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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
6
A Hungarian hangman Bali and the public prosecutor of Cemesvar clash over a rope used at executions. Bali sold pieces of the rope to awaiting crowds. the prosecutor seized it by force, prompting a recovery suit. The piece then shifts to a New York food inspection summary and other misc items.
A daughter was born to Mrs Hughes, wife of Rev. T B Hughes of Bath Avenue, on Friday night.
A quiet eight o'clock ceremony at the Patterson home in Fair Haven united Miss Alice Marie Patterson, daughter of Edgar Patterson, with George C Wolf, son of Mrs Celia Wolf of Red Bank. Rev Robert MacKellar officiated before about thirty guests. The couple, newlyweds, planned a brief honeymoon and will stay temporarily with the bride's father upon return. Wolf, a Koops Abel clerk, previously worked in Red Bank, and they left for an unspecified honeymoon by auto and train. In a separate court scene, Lucy Henderson, accused of attempting to scald her husband George Henderson, appeared in Recorder's court with injuries to his face. she was held to await grand jury action in $200 bail.
The article discusses whether total energy is increasing or decreasing, noting energy cannot be created or destroyed within known laws. It suggests energy may be altered by the Creator and hints at undiscovered forces. It reports ongoing laboratory studies and mentions a possible new electronic theory of light.
A historian notes Miss Jane Barlow’s first literary try at Cornhill Magazine ended in a harsh rejection, later softened by an editor’s hopeful line. The piece also surveys 19th century trousers fashion and witty household exchanges reflecting social norms of the era.
Dates fixed for the Tuberculosis Exhibit in Long Branch July 15, 17, 18, and 19 with both indoor and outdoor meetings. Dr Millard Knowlton state inspector led the meeting at City Hall as Mrs Leon Cubberley and three commissioners attended. The exhibit will travel from Asbury Park the previous week with potential Washington Park showings and further committee appointments by Mayor Newcomb. A state exhibit runs this week at Bound Brook.
The Ladies Aid Society of Red Bank First Methodist Church hosted a strawberry festival in the church lecture room shifting tables indoors due to a storm. Despite weather, a large crowd attended and receipts exceeded 75 dollars with music by a local brass band and several members serving and managing cake and ice cream booths.
Miss Ednah Warren who died at Fair Haven Sunday afternoon aged eighteen is buried in Little Silver Cemetery after funeral services at her Main Street home and at the Methodist Protestant Church. Funeral directors Robert R. Mount Sons of Red Bank oversaw the interment. She had suffered poor health for some time.
Mrs Antonia T Marza mother of Mrs Mary A De Paglo died after a lingering illness at her Morris Avenue home in her 75th year. Funeral set for 2 PM tomorrow at the Church of the Holy Trinity with Rev Father Alexander Petrone officiating. Burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery West Long Branch. funeral director C F Morris in charge.
The Tetley A.C. Juniors of Red Bank topped Keyport 14 to 12 Sunday afternoon in Keyport before a large crowd. Clarence Sheldon pitched for Tetley, fanning 13 batters, with George Hogan George Roop Andrew Dougherty George Hickey Barton Chamberlain Charles Longstreet Fred Comstock Jr. and Thomas Mead on the lineup.
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