Temperance Reform and State Control Debate in New Jersey
The piece argues New Jersey should gain full state control over liquor traffic, regulating entries in large and small quantities. It cites Kansas as a Prohibition model and calls for empowered officials to enforce laws and punish violators. The essay also reflects on New York City amusements and urban life, noting diverse entertainment and stark contrasts across streets and social conditions. A robbery at Mrs Harriet J Howell's Yardley residence nets jewelry and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Kansas
New York
New Yorker
Broadway
Bowery
Third Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth
Twentythird Streets
Arta
Gayety
Gamin
Amusementa of
New- York
City
Demorest
Harriet J. Howell
Yardley
New Jersey Man Found Guilty of Enticement Blasphemy Case
Monoson Hontzmaon convicted in New Jersey on charges of enticing two Philipsburg girls from their homes and blasphemy. He refused to swear on the Bible, claiming to speak by the Holy Spirit. He claimed direct communion with God and called himself Christ in letters read in court. He was jailed six months, fined $100, and ordered to cover costs. his prior prison time extends the total sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monoson Hontzmaon
Philipsburg
New Jersey
Hontzman
Liv
Stroudsburg
Hoe
Mnason
Houtzman
God
Christ
Jennie Ricker
Stoutzman
Peter
Paul
Tragic Whiskey Row Incident Ends in Fatal Shot
In the Pines near Indian Mills New Jersey James Dellett, a dissipated local resident, was shot on his doorstep after pounding McNeal’s door. John McNeal, who fired the fatal shot, was jailed and later the coroner ruled the death willful murder. Relatives and neighbors note long standing feuds and fear of McNeal in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meprogo
N. J
Indian Mills
James Dellett
Shamong Woods
Ted
John McNeal
McNeal
NeNeal
Henry Wright
Mount Holly
McNest
Dellett
Dullett
Medford
Mount Hoty
James Dellatt, Jr
Coppuck
Shamong
Embezzlement arrests rock Pennsylvania Railroad supervisors
Detective John Gregory arrested James B. Cox in Treuton on a warrant charging embezzlement of about six thousand dollars worth of rails and iron. He confessed and implicated William A. Howell, supervisor of Division C, leading to Howell's arrest warrant and further investigation in Jersey City.
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William A. Howell
James B. Cox
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Howell
Deans
Trenton
Cox
Phillipsburg
Lnes
Crawford
John Gregory
Treuton
Squire Malls
Jersey City
Gregory
Clinton Street Depot
Justice
Mills
Tia Lo
Taylor
Jorsey City
Newark
Windsor Hotel
Elopements and conspiracies mix in early 1900s headlines
Reports detail Howell a Pennsylvania company employee from Altoona married in Trenton, with rail thefts tied to the Tren ton Steel and Iron Works and an innocent truckman. Manchester and Asbury Park stories follow, including Dr. Boothby fleeing to Boston with Mrs Kenneth and a new Park and Grove Bank planned for Asbury Park Ocean Grove amid local business optimism.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
Howell
Trenton
George McDonald
New Brunswick
Trenton Steel and Iron Works
Trip
Cox
the Park,and Grove
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Henry C. Winsor
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the Cranbury Press
Cranbury
Burroushs & van Dyke
Senate
House
Temperance Workers
Woodbury
N.J
Revolution
Manchester
N. H
William Boothby
Eaton & Boothby
Boston
George A. Kenneth
Switzerland
Cummings
Te Lowell Machine Shop
Hanover Street
Royal Arcanum
Manchester—Rifle Association
George A. Kennet
Vermont Life Inaur 1
Boothby
Lowell
Keenem
Alyy
Scudder & Dunham
Trento
Newmarkets
Raglans
Barnsley
Richard A. Donnelly
Bisaste
Easei
Trenton, N. J
C. Ha
Esust
ERS
Facer
Gilbert Tricot
Baumgartner's
East State Street
Hanan
Biocoagland & Howell
Church St
National Bank
Menor Boys
Philadelphia
Main Street
Hightstown
Hightstown, N. J
N. Greene
E, State St
Dobbins
Hatter
Cook & Jaques
Cook &Jaques
Cook
Jaques
State Street
Katzenbach. & CO
Richardson & Boynton
I. J
Matawan
BS. Be. Slovu.s
Hightsown
Sance Soo
Rogers & Buo’s
A. DT
Sixtuaamn
Win
Rogers, Rogers & Hamilton
Rogers Brothers
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