Ship purchase bill faces strong opposition from business groups
The 1915 article notes vast business-group opposition to government ownership of ships. A Chamber of Commerce referendum showed 698 against and 82 for ownership, 711 for subsidies and 54 against, signaling strong national preference for private enterprise and military preparedness without government shipping.
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New Hampshire
Mississippi
McAdoo
John Sharp Williams
Congress
Messrs
Williams
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
United States
Germany Ready to Supply with Invisible Aircraft Says Source
Report claims Germany prepared to supply unseen aircraft while asserting current US air force already fields such planes. Source emphasizes superiority and readiness amid tensions.
Secretary Redfield’s Chicago antics stiffen GOP edge
The remark suggests Redfield’s actions will solidify the Republican majority of about 150,000 from the previous municipal election.
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Redfield
Chicago
Governor Cox vows return for a vindication
Ex Governor Cox of Ohio, defeated last fall, declares plans to run again next year. He argues for a vindication, though the Democratic slate for Lyle shows no such schedule.
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Pio
Cox
Vem
Ohio
Lyle
Bond Route For National Defence Debated In Press
The Houston Post contrasts Panama Canal financing with defence funding. It notes Panama bonds totaling 875 million were authorized but not all issued, as Republican practice used current revenues. It argues Democrats push a bond-based national defence program, citing 383 million spent on the canal with 359 million reimbursed by treasury receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Conorers
Houston Post
Panama Canal
Treasury
Peaceful Cranbury Faces Typhoid Challenge
Perth Amboy News notes Cranbury's pleasant, healthful appearance but cites long Typhoid prevalence as a sign of deeper issues. Authorities must prove their competence by locating and removing the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Perth Amboy
Straws Show How Democrats May Act in Next Congress
A brief opinion notes the wind from straw polls and questions how the Democratic party will maneuver in the upcoming congressional session. It highlights uncertainty about party strategy and possible policy directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New Jersey Field Meeting At College Farm
Farmers of New Jersey are invited to attend the annual Field Meeting at the College Farm in New Brunswick on September 9. Morning addresses and afternoon farm inspections feature under department heads. A concurrent first annual Field Meeting of the New Jersey Poultry Association runs September 9 to 11 with day and night demonstrations at the Poultry Department.
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College Farm
New Jersey State Experiment Station
New Brunswick
New Jersey
New Jersey Poultry Association
Poultry Department
Office OF
Typhoid Outbreak Reported in South River Family
A typhoid fever case, Fred Weinheimer, 20, from the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Weinheimer in South River, has been hospitalized at St Peters Hospital. The local Board of Health investigated, suspecting infection from an open well not connected to city water. Water samples will be sent to Trenton for analysis. The board has condemned open wells to prevent spread. South River faced 22 cases in a 1912 epidemic.
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Henry Weinheimer
South River
Fred
St. Peter’s Hospital
Jocal Board of Health
Weinheimer
Trenton
Board of Health
Quarantine Raised Over Diphtheria in Stanhope Borough
Reports say six diphtheria cases in the last week prompted the Board of Health to quarantine three Sunday schools the opera house and the post office. The State Board of Health was asked to assist. One arrest was made for quarantine violation. The first case appeared August 13 with victims scattered in borough areas.
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Board of Health
Opera House
Post Office
State Board of Health
Presbyterian Sunday School
Budd Lake
Relief From Indigestion With Chamberlains Tablets
Mrs Geo Hon of Macedon New York describes three months of indigestion causing headaches dizziness and fatigue. After starting Chamberlains Tablets she felt relief in one day and used two bottles to banish the trouble. Obtainable everywhere.
Swindler Claimed Jamesburg State Home Job Name
A man calling himself William Smith and claiming to work at the State Home for Boys in Jamesburg attempted the old check swindle with Mrs. Albert G. Lange. He bought goods intended for Thursday delivery, offered a $10 check, and was halted when Lange checked and learned his alleged employer.
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Ann
William Smith
State Home For
Jamesburg
Albert G. Lange
Smith
Mre. Lange
State Home For Boys
Sie
Deer Discovered Near Jamesburg
Postmaster James B Pownall spotted a five deer herd near the J. B Perrine farm after a close encounter with his auto. The deer approached the road then fled into a field and into nearby thickets, surprising the observer.
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New Jersey
Jamesburg
James B Pownall
J. B Perrine
Pownall
John O Neill Dies in New Brunswick Hospital
John O Neill a Philadelphia born rm ruyee and sub contractor on the People s National Gault building project on George Street New Brunswick lies in St Peters Hospital after a work accident Monday in a dying condition. Mrs O Neill his wife and his sisters and other relatives are beside him as doctors do all they can.
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John O'Neill
Philadelphia
Rm Ruyee
Harry F. Hare
People's National Gault
George Street
New Brunswick
St. Peter's Hospital
O'Neill
Ocean Grove Names Queen for Fairyland Festival
Ocean Grove held a Fairyland Festival coronation with Miss Marion Foghish of William and English lineage presiding as queen. Her court includes six maids from Ocean Grove, with plans for a separate court announced by Musical Director Tati Brendlorgan.
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Ocean Grove
Marion Foghish
William F. English
Abboct Aveue
Auditoruy
Tati Brendlorgan
Mass English
Oveau Grove
Nine Foot Mammoth Remains Found in England
Doctor Andrews of the British Museum and his assistants excavate in the Upnor hills uncovering the most complete mammoth remains yet found in England. The team works to determine if bones belong to mammoth or elephant antiquus with teeth expected to settle the question. A tusk about nine feet long has been revealed in the exposed skull area.
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Doctor Andrews
British Museum
Upnor Hills
England
Bride and Groom Elopement Dial Tone Exchange
The Bride and Groom debate parents after their elopement. The Bride hints forgiveness if they stay away, while the Groom anxiously asks what his father says over the telephone.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsements
Sol Williams, a merchant in Jesse Fenn, writes he never hesitates to recommend Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says he sells more of it than any other preparation of like kind and that it gave him more relief than any other remedy. Availability details implied.
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Chamberlain
Sol Williams
Merchant
Jesse
Fenn
Mobilize and mobilization in wartime slang
A talkative man uses a wartime slang lesson to explain how mobilization means making something mobile not just gathering words. He contrasts the old meaning with today and cites a humorous mispronunciation about Italians mobilizing.
Balloonist's Father Escapes Mirthful Rescue in Georgia
Jeptha Wade of Cleveland and his wife retrieve their amateur balloonist son after a mud slick mishap near Thom asville Georgia. A farmer towed their car from a bank using his team, remarking that a tree saved them from worse harm. The farmer adds that the Wade family should stay home more.
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Jeptha Wade
Cleveland
Thomasville
Mr. Wade
The Untrained Soldier
A university man in France describes the British army at Neuve Chapelle as a massive force learning through massive maneuvers. He argues it was remarkable they did as well as they did given the circumstances and dismisses blame on Kitchener for shell shortages as fatuous.
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France
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
Kitchener
London Observer
Hymn Books Rout Mad Dog at West Hoboken Church
A mad dog disrupted services at St. John s Episcopal Church in West Hoboken. The dog dashed through the open door during a sermon, biting a girl and causing chaotic flight as worshippers hid. Rev Edward J Cleveland used hymn books to fend off the animal, locking it in a vestry before a patrolman shot the dog as services ended.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
West Hoboken
Edward J. Cleveland
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