Freeholders Clash Over County Detective Costs And Vredenburgh Row
County records show detectives cost $16 720 72 in the past year with fines totaling $4 494 41 leaving net expenses of $12 226 31. The board also debates the Peter Vredenburgh bill and legal authority of a new assistant prosecutor amid a dispute over county office succession.
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Peter Vredenburgh
Monmouth County
Board of Freeholders
Vredenburgh
John 8. App , Jr
Applegate
Chas. ¥. Sexton
Rulif V. Lawrence
At Off
Thompson
John B. McKenna
New Jersey Detective Association
Congreve Detective Agency
Court Rules in Favor of Mrs Hicks In Estate Dispute
Judge Steinbach ruled for Mrs Hicks executor of the late John Hicks estate in the case between Cohn & Company and the Hicks heirs. The will left the Broadway jeweler's store to Mrs Hicks and his brother Martin with profits for the two oldest sons Percy and Leon and Percy to run the business until Leon’s age of majority.
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John Hicks
Steinbach
Cohn & Company
Hicks
Percy D. Hicks
Percy Hicks Thet
Mrm
Assembly districts resolution defeated in New Jersey
March 12 vote 29 to 18 kills Senator Henneasy's amendment to the concurrent resolution proposing a constitutional change for districting. The article notes a dance at a yacht club, a bake sale and bread sale at St James' Misa'y, plus a real estate store advertisement.
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Trenton
Assembly
Henneasy
St James
Barnegat Waterway Bill Passes in Senate
In Trenton on March 12 the Senate debated bill 208 funding a $20,000 project to connect Barnegat Bay and Manasquan Inlet. The one and a quarter mile waterway would open hundreds of acres of oyster grounds and drew opposition from Senator Hennessy during municipal concerns along the bay and inlet.
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Trenton
Slocume
Barnegat Bay
Manasquan, Inlet
Feas Fnally
Hennessy
Manasquan Inlet
Heavy sentence for station robber in Red Bank
William H. Presher of Asbury Park was sentenced to not less than three and a half nor more than seven years in state prison by Judge Foster after a Red BankRecorder Badeau hearing on March 3. He admitted loitering at the Red Bank station and was implicated in robberies at nearby Long Branch and North Long Branch booths. A search of his Asbury Park home showed stolen slot machine goods.
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William H. Presher
Asbury Park
Red Bank
Foster
Presher
Badeau
Edward Connors
North Long Branch
Hast Long Branch
Long Branch Central Station
Rodenberger
Halsey Hinds
Lester Patterson
Pita
Sheriff Co
Hetrick
Ramsey
Lester Horton
Reform School
Jamesburg
Lester
New York to Try Inspector Tied to Graft in Disorderly Hotels
Panic in police circles as Commissioner McKay plans to bring to trial an inspector accused of collecting graft from keepers of disorderly hotels houses and flats. The probe ongoing for months has trapped several minor officials. Revelations linked to the Rosenthal case surprise observers. The inspector allegedly swore warrants for 150 people but fled return bribes. many were not served and later marked not found.
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New York
Mar
McKay
Herman Rosenthal
Cffy
False Fire Alarms Prompt Police Scrutiny At Local Station
Firemen responded to a Dunbar avenue alarm that proved false as steam from a heater looked like smoke. Principal Cate and Prof. Cate were away. no fire found despite quick mobilization led by Chief Schwark. Officials vow to identify the caller and curb costly false alerts.
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Independent Fire Company
Dunbar Avenue
William HB. Cate
Cate
Joseph Schwark
Independent
Morris
Morris Avenue
Ocean Avenue
Elberon
900 Children Escape From Burning School
Panic gripped Baltimore as 900 students fled School No 20, a two story brick building, when fire broke out. Despite many cripples among the pupils, all escaped unhurt with about $10,000 in damage.
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Baltimore
Six Months in Jail for Cutting Painting
London reports Mary Richardson the militant suffragette was sentenced to six months in jail for slashing the Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery. She vows a hunger strike and critics note closures of major showplaces as suffragette violence grows. In Scotland, suffragettes raid government buildings in Glasgow after Emmeline Pankhurst’s arrest, with windows smashed at a military recruiting office and a church leader’s wife among those jailed. Ayr also reports arson by militant suffragettes at a vacant Stewartpry mansion causing $30,000 in damage.
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London
Eng
Mary Richardson
Valasquez
National Gallery
Westminster Abbey
Glasgow
Scotland
Emmeline Pankhurst
Ayr
Stewartpry
Preachers Lead Johnston Funeral in Hatontown
Three ministers officiated at the funeral of Joseph W. Johnston in Hatontown. The longtime resident and township leader died last Saturday. Pallbearers included local officials and bank figures. interment followed in West Long Branch.
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Joseph W. Johnston
Hatontown
Johnston
Ider
Elder Taylor
Hampton
Bilder Eseck Wolcott
Eatontown
Melvin R. van Keuren
First National Bank
G. L. Gibbs
West Long Branch
H. Whitney Conrow
Mr. Johnston
Charles Breese
Crippled Child Breaks Leg While Coasting
Henry Ely, son of Mr and Mrs John Ely and grandson of the late Henry M Nevins, broke a leg above the ankle when his sled ran into a tree on the Hubbard property at Red Bank. The child had been crippled for some time and the leg broken was the crippled member. He was carried home and a physician provided care.
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Henry Ely
John Ely
Henry M.nevins
Hubbard
Red Bank
Red Bank Checker Champion Berge Dominates Local Play
Monmouth County checker action at the Red Bank Y M C A saw Chris Berge of Monmouth win the majority of games over George Perringgiano of Asbury Park in a county championship series opener. William Curbin Jr and Sicco split their non match games, with Berge to face Perringgiano later in Asbury Park as the twenty game county bracket begins.
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Chris L. Berge
Monmouth County
George Perringgiano
Asbury Park
Red Bank
Mr. Sicco
Ferringgiano
William Curbhin, Jr
Mr. Curbin
Red Bankers
Mr. Berge
Nim
Sateen
Portage
Nsession
Republicans Split On Inheritance Tax Measure Passes 39 to 13
In Trenton on March 12 the Assembly and Senate saw party splits as Republicans sided with Governor Peters on the direct inheritance tax bill House No. 492, drafted by State Comptroller Edwards. The measure imposes a tiered rate on direct inheritances, projected to yield about 500000 annually, with Democrats staunchly supporting the administration.
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Trenton
Assembly
Causcus
Branegan
Freworks
Edwards
Pieder
Barbour
Dalrymple
Passaic
Kates
Pancoast
Scovel
Camden
Peacock
Preachers Discuss Ocean Grove Borough Bill at Asbury Park
On the second day of New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Conference in Asbury Park the Ocean Grove Borough bill dominated talks. Dr. Jamies W led sermons while Dr. Marshall praised the Sabbath’s sanctity and the aged Rev. Dr. Ballard who vows to proceed to the highest court. Reports cited district superintendents Neal and Nichols on church debt reductions and numerous church accessions amid saloon closures in Camden area.
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New Jersey Methodist Episcopal Conference
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove Borough
Jamies W
Distriet
New Brunswick
Marshall
Ocean Grove
Aaron B. Ballard
Ballard
John H. Pat ‘O
Wag Tigo
Bancroft
Neal
Nichols
Camden
Pleasantville
Lynwood
Elwood
Jacob Kridel Moves Stock to New Store Front
Jacob Kridel, a leading Red Bank merchant, begins moving his stock from the Holmes building on Broad Street to the Patterson & Spinning building at Broad and Front. He plans a formal Easter season opening after remodeling. The store shows extensive interior changes with new display windows, sidewalks, a cement cellar, and maple floors.
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Jacob Kridel
Red Bank
Holmes
Broad Street
Patterson & Spinning
Broad and
Front Street
Kridel
Beardsley Found Guilty in Six Minutes
Mayville New York March 12 Edward Beardsley a farmer shot the overseer of the poor Putnam and after two weeks held off a posse was found guilty of assault in the first degree The jury took six minutes to convict Beardsley who was sentenced to Auburn prison for a term of five years with a maximum of nine years six months
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Mayville
N. Y
Edward Beardsley
Putnam
Beardsley
Auburn
Removal of Snow Costs City in Long Branch
The city of Long Branch reports snow removal costs amounting to 450 dollars for clearing gutters thoroughfares and side streets to rails of nemerands. A regular meeting of the Long Branch Firemen’s association is noted for the eve, with discussion of the work costs and municipal preparations.
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Long Branch
Drevenan
Nemerands Ithe Brooke
Ae ' Ehow
Geparietet
Eeemyt Firemas
Gems Association
Cp Hall
Ping St
O'Slook
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In Juarez allied soldiers observe a colored man being shot twelve times and three Indians killed. Reports say Villa moves with around 1000 troops toward Mexico City as Carranza forces reply. The dispatch continues from sixth and notes turmoil in the region with ongoing executions.
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Vacht Club
Branchport
Senate
Asbury
Panic ! Police
Miles
William Miles
Liberty Street
Charles J. Schuch
Newark Hospital
Richards
Assemblyman
Mr. Scovel
Litte
Dr. Marshall
Nghlands Club
America
Ken
Hebel
Carranza
Juarez
VILLA
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Terre
Mexico City
Mexico
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