Close of Elizabeth Presbytery Reports From Perth Amboy Mission
The last day of the seventieth stated meeting of the Elizabeth Presbytery closed in Dunellen on April 20. Rev J T Kerr reported on work among the Mungerians at Perth Amboy who have raised funds to buy building lots and seek church guidance. An order approved special offerings on Foster or other Sundays. Ernest R Brown was recommended for ordination after exam. A new manual rule creates an eleven member committee. Sessions duties defined and narratives curtailed. The four hundredth Knox anniversary May 21, 1908 was discussed. Appreciation notes praised Danville hospitality and the Presbytery adjourned for Lower Valley in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Ernest R. Brown
Carteret
Preastery
Budy
Flinabeth
Danvilon
Unil
Greene
J. F. Stuchell
McKelvey
Steana
Kerr
Pre
Verdict against dramatic manager upheld in district court
George D. Hodges sued William D. Gray in district court seeking 883.22 for unpaid wages to an electrician with the Volunteer Organist company after a March 31 Jacoba Theatre performance. The jury verdict, rendered this morning, awards Hodges the full amount. Lawyer John F. Brown represented Hodges. N. R. Leavitt defended Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Hodges
William D. Gray
Linge Atwater
Hodges
Modgen
Jacoba ‘Theatre
Gray
Haliry
Joht F. Brown
N. R. Leavitt
Missouri Central Coal Company Incorporated Certificate Filed
Certificate of Incorporation filed in county clerk's office for Missouri Central Coal Company. Capital amount listed as unspecified, with limited details due to damaged OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Central Coal Company Incorporated
Missouri Central Coal Company
Bieh
Bara Ladies Tailor Offers Notable Styles in Street Wear
A garbled local advertisement from 308 Whyeman Street advertises Bara Ladies Tailor with claims of fashionable wardrobe and new lines. The fragment hints at a wide selection and stylish options amid unclear text and misspellings. The ad emphasizes proximity to Steabeth Avenue and The Brwaweer area.
Hyde Refuses to Resign as Equitable Vice President
New York April 20 James Haven Hyde first vice president and chief owner of Equitable Life Assurance Society declined a voluntary resignation asked by a five member agents committee. He stated he would communicate further the next day and urged loyalty to the society over factions while criticizing the handling of the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Haven Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Steck
Savoy Hotel
Hyde
Equitable
Metiia
Schlotterer Presides as Club Considers By law Changes
A Democratic Club meeting led by President Schlotterer approved delaying a full by law report until a larger turnout on Friday April 28. City Attorney Connolly noted by law committee progress and proposed abolishing the executive committee with new duties for a house committee to arrange entertainments. The session lasted 45 minutes with harmony and plan to reorganize club rooms today by H R Corbet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Schlotterer
Democratic Club
James C. Connolly
Owen Farrelly
Einand Milnnay
Joseph J’. “Hague
J.P. Kelly
Seulotterer
George W. Harrison
Connolly
Committee On By
House Committee
H.R. Corbet
Invitation to Battle Day Parade for Societies
The parade committee invites fraternal, benevolent, religious and political organizations to join the Battle Day parade on June 8. Organizations wishing to march should notify secretary D. F. Hennessy at 130 Pine Street before May 10.
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Jordin
D. F. Hennessy
Pine Street
Obituary of Mrs Margaret Vanhorne longtime local pastor widow
Mrs Margaret Livingston Vanhorne widow of the Rev Richard Vanhorne D D former pastor of Elizabeth Avenue Episcopal Church died yesterday in Newark at age. She was widely known in the city and leaves three grandchildren residing here. The notice notes her long local ties and mentions her family and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Richerd Ven Horn
Margaret Livingston Vanhorne
Richard Vanhorne
D. D
Fiizabeth Avenue
Athodit Episcopal Church
Otto
Rewark
Vanhorne
Paete
Thin City
Michigan students tour local factories on visit
A party of twenty six junior engineering students from the University of Michigan toured Elia beth’s factories today. Guided by professors Hazleton, H C Anderson and Joseph Bursle, they visited the Singer factory this morning and will see Bull Wood Company later. If time allows, they may inspect W H Rankin paper mill and 8 L Moore and Bona Company works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliabeth
University of Michigan
Mewrs
Ma Carr to Gather Revolutionary Lore
At a New Jersey Society meeting in the Free Public Library Newark the board voted to appropriate 100 for a memorial stone at Greenwich Cumberland county to commemorate the 1774 tea burning. Rev Edgar Eugene Brooks was elected chaplain and a committee including William Armstrong and Lovell H. Carr was named to collect Revolutionary War poems for publication. Seven new members were elected including Hylvester Deming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Free Public Library
Newark
Tugeday
Greenwich
Cumberland County
Edgar Eugene Brooks
St. John's Episcopal Church
Dover
William (. Armstrong
Lovell H. Carr
Thin City
Congregational Singing Planned at St Patrick's Church
The Holy Name Society starts congregational singing at St Patrick's Church with P E Flynn as chairman and Joseph Anderson and David Cunningham on the committee. Practice to begin the third Sunday in September, making Sir Michael's in Elizabeth the only Catholic church there known for such singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Church
Holy Name Society
P. E. Flynn
Joseph Anderson
David Cunningham
Sir Michael's
Elizabeth
Hill's Suit Against P S Postponed In District Court
The case of Benjamin Hill against the Pub Me Service Corporation, begun in the District Court, was postponed to Thursday May 4 after a recon motion by Paul Q. Oliver. Hill seeks damages for injuries on January 20 at the corporation's repair shop in Westfield where he worked as a motor officer. Later, Cheries Bebownfeld, Marell Smith, Henry Smith, Abraham Smith, and John Herrington were arrested for suspicion after a separate incident near the Central Railroad station. The supervising judge discharged some detainees when no complaint appeared.
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Benjamin Hill
Pub- Me Service Corporation
Trin
Paul Q. Oliver
Jain
Io He Corporation
Weatfield
Oficer Lawier
Cheries Bebownfeld
Marell Smith
Henry Smith
Frret
Maryhall
Mal Thie
Themend
Long Toland
Bowen Abraham Smith
John Herrington
Broad Street
Moser
Central Railroad
Favor Cotillion Note Aveombiy Heli Meaty Te
Unclear OCR text mentions Dr M Apstein and Miron Se Pete with scattered names and phrases. Unable to extract coherent event or entities. Summarizes fragmented references to cotillion and individuals without clear context or dates.
Monument To Veterans Monolith Proposed At City Hall
A large meeting of the Soldiers and Sailors' Monument Association at City Hall discussed a memorial to veterans. The committee on design favored the Thomas Jardine & Son design from Elizabeth and Rahway, with the monument capped at five thousand dollars. The report lists several firms considered and details the process, noting the project’s cost cap and the continued discussion in the seventh-page continuation.
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Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument
Council Chamber
City Hall
President Bergen
W. H. Rankin
C.H. K. Haley
EB. Baldwin
R. J. Kirkland
James ©. Connally
James Mouston
George A. Ford
Thomas Jt. Trimble
Thomas T. Tilo
B. L. Lawrence
Jamick MacMaster
W. H. Casner
Tillow
Sprcial
Ajtora
Teave
Trom
Petitora
Allo
Thanka
Norumenta White Bronze Company
Bridgeport
W. H. Warrison
New York City
Everaon & Son
Rutland
Canfield Flint
Fugitive Falls and Breaks Leg Near Trumbull Street
John De Mar aged 18 of 315 Elm Street Conshohorken Pa is in Alexian Hospital with a broken hip after fleeing from Officer O'Brien on the Newark branch tracks. He tripped on a switch bar and was injured while his companion escaped. Police consider him possibly connected to a Plainfield robbery case.
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John de Mar
Elm Street
Conshohorken
Alexian
Trumbull Street
O'Brien
Newark
Central Railroad
de Mar
Tenney
Plainfield
Messial
Bakers Union Promotes Labels for Cash Prize
Bakers' Union No. 64 held a meeting at Siegel's Hall and announced a Saturday wagon parade with a "Patronize Union Bakers" sign. A cash prize rewards the housewife who collects the most labels from Bakers and Confectioners' Union members by July 1.
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Bakers
Union Products Bakers’ Union
No. 64
Siegel's Hall
Bakera and Confectioners’ Union
Fragmented ad notes for a commercial college inquiry
A garbled OCR fragment mentions ELIZ COMMERCIAL COLLEGE and a payment request. It cites numbers like 307-200 and references to a place or street likely in a city. The readable content is disjointed and lacks a clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliz Commercial College
Peenhscey and
Engnah Sr
Drama Columbia to Be Presented Here for YMCA Fund
The Woman's Auxiliary plans a three-night production of the American drama Columbia to aid the YMCA building fund. About 200 men and women will perform as Washington Jefferson Lafayette Lincoln and other figures from Revolutionary through Spanish-American wars. The event, modeled after The Great Republic allegory, has been staged in Scranton and other cities with success, and will feature many young actors in May here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association Building Fund
Woman's Auxiliary
Columbia
America
Washington
Jefferson
Lafayette
Lincoln
Milgrim Fathers
Republc
Profesor Hagon
Brooklyn
Scranton
Bing
Artiate
Health authorities condemn a jail in New Brunayick
April 20 Freeholder O Neill told the Board of Freeholders that the Middlesex county jail is unsanitary and may be closed. A remodeling contract was awarded to a company that failed to fulfill it. Currently two to four men are confined in every cell, and three to four in each cell during a session with J F Cordova present.
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New Brunayick
O'Neill
Heaidh
Middlesex County
Frecholiern
J.-F. Cordova
District Court Suit Over Property Ownership
Samuel Merilee faces Mary Bohumy in the District Court over property ownership claims. Merilee previously obtained a $22.10 contract judgment against Michael Bohumy, then levied on Bohumy assets. Bohumy contends the seized property belongs to her husband and presents a bill of sale in her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Meriiee
Myre
Mary Bohumy
Merilee
Judemert
Council
Bobamy
Gamwel Schletmer
Sud
Jobo 1 Mamier
Daughters of Liberty Elect State Officers in New Jersey
The eleventh annual State Council meeting of the New Jersey Daughters of Liberty concluded with the election of officers. Anna E. Towell presided as councilor emeritus, and officers named include Antion Powell as State Councilor Emma J. Bennett as State Junior ex Councilor Susan Howell as State associate vice councilor Willard Haywood as State secretary Jonnie Hayret as associate secretary G. Albert Reining as treasurer Clara Folley Engleland as State gile Margaret Witt as inside guard Hella Besser as wide guard and Harry Christine as messenger. National representatives named include Margaret Russell Grace Roberta Ida Hradahan Helen Shaw Katherine Irwin Elizabeth Packer plus alternates Grace Roberta Sadie Travis Anna Hunt.
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Washington, N.a
State Council
New Jersey Daughters of Liberty
Anna E. Towell
Collingnwood
Herman Bellatab
Trenton
Mra
Anton Powell
Collingswood
Emma J. Bennett
Melvillé
Vier-Councilon
Susan C Howell
Willard L. Haywood
Newark
Jonnie B. Hayret
G. Albert Reining
Jersey City
Uromarer
Mim Clara’ Folley
Engle Land
Guile
Mee
Margaret
Witt
Jorney City
Mise Hella Besser
Mit
Harry Christine
Washington
Margaret J. Russell
Hightown
Ida Hradahan
Swedesboro
Hentor A. Shaw
Katherine K. Irwin
New York Hotel Incident Ends in Accidental Asphyxiation
In New York at the Pennsylvania Hotel, Burne on Laban, 40, accidentally asphyxiated by gan ima toon during a damning night. He had come to Washington DC and planned to sail on the Italian steamship Washington for Genoa. A sealed letter of credit for Naples was found among his effects.
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New York
Ge. Burne
Laban
Gan Imatoon
Pennsylvania Hotel
Burne
Washington, D.C
Washington
Genoa
Ono
Naples
Hia Efferte
Fears for Safety of Motor Boat Gregory
Reports from Gibraltar on April 20 mention strong fears for the safety of the American gasoline motor boat Gregory, which departed Ponte del Gada in the Azores on April 3 bound for Gibraltar and has not been heard from since sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Ciregory
Ponte del Gada
Azores
Ponte del Gula
Writ of Certiorari In Police Board Case Set For Hearing
Hearing scheduled in Chancery Chambers Newark for Saturday on Judge Gilhooly and Judge Fort ruling over certiorari to review the Newark police board appointment. Proceedings aim to compel show cause in quo warranto against the police commissioners with service to be effected on all members. The case hinges on constitutional questions about the act and amendments governing the board’s creation and authority. The hearing will determine whether the writ can affect the incumbency and possible future actions by the board and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Fort
East Orange
Trenton
City
Kensh
Midge Fort
Gilhooly
Fort
Connolly
Connally
Auld Board of Police Commissioners
Wall Street Sees Market Silence Amid Tax Bill and Holiday
The New York stock market paused during the prebour of speculation as the stock tax bill was signed by Governor Higgins and a holiday affected trading. Amalgamated Copper led declines while Ladenburg Thalmannie bought heavily in Lavaville and Nesbville for Richmond. Government bonds held steady as rail and other bonds softened, with mentions of Coast Line rumors and local office offerings.
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New York
Higgins
Allaue
Bam Wy Buaini
Mt Lauinville
Nesbvilis
Ladenburg, Thalmanie Company
Richmond
Atlantic Canal Line
Coast Line
Soulville
Nashville
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Perth Amboy
Whyeman
Steabeth
Haere
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable Company
Mr. Hyde
Schlotterer
George H. See
Hitsabethy Demopcratic
Leshy
Singer Plant
MA. Carr
Sons of American Revolution
Hill
P. S
DR. M. Apstein
Defarven Ava
Miron Se
Pete
Omcer O'Brien
SHAFT
Y. M. CA
Middlesex County Freeholders
District Court
Sutton
Daughters OF Liberty
Eabellente
Ailen
Carress
Allen G
Iudge
P. H. Gilbooly
Chancery
Wall Street
Shoe News
Levy's
Fonte & Company
Ton
Af Road Street
Gilnabeth
Oper High
Amer Sugar
Atchison, Ey
Ian
Raly
Ty Oy Wy We Chen
Cibo Ely Nak
Canadian Pacific
Consol Gas
Dol
Hudson
Centrat
Menhattan
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Papi
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