Funeral Service for Titanic Victim
A funeral was held at St. Bartholomew’s Chapel in New York for Arthur E. Nicholson of Shanklin Isle of Wight England a Titanic victim. His body recovered by Mackay Bennett was brought to Halifax and later moved to Woodlawn Cemetery awaiting final resting place. Nicholson was a frequent visitor to Long Branch and known to local residents.
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St. Bartholomew's Chapel
Madison Avenue
44Th Street
New York
Arthur E. Nicholson
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
Eagland
A. J. Ripley
Broadway
Long Branch
Nicholson
Mackay- Bennett
Halifax
Grand Central Station
Woodlawn Cemetery
May Ushers Union of St Luke's Holds Ladies' Night Meeting
The May meeting of the Ushers Union of St Luke's M E Church was held at Mr and Mrs William H Riddle's Chelsea avenue home. It featured a robust program with Miss Consuela Parslow, Chester A Dennis, Richard Bower, Harry Conk and Dr Stanley H Nichols performing solos and orchestral pieces, followed by refreshments and social time.
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Ushers' Union
St. Luke’s M. BE. Church
William H. Riddle
Chelsea Avenue
Ushers’ Union Orchestra
Consuela Parslow
Richard Bower
Chester A. Dennis
Harry Conk
Lillian Worden
Stanley H. Nichols
Dr. Nichols
Miss Parslow
Mrs. Riddle
Only Applicant Chosen for West End Postmaster Post
Henry Burke was the sole applicant to pass the examination for West End postmaster at City Hall. Examiners Harry Sieber and Samuel Hayden, Jr. led the session, with two other candidates failing to appear. The appointment follows Daniel W. Wardell's decadelong tenure and may move the office to a free delivery station.
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Henry Burke
West End
Board of Examiners
City Hall
Harry Sieber
Samuel Hayden, Jr
Daniel W. Wardell
Burke
Princeton Names John Grier Hibben as President in May Ceremony
Princeton May 11. John Grier Hibben inaugurated as Princeton University president at 11 with Taft and other university heads present. Oath administered by Justice Mahlon Pitney. Charter and keys delivered by Senior Trustee John Aikman Stewart. Sermon and remarks by Henry van Dyke urged education as lifelong, progressive development.
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Princeton
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Taft
United States
Mendelssohn
Murray
Mahlon Pitney
Supreme Court of the United States
Hibben
John Aikman Stewart
Princeton’s Hibben Inaugural Address On Education Ideals
Taft and John Hibben presided as Nassau Hall hosted the inaugural with Radwin Stevens Lines of Newark delivering the benediction. Speakers included White Patten Towell Hadley Butler and other national figures greeting the new president amid Old Nassau songs and campus ceremony. The address frames education as forming a free will through disciplined study and active effort.
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Taft
American Press Association
John G. Hibben
Princeton and
Nassau Hall
Win Stevens Lines
Newark
Svendsen
M. Taylor Pyne
White
Francis Patten
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Abbott Lawrence Towell
Harvard
Arthur Twining Hadley
Yale
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Princeton
Old
Nassau
False Alarm Fiend Strikes At Broadway Ocean Box
Fire alarm box 31 at Broadway and Ocean avenue summoned multiple companies last night about 10 30. Investigators blamed a false alarm fiend who had tampered with the box previously. Police warned of jeopardizing safety and contempt was voiced by bystanders at the scene.
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Broadway
Ocean Avenue
Vetter
Broadway Box
Branchport
Will Sing Tonight for Local Hospitals at Casino Asbury Park
Madame Lillian Nordica and baritone David Bispham perform tonight at the Casino Asbury Park for Monmouth Memorial Hospital and Ann May Hospital Spring Lake. Andre Benoist accompanies. reserved seats at Wert's pharmacy. trolley service provided. receipts split between hospitals.
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Asbury Park
Lillian Nordica
G. W. Young
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Ann May Hospital
Spring Lake
Madame Nordica
David Bisham
Cadman
Nussbaum
Schuman
Ich Grolle Nicht
Bleichman
Weather Bureau Forecast For New Jersey Thunderstorms
The Weather Bureau predicts thunderstorms late tonight and Sunday with increasing southerly winds. Small craft advisory remains in effect as easterly to southerly winds build. Observations from Long Branch show yesterday's high at 75 and low last night at 44 with 63 at 6 am.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
New Jersey
North Broadway
Long Branch
Movement Aims to Relocate County Seat Here
Local organizers announce plans to initiate a campaign to move the county seat to this city. They describe goals, community support efforts, and outline a timeline for petitioning officials and gauging public interest.
Thief Arrested in Freehold After Rug Heist
Patrolman Louis Vetter stopped a partially intoxicated man after spotting him exit a carriage with a rug. The suspect, George J. Jenkins of Trenton, was found with two rugs in Broadway vicinity and taken to City Hall. No claimant found. prisoner asked to notify George BH Poland.
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Louis Vetter
Lower Broadway
Germania Hotel
Vetter
Broadway
Andy
City Hall
George J. Jenkins
Trenton
George BH
Poland
Truant Officers Tackle School Absences at Recorder's Court
Truant officers, led by Raymond K. Britton, handled about forty cases in the recorder's court in the past month. Recorder Arrowsmith heard complaints as parents were urged to explain their children's absence and promise better supervision. Seven boys faced charges of malicious mischief at the High School, with four dismissed and three ordered to return May 25 for display of improved conduct. Notice to whom it may concern signs a banking disclaimer by Jacob Steinbach.
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Raymond K. Britton
Recorders Court
Recorder Arrowsmith
City Hall
Britton
Reform School
Recorder
Recorder's Court
Jacob Steinbach
Move to shift county seat from Freehold to Long Branch gains support
A countywide movement aims to relocate the county seat from Freehold to Long Branch, backed by Asbury Park and shore communities. Proponents cite Long Branch as the population center with superior rail links, while current facilities in Freehold are described as antiquated and due for replacement. A board of trade committee will study the plan and report recommendations.
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Broach
Long Branch
Freehold
Farmingdale
Matawan
Asbury Park
Red Bank
Preehald
Central R. R
N. J
Pennsylvania R. R
N.Y
Central
Keyport
Bayshore
Atlantic Highlands
Raritan
Middletown
Shrewsbury
Red Bane
Board of Trade
B. B. Bobbitt
Siegfried Hirxchfeld
Thomas J. Slocum
George B. Poland
J. K. Lacour
Farm to House Trade in New Jersey and Gift to Company
By Richard R. Plum a 46 acre Bryan farm at Freneau New Jersey with a modern house sold by Wm L Bryan to Lester Gilbert Hackensack. Gilbert exchanged for a corner plot 150 by 175 with a two and a half story dwelling in Hackensack. A Y Pringle New York attorney with Broad Street Eatontown residence presented Eatontown hook and ladder company with double harness for its horses. The gift is greatly appreciated by the company.
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Richard R. Plum
Lewis Avenue
Brooklyn
Freneau
N. J
Bryan
Wm. L. Bryan
Lester Gilbert
Hackensack
Gilbert
A. Y. Pringle
New York
Broadstret
Eatontown
Eatontown Hook and Ladder Company
Observance of Mother's Day Across the United States
Tomorrow is Mother's Day with special church services nationwide. People will wear carnations, pink for living mothers and white for deceased mothers.
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United States
Dr Garrison Honored At New Jersey Homeopathic Meet
At the New Jersey Homeopathic Association annual meeting in Atlantic City on Thursday Dr Biddle H. Garrison of Red Bank was elected a censor. Dr and Mrs Garrison and their son traveled to the resort and stayed at the Chalfonte, previously living in Long Branch.
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New Jersey Momeopathic Association
Atlantic City
Biddle H. Garrison
Monmouth Street
Red Bank
Long Branch
Boy Glee Club Dance A Successful Townley Hall Event
The Boys Glee Club of Chattle High School hosted a Dance in Townley Hall for the Girls Glee Club with over thirty five couples. J Pitman West orchestra played nine dances from eight thirty to midnight with college pennants and cozy corners creating a home like atmosphere.
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Glee Club
Chattle High School
Townley Hall
J. Pitman West
New Beef Go. Manager Succeeds Retired Swift Official
Reese Evans named manager replacing Charles A. Hidridge who retired. Evans, a Pennsylvania native, has long been a key beef industry figure and previously led operations at a local abattoir. He assumes duties at Empire Theatre and Monmouth Street venues, with vaudeville acts and daily matinees listed. Titanic exhibit promised for Monday night.
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Reese Evans
Charles A. Hidridge
Swift
Mr. Evans
Pennsylvania
Mpire Theatre
Monmouth St
Bank, Chas, W
Washington Street
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