Despondent mother ends attempt by leaping on railroad tracks
Mrs Winnie Pendleton, living at 1177 Mary Street, attempted suicide and murder by throwing herself and her baby onto Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Police found her just before an express train to New York passed. She had recently lost work in Roselle and relied on others for care of her child.
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Issmun
Winnie Pendleton
Mary Street
New York
Tucker
Pendleton
Virginia
Roselle
Maggie Green
Tendleton
Rha
Lince
John Forman Killed in Streetcar Collision
John Forman of Forman & Sons grocers, 708 Third Avenue, was struck by a First Streetcar at Jersey and Spring streets near Newark market. He fell, sustaining a skull injury but was not in danger. his father Harry Forman witnessed the incident. Dr Korngitt reported the injury serious but not life threatening. accident occurred shortly after 2 o’clock, with the wagon damaged and horses thrown.
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Newark
John Forman
Finn
Forman & Sons, Grocery
Third Avenue
best—Jersey
Spring Streals
Harry
Forman
Korngitt
FLEES INDICTMENT CAUGHT IN BAYONNE
An arrest reports a second capture in Bayonne involving a fugitive linked to an indictment. The text shows chaotic OCR with names and details mangled, but confirms multiple arrests and a sheriff’s involvement in Bayonne. Strong entities include Bayonne and a sheriff's office.
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Bayonne
Wallace Mina Elizabeth Mise Posil Kaaminger Obituary
Mina Wallace known as Mise Posil Kaaminger Wallace died Sunday August 18 after illness. Daughter of Ersielt Wallace, she was educated at Livingston High School and West Vice school. A skilled musician and Presbyterian, she was praised as one of the brightest in the community. Entombment will be in Bovedle and nde Park Cemeteries.
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Mise Posil Kaaminger Wallace
Mies
Pearl
Basil Wallenn
Ersielt Wallace
Sears
Elizabeth ‘Tatty Journal
James
Ball Knob
W. Va
Mids Wallace
Mina Wallace
Srahip
Bovedle
Woman Dies After Rat Poison Accident at Home
Mrs. Walush 25, wife of Paul Walush of 108 Port Avenue, Newark, died at St Michael's Hospital after mistaking rat poison for medicine. She had been in poor health, and while reaching for a vial in a closet she seized poison instead of medicine, lost consciousness, and could not be revived. Survived by husband and three children. Undertaker Jamon Higins escorted the body.
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Howe. Welush
Paul Walush
Port Avenue
St. Michael’s Newark
Walush
Ake
Harrison
Henry Collinger
St. Michael's Hospital
Higins
Newark
Tock
Alty
Fire Endangers Broad Street Business in Woodruff Building
A blaze of incendiary origin broke out around 11 near the Woodruff building at 88 80 Broad Street endangering the dry goods store. Flames shot from the rear as a widow heard the outbreak. the alarm was raised from Broad Street bar 25. Chemicals were used to extinguish the fire. investigators suspect bor or Boheae ee. A short time before, a peculiar short man was seen near the window, and Mr Dansiger and family hurried out of town before the fire was discovered.
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Woodruff
Broad Street
Mattanne
Dansiger
Drowned Man in Newark Says Witnesses Near Central Bridge
Ewald Broshelsberg a 45 year old baker of 316 Livingston Street drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming in Newark Bay near the Central Railroad Bridge. He vanished after diving with friends Alexander Bainier and Chyetes, with Bainier reporting the body surfaced minutes later and could be revived briefly. Officials ruled drowning as the cause, noting Broshelsberg had been crabbing with Bainier and another companion earlier in the day. He formerly worked in Newark and belonged to the Newarksean Union.
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Ewald Brozhelsberg
Livingston Street
Newark
Central Railroad
Bey Bridge
Brosheleberg
Alexander Bainier
Duber
Third
Livingston Streets
Chyetes
Hrozhelsberg
Ewim
Dolan
Court to hear prank case over alleged assault claim
The defendant Kolesh asks the court to proceed on a prank claim saying he has not been present for two weeks. The victim argues it was part of domestic trouble and may have led to the child desertion. The wife Mrs Kolesh says the incident was an affair, not a motive for the desertion.
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Koleshs
Mra
Kolesha
Died From Fear Cited by Physicians In New York
New York report states that an auto accident killer fear drove a victim from Cold Spring, N Y to die of fright. Physicians said stress and shock contributed to death. The incident yesterday drew attention to the dangers of severe fright in accidents and its potential fatal consequences.
Plunge to Death From High Bridge Into Ohio River
A man fell from a high bridge into the Ohio River and drowned. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful as conditions impeded retrieval. The incident is being investigated. Names or precise location are unclear in the fragment.
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High Bridge
Ohio River
Saloonkeeper Drops Fight in License Case
Fitzgibbon denies rumors of selling liquor after license revocation. He sought a writ of certiorari to review Exe Board action and a stay to keep the saloon open during litigation but indicated he would retire from business if relief failed. He accused officials of targeting him as the last saloonkeeper on the docket and said he would not pursue further appeals.
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Thomas Th. Fitzgibbna
Elinabeth Avenue
Kactse
Supreme Court
Fitugibbens
Juation Gunimere
Point Piminant
Exelee
Abel. David
Fitzgibbons
Fite.gibbong
Exel
Vfllagibbona
Fitaibbona
Suprema Court
Excle
Fitagibbons
Fitzgibbona
Five Drowned In Harbor Collision Reported
Baltimore August 44 Five sailors perish when the large fruit steamer Hernstable of the United Fruit Company collides with the tug Gerry near Bartow's Point while approaching the harbor at midnight. Rescue crews battled rough seas to recover the bodies as authorities opened an investigation into the crash.
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Baltimore
Port Antoine
Jumales
Hernstable
United Fruit Company
Gerry
Four Children Reported Taken by Mysterious Hand
A fragmentary note mentions four children allegedly taken by a mysterious force or “hand,” with unclear names and places. The text references Aliash Vato and the Little ones, but provides no verifiable details or locations.
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Vato
Cranford Man for Assembly Candidate Emerges
Cranford selects Carlton Brownell Pier as the endorsed Republican candidate to replace Assemblyman Randolph Perkins. Pier, a Cranford resident and New York attorney, was unanimously backed by the party executive committee last Friday, with leaders praising a strong Cranford or Rahway origin for the post. Pierce, born in Trenton in 1857, studied at Rutgers and Albany Law, practiced in Cooperstown and New York City, and is a member of the New York Bar Association and other societies. he is described as a capable debater and a persistent campaigner.
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Cranford
Assembly
Randolph Perkins
Rahway
Weatfield
Atr
Piaron
Ploxce Wee Horn
Trenton
Henry B. Pierce
State Normal School
New Brunawick
Pierce
Rogers
Uaa
Rutgers
Albany Law Fo
Cooperstown
Ebiener
Delta
Upailon Séelety
Phi
Crantond
Piercn
Political Notes on Ward Meetings and Nominations
Fragmented report notes Republicans of the Third ward meet to discuss nominations. Fifth ward Democrats held a meeting to pick candidates. Eighth ward Democrats to meet tomorrow at Dolan’s to discuss seats and delegates.
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Carman
Fifth Ward
Dolan’s
Mulei Hafid Leads Troops Toward Casablanca
Paris dispatch reports Sultan Mulei Hafid of Morocco with a strong force moving toward Casablanca. The official decree confirms his new title and commands, signaling a potential advance.
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Casablanca
Paris
Mulei ‘Hafid
Moroso
Mereling
Evidence of Rate War at Union College
Fragmentary report notes a rate war in progress at Union College with unclear details including a 35 cameline figure and references to day ethoo opras.
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Avhness. Coll College
Discharged Japs Protest at Olongapo Fort
Washington reports from the Philippines state discharged Japanese workers, deemed Japanese, protested and were reinstated. At Olongapo eighty five Japanese were employed on fortification work near the Dewey dry dock shipped from the United States. Navy officials cited cheaper Chinese labor as the reason for prior discharges and guard measures were heightened to protect the dock.
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Washington
Sam
Philippines
Olongapo
Japan
Dewsy
United States
Anes Jansul
Navy
Manila
Lipton Again Weighs America's Cup Challenge
Dublin August 26 Sir Thomas Lipton is weighing another challenge for the America's Cup. He has not decided yet but is considering the subject and has a few weeks to decide, while the New York Yacht Club’s measurement unit signals a strong, healthy effort to sail their best craft again.
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Dublin
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Ir Thames
Angie Eller
Pretty Telegraphers Sell Union Papers in Financial District
New York aug 26 telegraphers union sells the paper Pair Play for one dollar on the first page. Many take the opportunity to invest while some complain of long hours and no strike. Officials state there is nothing to arbitrate with managers who have past relations. August 20 at executive offices says no steps taken by union or telegraphers regarding strike.
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New York
Cauvan
Oystoe
Atril
Lace Loed
Meat Drivers Refure Compromise In New York
Fragmentary text reports a heated dispute among meat drivers in New York on August 26. After a long conference the parties differed on an agreement and continued blocking the meat business, with no clear compromise reached.
Rahway Reformatory Punishment Logs Under Scrutiny
The Rahway reformatory investigation probed how punishments were recorded in inmate logs. Testimony cited missing entries, unclear solitary confinement records, and a July escape attempt by Saltimande, with a leg and shoulder wound and nine days in Doctor’s care.
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Nohway
Ang
Berformatory
Amy
Saltimande
Backes
Abbott
Euperius
Attra
Seiaias
Martin
Walter Brown
Fecun
Krop & Athiet
Wall Street turmoil eases amid mixed investment activity
Fragmented OCR text notes marginal easing in wall street trading as investors weigh Bear firms and market blocks. unclear phrases suggest a period of subdued selling and tentative stabilization after a prior spell of volatility.
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Wetubde
Agereuatre
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Big Fruit
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