Intense heat hinders regiment during New Jersey march
Englishtown August reports describe the New Brunswick militia under Major William B. Martin marching ten miles from Old Bridge to Sea Girt camp amid extreme heat. Soldiers grew faint, some required ambulance care, and the hike strained the unit. Dry laws limited supplies and ice cream helped rapid recovery efforts as surgeons and officers worked to care for exhausted troops.
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Englishtown
New Brunswick
William B. Martin
Sea Girt
Old Bridge
Martin
Browning
Condon
Orly
Iver
Founnit Square
Everat
Tong
Olonel Dungan
Old Priiye
Sylvester
Pearsall
New Brumewick
Porto Rico Leaders Mere
Fragmentary text notes Porto Rico leaders and opposition head Rivera with disrupted lines and unclear context. Mentions a quarantine and a steamer Caracas from San Juan, with partial references to Elizabeth and a school, but specifics are obscured.
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Porto Rico
Quarentine
Tony
Caracas
San Junan
Rivera
Tee
Oppostion Party
Porto Ries
Immaculate Conception Church Buys Two Union Street Plots
The Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception rooted at 1000 North Broad Street purchased two adjoining plots at the northeast corner of Union and Prinea streets from Westminster Realty Co for about 20000. The site aims to host a church, parochial school, and related buildings, with services to continue at the North Broad Street church until relocation. Father Louis J. Bohl oversaw the deal and the parish, two years old, plans a central location to aid local growth.
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Ptt Ae
Louis J. Bohl
Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception
North Broadstrait
Westminster Realty Company
Union Jarcane and
Prinea Streets
Ferree
Bolt
North Broad Street
Bohl
Tike Ty
Father Roh
Father Buhl
Etry's
Taft Attends to Mail Then Goes Golfing
President Taft at Vivany Cottage in Beverly Massachusetts handles a large bundle of correspondence with Secretary Carpenter then heads to the Essex County Club to play golf with W K Boardman John Hays Hammond and his son Robert. An afternoon auto ride with Mrs Taft follows.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Carpenter
Essex County Club
W. K. Boardman
John Hays Hammond
Robert
Coupon Day and Local Sales At Tavys and Cooper Shops
Tomorrow brings coupon day at Tavys Department Store in Becaud Bona and Wallatrecta with a romputs sale and special offers for children and shoppers. Francis Meat Market boasts the cleanest best-appointed stores with careful handling of meat poultry and hot washers. Union Business College advertises ready courses and instruction.
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Tavys Department Store
Becaud
Bona
Public denial of Hermans claim in local notice
A public retraction appears in the Elizabeth Revue denying rumors about Ernest Hermans. The notice, signed by Carl Moesinger at 609 Marshall Street, states the stories are unfounded and warns the public the rumors circulated from a grocery store incident during the Singer vacation.
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Inez
Elizabeth Revue
Ernest Hermans
Carl Moesinger
Hermans
Hye
Marshall Street
Hermann
Mocainger
Duggan Candidate for City Council
Thomas Thiggan of the Sixth Ward seeks a City Council seat on the Democratic ticket. Friends urge him to run and he is described as a prominent Joe of Columbus, active with local fraternal groups and a party worker at the polls.
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Thomas
Thiggan
Duggan
Dave
Diggran
Columbis
Han
Dor Ila
Man Injured In Scaffold Fall At Pine Street Job
John Aaron, 23, fell from a scaffold while at work on Pine Street this morning and sustained a broken arm. He is hospitalized at Allegator Hospital and is reported to be in fair condition. Aaron, married, resides at 110 East Grand Street.
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John Aaron
Pine Street
Alcalea
Aaron
Grand Street
Verein entertains new officers at Union Hill meeting
Members of the Ypnnderiacetern and the German societies gathered for the volk srat meeting at Union Hill yesterday. Officers elected included President Ernest Tathmes, vice president I Hoppe, second vice president Murller, secretary Heinhard Warte, and treasurer H. Albers. Storage warehouse noted as well in the report.
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Ad Salen
Ita
Volksrat
Union Hill
Verein
Ernest Tathmes
Hoppe
Murller
Heinhardwarte
Blipper
H. Albers
Suttons Letters Read in Open Court in Sutton Inquiry
In a reopened Sutton inquiry, the court ordered the star chamber record read publicly. Letters from a grieving mother to a Navy Department clerk describe alleged involvement by six men in her son’s death and signal her belief that some suspects shield the truth. The documents, dated weeks before the tragedy, reveal anger and accusations as the trial proceeds.
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Tournal
Amtapatis
Sutton Iquiry
Star Chamber
Phere
Harry M. Schwartz
Herntood
Otice
Navy Department
Washington, Mra
Sutton
Schwartz
Adama
Caterman
Adame
Aristive
Jimmie
Uncle Joe Cannon to Retire on Constituents’ Call
Telegraph report from Danville Illinois dated August 9 quotes Speaker Joseph G. Cannon saying he has no plan to retire from Congress. He notes he will retire only when his constituents request it, dismissing rumors of an imminent departure after defeat in Chicago. He states no announcement has been made.
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Juwrnal
Danville
Joe Cannon
Congress
Tio
Toulny
Chicago
Wash
Chicago Still Swelters As Heat Persists
Chicago endures extreme heat with only slight relief anticipated. Tenement dwellers suffered in the warmth, bath benches and the lake front crowded as residents sought shade and a cooler breeze. Officials reported few heat prohibitions despite the oppressive conditions and a notably hot day.
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Chicago
Arnold May Be Man Rumor Tops City Mayor Selection
Rumor pervades as Arnold, a downtown paint dealer, is speculated to be chosen for the mayoral appointment filling the Board of Fire Commissioners vacancy. The term of Fred Kurt expires August 15, triggering the selection.
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Alray
Borda
Fred Kurt
Arnold
Ferry strikes boat near Arthur Kill spill fright
Passengers aboard the ferry Arthur Kill escaped serious harm after the vessel struck the launch Shinfane and rammed two small rowboats. John Marrington and his brother, owners from the city, were aboard the ferry as it broke free and drifted down the sound with the strong ebb tide. A boy in one of the rowboats clung to stay afloat as the propelling stern damaged the other boat.
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Severa
Uley
John Marrington
Bitten Finger Suit Leads to Ongoing Legal Battle
Fragmentary OCR text indicates a civil suit involving a bitten finger and a Sem by Tonephee-6 New Paint, with references to a July 5 ousting and a claim of coercion. Attorneys Abe, David, and Koller, represented by John J. Stamler, are noted, with Journal on Albany New York mentioned.
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Tonephee
Pebreider
Cs Vane
Etler
Sehmeider
Schneider
Abe
David and
Koller
John J. Stamler
Graft Talk By Rev Dean Gessner at St Patrick's
The Very Rev Dean Dean Hesence lectures on graft, condemning corruption in national, state, and local government. He says elected officials should serve the people and corporations not for personal gain, noting many aim to become rich at voters' expense.
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Dean Martin Hesence
Dean Fiessner
Washington Tor
Major Martin Survives Plunge After Cavalry Drill
Major William B. Martin commanding a provisional battalion of the Second Regiment narrowly escaped serious injury when his horse bolted in Fountain Square New Brunswick. He was thrown, the left hind hoof struck his abdomen, and he fell. Aided by Private William Martin, officers and men stabilized him and he resumed duties, credited to Elizabeth Y. C. A. training and vows he would not have escaped the blow otherwise.
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Englishtown
Wiliam B. Martin
Seriou
Ix Command
Fountain Square
New Branawick
Martin
Willam Martin
Company C
Hee
Hia Regiment
Tere
Dungan
Elizabeth Yom. C. A
Hin Horad
Company C Men in Great Shape By Heat Walkers
From Freehold to Sea Girt the five companies of the Seend Regiment, N.G.N., endured extreme heat during a two hour hike. Major William H.K. Martin’s provisional battalion arrived at 4:30 am, some soldiers fainting and needing medical attention. The march resumed after a rest. rumors spread that the heat might force abandonment, but no official record of withdrawal exists.
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Sia
Freehold
Seend Regiment
N. GN
William HK. Martin
New Prunewick
Jetix
Kingliahtown
Muse
Elizabash
Yeni Y Dhere
Sensational Letter Attacks Cannon and Currency Reform
A sensational anti Cannon letter claims to puncture the Aldrich-Vreeland bill and argues for currency reform. It discusses Congressman Fowler of New Jersey, Speaker Cannon, and recent committee changes, warning of inflationary risk and urging resistance to a pro Aldrich program while noting likely impacts on national finance and public opinion.
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Aldrich-Vreeland
New Jersey
Burglar Bypasses Alarm Robs Cash Drawer at Store
A thief broke into Max Rapps dry goods store at 171 First Street while the family was away on vacation. About 25 dollars in small cash was stolen from an unbroken cash drawer, suggesting the thief knew the combination. Police investigated last night and suspected the intruder was familiar with the family routine.
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Max Rapps
First Street
Alolen
Rappa
Rappe
Mina Teasie
Howe
Polish church may buy real estate near St Adelbert’s
Negotiations are under way for acquiring several parcels of real estate near the Polish St Adelbert’s Catholic Church on Third Street between East Jersey and Fulton. Pastor Rev Vincenty Masnicki denies rapid growth but confirms plans to acquire plots and move church operations to a convent if bought. Four sisters are expected to teach when school opens, with about 800 children enrolled.
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St. Adelbert
R. C
East Dcracy
Fulton
Vincenty CL Masnicki
Ea Jersey
Massicki
Wall Street mixed gains and losses in early session
The telegraph report from New York notes irregularities at market opening with a generally Breedy tone. In the first fifteen minutes advances outpaced declines as Pacific and Northern lines reached new highs and American holdings showed strength alongside scattered gains in other stocks.
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New York
Qost
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