Birthday Surprise for W D Andrews at Seventh Avenue Residence
A birthday surprise was held last Thursday evening at 128 1-2 Seventh Avenue in honor of W D Andrews. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Cooper Mr. and Mrs George Johnson Mr and Mrs E A Gregory Mrs Adeline Wainwright Miss Gertrude Wainwright Miss Nancy Andrews Miss Mary and Annie Cooper Minnie M Douglass and many Coopers Williams Smith Cooper and Ralster family members.
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W. D. Andrews
Seventh Avenue
Edmund Cooper
George Johnson
E. A Gregory
Adeline Wainwright
Gertrude Wainwright
Nancy Andrews
Mary
Annie Cooper
Minnie M. Douglass
Grant Cooper
Willie
Cooper
Eddie Cooper
Edward Cooper
Joseph Williams
Frank Smith
Mastsers
H. Cooper
Theodore Ralster
Trenton Man Edwin F. Margerum Dies at 64
Edwin F. Margerum of Trenton died after a brief illness at age 64. A longtime Knights of Pythias official, he served as keeper of records and seal for the Grand Lodge and belonged to various fraternal orders. He is survived by his wife, four sons, and one daughter married to William K. Deveroux of Asbury Park, president of the Monmouth County Tax Board.
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Edwin F. Margerum
Trenton
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
William K. Devereux
Asbury Park
Monmouth County Tax Board
Purser Changes On Monmouth Steamer
Purser William Ousterman of Monmouth, previously agent at Galilee station for Central Railroad of New Jersey, becomes purser on the steamer Monmouth. J B Bozarth will take charge of the Galilee station.
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Monmouth
William Ousterman
Galilee Station
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Galilee
J. B. Bozarth
Quick Witty Exchange on Shopping Habits Recalls A Wife
A humorous exchange notes a wife returning to the first store after visiting others, highlighting a common shopping habit. The playful line contrasts anticipation with impulse purchases in a light social vignette.
Gave Barn Dance at Cornell Cottage West Long Branch
Miss Sylvia Rose daughter of Dr and Mrs J Turner Rose of Asbury Park entertained with a country barn dance Friday evening at their Cornell cottage West Long Branch. Guests arrived by auto and enjoyed dancing to music by colored musicians amid rustic surroundings lit by electric lights. Refreshments were served outdoors and guests remained merry well into the night.
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Sylvia Rose
West Long Branch
J. Turner Rose
Asbury Park
Cornell Cottage
Moisture and Heat Make You Feel Colder in Dry Rooms
In winter a steam heated room can feel cold even at warm temps because dry air draws moisture from the body. Keeping water in the room raises humidity, reducing evaporation and heat loss. Experiments show evaporation controls perceived heat. adding moisture prevents the body from cooling quickly.
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New York American
Fragmentary Quotes Cross Text From 19th Century Snippet
A disconnected collage of quotes references Bertha the innkeeper’s daughter a red nose and moral judgments. The Washington Herald and Judge appear as sources or framing devices with brief dialogue fragments and literary allusions.
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Bertha
Roosevelt Denies 1916 Candidacy Plans as Progressive Pushes
Oyster Bay May 25 Roosevelt says he will not run for governor or any office in 1916 and will not be persuaded to seek the presidency. Despite repeated denials, Progressive leaders press for his leadership to sustain the Bull Moose party with a continent wide speaking tour.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore In
New York
Frank B. Kellogg
American Bar, Association
Minneapolis
Bourke Cochran
Martin T. Manton
Becker
Sagamore Hill
William Loeb, Jr
Navy plans to place Winslow in command near Mexico
The navy department aims to put Rear Admiral Winslow in command of the fleet in Mexican waters upon Admiral Badger’s return to American shores. The move could imply Rear Admiral Fletcher, who led the Vera Cruz operation, would be superseded due to his management of Vera Cruz and the appointment of Robert J. Kerr of Chicago as civil governor.
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Navy Department
Winslow
Mexican
Badger
American
Fletcher
Vera Crus
Robert J. Kerr
Chicago
May Probe Finances Of Other Railroads
Washington May 25 The Interstate Commerce Commission may widen its inquiry beyond the New York New Haven and Hartford to include the New York Central and the Baltimore and Ohio along with mentions of the Rock Island and the St Louis and San Francisco lines in a bid to uncover broader trafficking and fiscal practices across major railroads. Joseph W Folk chief counsel is assessing the New York Central for potential added scrutiny. High level financiers are expected to provide testimony.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
New Haven
Hartford
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Charles 8. Mellen
Inerstite Commerce Conviss
Commission
Seiste
Joseph W. Folk
Tock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
Wall Street
Roosevelt Lecture Plans for Tuesday in Washington
Colonel Roosevelt will spend eight hours in Washington Tuesday. He arrives at 3 20 p m and leaves at midnight, with George K Cherry Leo J Miller and Anthony Fiala on his staff. A private dinner at a downtown hotel follows the museum visit and a National Geographic lecture on his Brazilian explorations is planned. A special police escort will accompany him. Weather forecasts call for fair in the south and local showers in the north, turning warmer tomorrow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Geographic Society
National Museum
George K. Cherry
Leo J. Miller
Anthony Fiala
Engine HITS AUTO Six Injured In West Side Crossing Crash
At Cemetery crossing in Haverstraw New York a New York Ontario and Western freight train struck a car. Six people were injured two critically and feared dead while crossing flagman Michael Colono vanished after the crash. Colono had signaled the gates up and failed to see the approaching freight.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
New York
Ontario and Western
Cemetery Crossing
West Side Avenue
Michael Colono
William Knapp
West Shore
Colono
Jersey Citizens Challenge Tax Law in Supreme Court
Ross and William J. Field of Jersey City sue in the New Jersey Supreme Court to invalidate a tax measure they claim was illegally substituted after March 5 without unanimous consent and improperly classified as revenue legislation. Chief Justice Gummere ordered depositions at the statehouse on June 5 with Attorney General Wescutt to argue for the state.
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Jersey
Trenton
Ross
William J. Field
Jersey City
Supreme Court
Assembly Committee
Assembly
Gummere
Statehouse
Wescutt
Property for Rent or Sale Highlighted in Advertisement
A fragment indicates a property long eyed may appear today in rental or sale ads with urging language about completion of advertising or listing. The readable bits emphasize quick placement and action on the listing.
Birth of a River and the St Lawrence’s Ancient Course
A historical meditation on the St Lawrence as the world’s oldest continuous river and the Canadian shield. It traces ancient crustal movements from the Devonian era to the formation of the Appalachian chain and explains how the river was born in a deep trough between Greenland and the continental landmass.
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The
St. Lawrence
Canada
Labrador
Lake Huron
Alaska
Canadian Shield
Brie
White Mountains
Maine
Nova Scotia
Maijoland
Quebec
Ohio
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
Shielding a Cold Shoulder Inquiry in Clubman Chat
The fragment recalls a light exchange between two clubmen with terse humor about rheumatic fever and a shoulder twinge. It hints at a humorous quip about not meaning a remark literally and the banter of social club discourse in London society.
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Chon
London
Huerta Once a Section Boss Now Mexican President
In Washington on May 23 Colonel Robertson, a friend of Secretary Bryan, said General Huerta once served as a boss on a railroad project about twenty five years ago. Robertson claims Huerta rose from fall cons section boss to president of Mexico.
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Huerta
Washington
Mexico
Robertson
Mryan
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