Wanamaker Piano Store Amidst New York Dreamlike Interiors
A reminiscence of Wanamaker's Piano Department on Fifth Floor, detailing the grand architecture and decorative rooms. The Empire and Dutch rooms, Art Room, Angelus Library, and Venetian Gothic Muste showcase. pianos from Chickering, Knabe, Vose, Merrill, and others are offered with monthly installments. The author recalls attending a concert by Geraldine Farrar and Mme Schumann-Meink, praising the surroundings and instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferria
New York
Wenamaker’s
Wanamaker
Astor Place
Damascus
Instrumenta
Victor Phonograph
Lberty
Angelus Library
Chickering
Knabe
Vose
Merrill
Kurtsman
Emerson
Crown
J. C. Campbell
Children's Day Program Dignified Church Event
The Sunday school held a full Children’s Day program with a large audience in the church and adjoining spaces. Students and teachers, guided by Superintendent Charles W. Blakeslee, performed poems, recitations, choruses, and solos under organist Pitman West. The church was festively decorated with daisies, flowers, flags, and a daisy-covered miniature airship suspended above the choir in honor of Flag Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George EB
Lydia L. Woolley
Freda Josephine
Garrett
Leonora M. Stout
Willam B
LeRoy
George
Anna E. Gaskill
Christian Morris
Christian
Aurelia Fisher
Gwendolyn Edna
Daggnet
Raymond EB
Margaret
Charles W. Blakeslee
Pitman West
Mildred Proctor
Anthony T. Woolley
Marcellus Watters
Ralph Cheetham
Benjamin VanTine
John Lovell
Alice Crook
Clara Jeffrey
Mrament
William Soden
Medals for Six To Be Awarded In Long Branch
The American Life-saving Society will award six medals to Long Branch residents for rescues from drowning during 1908 and 1909. The ceremony follows a vaudeville show at Broadway Theatre with Mayor McFaddin and other officials in attendance. Commodore Julius Granit, Harold A. Content, and Lt. Tunnis Pierce are named in the society’s New Jersey leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Life-saving Society
Long Branch
Broadway Theatre
McFaddin
Edward C. Brennan
Harold Content
New Jersey
Julius Granit
Commodore Granit
Harold A. Content
Commodore Julius Granit
South Alberon
Peitro Tomaini
Daniel Guggenheim
John Labnstein
Atlantic Hotel
John Lindsley
Atlantic Avenue
George Herbert
Cranmer
Charles William
Hotel Brighton
Content
Tunnis Pierce
Grapewin Stars Defeated by East Long Branch Ninth
East Long Branch baseball team defeated the Grapewin Stars in a clear afternoon game. With Van Dyke absent Rowland pitched for FE, L. B., delivering a standout performance supported by Jack Wood. For the Stars, Moore and Hulen worked the battery. The Stars scored first in the sixth inning while E. L. B. began strong and featured fast pitching, though the match remained a competitive showcase of steady play.
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East Long Branch
Grapewin Stars
van Dyke
Rowland
L. B
Jack Wood
Moore
Hulen
Stars
Seyler
Escaped Tornado Strikes Atlantic Coast Area
Severe storm swept through New Jersey and nearby regions causing widespread damage. Fifteen places were struck. crops injured by hail. New York City area reported seventeen deaths. Oceanic suffered heavy wind and rain with a damaged hotel pavilion and trolley outages. Red Bank Fair Haven Shrewsbury escaped major damage. lightning struck homes in Red Bank and Leonardville.
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Asbury Park
First Congregational Church
Summerfield Avenue
Atlantic City
New York
New York City
Sells Brothers’ Circus
Long Branch
Red Bank Inc
Oceanic
Oceanic School
A. J. Legter
Oceanic Road
Lafayette Street
Red Bank
Shrewsbury
Fair Haven
Thomas O'Brien
Chapel Hill Road
John McLaughlin
Leonardwi Wer
Summer churches open along the North Jersey coast
Three coastal churches St James Chapel Long Branch St Peters Gililee and Presbyterian Chapel Ben Bright began summer services yesterday. Attendance was strong with Rev Dr Maitlhad Alexander formerly of Pittsburgh preaching at Sea Bright and Rev Dr William Grosvenor of the Church of the Incarnation New York at St Petersmittee.
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North Jersey
St. James Chapel
Long Branch
St. Peter’s
Gililee
Presbyterian
Ben Bright
Sea Brignt
Maitlhad Alexander
Pittsburgh
Pénn
Long Branch Astor
St. Peter’sinmittee
William Grosvenor
Church of the Incarnation
New York
Alyavae
Theatore W
May Choose Ridder New York Democratic Nominee for Governor
The German editor Herman Ridder is reportedly selected by New York Democratic leaders to succeed Hughes as governor. Ridder, editor and owner of a New York German newspaper, has long influenced Tammany Hall as an independent Democrat who backed or opposed the local organization as conditions dictated. He supported Mayor Strong in 1894 and later Seth Low, maintaining a track record of independence within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Ridder
Hughes
Schersbe
Kidder
Democrat
Grover Clevelangelical
Tammany Ball
Mayor Strong
Seth Low
Growing Bananas and the Book as Furniture
The note explains banana cultivation with systematic rows and staggered suckers to yield a continuous crop after the first year. It contrasts books as furniture for most of their life, only occasionally read during crises, reflecting a London Athenaeum view.
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Ufe
London Athenaeum
Repartes mourning over sins surprises reader
A witty exchange quoted from the Cleveland Leader where a character explains mourning is for sins, prompting a humorous reaction about unseen losses. The brief item captures the paper’s light tone and a local quote.
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Repartes
Cleveland
Two Sailors Die as Steamer Sinks in English Channel
Nine perish when the freight steamer Larochelle from Bayonne New Jersey sinks in foggy English Channel after a collision with the Yews, eight others rescued. Most victims were trapped in the engineer's room. In a second item Red Bank loses a close opener to AW Professionals New York 2 to 0 at the Monmouth County Fairgrounds with four Red Bank hits to five by the visitors.
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Holy Head
England
Larochelle
Bayonne
New Jersey
Larochelles
Red Bank
Monmouth County Fair Grounds
Red
Milchard
Sale
Red Bankers
Dowling Girl Carrie Dowling Dies at Home of Aunt
Miss Carrie Dowling eldest daughter of William H and Hannah Ayren Dowling of Little Silver died Saturday evening at 7 30 at her aunt Mrs W Smith s home after a tied in golf hardbag incident.
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Carrie Dowling
William H
Hannah Ayren Dowling
Little Silver
O'Cllock
2. W. Smith
Brides Celebrate Weddings in Red Bank and Brooklyn
Yesterday featured three weddings tied to Red Bank with two ceremonies in town and one in Brooklyn at Knights of Pythias Hall. Attended by family and friends from Asbury Park, Fair Haven, and Belmar, the events culminated in honeymoons to Atlantic City and Borough Park residency for the groom. A separate Red Bank church ceremony joined Miss Tressia Sweeney and Lawrence J. Walling. A bicycle motor vehicle collision near Broadway and Liberty street caused no injuries. Mrs Hulda M Brower died aged 83 in Red Bank with services planned at Little Silver cemetery. The Ladies' gold tournament at Hollywood Golf Club concluded with Lilian Bijur defeating C L Greenhall 5 and 3, with eight finalists noted. No further tournaments planned on the links next Saturday.
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Red Bank
Brooklyn
Knights of Pyebras
Sarah Pearl ‘Yannebal ‘Uma
Atim Tannebaum
Jo H Goldberg
Finch
Jewish Synagogue
Saperstein
Miss Berkhardt
Asbury Park
David Goldberg
Louis Galébérg
Abraham
Tannebaum
Louis
Gabriel
Alfred Griffiths
Emme
Louis Dorewite
Louis Becker
Retefi
Mr. Hart
Synagogue
Hilda Miller
Batgutown
Berkhhardt
Emily
Joseph Regentfeldt
Bélmar
Alice Casselle
John Casselle
Oakland Street
Joseph Minton
Fair Haven
James
Jos. A. Reynold
Warren Minton
Marie Casseile
St. James Church
Matthew Hollywood
James Berton
Anna Sweeney
Hollywood Golf Club Links
Lilian Bijur
C. L. Greenhall
Lay
Samuel Liebmann
Edgar A. Hallman
Carrie Bijur
Lilian, Bijur
Angie Jacobson
Charlotte Ranger
Dowling Miss Carrie Dowling Dies at 26
Miss Carrie M Dowling of Little Silver daughter of William and Hannah Dowling died Saturday night of consumption aged 26. She leaves a mother and father two brothers and a sister. Funeral will be from her aunt s home and interment at Little Silver Rev F P Gwesey rector of ay Church Shrewsbury will conduct service.
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Carrie M. Dowling
William
Hannah Dowling
Little Silver
F. P. Gwesey
Ay Church
Shrewsbury
Miss Dowling
Special Officer Havens Dead at Memorial Hospital
Special Officer Dewi Havens died at Memorial Hospital in Spring Lake at age 60 after a four month illness. He served as a special officer and passed away at 1.90.
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Special Officer
Havens
Oficer Dewi Havens
Ann. May ‘Memorial Hospital
Spring Lake
Mine entombs three as rescue effort grows slow
In Halifax a mine collapse traps 46 workers, with rescuers facing dangerous conditions and limited access as authorities seek a safe retrieval plan. Names and exact injuries remain unclear amid the partial, battered OCR text.
Patr otic Concert at Monmouth Beach School Casino
The Monmouth Beach Primary School secured the Casino for a closing entertainment with the Holland Trip from The Hague opening the program. A reception with ice cream and cake followed, speeches by Rev. Dr. A H Eberhardt and Rev Father Powers praised the event, and dancing ended the evening. The Oceanic Methodist Church welcomes Rev W Earle Ledden as pastor, following prior supply of both Navesink and Oceanic churches. A birthday social for the church relief will be held next Thursday with a penny admission per age.
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Thomas W. Butts
George W. Avery
Monmouth Beach
Ion
Hague
Avery
A. H. Eberhardt
Father Powers
Oqpaggicn
W. Earle Ledden
Oceanic Methodist Chugch
Ledden J
Dickinson College
Oceanic
Navesink
Oceanie
Oceanic Methodist Church
J. DeWitt Brower
Held For Removing Screens At Oakhurat House
Rudolph Juska rented from Mrs Deborah Dangler in Oakhurat. Albert Dangler visited June 15 and removed a door and screen. Dangler faced trial before Judge Schoenlein with Charles Carlson aiding. All three lacked counsel and were held to await grand jury action in $100 bail each.
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Rudolph Juska
Deborah Dangler
Oakhurat
Albert Dangler
Dangler
Schoenlein
Charles Carlson
Grand Jury
Went on Bluefishing Cruise by Dee Water Club
Members of the Dee Water Club departed Pleasure Bay at midnight for a Sunday coastal cruise aboard two chartered boats the Duck and the big boat. Captain M C Burns led the smaller craft with First Mate Herbert and a lone sailor DeCamp. the larger boat carried Captain Russell Slocum Mate Charles Williams Harry Drake Benjamin Jennings Abe Jocunt Charles Dorsett Henry Howland De Witt Ferry and three unnamed crew. They fished the Shrewsbury coast, finding plentiful bluefish and large catches while Jennings and Drake set new personal records as others grew uneasy and bait was left unused.
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Dee Water Club
Pleasure Bay
M. C. Burns
Herbert
DeCamp
Russell Slocum
Charles Williams
Harry Drake
Benjamin Jennings
Abe Jocunt
Charles Dorsett
Henry Howland
de Witt
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Little Silver Methodist’ Church
Miss Bijur
Halifax
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Isles of the Sea
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