Exciting Time in Jamesburg and Jail News
In Jamesburg Otto Lange’s hall was attacked by drunken youths. Special Officer Abbot captured leader George Erwin after a clash. Parham fined and Ervin reprimanded. Jail wardens defend conditions amid criticisms from Elizabeth and Middlesex authorities. Freight line right of way and trolley accidents cap a day of regional upheaval with property purchases near Trenton and Dayton.
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Otto Lange
Lange's Hall
Buaineas
Thomas H. Abbott
George Erwin
Frank Parham
Albert Stults
Prospect Plains
John ‘Monahan
William Davison
Joseph Kelley
Davison
Monahan
Jennings
George Ervin
Ervin
Parham
New Brunswick
Agunta
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Trenton
Waverly
Dayton
Carroll
Presbyterian Church
Bound Brook Plans New Borough Bank Capital Stock Raised
Preliminary steps to organize a local bank were taken in Bound Brook on November 21. A meeting at Mayor Richard H. Brokaw's office subscribed nearly 60,000 worth of stock for the venture. The bank will open with a 50,000 capital and a board of directors drawn from borough business leaders.
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Bound Brook
Richard H. Brokaw
Ifa
One Hundred Years Ago Gentlemen Fashion and Daily Life
A century past details a regimented society with queues and powder, public begging, lone hatter, and strict manners. It notes carriages between New York and Boston, scarce libraries, dear books, high fines, and quaint customs from footwear to tea etiquette, with Christmas quilting party games and kissing penalties.
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United States
New York
Boston
Atlantic
Charleston
New England
Victoria
Julia Bandeville
Malvern Cole
Philadelphia
Coming winter forecast from Tyrone about severe cold
The Tyrone NY Herald notes signs of a brutal winter with historic cold. Indicators include thick corn husks, frogs gathering in ponds, furred poultry, owls leaving early, beards growing, wrinkles in toadstool logos, and plow handles freezing. Cows seek flannel tails while hogs root toward straw. Snowbound roads expected around Sandy Ridge for weeks.
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Sandy Ridge
Tyrone
N. Y
Odd Classified Fragments Showcase 19th Century Searches and Sailor Talk
A collection of short ads reveals a piano sale appeal, furnished apartments for singles, room requests from two gentlemen, a collie named Jim with a muzzle, a widow seeking washing work, a pianoforte sale, and odd listings for a boy who can open craters. Witty quotes on credit and optimism close the jumble.
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Jim
Bor
New York
Menace 10 Cities Warns Against Public Utility Takeovers
A collection of opinions argues that municipalities should limit ownership of industrial undertakings to strictly non urgent cases. Engineering reasoning warns that state or municipal control risks financial losses, reduced innovation, higher consumer costs, and potential stagnation if misapplied. It cites examples like streetcar replacements and electric plant depreciation, urging caution.
1908 Bloodied lungs cure via new discovery pills
An Alliance Kentucky man credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing severe lung bleeding and a deadly cough after four bottles. Also told of a West Virginia superintendent’s daughter cured of St Vitus Dance by Electric Bitters. Both ads promote cures for coughs colds nervous issues and malaria with N F Clayton’s drug store as seller.
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Alliance
Tacket
Dr. King
N. F. Clayton's
B.C. Blair
St. Albana
W. Va
How to Show a Profit in Municipal Plant Control
A critical look at a Indiana public works report alleges hidden costs and misallocated charges to inflate profits. It argues municipal ownership hides expenses by shifting costs to taxes and maintenance, guaranteeing high reported profits while taxpayers pay higher rates. The piece warns such practices distort true financial performance and suggests a rule: omit nonessential expenses and overstate maintenance to show large profits. It concludes every municipal plant could show profit if strictly audited.
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Indiana
Water Department
Municipal lighting failures warn against own systems
Municipalities across the United States have sold, shut down, or abandoned their lighting plants in recent years. Many retain distributing systems but buy current from others, signaling a broader trend of unsuccessful municipal ownership. Critics warn the burden on cities, high costs, and potential debt unless projects are self sustaining.
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United States
Samme
McCall
McCalla Maganine
Waganiie
Kady
Pattem
McCall CO
The Cash Boy Talks About Municipal Ownership
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt presents a dialog where a father argues for municipal ownership financed by bonds and profits shared with the people. The exchange covers taxes, interest, and public utilities, ending with a quip about the son’s wisecracking resilience.
Municipal Ownership Would Cement Boss Power in City
The Long Branch Record cites the Newark Advertiser urging public ownership of street railways and utilities. It warns 61,146 city workers could form an impervious political army, as in Philadelphia, where 25,000 municipal employees kept the corrupt Durham machine in power.
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Newark Advertiser
Philadelphia
Durham
Wf Durham
Wes Giken
Publc
New York
Wou
How Cities Lose Money in Municipal Ownership
Discussion argues municipal plants pay no taxes and reduce tax receipts harming city finances. It notes tax losses occur when cities buy public utilities and notes Chicago’s shift away from municipal ownership. Quotes Everett W. Burdett on efficient officials delaying broader expansion of duties.
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Everett W. Burdett
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