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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
3
An advertisement urges avoiding washing flannel trousers as it may shrink and fade. It promotes French dry cleaning by Gorcey & Son at 71 Broadway, “The Clothes Doctors,” with a promise of like new appearance and prompt delivery and pickup.
Fair Haven Borough Council met with all members and about sixty citizens to discuss Battin road improvements from East Front Street to Lambert Battin property including an earth sidewalk. An ordinance for improvements was introduced and a public hearing set for July 8. Discussions covered river access walk, street lighting for the Heights, blue-printing all borough streets, and concerns over a horse team's pay. The council adopted traffic and utility measures, approved payments, and fixed Police Chief Worthley’s salary at 50 dollars monthly.
Frank Reid of Freneau near Matawan, a shield cutter at C E Conover’s Morford place Red Bank, riding to church Sunday, was struck by a Freelhold driver. He suffered a dislocated shoulder, leg sprains, and head cuts. his clothes ruined. He is confined to bed at home with a nurse attending. The driver will pay damages. Reid to miss about ten days. Also notes lodge elections and meeting relocations involving Red Bank groups.
Red Bank police moved to curb sidewalk cycling with four more arrests lifting total to over twenty in about two weeks. The latest offenders were H Hart of Borden Street Red Bank George Ayres W Roy White and William Parker of Little Silver. They were arrested yesterday by Officer William H Antonides and each fined 1 by Recorder Harry Bedeau. Fines were paid.
John Dempsey of Pittston and John Stafford of Camden were arrested Saturday afternoon by Chief Arthur L. Wymbs while panhandling door to door in Irving Place. One claimed to be paralyzed, the other said he was a consumptive. They appeared Sunday before Recorder Badeau and both were sentenced to sixty days in the county jail.
Alfred L. Seligman, brother of Isaac N. Seligman of J. & W. Seligman & Co., was killed instantly in a touring car collision with a Stuart vehicle. Morris Tringer, his nephew and secretary, was aboard. Both cars were moving slowly near a sidewalk as witnesses looked on. The body was taken to a police station and then to his home.
Seven people were shot in a clash between strikers and special deputies in front of the National Conduit and Cable Company works on Trudgen Street in New York. A mother carrying an infant was rushed to a hospital with likely mortal wounds. the infant’s fate remains dire. Also shot were a boy playing in the street and four others, all described as strikers or sympathizers. Weather: northern areas fair, southern parts cloudy, Tuesday and Wednesday generally fair with coastal unsettled conditions.
United States Weather Bureau observations show Albany 80 clear, Atlantic City 70 cloudy, Boston clear, Buffalo 70 clear, Chicago 70 clear, New Orleans cloudy, New York 77 cloudy, Washington 78 cloudy. Tokyo, Japan reports about 2,000,000 foliage and nearly 500,000 homes.
Council sessions over a police chief’s residence telephone devolved into a near nightly standoff. The sewer contract went to Cantwell Construction Company of Philadelphia by a 4 to 1 vote. Mayor Manahan adjourned amid strife, then President A O Johnson resumed the meeting to finalize resolutions. If the mayor blocks signatures, legal action may follow. The budget was introduced at first reading.
Mr and Mrs Albert Runyon of Bel ford were distressed when their son Ralph did not return at bedtime. A village wide search failed to locate him until a cry led them to a hammock near the porch where he slept. He said he dreamed of Chicago and woke to the cry that drew his father.
At noon today a Broadway hack was struck by a skidding automobile as it turned to avoid the wagon. The damage was slight and the chauffeur offered to settle for all damages.
A commotion arose near Broad and Monmouth in Red Bank around seven last night when a dog raced about foam at the mouth. A bystander, Reuben White, shot at the car after it chased the dog onto Dr. J. B. Sayre’s lawn, ending the pursuit a few minutes later.
Rail timetable notes from the New Jersey Central list multiple daily departures from Long Branch East Long Branch and Monmouth Junction routes toward New York and Freehold. Timings show morning and evening services with varied departures via Red Bank Matawan and other stops, including express and local options.
The notice lists weekday departures from Long Branch and New York with times to Rockwell avenue Pleasure Bay Sea Bright Highlands and a Battery stop, plus Sunday runs and a note that no freight is received at the Battery. It closes with WM C Hayden Bearer.
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