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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
20
The article describes the coronation pageantry with the queen enveloped by a rose shamrock and thistle motif. Her train measures six yards long and one and a half yards wide, attached at the shoulders with gold cord. It is royal purple velvet lined with ermine and edged to form a hem, featuring oak leaves acorns and medallions of rosé shamrock and thistle along the lane side.
Crowds thronged London from all directions toward Westminster Abbey as the coronation pageantry drew spectators from city districts and country regions. Excursion trains brought hopeful sightseers while Londoners fled to seashore and countryside, yet many awaited royal processions with holiday spirit and curiosity.
The procession route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back was lined with unprecedented decorations. The Mall, admiralty arch, Trafalgar Square outlet, and Whitehall featured large stands for officials and guests, obscuring St James Park and nearby gardens.
The article describes ornamental columns linked by garlands with Victory, lions, and griffins. Terminal columns at Charing Cross end of Whitehall and Parliament Square end rise thirty five feet with white lions holding the portcullis and city arms. Lions wear blue and gold rosettes, with black ermine markings. Remaining sixty columns feature winged Victory figures blowing trumpets.
London dispatch notes 80 000 troops under Lord Kitchener deployed to guard the royal procession route. Spectators jammed the palace area from 3 AM as carriages and autos moved in. The Prince of Wales was cheered as he entered the palace yard while royal staff busied about.
Albany N Y June 22 The death of Francis J Molloy of Trop leaves three vacancies in the Democratic state committee in addition to the chairmanship. Winfield A Huppuch resigned to become public service commissioner.
The horned Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules is native to Dominica where it reaches about six inches. A black horn with gold bristles on the lower surface aids in capturing prey. The six-legged insect has gray elytra and black underparts, a formidable creature able to seize a bird like an English sparrow.
The excerpt shows a taunting exchange about charges in the police court with a young lawyer offering ten dollars to defend Tim Hennessy. The dialogue hints at a vendetta and the symbolic line about Art and craft concludes the fragment with a moral on faithful work.
National league games featured Cincinnati beating St Louis 5 to 2 and New York defeating Philadelphia 4 to 1. American league action included Boston and Chicago contenders, while standings list Cleveland with 38 wins and 26 losses and Washington at 36 and 38.
King George after coronation laid the cornerstone for the Fishermen and Seaman’s Home in St. John’s Newfoundland. The event connected royal communications with Buckingham and Abbey cable lines, as both American and English missions equally subscribed the funding.
Market notes show steady butter receipts around 17 18s with pack cheese firm and about 800 boxes noted. Eggs remain firm for high grades, with lighter renewals and pricing for No 1 and No 2 grades. W Y and W bread and poultry are described as firm with limited detail on changes.
Russell Hopkins, Panama's consul general, purchases a Fifth Avenue house for his infant son John Randolphen. Grandmother Mrs. Lawrence plans a $25,000 furnishing for a five room suite. A steel wired roof cage will form a playground with the remainder a private space.
New evidence from cofferdam digs shows extensive damage to the battleship Maine with fallen decks and mangled bulkheads. Experts prepare to raise the foremast to Governors Island while remaining wreckage is to be buried at sea and bodies moved to Cabana fortress for transfer north.
Howard Reif of Pittsburgh, a research chemist, announces a discovery of a kissing microbe that supposedly identifies if a woman has been kissed by a man and how often. He says microbes vary by person and that saliva from lips can reveal husbandly kissing history, with testing costing about $10.
The Westminster Abbey ceremonial carpet will be 800 yards long and include roses and emblems for England Scotland Ireland and the lotus symbolizing Egypt and India. The designs aim to honor the coronation with national and international motifs.
After New York incorporation of General Baking company a $20 million bread trust unites 21 bakeries from New York City to Cleveland. It plans $7 million of preferred stock $3.5 million bonds and $10 million common stock while denying monopoly aims, citing economies and improved hygiene as the motive.
In a discussion on skull injuries Dr Chaddock explains that rubbing or tickling parts of the body was once used to reveal fractures. The ankle and brain connection via the central motor track is noted and Dr Babinsky is credited with an early method of detecting skull fractures by foot stimulation.
Theodore W. Burkham of Lawrenceburg Junction grows hundreds of young trees of a peculiar variety on his fertile land. After mature growth the trees will be sold to craft umbrella handles and canes, with several acres devoted to the project.
A joint meeting of Samuel T. Sleep er Camp No. 1 Sons of Veterans and the Ladies Auxiliary in Red Bank drew good attendance. They planned to join Arrowsmith Post 61 for Battery Arrowsmith visitation on June 28. Other items include awards to Millard F. Tetley and Mrs. Herbert Wolcott, and news of a finger injury to Clifford Chandler during a Nyack vs Old Bridge game. The Keansburg school land talks continue with a four o'clock meeting arranged by County Superintendent John Enright to resolve land purchase and possible condemnation if needed.
A baseball game on Tuesday morning July Fourth at 9 30 at the High School diamond Prospect avenue Red Bank features the Men’s League team from First Baptist Church against the Presbyterian Brotherhood nine. This marks the annual clash between the two teams.
Read Dent a Words on the third page noting bargains in progress. The column highlights local deals and price cuts visible in the advertisement section. The itemized listings suggest multiple merchants offering discounts and special buys for readers.
Belford welcomes many visitors including Mrs J C Cox from River visiting her daughter, Mrs Laura from Atlantic Highlands, Mr and Mrs William Bade of Hoboken, Miss Mazie Luker of Point Pleasant, Mrs Albert Dennis and Miss Olga Murphy of Hoboken, and others staying with local families. The Freess family and Peter Freess, a Third Avenue druggist, are spending summers nearby at Cloughly.
Several upgrades were completed on the third floor of Kiam J. Sutton's Broad Street building in Red Bank. The work, overseen by Earling and Frake, included finishing three sections and pairing others. The Strais Company, owner of the Broad Street store, has the space open and painted.
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