Year in Jail for Striker in Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy report on a general strike, with John Dindas found guilty of inciting to riot and sentenced to jail. The piece details violence and threats around Jersey City Newark and Paterson, a murder of a night watchman at Perth Amboy Cigar Co, and a strike settlement at Atlantic Terra Cotta Works with a wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Amboy
John Dindas
Dave
Sal
Boieecs
Jersey City
Newark
Paterson
John Algair
Perth Amboy Cigar Company
Algair
Atlantic Terra Cotta Works
Mainhant
Sadler
Wilson
Cepanities
Iphone
Smelting & Refining Company
Fifteen Boston Firemen Injured in Camphor Fire
Firemen at the American Camphor Company plant in South Boston faced explosions as camphor vapors and liquids ignited. Fifteen firefighters were hurt, three seriously and rushed to hospital, with Lieutenant Michael J. Teehan John Dalton and Michael J. McNamara among the injured. Damages were estimated at $15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tod Ay
Camphor Company
First Street
Michael J. Teehan
John Dalton
Michael J. McNamara
Courtland School Admits Pupils Aged Four To Six
A Courtland School notice invites parents to enroll children ages four to six at 431 Washington Avenue. The primary class accommodates both girls and boys, with entries accepted at any time.
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Courtland School
Washington Avenue
Elks Observe Flag Day Honors Veterans At Meeting
Bridgeport Elks stage Flag Day exercises honoring Civil War Spanish War veterans and Sons of Veterans. Dr George L Porter delivers address on flag history and patriotism, presenting Betsy Ross engraving to the lodge. Recitations and songs by Dickerson, Dunne, Ate, and musical interludes enhance the social gathering with stories and toasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Howe, Jr
Abraham
Bridgeport
Porto Rico
Manila
Alaska
Order of Elks
Joseph. Flint
Philip J. Motenettin
John F. McDonough
Deniel
J.clifford
Esquire
Charles F. Chadwick
Iy-Hine
Rugel
Rtt
Rufer Flint
Ioft
J. C.ivers
Bridgeport Lodge
William C. Twomsey
Stemford Lodge
George L. Porter
Porter
Flint
Lodge
Betsy Ross
General Washington
Dickerson
Finley Peter Dunne
Dooley
George Ate
Bill
Patrick Kane
Sons of Veterans
Peter Gabler
George Finklestone
James Mahoney
Mr. Casey
Mary
Woonsocket Lodge
Ellis
Bernard Keating
James Egan
Brother Marr
Charles B. Moore
Elks Home
Funeral services for Hiram F. Bailey held at home
The funeral for Hiram F. Bailey was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from his home at 413 Shelton street. Rev. Everett A. Barnes of Washington Park M. E. church officiated the obsequies. Interment followed at Lake View Cemetery. Girl Wanted? Read the Farmer Want Ads.
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Hiram F. Bailey
Shelton Street
Everett A. Barnes
Washington Park M
Summer Pleasures at Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket
Fishing bathing and sailing on Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket promise cheerful seaside pastimes. Visitors may recall moonlit sails crabbing parties clam feasts lobster suppers straw rides and many other diversions during a vacation on either island.
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Marthas Vineyard
Nantucket
Fishing Invitation Promises Big Trophies and Adventure
The notice invites anglers to reach Squeteague, tautog, and bluefish off the islands with sure luck. It promises memorable sport and urges joining a fishing smack captain for a swordfish morning trip, an unforgettable experience.
Sailing These Places of Supreme Pleasure for The Avid Reader
A fragment notes places of supreme pleasure for a man or woman fond of certain experiences. The wording hints at a literary or promotional touring tone, referencing leisure spots and attractions. The text is incomplete but suggests a contextual focus on desirable locales for travelers or readers.
Bathing at Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
A brief ad notes sea bathing at Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket near the Gulf Stream with water around sixty seven degrees in summer. It extols clean sandy beaches and safe slopes into deep water, inviting readers to request two illustrated books about these islands from the Advertising Bureau in Boston.
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Marthas Vineyard
Nantucket
Gulf ‘Stream
Islands
South Station
Boston
Mass
Gasoline fire engine acquired by city for ten thousand
The fire commissioners accepted the Waterous gasoline engine after tests on Wednesday and Thursday at a special meeting. The $10,000 apparatus is praised as modern and efficient. City officials will train John Connors and Walter Frank, with Frank as regular driver and Connors as substitute.
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Wallace
Taylor
John Connors
Walter Frank
Frank
Connors
Engine changes leave driver as sole operator
An old type engine now requires only the driver to operate, removing the engineer and stoker. Jeremiah Haggerty of Automatic Machine Co fell from a cupola and was overcome by gas fumes. He suffered a scalp wound and burns, was treated by Dr. Pratt and left at the factory with a fellow worker. Louis Morris, a man described as black, was caught stripping vacant houses of plumbing and led pipes to sell as junk. He faced burglary charges and was remanded in bail set at 500 dollars for Monday’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Haggerty
Automatic Machine Co
Haggerty
Pratt
Ambulance Corps
Louis
Morris
Cronan
Fox
Wales
Commission Sustains New York Chicago Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld trunk line rate differentials for traffic from points east of Chicago to New York Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore. New York interests argued unfair discrimination but the commission ruled New York not being harmed and defended the differential scheme amid export trade concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Commission
New York
Notable Shipping Trade Quotation on Atlantic Routes
A fragment cites an 19th century stance that Baltimore and Philadelphia are restricted to export traffic under natural advantages and shorter rail hauls. It notes the Boston interior zone differs in tariff differentials, with New York referenced as a baseline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Howe
Nea
Boston
New ‘York
DETAIL OF LOCAL MILITIA START FOR NEW LONDON
In charge of Sergeant J W Johnson eleven men form the baggage detail and depart Bridgeport for New London to prepare the way for three local Coast Artillery companies on their ten days tour of duty. Major Louis J Hermann leads the units which sail to Fort Wright aboard the government boat, with a two hour voyage, camped until June 26 for twenty days.
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J. W. Johnson
Bridgeport
New London
Fort Wright
Coast Artillery
Aly
14Th
Band and
Star Corps
New
Louis J. Hermann
Assessor Gill Defends Board Actions Before Committee
Lawrence J. Gill of the Board of Assessors defended the board amid criticism heard by the Claims committee last night. He explained the department’s stance on Spargo property transfers noting three cases where records showed mortgaged values higher than assessed. The Spargo deed was imperfect and Spargo concedes a payment of 138000 on the original stake, with other details unclear.
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Lawrence J. Gill
Board of Assessors
Marge
Claims Committee
Pride 2
Spargo
Hotel proprietor to travel for holiday plans
George G. Carr, proprietor of the Golden Hill hotel, will travel to New York over Sunday and Monday night, then proceed to Poughkeepsie, N Y for a short visit. The notice mentions local volunteer activities and a forthcoming event in mid June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Carr
Golden’ Hill
New York
Poughkiepsie
N. Y
Tone Ley
Femnoa
Easocalfon
Aes
Proposals for Sprinkling Work Opened by City Board
Proposals for sprinkler work will be received by the Board of Contract and Supply in 1912. Bidders may inspect the materials at the Works office Rice of the Director of Public Works at City Hall. Rooms for the bid are listed at City Hall.
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Iad
Board of Contract and Supply
Rice
City Hall
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Cen Cassimere
Sa Genk
Lonergan & Downey Stratfield Hotel
Main Street
Perth Amboy
Cyrus
Elks
Marthas
Oak Bluffs
Edgartown
Salt Bluffs
Wien
New Haven & Hartford
R.R. Co
Vineyard Haven
Celler House
Teller Cedars
Tower Cottar
Eee Goeil
Irwin
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Moore, Cirg
Willis L
Reese
Gill
Harvard
Ae Rubber
Cannon
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