Elevator accident claims 16 year old Lovett at Cranbury
A 16 year old, William Lovett of Leigh Avenue, was crushed between a building floor and an elevator at Princeton University library Friday. He was found after about 20 minutes and transported home by Dr. J M Carnahan. The incident occurred when a reluctant elevator operator was away. Lovett slipped and was drawn into a six inch gap, rendered unconscious but not fatally.
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Princeton
William Lovett
Leigh Avenue
University Library
Lovett
Burglary Report from Helmetta and Jamesburg Areas
Burglars ransack Mrs Sophia Hollman’s woods-side store between Helmetta and Jamesburg stealing about one hundred dollars while her blood hound sleeps. A second theft on Nov 26 targets Mrs Stepher Coombs with sixty dollars and jewelry. police unequipped to identify the Hebrew peddler. Reports also mention local railway president Frank Gaskill recovering from an operation and new wireless electric lights drawing visitors to Trenton stores.
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Sophia Hollman
Helmetta
Mra Hoffman
Thia
Stepher Coombs
Thia Place
Hints on Plumbing and Quick Shirring Tricks
Practical notes on keeping a house sewer free with water traps and protective oils. Also a machine shirring technique: loosen lower tension, stitch, then draw up threads for full gathers. Ends with a note on building a concrete foundation.
Honest graft tale warns on city ownership of utilities
The essay reviews Plunkitt’s “honest graft” and argues municipal ownership would enrich political insiders while risking corruption. It cites Plunkitt’s denials of dishonesty, his real estate plays tied to city improvements, and warns that broader public control could create a new class of graft. A closing note reports Alexandria Va abandoning municipal electric lighting after leasing to a private firm for 35000.
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George Washington Plunkitt
Plunkitt
Ivoryone
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Harlem River Speedway
Washington Bridge
Museum of Natural History
Green Bay
America
Troy Presa
Alexandria
A Year of Blood at Alliaoce Ky Ends in Cure
The 1903 year brought severe lung bleeding and a near death for F N Tacket of Alliaoce Kentucky. He credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with his recovery after four bottles. The ad promotes relief for sore lungs coughs and colds available at N F Clayton s drug store with a free trial bottle. The civil service examiner is noted for making fitting remarks.
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Alliaoce
N. F. Clayton's
Made Happy For Life After Daughter Cured By Bitters
St Albans West Virginia superintendent 8 C Blair recalls his daughter’s fight with St Vitus Dance which resisted treatment until Electric Bitters restored her health with three bottles. The product targets nervous complaints debility female weaknesses and malaria and is sold at 50 cents by N F Claytons drug store.
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St. Albans
W. Va
N. F. Clayton’s
Municipal Ownership and Public Utilities Theory
The article argues municipal ownership of water sewerage and transport invites neglect and mismanagement if taxpayers do not demand accountability. It warns that without strong public scrutiny, utilities may deteriorate, leading to costly bond issues and broken properties despite the promised savings and service.
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Nowhern Weekly Journal
Dead lead pencil sparks a schoolyard debate
Henry T. Bailey in Journal of Education laments the waste of public property as children pass by a broken pencil with rubber and refuse to pick it up. He recalls historic value placed on lead pencils and contrasts it with modern neglect among ten year olds.
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Day of reckoning warns against municipal power plants
An editorial cites a London West Ham inquiry and a London Morning Post report warning that municipal electric plants often run at losses. It notes initial up-to-date operation can hide deterioration and costs, urging expert review after years of operation before accepting municipal management.
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West Ham
London
Morning Post
Government Wages Low Newcomb Exposes Pay Gap
H. T. Newcomb argues that while the cost of living rose sharply from 1896 to 1904, public sector wages lagged behind private sector gains. He cites stagnation in postal, customs, internal revenue, and large federal printing offices, where wages remained flat or grew little despite rising prices. He notes private wages and site-specific increases outpaced government pay.
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United States
Vfe
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Do You Own a Horse Electric Light Plants And Depreciation
An editorial compares municipal electric plants to owning a horse to explain depreciation. It argues that depreciation funds are essential, or taxpayers will cover deficits. It condemns municipal operation to lower rates at all costs as socialistic and unjust. It includes a cartoon caption about municipal ownership and graft queried by Senator Sorghum.
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