Grand Jury Weighs Coal Scandal Evidence In City Inquiry
A grand jury will review a certified copy of evidence from the Voorhees commission in Jacobson and Bon at the Board of Education as the coal supply inquiry advances. Former committee members met to discuss actions amid references from witnesses and possible sensational testimony to come.
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Foster M. Voorhees
Supreme Court
Jacobson & Bon
Board of
Edocation
Meairs
Mathews
Wenke
Burke
Onkrat
Iesat
Death of Well Known Prohibitionist at 39% Linden Street
William Butler, a longtime temperance activist and former Union County Prohibition League chairman, died yesterday afternoon at his home from tuberculosis after months of illness. A native of Pennsylvania, he was a traveling salesman and later a collector for Colonial Life Insurance. He leaves a wife, a son, and two married daughters. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
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William Butler
Union County Prohibition League
Linden Street
Mr. Boyer
Pantsylvania
Se B. Baerbower
Elizabeth Avenus
Parliament Adjourned Amid Unclear Debates
Fragmentary OCR notes show adjournment of parliament with references to pending business and possible party positions. No clear dates, names, or outcomes are readable in the fragments.
Tillman Renomination Likely In Union County Assembly Ticket
Assemblyman Feter Tillman of Union County appears set for renomination with no opposition within the Republican ticket. Tillman emphasizes his record and willingness to be judged by GOP voters. Randolph Perkins is expected to seek another term, though no formal statement is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asemblymen Feter
Tillman
Ralway
Union County
Republican Assembly
Unanimousty
Ray Tilman
Ice price cut announced by Elisabeth Ice Company
The Elisabeth Ice Company in East Orange decided to reduce ice prices by ten cents per hundred pounds. The prior week had seen a ten cent hike to families and saloons, aligning with Plainfield's rate amid a dispute with the Natural Ice Company over supply. The firm maintains contracts for pure distilled water ice and notes ongoing adjustments to delivery and handling at ice chutes and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisabeth Ice Company
Plainfeld
Natural Ie Company
Be Saalhaathes
Hygiene
Sca
East Orange
Bae Ae
Roe de Bose
Dave
Another Kind of Coal Graft Reported
A Polish nominx named Mra Valentine Rubie of 47 Court Street faced a confusing incident yesterday when a man claimed her husband bought two tons of coal at three dollars per ton and that he was the collector. He promised delivery, but the scene ended abruptly with unclear details.
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Valentine Rubie
Court Atreet
Yang
Death of the Duke of Rutland in 19th Century Era
Luiden August reports the death of the seventh Duke of Rutland, born in 1818, noting his status as the oldest English duke and highlighting his long public career.
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Luiden
Rut Lend
Four Railroad Robbers Held for Grand Jury Action
Four railroad workers were arrested at transfer yards by Officer Brogan and railroad detectives for stealing goods from a Central Railroad car. Walter Richer John Garrah and James B Kane were held in 200 bail awaiting grand jury action after pleading guilty to theft totaling 48 dollars. Robert Harrison a brakeman was also arrested and confessed, leading detectives to hidden booty in a Fourth Street cellar including two cases of whisky and tan shoes.
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Central Railroad
Omlcer Brogan
Walter Richer
John Garrah
James B. Kane
Wil
Alaa Mae
Robert Harrison
Halloran
Ot Mbant Anguat 1
Thurada
Wright
Queati
Tenney
Herrixon
Fourth Street
Tegan
Peas
Sicher
Garrah
J Mabie
Garrah'é
William Potts
Pric Pit
Molders Demand Higher Pay Motions President Visits Cincinnati
Joseph Valentine, president of the Iron Molders Union of North America, traveled from Cincinnati to meet Molders Union No. 51 officers and members. The Grand Army Hall gathering drew many locals as plans to meet employers were postponed with a strike date pending August 1.
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Joseph Valentine
Iron Molders’ Union
North America
Elizabeth
Cincinnati
From Molders’ Union
Valentine
Grand Grand Army
Union
Union Business College Day School Joins Brotzer Purchase
Fragmented OCR shows Union Business College and Day School names, mentioning Sagihe Tossdey and A. Berrian with a note about ordering Blatz’s Bretzels. Text references a grocer and bakery on High Street. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Union Business College Day School
Sagihe Tossdey
A. Berrian
Coal Shortage At High School Bin Sparks Testimony
City surveyor testifies to bin capacity at the High School in a certiorari hearing over the Jacobson & Gon case against the Board of Education. Janitor Wheeler details coal shortfalls from 1902 to 1905, chalk marks, and a 50 ton discrepancy noted around October 14, 1905, with officials urged to examine bin markings and tonnage figures.
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Voorhees
Supreme Court
Jacobson & Gon
Boart of Education
John KR. Wheeler
Jacobyon & Ben
William Tenay
John Abel
Board of Education
Jacobson & Son
Battin High Saiol
Abel
Elisabeth Coal Company
Oliver & Carter
Zier & Townley
Slert
Jacobson
Mathews
Bir
Mr. Little
Aca Sa
Mick Anil
Gtr. Groves
Rear Admiral Train Dead in China Update
Report from August 4 states Rear Admiral Charles J. Treio, commander-in-chief at the Asia theater, has died. Details are sparse due to damaged text in the dispatch from Che Fon, China.
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Che Fon
China
Charles J. Treio
Axiathe—ration
Raemede
Jews Urged to Fight as Polish Socialist Proclamation Sighted
In Warsaw on August 4 a proclamation urged all Jews to be prepared to fight and to stay ready to appear armed in streets if signaled. Authorities fear a general railway strike and possible outbreak. Extraordinary precautions are taken to preserve order as investigations into the proclamation's authors proceed and arrests loom amid citywide unrest.
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Warsaw
Poland
Quiet at St Petersburg as strike threat grows
In St Petersburg Aug 4 the strike widens and clashes loom between troops and citizens. Eight policemen were killed at See troretak station amid rising chaos as the broader labor actions spread to Khateripoalaf and other areas. A mutiny in Nijal Novgorod district intensifies fears of famine from grain shipments halted by strike threats. The holiday slowdown hampers full assessment of scale. The Helsingfors strike ended with fortress bombardment suppressing Red Guards actions.
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Petersburg
Shopa
Seetroretak
Mtinor
St. Usefks
Khateripoalaf
Qeeme
Nijal Novgorod
Helsingfors
Brea
Red Guards
Blaak and Men Align in Unreliable Gum Tale
A fragment notes Blaak and a group of men lurching through a scene with questionable reliability. The text hints at trust issues and unstable events, leaving readers unsure of who is telling truth or what the outcome will be.
Liquor License Fee Increase Shaped by New Board
The new Excise Board, elected by Robert B. Chanel Semen as provident, set the liquor license fee at 500 dollars and began processing renewal applications while delaying two transfer requests. James J. Brennan was named license inspector, no appointment made yet, and a conference at city hall preceded votes on fee and renewals.
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Robert B. Chanel
Semen
Provident
Thcenxa
Oficense
James J. Brennan
Waa
RBD
Cimel
Douging G. Moore
James A. Hand
Frederick F. Glavby
City Hall
Bean
Walter
New York
Tee
Massa
Hard
Cissel
Edward 8
Atwater
Clerke-Kenale Ion
Board of Exenia
Gearly
Rera
Cisnel
Ant Hoff
Trumbull Street
Emil Jacker
First Street
Henry Hartmas
Pat
Glasby
Glanby
Ion
Wal
Sloan disrupts Main Line trolley car service
Passengers on the Main Line trolley system delayed from 1 PM to 145 PM after motorman of car 1049 refused to move while a passenger named G R Sloan sat in the front seat with three women. The front seat was cleared by Superintendent Churchill and the motorman resumed. The crowd cheered Sloan’s actions as demonstrations continued.
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West Jersey
Broad Streets
G. R. Sloam
Whem Sl
Phonograph
Churchill’ Arived
Sloan
Wall Street Trading Dips After Bull Leaders Rally
The report notes traders and brokers reacting to a market selloff led by what were called bull leaders earlier in the week. After initial volatility the market showed a tentative, stronger undertone with some retail and finance observers citing renewed demand and cautious optimism amid thin turnover.
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Story
Twain
Jon
Ree
Bat
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