Republicans Plan Busy 1908 Party Year in County
The Republican county committee will hold its January 20 meeting to elect officers and outline plans for a vigorous presidential year. Frank H. Smith is favored for reelection as county chairman with stable leadership from James Calvert and other officers, while several district reps will be changed in Elizabeth and county wards as committees prepare for a year of active campaigning.
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Republican County Committee
Republican Committee
Elizabeth
James H. Grimes
Willian F. Kelly
John Holdorf
Peter ¥. Scherf
Robert Alice
Henry H. Drake
John R. Moxon
Robert “A. . Waterbury
James C. Calvert
James 1
Pner
Hamilton
Robert J. Kirkland
Charles NI
William H. Lawrence
James
Naslond Airaey Ry
Christopher Hettinger Dies Sudden in City
German American resident Christopher Hettinger died suddenly yesterday afternoon from apoplexy after visiting his daughter at 413 Fulton Street. He had lived at 316 East Jersey Street and previously ran a grocery, leaving a widow and two daughters. Funeral at 2 PM Sunday at his daughter's home with Rev. Hermann G. Binschke officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Christopher Hettinger
Jersey Street
Henry Stitz
Fulton Treet
Wescott
Aug
F. Schmidt
Hettinger
Germany
New York
Singer
Kast.ai Street
Eee Stitz
Susie Hottiiie
Harmonia
Orelock
Mra. Stite
Hermann G. Binschke
Presbyterian Church
Optical Repairing Promises Quick Cheaper Service
Fragmented ad text touts optical repair advantages and direct sourcing with no middleman. It mentions manufacturers, unions, catalog requests, and contact details across scattered lines, reflecting a dated, collage style notice.
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Demn
Wayne
Hersing
Bun Optical Manufacturing Co
Sentences handed down in local court cases
Alfred Apgar of Plainfield, guilty of operating without a license, was fined 25 and given one year probation. Stanislaus Wiylowic Duitzak and John Pititolin received jail terms. George Schenk pleaded guilty to jewelry theft. sentence deferred. Felix Ferrara to face sentence next Saturday for assault on rail worker Harry Hanesch. Bushman and Mary Roberts plead guilty to robbery, remanded for sentence.
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Alfred Apgar
Plainfield
Welling
Atwater
Stanislaus Wiylowic
Stanislaus Duitgak
John Pititolin
Jtan Asagalt
Steve Dudeck
Bayway
Wiylowic
Duitzak
Pititolan
George Schenck
Okew
William Brown
Seenkn
Batu
Relix Ferrara
Harry Hanesch
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Bushman
Mary Roberts
Patrick Feeney
Mountainside
Turnverein Vorwaerts Christmas Festival With Gift Distribution
The Turnverein Vorwaerts in Turn Hall presented Christmas entertainment and gifted children with items from the Ladies Auxiliary. Officers included Joseph Ploeser and Jacob Hoffman. Performers and tableaux featured Miss Emily Maier, Henry Mueller, and many others in a two act play and musical numbers.
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Turnverein
Schmidlin
Wilke
Clas
Turnverein Vorwherts
Joseph Ploeser
Jacob Hoffman
Matthias Franz
Fred Sehlicher
George Klausas
Orerinby
Himmen’s Orchestra
Bald-Kommt
Die
Bert Dubs
Santa Clara
Helen Fligge
Christ
Elizabeth Stegmeier
Hark
Saloon Screen Law Trials Delayed For Term
Ninety or more saloon cases charged with violating the screen law were laid over for the term by the Court of Quarter Sessions on motion by Prosecutor English and advised by Justice Francis J. Swayne. Judge Atwater approved the action, noting it to avoid further trouble and expense.
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Wien
English
Francis
Swayze
Court of Errors and
Apts
Atwater
Christmas Gift Tree Delights 2000 Children at G A R Hall
In Newark the public Christmas tree event at G A R Hall drew about 2,090 children. From 7:30 p.m. Santa distributed gifts from a floor-to-ceiling tree with help from mission workers led by William C. Finck. Police kept order as tickets guided seating. many children without tickets still received presents.
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G. A. R. Hall
Santa Claus
Jersey Street
Second Street
Port
Bayway
O'Leary
William C. Finck
Juat Seppe
Italy
Jersey
Man Fish illusionist turned tool thief arrested
Central Railroad Detective Michael Laveratt arrested Charles Hyatt known as Blatt the Man Fish, a machinist for the railroad for two years. Hyatt confessed stealing hundreds of tools and damaged items from car shops, with Mrs Blatt defending him at Police Court as detectives plan to recover more stolen items.
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United States
Blatt
Laveratt
Pete Th Seael
Vinit
Sewarren
Hig ‘Hone
van Dorn
Gentral
Lin
J Abe
J. David
Wall Street Steady As Holiday Market Narrows Gains
New York stocks opened quiet amid holiday trading with narrow price moves. Sugar led losses by two points from the start while New York Central slid. Government bonds held firm and most issues changed little as afternoon activity stagnated.
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New York
New York Central
Lawyer Jumps Before Train in Spectacular Death
Ernest G. Stedman a New York lawyer and nephew of broker H C Stedman leapt before a subway at Fourteenth Street, drawn by financial troubles amid a crowded express track. Six cars passed over him causing bloodshed, with women fainting and traffic halted for half an hour. Police and crowds reacted in horror as authorities investigated possible bankruptcy filings and creditors surrounding Stedman and his firms.
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Journal
New York
Ernest G. Stedman
Fourteenth Street
Stedman
Traile
Broadway
H.C. Stedman
W. A. Lyons
J. C. Lyons Bullitin and Operating Company
Agenet
J. C. Lyons
American
Kavitan River Clay Company
Lawyera’, University
New England
Christmas Exercises at St. James Sunday School
The primary department of St. James Methodist Episcopal Sunday school held its Christmas Exercise in the chapel Tuesday afternoon. Parents and friends attended as Miss Sarah Keron and assistants organized the program with a decorated table tree. Music, recitations, and selections by Gladys Pohl Emma Tiets Walter Fawlks Grace Matthews and others filled the program with carols and stories. A violin piece by Frederick Finck and a short talk by Dr Sedimes closed the event with Joy to the World and gift distributions to younger scholars.
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St. James
Episcopal
Sarah Keron
Jennie Cheney
J. G. Ogden
William F. Groves
Gladys Pohl
Emma Tiets
Walter Fawlks
Alice
Horace
Whitlam
Cora Fenwick
Bethlehem
Grace Matthews
Malcolm
Myrtle Caskie
y Ethel _ Jones
Clarence
Wilmot
Mildred Hall
John and Havel
Roberts
Alma
Cronn
Elizabeth Ball
Beatrice Schuyler
Bernie Heiney
Honor Youngeon
Frederick Finck
Misa
Kiily Finck
Santa Brings Cheer to First Methodist School
Santa Claus visited the First Methodist Protestant School on Christmas Eve with help from helpers to distribute candy and oranges to teachers and pupils. The Rev J W Balderaton and wife were remembered with gifts. there were exchanges of presents at Sughrue's. New Year celebrations planned with extra attractions and a midnight glamour.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Sble
J. W. Balderaton
Sughrue’s
Parents Rescue Babe Amid Fire At City Tenement
The heroic efforts of Jeremiah Collins and his wife Annie to save their infant from a six story apartment blaze at 11 East One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Street left the parents near death as the baby lay dying beside them.
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New York
East One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Street
Jeremiah Collins
Annie
Boy Picking Coal Killed by Train on Port Avenue
William Lancas, a young boy, was fatally struck by a shunted box car while picking coal on the Central Railroad tracks above First Street. He was carried over a hundred feet before rescue efforts, aided by brakemen and jackscrews, could free him. He was 10 years old, son of August and Lizzie Lancas of 114 Pine Street, and attended School No. 1.
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Central Railroad
Port Avenue
First Street
William Lancas
Stiner
Young Lancaw
August
Lizzie Lancas
Pine Street
No. 1
Christmas Tree Lighting Brightens Hospital and Orphan Home
A Christmas tree lit at General Hospital drew staff and trustees before a nurse’s treat in the basement. Santa Claus visited sixty nursery children and orphans, giving toys and candy as Mrs Frenolf and Exenolf family helped. Orphan Asylum children received dolls and toys from St John’s Sunday school and enjoyed a turkey dinner. Sunday school exercises and an address are set for Monday evening.
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General Hospital
Vinceht
Med
J.H. Nellaon
Mia
Jamey E. Febrey
Marc
W. H. Hoover
Mra
J. M. Howard
Christman
Egenolf Day Nursery
Santa Cats
Happy Boys
Gifta
Peter Frenolf
Exenolf
Eyenolf
Orphan Asylum
St. John's Church
Christmas Eve Fires Sweep City Neighborhoods
Three minor blazes lit in quick succession Tuesday risked stores and homes. Peter Steinblat’s All Wall street window sparked a small fire. William F. Dwyer’s Livingston street residence faced curtain ignition from a gas jet. Jacob Luty’s Spring street home saw kerosene lamp upset. All were controlled with light or no damage. The day also saw the funeral of James Augustus Roake at the Church of the Mary Rosary with Royal Corps escort and a requiem mass followed by interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Peter Steinblat
Jacob Luty
Spring Street
James A. Roake
James Augustus
John
Hannah Leary
Church of the Mary Rosary
Royal Corps
Fll
James ‘J. Smith
Thomas Murtha
William Grady
George W. Woychensky
Lawrences. Mara
Thomas
Lawrence Figan
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Vee
Woman Found Dead in Pond Leads to Local Man Arrest
The nude body of an unidentified woman was found in a pond on Morrison meadows in Harrison. Arthur Thompson of 216 Clark Place Elisabeth is under arrest on suspicion of involvement, after bystander Irving W. Crane alerted police and Thompson’s yacht Idle Hour was found nearby.
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Harrison
Irving W. Crane
Newark
Morrison Meadows
First Street
Arthur Thompson
Clark Place
Elisabeth
Thompson
Crane
Christmas Mail Surges 25 Percent This Season
The postoffice department reports a 25 percent rise in Christmas mail with registered mail volume up 60 percent. Money orders show a small domestic increase while foreign orders fall. Postmaster Chattock commends all employees for meeting the peak Christmas workload.
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Anaes In & Corres
Remarkable Shooting by Elizabeth Boyster Dimock
George K. Dimock of 007 North Broad Street scored 50 of 50 at the Sportsmen's Show in Grand Central Place New York. He leads the national championship with exceptional accuracy viewed by top sharpshooters and Lt. A. B. Jones of the National Rifle Association calling it the best score of the tournament. Dimock a Pingry School student, noted for short stature and steel blue eyes, impressed veterans with his prone and standing hits.
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George K. Dimock
North Broad Street
Grand Central Place
New York
Dimeck
Shar R Pescators
A. 8. Jones
Natimnal Rifle Association’. of America
Dimioek
Stim Buill
Pingry School
Mills Resume Work At Laughlin Tin Plant
Wheeling W Va Dec 26 Sixteen mills of the Laughlin Tin Plant at Mar tyny Ferry resumed work this morning after several weeks idle. An order to repair furnaces for the remaining seven mills was issued to have all twenty three mills in operation by next week.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laughlin
Martiny Ferry
Winter term opens at Elizabeth Commercial College
The winter term starts January 2, 1908, with enrollment requested before that date. The school offers shorthand and English, night classes on Monday Wednesday and Friday on the third floor of the Hersh Building at 207-209 Broad Street. Printing by H. Schreiber and tailoring services by a first class tailor are advertised.
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Elizabeth Commercial College
Hersh Building
Broad Street
Tel
E. McMickle
Prin
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