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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
9
Wellesley College students form the Wet Marriage club aimed at delaying marriage until at least three years after entry and only to a man with an income of 85,000 or more. The club, started by a Chicago heiress, plans expansion to other large women’s colleges as membership nears 100.
Wealthy men including August Belmont and Harry Payne Whitney back a new National Association of Allied Interests Pertaining to the Horse to promote everything horse related with headquarters in New York and Providence. A broad promotion campaign aims to advance equine interests despite the prominent names backing the project.
The vault of the sky appears not as a true hemisphere but as a circular arc segment around 40 degrees from the center. This flattening explains horizon effects and halo shapes, with examples like sun and moon magnitudes near the horizon. The piece closes with a vignette of a small boy dreaming of cowboy fame and a tense father.
A fragment quotes a conversation about Mrs Oldes and age remarks, showing social stiffness and teasing. It also mentions Hope defending a misfortune and a line about conquering troubles, attributed to Jeremy Collier. The text is a damaged OCR snippet with unclear context and punctuation.
In a brief humorous bit from the Boston Record, the quip contrasts memory of pencils with the notion of a soldier going to war without a gun. The exchange, featuring Jimmy and a playground retort, evokes light schoolyard wit.
A fragmented note recalls chloroform’s discovery by Guthrie in 1847 and its first use in surgical operations, highlighting early medical adoption while noting garbled text around the source.
In Trenton on March 29 Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan spoke to the Assembly at the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner. He avoided NJ political topics, praised President Wilson, urged lawmakers to faithfully represent the people, and warned there may be a future law making it a crime not to redeem platform pledges.
Red Bank high school girls basketball team learned Chattle high school canceled the first team game at the last minute. Chattle offered to play the second team instead, leaving Red Bank hopeful for a later matchup and seeking another victory in their growing win streak.
About 75 people gathered at Grace Methodist Church in Red Bank for a formal reception honoring Rev James Lord and his wife. William S. Child gave the welcoming, Rev H Monroe Van Sant spoke for First M Kh Church, and Rev B C Lippincott attended from Matawan. Lord thanked guests, Mrs Catherine Throckmorton sang, Marion Mount played piano, and refreshments followed.
Long Branch Council No. 335 Knights of Columbus plans for visitors tomorrow afternoon. The second and third degrees will be exemplified. A class of over 50 candidates is expected, with all state officers anticipated to attend.
A short classified notice invites business advertisers to place ads in the Daily Record with an implied promise of financial benefit. The readable fragment emphasizes payment potential and promotional opportunity for local merchants.
Rome March 29 J P Morgan long resting here after illness suffered a relapse while at church on Easter Sunday and has since stayed in his hotel His son in law Herbert Saterlee released a statement denying serious condition and said Morgan remains under physician guidance. David Gruber waived hearings on two assault charges and was released on his own recognizance after posting 100 bail on each count He is represented by lawyer Thomas P Fay while Poznanski family is represented by Joseph Reilly.
Alfred G. Blair former insurance and real estate man in the Post Office Building arrives from Los Angeles where he has worked for some years He returns West soon with his mother in law Mrs Welsh Jr and says he loves Los Angeles and real estate prospects in that city.
Washington March 29 Governor Fielder of New Jersey said he would call a special session for May first unless the Jury Reform Bill now deadlocked in the Legislature is passed without any qualifying amendment. He warned he will not sign the measure if altered.
Miss Anna Golden aged 75 died after a two year struggle with a fractured hip from a fall. She had lived with Mrs. Charles Allen on Branch Avenue Red Bank and earlier with Jacob Conran in Little Silver. She leaves a brother in Manasquan. Funeral at Mrs Allen's home Monday at 2:30 p.m. Rev Clifford Dilks will officiate. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery Little Silver. Robert R. Mount & Son, funeral directors, Red Bank.
Mrs Susan McNeil a 60 year old widow died yesterday afternoon at Headdens Corner from general infirmities and complications of diseases. No physician attended and Coroner Harry C Fay of Red Bank issued a burial permit. She was aunt of Mrs Catherine Giblin of Locust Avenue Red Bank. Funeral services set for Monday at St James RC Church with Rev Father James A Reynolds, interment by Mount Son funeral directors in Mt Olivet Cemetery Middletown Township.
At St Luke's Church Rev. John Y Dobbins will preach in the morning on But One Step and in the evening on A Shut Door. The evening service will feature Haster music and a song service before the preaching. Advertise in the Daily Record.
Reports from Cincinnati and Columbus detail 33 bodies in Cincinnati morgue with 29 identified, while Hamilton predicts the death toll near eighty. Debris searches continue across cities like Middletown and Delaware with dozens dead and many missing. Ohio River crests exceed records as rescue crews feed survivors and search for victims, with Marietta calling it the worst flood in the city’s history.
The Easter musical program at Oakhurst M E Church is moved to tomorrow due to the absence of a leading singer. A pleasing program has been arranged with several solos for both morning and evening performances.
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