17 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR describes concerns over a river’s stench injuring health and blocking development. Councilman Sader has pressed for action and possible permits to regulate the open sewer like flow, with debate on timing and enforcement.
Incomplete OCR fragment references a company and a date in a public notice style item. Readable names imply involvement of a business and potential event or deadline. Further details are unreadable but the entry indicates a formal notice type.
A hazy note describes a trampling of a boy named in a local area amid a crowd. It mentions parents, a missing orphan context, and a rough description of injuries with references to yesterday and a fight at a canal. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret.
A fragmentary weather note reports bay temperatures reaching near one hundred degrees and daily highs around that mark. The text references local locations and businesses, including Ghiver and Drake, with unclear surrounding details due to OCR issues.
Philadelphia July 17 a elevator car fell from the eleventh to the first floor in the Land Title Building wedging between the car and shaft wall. District Attorney John C Ball and another man sustained injuries and were taken to University Hospital and Jefferson Renin hospital for treatment.
A fragmented report mentions a Sultan near death in unclear terms with stray phrases including latin motifs and unrelated words, yielding a cryptic, limited-readability item typical of a damaged newspaper snippet.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Feld and Rats, place names like Monte and Toland, with partial phrases about timing and a quoted speaker. No clear event, dates, or identifiable entities provide a coherent news item.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a diving event near Niagara Whirlpool, mentioning plat, rock, and a test dive. Core details and participants are unclear, but it references diving activities and a whirlpool area associated with Niagara.
A girl, about four years old, was rescued from flames after a fire on Wall Street. She suffered burns to her hands and legs but survived. She was taken to Ellenbeth General Hospital for treatment as a crowd of children watched and fire crews battled the blaze.
Residents along Elizabeth Avenue near Fifth Street report ongoing street repairs and question the status of city ordinances governing sprinkler installation and related work. Confusion over regulatory actions and project progress has followers and taxpayers seeking clarity on next steps.
OCR fragmentary text provides limited readable details. main facts, names, and places are not discernible. no clear event or outcome can be determined from the snippet.
An unofficial front report claims Rueian lives in Manchuria total 400000 with mutinies in Buesien Regiment. Officers killed, others rounded and bound after revolt as troops surrounded them. Moscow investigates a War Department conspiracy with bribes from 1000 to 80060 for escape plans and actions tied to Gen Tintoviteh and Cherry.
Troops maintain siege around a Birmingham jail amid threats to lynch five African Americans held in connection with a reported assault and murder. Authorities urge restraint as tensions rise and public safety concerns spread.
Anarchist Barbi eri arrested at Rome. Fragmentary text references related events, unclear details about connections to New York and broader political actions.
In New York on July 17 a collision between a car and a Third Avenue electric car at Third Avenue and Seventy Ninth Street injured four people. Cora Michaels ten Helen Donna Chaumer eighteen Moses Lipman twenty four and Joseph Jormyn twenty four sustained injuries. two girls are badly cut and likely to remain doubtful in recovery. The automobile owner is Frederick DeMarshall a St. Louis capitalist touring Europe. Chauffeur Fahne and a party of friends were with him.
Reports from Porto Rico indicate a widening strike in San Juan affecting dark laborers bakers and butchers with rising beer prices and bread shortages. Police guard strikers as rumors spread of trolley workers and cement unions aiding the effort amid tense crowds and stalled commerce.
Fragmentary note notes Jerome and Hendricks report not forwarded to the district attorney. The text references attorney Jerome and a life insurance or society matter, with unclear details and an official delay. The readable phrases show ongoing legal actions and an morning correspondence by Robert Hi.
Wall Street notes a mixed opening with scattered buying orders and strength evident through the day. Major buyers include Amalgamated, Pacific, Baltimore and Ohio, Ontario and Western, and United Pacific, with speculation over absorption by larger holding companies.
The Elizabeth and Rahway Street Railway Company applied for a trolley line franchise from Rahway Avenue to the court area. A. B. Carlton failed to leave a $25 guarantee with the city clerk, prompting council scrutiny and a motion to hold the hearing until the funds were deposited.
The committee of the whole on Saturday night approved the tax ordinance calling for a budget totaling 566 058 15. City actions include plans for related spending and revenue measures as part of the approved fiscal package.
The article notes a division of the former Rhett district which had over 600 voters. A new Fourth district is created, including Youmth and a “skeen” area. The changes redefine local representation in the ward.
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