Bryan Visits Red Bank Impresses with Scenery and Maples
Hon William Jennings Bryan toured Red Bank and Elberon with Col G B M Harvey after a St Luke's Church address on The Prince of Peace. He praised Rumson road oceanfront scenery, especially red maples at Shadow Lawn, ordering toppers to be sent to Fairview Nebraska.
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William Jennings Bryan
St. Luke’s
M. E. Church
Col. Bryan
Atlantic City
Lakewood
Ocean
Shadow Lawn
William G. Eigele
Bisele
H. P. Bennett
Washington Street
Bryan
Col
G. B. M. Harvey
Deal
Trenton
Philadelphia
Mr. Bryan
the Prince of Peace
Jesus
East Jersey League Track Meet At Red Bank Close
The sixth annual East Jersey High School League track meet, held at Monmouth County Fairgrounds Red Bank, saw Asbury Park win with 28 points Red Bank second with 25 Chattle Long Branch third 17 Perth Amboy fourth 13 Neptune fifth 11 Atlantic Highlands 1 Point Pleasant and Manasquan not represented. Records fell in 440 yard dash hammer throw and shot put with F McCormick Perth Amboy and John Quinn Red Bank setting marks. Notable exhibitions by Sheridan and Porter highlighted a day of strong performances and celebrations under YMCA sponsorship.
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East Jersey High School League
Monmouth County Fairgrounds
Shrewsbury Avenue
Red Bank
Young Men’s Christian Association
J. L. Kohier
Asbury Park High School
Chattle
Long Branch
Perth Amboy
Neptune
Ocean Grove
Atlantic Highlands
Point Pleasant
Manasquan
Ri. Schack
Asbury Park
H.S. Roberts
Schanck
F. McCormick
Filst
P. Taylor
John Quinn
Sheridan
Jack
Quinn
J. Barriscillo
Melvin A. Rice
Martin J. Sheridan
New York
Mort V. Pach
Kohler
Harry Porter
Chicago A. A
A. A
Porter
J. Barsch
R. Hitchings
J. Sollitto
A. Rock
J. Murphy
K. le Quier
Time
Kiegeem
McCormick
Br Park
Memorial Day Observance Planned by Vets and Sons
Final arrangements by James B. Morris Post and Camp set for Memorial Day. Graves flagged. At 8 a m veterans and Sons of Veterans march from G A R Hall to Greenlawn cemetery for services led by Commander Benjamin Eldridge with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Graves decorated, then services at West Long Branch and City Hall later.
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James B. Morris
James B. Morris Camp
Sons of Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Greenlawn Cemetery
Benjamin Eldridge
Lincoln
Grand Army
Figher
Obituary: John B Connett Dies at 66 in Rumson Flats
John B Connett a machinist and former Manasquan resident died Saturday from tuberculosis at 66. He lived near Black Point Rumson with his widow and four children all residing locally. He is survived by a sister Mrs Charles Haight of Manasquan. Funeral was at his home conducted by Rev J C Lord with burial in Bay View cemetery Atlantic Highlands directed by Harry C Fay.
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John B. Connett
Shrewsbury
Black Point
Rumson
Connett
Mafasquan
Charles Haight
Manasquan
Illness at worship: Bath Avenue resident revived at church
John Van Nortwick, an aged resident of Bath avenue, was taken ill during services at the First Reform church. He fainted but was quickly revived and returned to his home.
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John van
Nortwick
Bath Avenue
Reform
Memorial Day Program and Park Events Schedule
Memorial Day program at Ci Hall features a 2 pm patriotic exercise with Rev Dr Dare of Simpson Memorial Church. Washington Park opens at 8 pm with a Long Branch Military Band concert. Ice cream and strawberry festival, 10 am Nationals vs Red Bank at Shrewsbury Ave Fair Grounds. 3 pm return game at the same diamond. Long Branch Gun Club all day shoot opens 10:2? am at Leyalton with 8 pm lawn dancing. Second annual Long Branch Cycle Club meet at Stengel track at 2 pm. Music by Long Branch Military Band. Golf 10 am 36 hole medal play with handicaps. 2 pm finish of Saturday handicap Sachs versus Seasongood.
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Ci Hall
Dr. Dare
Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington Park
Long Branch Military Band
Nationals Ve. Red Bank
Fair Grounds
Shfrewsbury Avenue
Leyalton
Long Branch Cycle Club
Stengel’s
Arthur Sachs
Clifford Seasongood
Red Bank headpin tournament crowns Victor Swenson
In Monmouth street YMCA alleys Red Bank twelve bowlers contested a close, crowded headpin tournament. Victor Swenson won with 105, earning a gold watch fob. Elwood Ivins totaled 103 as runner up. Others included Howard Hance 92 and Edwin Conover 91.
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Monmouth Street
Red Bank
Red Bank Association
Victor Swenson
Elwood B. Ivins
Red Bankers
Swenson
Howard J. Hance
Edwin Conover
Robert Kennedy
James Lane
George Dennis
Thomas Mitchell
T. Newton Doremus
Prof
F. W. Creveling
Jophia Clayton
J. L. Kohler
Pier construction payrolls rise as 125 workers join day shift
In Ocean Park the number of men on the new pier project increases to 125 with night shift planned. Most are carpenters at work on buildings and booths including an entrance arch. Local workers receive priority and payrolls total about $2,500 weekly, supporting summer circulation as illumination wires go up for a prominent bright park display visible for miles.
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Ocean Park
Park
Train Kills Two Men at Bayway Crossing
A C R R passenger train arriving twenty minutes late after a Bayway crossing accident killed two men and two horses. The men driving failed to hear the approaching train, and the buggy was wrecked. The delay affected mail delivery at nearby stations.
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Bayway
Elizabeth
Weather forecast for Long Branch area
The Weather Bureau forecast for the late hours ending Tuesday calls for fair skies and light variable winds. Observations from the display station at 43 North Broadway Long Branch show a barometer around 30.17 inches and wind at 6 miles per hour from the south.
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U.‘S
North Broadway
Long Branch
Murder in Exchange Place Stabs Victim Through Heart
A man identified as Rocco Cropella killed Rocco Truglia in Exchange Place near Baseball Park with a ten inch stiletto. The weapon pierced the heart, witnesses said, as Cropella fled toward Bath Avenue and High Street. Police pursued, with Constable Tomaini arresting Rocco Notoro and others aiding Walling’s investigation. An autopsy confirmed a heart stab as the cause of death. Coroner Purdy and Prosecutor Applegate were alerted. Detectives Minugh and Rue joined the case.
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Exchange Place
Baseball Park
Rocco Cropella
Rocco Truglia
Bobton
Satorlori Esposita
Esposita
Esposita-house
Cropella
Trigna
City Hall
Prospect Street
Bath Avenue
High Street
Captain Walling
Truglia
Hame
Walling
Sammuél Tomaini
Pietro
Ernest
Errickson
Castoday
Tomaini
Layton
Pice
Rocco
Notoro
Purdy
John ‘W. Fleck
Robert. M. Purdy
Manasquan
Hyer, & Flock
Point Pleasant
Jersey City
Applegate
Minugh
Rue
Deal
Harry E. Shaw
John W. Bennett
O ' Purdy
Fire Response and Auto Crash in Elberon
Alonzo Slocum of the Elberon hose wagon responded to a fire alarm when Alfred Nathan’s limousine caught fire on Lincoln Avenue. The Elberon, Independent, West End, and Oceanic fire wagons arrived, extinguishing the blaze with minimal damage. Patrolman Cunneen investigated a car crash into a decorative lamp at Lincoln and Ocean avenues, noting repeated incidents at the site.
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Alonzo Slocum
Elperon
Box
Elberon
Alfred Nathan
Lincoln Avenue
Independent Co
Ocean Avenue
Bakk
Elberon Co
Long Branch
Independent
West Ends
Norwood Avenue
Oceanic Co
Ernest F. Dodd
West End
Lincoln
Qcean Avenues
Michael Cunneen
Dodd
Qcean
Lincoln Avenues
Christian B. Smith
Smith
Cormer
Long Branch Building and Loan to Distribute 60000
At Friday night’s directors meeting the Long Branch Building and Loan Association adopted a resolution to close the 24th series. This will distribute 60000 among holders of matured shares. Members must obtain an order from secretary Theodore Howland and present it to secretary Thomas R. Woolley.
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Long Branch Building and Loan*Association
Theodore Howland
Association
Death of George Wendling at Freehold Station
George Wendling, 29, of 200 West 42nd Street New York, died in the Central Railroad waiting room at Freehold after collapsing from apoplexy on a train near Matawan. He had just visited his father Christopher Wendling who had bought a farm near Milhurst three miles west of Freehold. Coroner Pardy viewed the body and burial permit was issued. Brothers Joseph William and Walter Wendling, all in New York, are listed.
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Milhurst
Freehold
George Wendling
Stret
New York
Custom House
Central Railroad
Matawan
Sith &Imianner
Pasehola
Christopher Wendling
George
Robert M. Pardy
Man_asquan
Temains
Joseph
William
Walter
Reception to delegates honors two D of L members
Pride of Belford Council No 151 hosted a Friday reception for Dot Seeley and Mrs. C Worden newly elected national representative and alternate at the Daughters of Liberty state session in Atlantic City. Over thirty Monmouth Council members joined, bouquets were given, speeches made, and refreshments served before final arrivals in Red Bank at midnight.
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Pride of
Belford
Pride of Monmouth Council
Red Bank
Indianola Neblood disaster claims twelve lives in three wrecks
A May 29 report from Indianola Nebraska describes a string of disasters with twelve fatalities. A passenger train failed to stop at a siding causing a collision. another train was derailed. Survivors and wreckage are noted along with remote locations and ongoing inquiries into the incident.
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Indianola
Neb
Hare
Iver Baseball Clube
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George P. Jolice
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Miss Price
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