Free West End Office to Get Coast-to-Coast Delivery Upgrade
The United States Postoffice Department plans to merge the West End post office with Long Branch to form a West End Station with free carrier delivery from the station. J. H. Wardle inspected the area, houses will be numbered, mail receptacles placed, and boxes rented by non-delivery patrons. The change aims to raise Long Branch to first-class status with annual receipts above 40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postoffice Department
West End
Long Branch
J. H. Wardle
West End Station
Red Bank resident Taber Parker dies at 72
Taber Chadwick Parker longtime Red Bank builder and prominent local sportsman died at his Broad street home from heart trouble after a brief illness. He was 72, survived by widow Olivia Lippincott Parker and siblings, with services to be held at Trinity Church. Interment in Fair View cemetery. He helped build notable structures and the ice yacht Trip, and was active in hunting and trapshooting.
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Taber Chadwick Parker
Red Bank
Broad Street
Mr. Parker
Henry B
Sarah A. Parker
Parker
Peters
R. Hance & Sons
Chadwick
Davidson
Clothier
Olivia Lippincott Parker
Deborah C. Lippincott
John Lippincott
Little Silver
Robert F
Edward Wiis
Charles E. Burd
America
North Shrewsbury
South Shrewsbury
Riverside Gun Club
Campaign Against the White Plague in Monmouth County
The mass movement against tuberculosis in Monmouth County opened with a meeting at May Lee in Morris Avenue where a temporary group formed and a plan to equip a tubercular hospital was discussed. A committee including Acting Mayor Joline and Mrs. Harold Thompson will press officials next Wednesday to act within six months, with state help from Joseph Buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth County
Henry Joline
William D. Harper
Lewis 8. Thompson
Leon Cubberley
Joseph P. Buyers
Essex County
Arrowsmith
Ruliff V. Lawrence
Board of Chosen Freeholders
State Board of Health
Lewis
Thompson
State’s Charities Board
Lamp Explodes Igniting Kitchen Fire In Lincoln Place
A lamp left burning in a Lincoln Place kitchen exploded near midnight, igniting fluids and scorching woodwork and furniture before fire teams from box 51 and the Dalys extinguished the blaze. Jake Sylvester narrowly escaped harm, and the incident prompted further notices of local events and sales including a new bungalow on Bath Avenue and High Street, a bridge sale at Edgemere, and a library fundraiser at Price's Hotel with tickets priced 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Sylvester
Lincoln Place
An @farm
Dalys
Aga Francis
Bath Avenue
High Street
Francis
Bath! Avenue
Red Bank Veterans Plan Memorial Day Observances
Arrowsmith Post No. 61 G A R Red Bank held a campfire and smoker and arranged Memorial Day events. Veterans will visit Little Silver and Shrewsbury cemeteries, decorate graves with schoolchildren, join with Samuel T Sleeper Camp Sons of Veterans, parade with fire companies and fraternal groups, then service at Fair View cemetery. Additional plans include Grace Methodist Church attendance and Grace to be followed by a church event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsmith Post
Red Bank
Broad Street
Post
Little Silver
Shrewsbury
Samuel T. Sleeper Camp
Sons of Veterans
Coopers Bridge
Fair View
Middletown Township
Sayreville Fife and Drum Corps
John W. Chandler
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith West and Sons of Veterans
Grace Methodist Church
New Jersey May 28 Primary Delegates List Heads for Big Conventions
Trenton May 3 Primary petitions for delegates to the national conventions closed at midnight. With candidates from Roosevelt Taft Wilson La Follette and uninstructed camps, more than 250 names contend for 28 delegates and alternates per convention. Delegates and alternates from At Large and Third District include Republicans for Taft Fort Briggs Murphy and Ayer. Roosevelt contenders feature Fort and Jess with Colby as alternate. Lafollette field includes Owan Judd Delart and Pope. Democratic Wilson delegates include Westcott Hinchcliffe Martine and Wedin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
anti-Wilson
LaFollette
Third
Gilbert Collins
Jersey City
Frank O. Briggs
Franklin Murphy
Newark
F. Wayland Ayer
Camden
Willliam N. Runyon
Plainfield
John W. Herbert
Helmetta
Charles M
George M Judd
John 8
Delart Dover
James BE. Pope
Benjamin Akele Nutley
Joseph A. O'Connor
John McMillin
Atlantic City
John W. Westcott
Haddonfield
John Hinchcliffe
Paterson
James E. Martine
Nicholas P. Wedin
Attempted Barn Fire at Rumson Intersect Montclair Property
Early today an attempt to burn the Newman barn at Rumson and Riverview roads was stopped before a major blaze. A kerosene-filled can was found, authorities investigate, and no serious damage occurred following a daytime robbery on the same property.
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Mra
John Newman
Montclair
Rumson and
Riverview Roads
Arthur Oates
Red Bank
Weather Bureau Forecast for New Jersey Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau projects the next 36 hours ending Saturday evening for New Jersey including Fair to night and Saturday with moderate north easterly winds. Observations from Long Branch show 48 North Broadway data at 8 am with high yesterday 7K and low last night 4K, temperature readings and barometer around 40.15, wind 18 miles from the north, and humidity around 44 to 56 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Pfair
North Broadway
Long Branch
Railroad Strikers Refuse Compromise Endorse Arbitration
Italian section gang strikers on the N B railroad, about 150 men, held a mass meeting at Star of Italy Hall to seek higher pay and extra time. a four member committee met with John Daly and Supt Berry, but the company rejected $2.00 for 10 hours and a later $1.80 proposal. They vow to strike and demand back pay if not resolved by 8 a m tomorrow, while authorities monitor for safety.
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Star of Italy
Morris and
Westwood Avenues
Pietro Tomaini
Ernest Tomaini
Morris Avenue
Pasquale Strollo
Salvatore Addeo
Domenico Vitrano
Asbury Park
Sabato Mauro
Matawan
John Daly
Mr. Daly
Supt
L. W. Berry
Perth Amboy
Point Pleasant
Berry
Walling
Kirby
Miller, Vetter
Weat
Jerry” Blodgett
Central Station
Blodgett
C. R. R. Police
Red Bank
J. B. Gray
Boy 19 Seriously Injured in Auto Crash
Joseph Terwilliger Jr., 12, was hit by a Maxwell roadster driven by Randolph Bennett, a Branchport grocer, on Wednesday night as he played with other boys near Neptune Hose company quarters. He was tossed under a wheel, badly bruised but not broken, and treated by Dr. O A Clark. He recovered enough to rest at home, with doctors hopeful he would pull through.
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Joseph Terwilliger, Jr
Randolph Bennett
Branchport Avenue
TedWilliger
Neptune Hose Company
Terwilliger
Maxwell
Russell Avenue
Bennett
Lyceum
O. A. Clark
Grand Avenue
Disbrow Sells Ice Cream Business Move
Raymond Disbrow sells his ice cream business to the Horton Company while keeping the confectionery branch. The Horton ice cream operations move from the Broadway theatre building to the Disbrow store across Broadway. Mrs Caroline Powers dies of Bright's disease at Lewis Street Beaton town survived by husband daughter and mother-in-law. Funeral plans not set. Borough election for Fair Haven on May 21 at the firehouse Pearl Street. Frank Covert for mayor and Squire William Curchin likely unopposed as Citizens ticket leaders. Local ads note chocolates at Sugar Bowl and moving pictures at West & West Jr Majestic Theatre nightly and Saturday matinees.
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Raymond Disbrow
Horton Ice Cream Company
Disbrow
Horton Company
Broadway Theatre
Sde
Broadway
Caroline Powers
Francis Powers
Lewis Street
Beatontown
Bright
Powers
Orly
Helen Powers
Arrowstrop
Borough
Fair Haven
Pearl Street
Frank Covert
Squire William Curchin
As Seevor
Able
Cleanliness Mania Of This Old Man
An elderly man identified as John C. Johnson, about 75, appeared at City Hall in a nervous, incoherent state and claimed abuse. Police detained him, physicians certified commitment, and he was sent to the State Hospital at Trenton on the 11.25 train under guard. Johnson, born in Allentown, had a history of steady farm work and a recent mental depression that sparked a compulsive need for cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
John C. Johnson
Willow Avenue
Prospect Street
Layton
Charles 3. Gremer
Gremer
John W. Bennett
Business Men's Carnival at Lyceum closes successful three nights
The Business Men's Carnival hosted by Mrs. M A Harris under St James Church auspices ended at the Lyceum after three nights of musical numbers sketches and vaudeville. Local businesses showcased and aided St James Church building fund. The show drew strong attendance with standout turns by youth ensembles and newsboys chorus including a notable solo by James Greek who received an encore and a bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Harris
St. James’ Church
Lyceum
T, BH
Barham & Co
Andy's Garage
Hotel Columbia
Art Store
William T. Donnelly
Dyeing and Cleaning Co
Edward Lyins
Greene's Hotel
Koopa & Abels
William
Hranch Daily Record
Newsies
James Greek
Record
Daily Record
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Taber C. Parker
Bankers’ Convention
Anthony T. Woolley
J. H. Davis
C. Asa Francis
Augustus Chandler
Bankers
Townley
Byard
Chelsea Ave
Chas
C. Byard
Leon Hicks
Ella Hicks
Executrix
Opera House
Washington St
West & West, Jr
The
Freeholders Information Bureau
Sugar Bowl
Deal Lake
Interlaken
Edgemere Bridge No
J. M. Corlies
John Daily
Long Branch Library Association
Price
the Daily Record
Fred Cullington
Hudson Avenue
Storek
Lester
Secial
Ella Travers
Richard Warwick
Holy Name
W. P. Cantwell
LL. D
This City
New Jersey Catholic Monitor
Holy Name Society
New York
McFaul
James A. McFaul
Diocese of
St. Mary's Church
Deal
St. Michael's
Takanansee
Lake
Rockwell Ave
Empire Theatre
Monmouth St
W. Ritter
Astre
Lyneun
Washington Street
West & West
Roosevelt Republicans
Rumson
Weather Bureau Forecast
Reformed Church
Boy
Mrs. Powers
Majestic Theatre
Monmouth Street
Railroad Station
Joseph Rodgers
Ager
Picures
Ber
Business Men's Carnival
Church Fund
Townley's
M. Plewainske
Upatira
Surf Theatre
Keyport
Life Motion
Children
California
Ste. Phil
Gehan
Rockwell Ave. Patt
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