Four Boys Die On Trestle Train Tragedy Near Station
Four boys aged 6 to 11 were struck and killed by the New York bound express on the Pennsylvania trestle near the station. Walter and Lloyd Griffen were brothers, William Griffen another cousin, and Raymond Daubner, all from local addresses. The accident occurred after they walked along the tracks and attempted to cross as the train, travelling over sixty miles per hour, halted moments later. The parents and community reel in grief as triple funeral arrangements are set for the Griffen siblings.
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Central Railroad
Walter
Lloyd Griffen
Catherine Street
William Griffen
Raymond Danbner
Joural
Miss Demarest
Lafayette Street
Walnut Street
Pennsylvania Tracks
Magnolia Avenue
Julian Place
Roers
Elizabeth
Tion
Griffen
Matteawan
Sacred Heart Church
Duulmer
Westcott
Apsea
Eleje Te Paint Sect
Longworth Begins Campaign Work From Oyster Bay
Congressionman Longworth leaves Oyster Bay on the 8.46 train for New York to confer with Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Sherman and visit personal and political friends. He will attend a St James Building conference and plans a day of campaign activities and social duties.
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Oyster Bay
Longworth
New York
St James
Sherman
Train crash injures twenty on runaway track
A derailed train left the tracks injuring twenty people as it ran at speed. Reports say Irwin attempted to set a pace at ten o'clock, Udell and Heels were among those affected. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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Irwin
Udell
Pear
Nme Srs
Hart
Mrs Bina Verrault Taken Into Custody
New York Aug 14 Shortly before noon Hugh Gordon Miller of Marz and Miller surrendered the defendant Mrs Bina Verrault also known as Mrs Hamilton to United States Marshal Henkel. She was hurried from the elevator to the marshal office and then to the district attorney before arraignment.
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New York
Hugh Gordon Miller
Marz and Miller
Bim
Verrault
Hamilton
United States
Henkel
Epee Tex
Fortyeth Grand Army encampment opens in Minneapolis
The fortieth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens in Minneapolis with a large gathering. attendance estimates reach about 105,000. Weather and heat affect travel. a slight fire in the Nicolette Hotel injures one guest and several G R H members receive bruises.
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Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Lavalide
Ghos Prat
Nicolette Hotel
G. R H
Blatz's Fine Bretzels and Bathing Treatement Note
Fragmentary OCR text mentions brands Blatz and Bretzels with a price reference of sixteen cents per box. It also contains garbled lines about a bathing treatment and a city, with unclear product names like Protea and Wartact. Overall, content is too fragmentary to extract a coherent event or outcome.
Topsy Turvy Excise Law and Jersey City Officials
Jersey City officials appeal Supreme Court ruling that bishops' excise law violated by filing writ of error. The appeal stalls enforcement, delaying any concrete action until at least November or the March term. The old board plans Thursday meeting while lawyers study the case and quor dealers monitor potential license costs amid marketuncertainty.
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Supreme Court
Justin Reed
Jersey City
New Excise Board
Court of Errors and Appeals
State House
Trenton
Yeaterday
George “Wrecker
Philip J. Daudt
John
Uere
Atwater
Newark
Doonstlys
Connelly
John Keron
Flyer wrecked in Kansas near Beatty Junction
The flyer passenger train from San Antonio to Louisville was wrecked at Beatty Junction Kansas in a night accident. Several people were injured while in their seats in the chair car and sleeping car. The engineer said he could not see the flyer due to darkness. The flyer was six hours late.
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Pkapene City
San Antonio
Louis
Beatt Junction
Kanay
Dyer
Obituary of Mrs Margaret Downey Widow of Longtime Resident
Margaret Downey widow of many years resided in the city for eighteen years. She left two sons, William of the city and "Ti" of Glen Le, one daughter Mrs Julia Byres of South N Comm, and Mrs C Sherman of New York. Funeral services will be held mañana with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Services conducted by CT. Moret, agent for Outen company.
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Irs
Margaret Downey
Ton Atrest
Erie
William
Thin City
Glen le
Abe
Julia Byres
South N . Comm
Mra. C. Sherman
New York
Mount Olivet Cemetery
County Board Praises Local Assessors In Union County
The Union County Taxation Board met to receive reports from assessors across the county. Officials noted most outside Elizabeth districts are in. city assessors seek a few more days to complete backdated figures due to new local handling of railroad property assessments. Overall, the county’s ratables are expected to rise, with increases varying from zero to a hundred percent.
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County Board of Taxation
Elizabeth
County Board ‘of Taxation
State Board of Railroad Assessors
Union County Taxation Board
Aaseasora
SWITCH ENGINE AND FLYER IN CRASH NEAR FORT SCOTT
Bedulia Missouri Aug 14 a switch engine crashed in the chair car at Boott Junction one mile from Fort Scott injuring seventeen persons. The car was torn over and took fire. Flames were extinguished by railroad men. Among the most seriously hurt are Joseph Hadley and wife of Scranton Pennsylvania with severe hand injuries and lacerations.
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Bedulia
Wall Street Prices Mixed Amid Uneven Trading
In New York on August 14 price movements were irregular during the hour. Traders noted manipulative orders and a shift toward Delaware and Hudson and Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Hunt stock showed weakness, Hooley, Learock & Company fell to 4, and overall commission business was light as brokers watched and waited for clearer signals.
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New York
Delaware and Hudson
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit
Hunt
Hooley
Learoard & Company
M. Barge
Trolley Fare Fight Wages Protest In New York
A clash over extra trolley fares at Coney Island led to police protests and alleged aiding by authorities. Brooklyn Rapid Transit resumes service with double fares under police protection as sheriff and officials threaten arrests to enforce fare collection. Crowded Gravesend and citywide tension reflect a broader transit control crisis.
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New York
Coney Island Lines
Brooklyn Rapids Transit
Adtvice
Nowine
King’s Weighway
John F. Calderwood
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad Company
Witner
Coney Island
Coney
Trafic
Craw
Appelate Division
Supreme Court
Gravesend
Croan
Bim
Michael Flaherty
Kings County
Harnigh
Coler
van Vieck
Stephen (. Baldwin
Sheraherty
Crosa
Brooklyn
Higgins
McGowan
Flaherty
Ander
Clarke
Cochrane
Albany
Great Fire in Milan Destroys Paganini Villa Warehouses
A large fire in Milan on August 14 swept through the Paganini Villa Company warehouses storing oil lenses petroleum and drugs. Flames extended to nearby holdings causing extensive damage to several buildings with injuries and loss estimated at substantial totals.
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Milam
Italy
Paganini Villan Company
Eliz Commercial College News Brevetment Note
Fragments indicate a historic block about a commercial college possibly in Elizabeth with references to Bretember and a brief mention of enrollment or events. The readable parts suggest an educational notice or advertisement context from a newspaper page segment.
WILL BRYAN GO TO NEWARK
A heated political dispute involves James Smith Jr and William Jennings Bryan with reports of a letter inviting Bryan to Newark on September 1. Smith denies seeing the letter, while reformers press him and others debate who should host Bryan. Farmer-orator Martine expresses concern over Moody’s attempt to stage Gregory visit, urging unity for the True Democracy of New Jersey. Continued on Seventh Page.
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United States
James Smith, Jr
William Dete Kinge Bryan
Newark
Smith
Federal Trust Company
John Moody
Mr. Bryan
Hin
Nick
Bryan
True Democracy
Esser Democratic Lacgue
Newam
Smith Davia
Martine
James FE
William Jennings Bryan
New Jersey
Crasford
Bryan to go to Australia and New Zealand
Parin Aug 14 report from Melbourne confirmed by S William. J. Byrne that Bryan will travel to Australia immediately after the November elections with New Zealand possibly included. He will go alone and has not fixed a firm itinerary yet.
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Parin
Melbourne
Autralia
S William. J. Bryne
Sator
New Zealand
Bryan Om
Body of Bernard E. Kigsam Recovered in Yukon Burial Planned
Plainfield reports the body of Bernard E. Kigsam was found on June 17 and police informed his family. The family plans burial in the Yukon Territory with a monument over the grave and a marker in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield.
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Plainfield
Duer Street
Yukon Territory
Fairview
Westield
Masons' Union No 18 Meeting Noted
A fragmented OCR line notes a Masons' Union No 18 reference with possible mention of a meeting or event and ages or dates unreadable, leaving the core item as a lodge or union reference without clear details.
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Masons’ Union
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Willie
Ike
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Bening
Moret
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Union County
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Foote & Company
Amer
Luxar
Fuel Sud Tras
Brie
Consol
Central
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Texes Pacific
Union Buctiic
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Reumes
Milan
ELIZ
Commercial College
Ae Bretember
Senator Smith
Martine Te Vexe
Australia
Bernard E. Kigsam
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