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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
7
Testimony in a State Casino Inquiry paints Atlantic City as widely open on Sundays and weekdays with saloons operating. Key figures including Prosecutor Goldenberg and Mayor Franklin P. Stoy defend enforcement efforts while acknowledging widespread violations and political pressures.
A sensational notice from Chicago area sources reports a man described as a father of eight faces a dire financial and personal crisis. He allegedly contemplates self harm unless sufficient funds are secured, with offers of money and external help noted in the clipping.
Telegraph reports from Cranbrook state the forest fire near Fernie has killed not more than fifty or fifteen persons, with several hundred missing. Officials indicate the disaster is extensive and ongoing.
A woman pursued a man after he followed her from a store and challenged his identity. The suspect, initially giving a false name, was questioned by police and confined when unable to account for himself. Investigators traced a counterfeit check passed by the man at a bank, leading to further questioning by detectives.
Detectives identify a man matching Hallahen’s description as the suspect in an afternoon attempt to cash a check. The person, George Carroll, was arrested around three o’clock and will not be arraigned until tomorrow morning.
Four hoya were arraigned in police court this morning on charges by Lena Levenson of South Park Street. The boys Cantor Morrix Cohen Maria Shamaker and Michael Harrison denied the charge saying the woman shouted and followed them. The judge ordered her removed from the court after she called the judge's business none of his. The cases were dismissed.
Rev and Mrs Charles Snavely of Porto Rico visit Mrs Snavelys mother at 216 East Jersey Street for an extended stay. The Snavelys plan to depart in September or October for Cuba where Mr Snavely will continue missionary work begun in Jamaica.
An ex cited crowd beat Henry Bohenek in Scotch Plains after an alleged assault upon a man named Hunter. Schenck drew an iron bolt. Hunter was struck in the shoulder and fell. Township officials intervened. Schenck was dragged to the lock up for trial this evening.
The Punster quotes a wine maker advising a son to think of a pun only after stepping into the yard and letting himself harden before beginning, a line attributed to Cornell Widow.
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