SCHOONER SANK ALONE IN THE FOG
A three masted schooner sank off Winthrop Highlands in fog with deck submerged. no crew fate known as life savers plan to reach the wreck today. In New York the Interborough directors raised Theodore P. Shonts to 100000 and Frank Hadley to 40000. commissions will probe to see if city funds cover new salaries under upcoming contracts.
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Winthrop
Mass
Winthrop Highlands
New York
Public Service Commission
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Theodore P. Shonts
Frank Hadley
First Reformed Church Sermon and Night Service
Rev. V. J. Blekkink will lead Sunday morning service at 10 30 A M with the sermon titled Theatry of the King Music begins at 7 30 P M with a sermon Why We Love Livingstone honoring the Divingstone centenary. details reflect church activities and commemoration plans.
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V. J. Blekkink
First Reformed Church
Livingstone
Divingstone
Red Bank Advertised Letters List for Week
The Red Bank post office has remaining advertised letters for the week ending Saturday March 16 addressed to Robert Alexander Anthony Baron G A Berwick Mrs Wm Brant Ignaz Chkoda Miss Lillian Conover Mrs Edward Farrell Domizzaro Francesco Mrs J M Furman Gallo Gastano Miss Mary E Hayes Miss Jennie Havens Mrs Joseph Lewis V Lindsley Mrs M E Montayne James J Parsell Mrs Charles C Reynolds John Rondzo Mrs Bertha Bohlinder Mary Siddier HH W Thompson William Waller.
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Red Bank
Robert Alexander
Anthony Baron
G. A. Berwick
Wm. Brant
Ignaz Chkoda
Lillian Conover
Edward Farrell
Domizzaro Francesco
J. M. Furman
Gallo Gastano
Mary E. Hayes
Jennie Havens
Joseph Lewis
V. 8. Lindsley, Mrs. M. E. Montayne
James J. Parsell
Charles C. Reynolds
John Rondzo
Bertha Bohlinder
Mary Siddier
W. Thompson
William Waller
Avian Who Stole Wife For His Best Man
Camden New Jersey March 15 George Alvord sent a telegram to Paul Werner in Seattle asking him to come as best man at his forthcoming second marriage. Alvord claimed the move proves no enmity toward Werner who eloped with his wife, paid for her divorce, and is now suing her for divorce.
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Camden
N. J
George Alvord
Paul Werner
Seattle
Washington
Alvort
Werner
Alvords
Held for sticking hook in dynamite disaster case
Baltimore foreman William J Bornhardt was held by the coroner's jury for the Alum Chine explosion that killed 26. He faces possible manslaughter indictment. Reich to seek release. In New York Jack Sullivan Reich moves for dismissal of Rosenthal murder indictment for lack of prosecution. Ells Home Improvements progress at Garfield Elks Home with new panel work and doorway upgrade. stairs to follow.
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Baltimore
Wilam J. Bornhardt
Bouardt
Reich
New York
Jacob Reich
Jack Sullivan
King
The
Newsboys
Herman Rosenthal
Gambler
Whitman
Seabury
Ellis
Elks
Garfield Avenue
Life in Macedonia Open Air Streets of Kayalla
The Christian Herald describes a February dawn journey from Neaports to ancient Philippi by a rough, old road vehicle. In Kayalla the market hums with fruit stalls, oranges and pomegranates, vegetables, and a busy street scene where cooks, shoemakers, tailors, and blacksmiths work openly.
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Neaports
Kgnatia
Philippi
Newpolis
Kayalla
Christian Herald
A Mother's Tribute on an Atlantic Liner
A Paris correspondent recalls a poignant transatlantic tribute. A French peasant mother sent a wooden cross for her Titanic cook son, dropped at sea as the ship neared Newfoundland while the vessel’s engines paused briefly.
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Havre
Indreet-Loire
Newfoundland
Paris
Philadelphia Telegraph
Stevenson on Invalidiem and Victorian health vanity
The London Chronicle quotes Robert Louis Stevenson arguing that the sickly life of a valetudinarian deprives one of genuine living. He compares staying in a regulated parlor to dying repeatedly and stresses the harsh choice between preserved permanence and painful daily decline.
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London Chronicle
Early California kerosene history and pioneers
The Argonaut notes California produced petroleum early in the nation. C Morrell of San Francisco is credited with distilling kerosene from crude oil in 1857, while Andreas Pico in the Newhall region of Los Angeles County produced illuminating oil earlier. the oil was reportedly used in lamps at Mission San Fernando.
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California
C. Morrell
San Francisco
Andreas Pico
Newhall
Los Angeles
No Stationary Cabinet Sparks Office Humor
A carpenter finishing a cabinet for a local commission house was asked if it would be a stationery cabinet. He replied that it would not, noting he was instructed to add casters, prompting a light office joke in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Portrait and Still Life Quips Sparkled in 19th Century Gossip
A witty exchange from Lippincott's and London Tatler features an artist offering a portrait of a wife that speaks and a customer preferring a still life. The dialogue shifts to a rector and a humorous regional speech, with a joke about a dry lecture interrupted by a sip of water and a pronounced “ear, hear.”
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Rector
Zur
Sur
London Tatler
Forty Heroines Compete for Lead in New Orleans Times Democrat
A dramatic club in New Orleans totals forty young ladies seeking the lead in a sketch. The scene promises a spirited contest as each heroine vies for prominence while the group showcases collective talent and stage presence. Patience is invoked as a virtue amid theatrical ambition.
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All Stars
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Dont Guide a Man We Were Late and Lost Our Car
A New York Times passage quotes a woman arguing that a man resents female-led direction. She asserts that a man who lets a woman lead reveals ignorance and risks losing respect if she must correct his course. The anecdote notes lingering social friction caused by female guidance.
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New York Times
Texas Bull in New York Backroom Jest
A southwestern sheriff visiting New York to escort a prisoner is handed to an inspector as an amusement guide. At an East Side hall a few dips attend. The inspector asks a dook to identify the tall man with a sombrero and jokes about nicking him for his ticket. The exchange ends with a handshake and a five dollar watch offer. Chicago Post reports.
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New York
Bee
Nix
Chicago Post
Board and a Paper Dental Physics Trick
A simple desk demonstration uses a bread board and a newspaper. When the end of the board is nudged, the opposite end lifts and a momentary air vacuum forms under the paper, allowing air pressure above to hold the board in place and prevent it from being knocked off.
Classic New York Place Names Highlight Irrelevancy
The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society notes in a report that many New York towns and cities carry odd historic names. Cayuga County examples include Auburn Aurelius Brutus Cato Conquest Genoa Mentz Scipio Sempronius Venice. Onondaga adds Apulia Camillus Cicero Delphi Euclid Fabius Manlius Marcellus Memphis Mycenae Pompey Syracuse. Seneca cites Nice Juanis Ovid Romulus. Other large cities named Rome Utica Troy.
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New York
Cayuga
Auburn
Aurelius
Brutus
Cato
Conquést
Genoa
Mentz
Scipio
Sempronius
Venice
Onondaga County
Apulia
Camillus
Cicero
Delphi
Euclid
Fabius
Manius
Marcellus
Memphis
Mycenae
Pompey
Syracuse
Seneca County
Nice
Junius
Ovid
Romulus
Rome
Utica
Troy
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Some Apple Terms And Other Light Humor Tidbits
A brief collection of vintage notes on apple terminology describing base apex cavity and calyx with size terms small medium and large. It also includes short humor quips from London Tit-Bits and Paris Sourire about witty letters and dinner invitations.
No Returns in Town Toples Cartoon Exchange
In the Town Toples strip a playful spat unfolds as a character laments that Hokus-So did not return affection or gifts. The dialogue centers on unreciprocated sentiment and comic misunderstandings between the lovers.
Wasted Time in Hiring Examined by Ledger
The Philadelphia Ledger comments on job interviews asking about pool expertise, arguing such queries reveal bias and waste time in early employment screening, reflecting on impractical hiring practices and the need for relevant qualifications.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Storm Death Toll Rises Across Five States
New Orleans reports nearly 100 dead as cyclone storms sweep the midwest and south. Alabama, Tennessee, and northwest Georgia bear heavy losses with roofs torn off and towns isolated. Earthquake shocks follow the storm in Calhoun and Curryville.
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New Orleans
Middle West
South
Georgia
Great Lakes
Gulf
Seaboard
Rockies
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Alabama
Tennessee
Nashville
Memphis
Rome
de Kalb
Atlanta
Columbus
Chicago
Illinois
Exempt Firemen Meet in Red Bank Hall
An Exempt Firemen's Association session in Red Bank was held at Na Vesink hook and ladder firehouse. John B. Conover was elected to Relief engine company membership. Death benefits were ordered for the estates of Thomas Davis Jr and Charles H Borden. William T Corlies chaired in President Mount’s absence. The next meeting on Friday night April 11 will elect officers.
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Exempt Firemen’s Association
Red Bank
Navesink Hook and Ladder Company
Mechanic Street
John 8. Conover
Relief Engine Company
Thomas Davis, Jr
Charles H. Borden
Cornelius §. Mount
William T. Corlies
Red Bank Mechanics to Invest in New Hall
At Onward Council No 98 Jr O U A M meeting in Red Bank action will be taken toward parcel as property for Mechanics Hall to be erected in the future. Several sites are under consideration and the matter will be decided by a vote. All members are urged to be present.
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Onward Council
Red Bank
Mechanics’ Hall
Second Baptist Church to Hold Two Services Tomorrow
Rev. Asbury Smallwood will preach both morning and evening services at Second Baptist Church. The 10:30 a.m. sermon is He Lifted Up His Eyes and Saw the Place Afar of and Sunday school is at 2:30 p.m. Evening services are at 7 and 7:30 p.m., with the pastor delivering the sermon at the latter, titled Where Thou Goest I Will Go.
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Asbury Smallwood
Second Baptist Church
Architect Opens Local Office In City
Harold Lawrence Young a registered architect opens an office at 181 Union avenue in the city He is a young architect with substantial experience from his New York post at 1 204 Broadway and brings a professional background to the new practice.
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Harold Lawrence Young
Union Avenue
New York
Broadway
Burke Selected for a New Treasurer
Burke is named for the position amid discussions of Secretary of State in the Cleveland Cabinet. He is 78, with Mrs Olney’s health noted as a factor in declination. Thomas Beatty’s carriage repository at Westwood and Morris avenues remains busy with spring work.
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Olney
Cleveland
Thomas Beatty
Westwood and
Morris Avenues
Sheffield Farms
Samuel Haysman
A Lustbaum
Hilsworth Jackson
Personal notices from Red Bank area residents
Mrs Petey Hicks of Broadway visits relatives in Red Bank and others travel between Atlantic Avenue Dallas? Washington and Long Branch. Mr Reid talks by long distance to son Edward J. Reid in Washington. Mrs Burtis Patterson visits Zadoc Hurley in Farmingdale. Mrs Edward Rudd hospital patient at Monmouth Memorial. Mrs L F Clayton and Mrs C A Burke and son Woodrow Wilson Burke visit Alfred Miller in Long Branch. Mr and Mrs Thomas Luke of Elberon and Mr and Mrs W S Cook of Oakhurst visit Smithburg. Miss Kathleen McCallion of Lakewood visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Patrick McElhinney in Trird and Morris. Mrs Mamie Harned of Toms River visits Long Branch relatives. Frank Chance of Batontown visits Lakewood. Miss Jane Greene of Bath Avenue visits sister Mrs William M Hepburn in Freehold. Rev Sweezey officiated. G L Loversidge requests note that Rev F T Sweezey, rector of Christ Episcopal Shrewsbury, officiated at funeral Saturday March 8, not Rev Robert MacKellar as announced.
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Burtis Patterson
Zadoc Hurley
Farmingdale
Edward Rudd
Cassville
N. J
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
L. F. Clayton
C. A.burke and Gon
Woodrow Wilson ‘Burke
Smithburg
Alfred Miller
Long Branch
Thomas Luke
Elberon
W. S. Cook
Oakhurst
Wat Smithburg
Kathleen McCallion
Lakewood
Patrick McElhinney
Third
Morris Avenues
Mamie Harned
Toms River
Frank Chance
Batontown
Jane Greene
Bath Avenue
William M. Hepburn
Freehold
Sweezey
G. W. Loversidge
Eatontond
F. T. Sweezey
Christ Episcopal Church, Shrewsbury
G. L. Loversidge
Robert MacKellar
Trinity Episcopal Church
Red Bank
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