Monday at the New Broadway Theatre with on the job application. A young man is sought for clerical work by Steiner and Son at 136tr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carriére
New Broadway Theatre
Steiner & Son
New Bay Theatre
Class Day Exercises Mark Beginning of 1912 Commencement
The 1912 class held its class day exercises in the high school Assembly Hall with 44 graduates in white outfits and Nile green ties. The program featured music by the high school orchestra, speeches, class history, props, poems, and a presentation of two friezes, The Pilgrims Landing and Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Gladys Wright.
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Errickson
Charles Wesley Burns
Presbyterian Church
William Friederick
Stanley Duryee
Glade Wright
William B. Cate
Katherine Sherman
Samuel Morris
John R. Errickson
Katherine Sweeney
George Johnston
Friederick
Chattle
Moye
Pilgrims' Landing
Washington
Delaware
Gladys A. Wright
The
Fair Haven Man James McDonald Dies Sudden Stroke
James McDonald a Fair Haven resident for twelve years died suddenly at about seven last night from a stroke while walking on Main street Fair Haven near the Hopkins home where he boarded. Coroner Harry Fay notified and burial permit issued. He was 55, born in Ireland, in the US thirty years, worked at EB D Godfrey's Rumson estate, had been in poor health three weeks. Funeral Monday at 10:30 at the Hopkins home. interment Mt Olivet Cemetery.
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James McDonald
Fair Haven
Oceanic
McDonald
George Hopkins
W. B. Warner
Red Bank
Mt. Olivet ‘Cemetery
Middletown Township
Brick hazard at Broadway Theatre injures two men
Nathaniel Fritcher, a colored hod carrier, was struck on the head by a brick from a falling load while ascending a ladder. John Rue, also a colored hod carrier, suffered head and hand injuries when a hod of bricks crashed near him. Both men were treated. Rue remained bedridden at home. Carpenters report considering head protection.
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Nathaniel Fritcher
Broadway Theatre
Felice
Fritcher
John Rue
Rue
29 Graduates From Grammar Schools At Eatontown
Eatontown township held graduation exercises for local grammar schools last night in Crescent Hall with a formal program and decorative greenery. Graduates included Mabel Bennett Leon Conrow William Conrow Effie Day Wallace Giles Clifford Herbert Ruth Keller Sanford Langwith Lillian Moran Pauline Partree Miriam Patterson Rebecca Pothemus Joseph Pollitt Lilian Shorter Florence Snyder Emma Vin Kirk Nellie Wortley. The Ben Bright Grammar School eighth annual commencement was in the M Church with twelve graduates led by Rev O G S Duffield and diplomas awarded to Arthur Johnson Paul Smith George Johnson George Howland Lester Davis Clarence Carlson Jennie Lindsay Harpah Jacobsen Irene Corrin Elsie Benson Helen Clark Catherine Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Bennett
Leon Conrow
William 8. Conrow
Effie Day
Wallace Giles
Clifford Herbert
Ruth Keller
Sanford Langwith
Lillian Moran
Pauline Partree
Miriam Patterson
Rebecca Pothemus
Joseph, Pollitt
Lilian Shorter
Florence Snyder
Emma Vin Kirk
Nellie Wortley
Ben Bright Grammar School
Duffield
Arthur Johnson
Paul Smith
George Johnson
George Howland
Lester Davis
Clarence Carlaon
Jennie Lindsay
Harpah Jacob‘gop
Irene Corrin
Elsie Benson
Helen Clark
Catherine Ryan
Weather Bureau Forecast for New Jersey Showers and Warmup
The U S Weather Bureau reports 36 hours ending Sunday evening with showers in New Jersey, rising temperatures, and southeast winds. Observations show yesterday’s high 68, low 58, 61 at 6 am, plus 2 degree rise in 34 hours. barometer 30.04, last night 30.08, east wind at 24 mph, highest gust 38 mph. humidity 76 at 10 am 73 by then. One year ago the weather was clear with 59 minimum and 77 maximum.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
North Broadway
Long Branch
No More Riots At Amboy As Workers Return
Perth Amboy residents report calm after two days of clashes as police and deputies deter violence. Strike leaders held talks with bosses at Barber Asphalt plant and workers resume on Monday at old wages. John Duncan jailed for incitement to riot. other prisoners face weapons charges. Governor Wilson monitors, offers arbitration potential via Adjutant General Sadler, noting locals manage order.
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Perth Amboy
Barber Asphalt
John Duncan
Henry W. Kehoe
Eanv
Wilson
Sadler
Eight Oceanic High School graduates in Rumson ceremony
Oceanic High School held graduation exercises in the school auditorium last night with eight graduates receiving diplomas. The program featured an instrumental piece The Rustle of Spring, salutatory by Mary E. MacIntosh and valedictory by L. Fern Kemp, plus addresses by Mayor J. M. Corlies and others. Sixteen undergraduates earned county diplomas and the class presented Principal Lloyd Wheeler a gift.
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Oceanic High School
Marjorie Mullen
Mary EB. MacIntosh
L. Fern
Kemp
Leo F. J. Hennessey
J. M. Corlies
Borough of
Rumson
H. A. Kettle
Board of Education
James E. Bogle
Bogle
Clase
Lloyd Wheeler
L. Fern Kemp
Mae Qohlandt
Mary E. Macintosh
Zola Wmnery
Edna Summers
Leo Hennessey
Frank B. Ward, Jr
Floyd Mullen
Hospital orderly Howard Jackson dies of tuberculosis
Howard Jackson colored, an orderly at Monmouth Memorial Hospital, died this morning from tuberculosis at age 43 after four years of service. He worked until illness in February forced retirement and stayed as a patient during his sickness. His wife Mrs Jackson had died earlier, leaving five children in Holmdel. Funeral arrangements are cared for by Myers & Flock.
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Howard Jackson
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Jackson
Holmdel
Myers Flock
Red Bank strawride to Thies City and Asbury Park
Five Red Bank couples and ten youths took a large automobile strawride to Thies City and Asbury Park last night aboard the New Point Comfort Beach Company vehicle from Keansburg. They enjoyed swimming, dancing, and nightlife before returning shortly after midnight. The party included Ricca Salm Lena Salm Margaret Salm Anna May Sweeney Mina Ruth Zieglar C Ray Sweeney Lou Tanhenbaum John Schmidt Percy Longstreet and Will Peterson.
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Red Bank
Thies City
Asbury
Asbury Park
New Point Comfort Beach Company
Keansburg
Ricca
Lena
Margaret Salm
Anna May Sweeney
Mina Ruth Zieglar
C. Ray Sweeney
Lou Tanhenbaum
John Schmidt
Percy Longstreet
Will Peterson
Found Dead at Keyport. Andrew Brandt 16
Andrew Brandt of New York, 16, working on a Keyport farm, was found dead beneath a cherry tree yesterday morning. Cause listed as convulsions. Coroner summoned. burial permit issued. Remains returned to New York for interment.
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Andew Brandt
New York
Andrew Brandt
Keyport
Harry €. Fay
Red Bank
Brandt
Fred Brandt
Prudential Insurance Company
Men Glub Organizes Trinity Church Club in Red Bank
An organization for young men at Trinity Church Red Bank forms as the Men’s Club of Trinity Church. Elected officers include George McClellan Taylor president and Franklin Weller vice president. Initiation fee is $1 with $2 yearly dues. Meetings set for chapel sessions, later parish home, with smoking and games allowed.
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Red Bank
MacKellar
Colored Fisherman Buried At White Ridge Cemetery
A colored fisherman, found dead near Sea Bright, was buried this morning in White Ridge Cemetery. Funeral services were held at the A. M. E. Church in Sea Bright, with friends and relatives attending. The remains were brought back to Morrie’s morgue for final disposal after the service. Relatives and friends in Sea Bright assisted in funeral arrangements.
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Lewis
Sea Bright
E&fly
Morrie’ Morgue
White Ridge
Morris
A. M. BE
Auto Demonstrator Collides With Delivery Wagon
A Zacharias Garage Company demonstrator from Asbury Park ran into the rear of a Worries and Allatre delivery wagon at Broad and Monmouth streets around 9 20 this morning. The car’s headlight was broken but no injuries or arrests were reported. a boy was in charge of the auto at the time.
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W. F. Vail
Zacharias Garage Company
Asbury Park
Worries & Allatre
Broad
Monmouth Streets
Informal Supper Honoring Prof Wiley Hosted by Suttons
Mr and Mrs William J Sutton of East Front street hosted an informal supper in East Front to honor Prof Inet ey superintendent of the school system who resigns Wiley is a friend of the Suttons and guests included Miss Allie Appleger in charge of the Beach public school and P J from the Red Bank Board of Education. The event was well attended with polite remarks and evening entertainment.
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New Red Bank
Margaret Hintelmann
John Hintelmann
Rumson Grocer
Red Bank Board of Education
Shrewsbury Avenue
Red Bank
Miss Hintelmann
Susie Stout
Middletown
William J. Sutton
East Front Street
Inetey
Wiley
Sutton
Theson Mulst
California
Mids Hmitenvethlor
Watertown
Cond
Allie Appleger
Beach
P. J . of Science
Hihool
Mr Borden Improves at Home After Stroke
Mr Borden of Ippincott Avenue, who suffered a stroke weeks ago, shows improvement. He has been in poor health for a year. Dr. J. T. Welch is his physician. Little, was Mr Borden improves & Little.
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Joseph
Old Resident Edwin Townley in frail health at home
Edwin Townley aged over eighty is seriously ill at his home on Long Bratch Avenue after a pneumonia attack last spring. He spent a week at South Memorial Hospital and two weeks ago returned home in poor health from a general breakdown due to age.
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Edwin Townley
Long Bratch
Averue Laat
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Amar
William Curchin, Jr
Second National Bank
Louis J. Tetley
D. of L
Pride of Monmouth Council
Daughters of Liberty
American Mechanics’ Hall
Samuel Sacco
Arrowsmith
Meretofore
City Hall
Mr. Sacco
Eatontown
Eatontown Township
Crescent Hall
Lewis Street
Elasa
Missesse Johnson
Bessie Morris
Sarah Everett
Mary Dennis
George Dennis Edwin Hobbs
Weather Bureau Forecast
Amboy
Wil School Oceanic
Chester M. Truax
Broadway
Harry C. Hinton
Hollywood Park
Marty B. Bhan
Mr. Hinton
Oceanport
Canada
William R. Midgeley
Qoceanport
Hamilton Race Track
West End
Cressing
Takanassee Lake Bridge
Oliver Byron
Daily Record
Men Glub
Trinity Church
George McC. Taylor
Red Bank Association
Mr. Borden
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Empire
Monmouth Street
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