Drowned Prominent Staten Island Merchant Near Tottenville
E Tross a well known grocer at Second and Fulton streets in Manhattan, drowned while adjusting a canopy aboard a naptha yacht near Tottenville Staten Island. The body was not recovered. search continued. He left a wife and son Edwin, a university student in Ohio. He belonged to several fraternal orders and the German Lutheran Church.
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Bnainegs
Princess Hay
Tottenville
Staten
Toland
Vrvaowad
Becond
Fulton Street
Robert B. Smith
Syvith
Tyows
Abd Peck
Staten Island
Fottenville
Oceripanta
Smith
Elizabet Port
Mr. Tross
Tyrian
Knights’ of Malta
Shriner of
Michael Murray Tries to Take Own Life at Alexian Hospital
Farmhand Michael Murray, a Union township worker, attempted suicide by swallowing poison yesterday afternoon and was admitted in critical condition at Alexian Hospital after 3 PM. Little hope for recovery given his precarious state. The motive remains unknown. Murray is 24 and has been in this country for less than a year.
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Michael Murray
Paria Green
Alexian Hospital
Murray
Police Notes Yields Multiple Arrests In City Crimeline
Police notes record several arrests by Officer Kirk and Officer O Brien including Eddie yesterday for unspecified charges and a series of brief detentions along Second Street. Names appear garbled but include references to Aleck and others. time stamps suggest late afternoon to evening activity and a local patrol perimeter near Pine avenues.
Colby program for Union County leaders touring towns
William F Groves of this city and Thomas Hiebeveise of Summit with Judge W Runyon of Plainfield will tour Union County towns this week to organize Colloyites. They will visit Springfield first, then Westfield and Cranford, with meetings held at Assembly Hall and Home of Theodore Anthony in Cranford. George Record is expected to be the main speaker. Runyon will also speak.
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Theodore Anthony
Maple Avenue
Beta
George Fs Record
Runyon
Apeveh
Painter Killed After Scaffold Collapse At Home
Christian Werner a 47 year old Singer factory veteran and painter, fell from a scaffold at his home 128 Fifth Street while finishing a house painting project. His wife and five children witnessed the accident, he died en route to hospital. Funeral set for 2 pm tomorrow at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Christian Werner
Singer Factory
Acaffald
Fifth Street
Werner
General Hospital
Werner A Meray
Younaeet
Unknown man killed by railroad engine near Division Street
An unidentified man about 45 was instantly killed Saturday night when struck by a shifting engine on the Central Railroad near Division Street. The body was badly mutilated and sent to the morgue. scraps of paper and a fan were found in his pocket along with a certificate of burial.
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Central Railroad
Division Street
Forgery Attempt Aimed at Local Grocer Walter A Allen
An apparent check fraud targeted Walter A. Allen a Morrie Avenue grocer and National State Bank depositor. A Philadelphia bank issued a check in Allen’s name for a missing sum, raising alarms before the fraud was detected. authorities suspect forgery of the signature.
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Walter A. Allen
Former City Official James Morrison Dead at 70
James Morrison former city treasurer and longtime resident of the city died at his daughter’s home after a period of ill health. A former Seventh Regiment New York National Guard member who served at Gettysburg he remained active in city affairs as a Republican and church communicant. Survived by his wife four children and a number of relatives Morrison had led a prominent public life and held several local posts including treasurer for three terms and vice president of a local building and loan association.
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James Morrison
Wiliam Ayres Gray
Salem Road
de Hart Place
Aire Morrigan
New York
Seventh Regiment
New York National
Gettysburg
St. John's Church
Fegan
Columbia Building and Loan Association
Joh W. Whelan
John Melirath
Stiew Caroline Thompson Morrison
Eric Percival Clement
Watertown
William Ayres Sray
Salem Vbady
Noah Farnham Morrison
John H. Simmons
Lafayette Street
Lincoln Lodge of Free Masons
Union Baptist Church
Thirty-seventh Regiment of Colored Volunteers
NM ‘Carolina
Letter Carrier Brennan Dead and Other Obituaries
Obituary notices report the death of letter carrier Brennan of 190 Watth Street with service details and affiliations including St Patrick's Church Camp Seweth WW Veterans Catholic Benevolent Legion Independent Order of Forests and more. Additional notices announce the deaths of John H Simmons of 1087 Lafayette Street and others with funeral plans and family mentions.
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Watth
Brennan
Mary
Christopher Brennan
St. Patrick's Church
Camp Seweth
Mt Conneil
Legionlature
Independent Order of Forest
Gga
Elizabeth Musical Union
Exempt Firemen’s Association
Letter Qarriers’ Association
Paul Q Oliver Not A Colby Candidate
Fragmentary notice indicating Paul Q Oliver not seeking Colby candidacy and referencing Westfield and Armrow Caligiet Be Ayn. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Paul Q. Oliver
Paul Es ‘Ot Westfield
Second Sunday Under New Excise Law Shuts Salons
On the second Sunday of the new excise law Elizabeth Avenue and the city reported no saloon activity. Police chief Tenney said the city was tight as a drum with no violations observed. Across New Jersey, churches circulated a judge's charge and liquor groups urged compliance while many patrons sought alternatives like soda fountains and ice cream parlors as enforcement began.
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Elizabeth
Tennay
Tenney
Elizabeth Avenue
Jersey City
Hudson County Grand Jury
Mrs Carter's Son to Wed Norma Munro
Dudley E Carter heir to Mrs Leslie Carter of Portsmouth New Hampshire announced plans to marry Norma Munro in a dinner setting at Broxtell Street address. Munro, 26, and Carter celebrated an engagement amid the automobie pilgrimage stories and social chatter of the Boston area.
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Leslie Carter O
Portsmouth
N. H
Broxtell
Dudley E. Carter
Pee
Carter
Miss Munro
Munro
Mock romance turns real in Philadelphia wedding
Nellie Battt of Philadelphia married Nye Melhaw of the city in a ceremony at the Church of the Its domphion in Tucksonville. The report notes their mock courtship evolved into a genuine union despite garbled OCR text.
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Mins
Nellie Battt
Philadelphis
Jinnery
Nye Melhaw
Thin City
Tucksonville
Pla
Rumor Supposed Gov Stokes Engagement With Miss Green
Sea Girt July 6 entails a sensational report that Governor Stokes of New Jersey is engaged to Miss Annie Green of Newbern North Carolina. No formal announcement exists yet but wedding date may be set. The tale centers on a Confederate battle flag carried from Trenton to Beaufort and back, with several public figures present.
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Gavoray Edward
Stokes
Misa Green
Trenton
North Carolina
Taft
Japan
Elizabeth
General Drake
Nugent
Site
Virginia
Beaufort
Beaufort Company
Appomattox
Glenn Ted
Ted
Miss Green
Stoker
Aliss Green
Peacemaker stabbed during late night street fight
Walter Sofield aged 24 attempted to calm a dispute at 05 Florida Street when he was stabbed in the left side with a penknife about midnight. He was reported in serious condition at Alexian Hospital as police sought the assailant, who remained unknown.
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Walter Sofield
Aet
Florida Strect
Hes
Alexian Hospital
SWITCHMEN JOIN TE COAL THEATRES PAGEER
A fragmentary item notes switchmen joining a union or association near theatres and a pager reference. The readable words suggest labor action or meeting activity, with unclear dates or places. Further context from the full page would clarify the event, players, and location.
Hutchinson backs county commissioners over freeholders
Trenton July 16 State Road Commissioner Hutchinson urges abolition of freeholders and supports county commissioners as the better form of county government. He argues commissioners serve the whole county rather than districts, promising road building reform with a three member or larger commission.
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Trenton
Hutchinson
Ue Anya
Idem
Mrs Thaw Visits Son in Tombs Cell Amid Hope for Acquittal
New York July 16 Mrs William Thaw mother of Harry Thaw paid her first visit to see her son in his Tombs cell accompanied by Joshua Thaw. They arrived at 11 o clock in a black dress and electric car drawing curious onlookers. Harry Thaw embraced his mother after a short reunion while Evelyn Neabit Thaw joined the scene. Thaw's counsel Clifford W Hartridge and associates said the jury would acquit, insisting truth would come out and that Thaw could prove his innocence if given a fair trial.
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New York
William | Thaw
Harry ‘Thaw
Werderer
Stanford White
Evelyn Neabit Thaw
Barta
Eunich
Salisbury Wreck Inquest Resumes In Salisbury
The inquest into the wreck of the American Line express, which claimed twenty four American lives, was resumed in Salisbury with Bogen presiding and formal inquiries continuing.
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Salisbury
Bogen
Yerener
Major Dreux Assigned to Regiment Dreyfus Telegram
Paris July 16 The council of ministers proclaims a move to arm and promote Major Dreux to the rank of captain as part of a restructuring. The official notice confirms his new assignment and the broader regimental changes underway.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Acoomp
2ND REGIMENT WORKS THROUGH SUNDAY SERVICES AT SEA GIRT
Sermon by Da Otis A Glazebrook directs the Second Regiment in field exercises and prayers on the lawn at Sea Girt July 16. Governor Stokes, Major Frelinghuysen, Gen. Farmer Wanser and other dignitaries visit the camp as soldiers salute the colors and greet officials. Extravagant social notes mark the day with a gold fob presentation to Bloodgood and a gathering of Elizabethans.
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Cagip
Collina
Elizabeth
Gigitora
Stokes
Frelinghuygen
P. Farmer Wanser
Rivate
Bloodgood
Alieabethans
T. Potts
McQueem
Ld Hind Aghesaent
Col.Landon
Fae
Kha Seligims
Sra Ea
Katie Gordons Slayer On Trial
New Brunswick July 16 Fred Lang of Bettebenn Pie is on trial for murder before Judge Swayas. Lang shot his intended wife Katie Gordon when she refused to marry him. He fled to Cleveland where a private detective tracked him down after an $8500 reward. He was captured in a saloon while drinking beer.
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New Brunswick
Fred Lang
Bettebenn
Swayas
Lang
Katie Gordon
Cleveland
Teungle
Engineer Crash Between Locomotives on NY Rail Line
A mid 19th century railway accident near Port Jervia New York involving the Erle Railroad immigrant train at Paterson New Jersey left an engineer dead. The worker was crushed and buried by debris after being caught between engines during a collision. Several other crew members sustained injuries.
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Port Jervia
N.Y
Erle
New York
Paterson
N. J
Feck
Wadall
Arma
Bamigrasta
Fanueil Hall Imperiled by Fire Threat
Fire ravaged Fanueil Hall in the historic Square, endangering the building as smoke and flames spread. Local crews fought the blaze, with officials unsure of the damage and potential risks to nearby structures. The incident drew crowds and prompted evacuations as investigations begin.
Wall Street News Briefs From New York Market Row
A compact Wall Street update from New York outlines market moves and trading mood. Key stocks show mixed results as investors weigh economic signals and corporate earnings amid cautious sessions.
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F E. Tross
M.chael Murray
Adlason Township
Paris Green
Colby
Union County
Walter A. Allan
Ames Morrison
Third Flegiment
Mery E S ScoTte
Mraiam Bulliven
Wallatrest
Catharine
South Seland
Catharine Decker
Mary Kornade
DH M
Bpatein
Seteenen Re
Jersey
Mies Green
Green Dentes
Ben Girt
Miss. Green
Newbern
Ocean Camp
National Guard
Barry
Salter
Green
Thaw
the Law of Defense
Col. Collina
Mecca
Otis A. Glazebrook
Frederick Lang
Mim
Fanueil Hall
Aay
Josete
P.ton
Wall Street
Mook
Markel
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