03 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1907
Page
1
A Trenton report details a meeting on grade crossings where City Attorney urged the Railroad Commission to act as intermediary between city and railroads. Local officials and residents pressed for swift action, citing safety and traffic concerns.
Louis R. Richards was directed by the Board of Health to investigate Plainfield and Montclair methods ensuring pure milk as part of a broader review of milk trade conditions. The board aims to report at the next meeting, asserting its duty to citizens amid widespread distribution concerns.
Washington dispatch reports Anna Bradley freed in the murder case concerning the Raleigh Hotel shooting of former Senator Arthur Brown. After seven hours, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty, ending a tense courtroom vigil as Mrs Bradley awaits final fate at home following the trial’s end.
Telegraph to Jornal reports Frank H Warner, aster, from Jersey City, color marked man who served time. Details are garbled but indicate a legal outcome for a woman’s slaver with an associated case in New York.
Special to the Journal from Washington December 3 reports Senator Frank O Briggs newly sworn in amid New Jersey visitors. Briggs hosts a luncheon at the New Willard Hotel with the New Jersey delegation while discussions arise over seats for his two rooms in the Senate. The piece notes potential Democratic opposition to his preferred upper floor offices and outlines the ongoing river and harbor bill provisions affecting New Jersey waters.
A motion at the Shewanmi s d meeting highlights establishing a free public library under state law or municipal aid. The Free Public Library on Bread Street drew support from the Ladies’ Library Society, with projected funding via a mill levy and small per-dollar assessments. The plan envisions a branch and reading room in the lower town, funded through property taxes and municipal revenues, aiming for a first-class library.
Disjointed text notes that people provide gifts for a Christmas tree event and mentions 300 more dolls needed, with pickup or collection points at Par drugstore opposite tralleyfice.
Fragmentary text shows names De and Epstein with repeated fragments and stray numbers. No cohesive event, date, or location readable. Unable to determine a concrete news item or outcome from the garbled source.
Teletype from Washington reports the President’s message to Congress urging amendment of the anti trust law rather than repeal and attention to income tax. The speech stresses currency stability, calls for careful study of banking and monetary policy, and notes congressional delays and staff responses during the session.
Robert McNair seventy one year old, longtime Newark resident, was found drowned yesterday afternoon in Newark Bay near the bridge after being missing for about two days. He left home with his son and five sons, John William Robert, and his Episcopalian ties cited. interment planned at Evergreen.
Fragmented OCR text shows an advertisement for a commercial college with scattered names and addresses in Washington and nearby streets. Lacks coherent events or dates but mentions instructors, session notes, and mailing references, implying enrollment or correspondence offerings.
A garbled discussion implicates the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad in a dispute over service cuts and discrimination. The fragment hints at anticipated December changes, potential shifts in traffic, and pressure from communities dependent on rail access, with legal and corporate stakeholders named in brief.
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