Three Rahway Reformatory Inmates Escape in Water Hazard
Three short term prisoners from the State Reformatory at Rahway escaped by climbing the high board fence at dawn. Michael Craig Frank Bacon and John Martin fled into woods near Rahway River with guards in sight. Craig and Bacon swam across the river while Martin, unable to swim, was recaptured and returned to the reformatory.
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State Reformatory
Rahway
Ant
Reformatory
Michael Craig
John Martin
Trenton
Frank Bacon
Bayonne
Craig
Bacon
Acre
Martin
Reformatory Jtfe
Used Knife Fatality In Valentine's Day Horse Attack
A fragmentary report describes a fatal stabbing aboard a horse on Valentine’s Day near Meadow Street. The victim, identified as Jobo Valuation of A142 Meadow Street, was attacked with a knife after a struggle and sustained a fatal wound to the torso. Police are investigating, with investigators noting the weapon showed signs of entry during the night and the scene contained additional troubling evidence.
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Meadow Street
Ry Hinters
Hue
Public Service suit over trolley accident damages
The Public Service Corporation faced a Ciroult Court suit for 5000 damages by Idé Herman Echwardt over injuries June 6 when a trolley struck Mrs Schmidt on East Jersey Street between Fifth and Broad. The complaint names her husband as plaintiff.
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Public Service Corporation
Ciroult Gourt
Idé Herman ‘Echwardt
Broadway
Schmidt
Jersey Street
Brrmeen
Brett
Strown
Mira
Alteraativs
By & Air Wagon
Coal Supply for City Schools Proposal Meeting
The Board of Education of the city will hold a meeting to consider a coal supply proposal for the several schools. The meeting is set for June 17 at the City Hall.
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Board of Méveation of
Tai City
Venealed—Proposaln—.Tor
Metteg Te. Bueld
Mountainside Man Wins $1600 Verdict in Railway Case
Albert J. Koll of Mountainside sued the North British Railway Company in Newark court. The jury returned a verdict for Koll shortly before noon today, awarding 1600 dollars for damages allegedly suffered in June when he was left by a train.
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Mountainside
Albert J. Koll
Ralway Company
Cineuit
Yester
James
Newark
Tonight at Sughrue's School The Mrs Buying
Fragmented OCR text announces an event at Sughrue's School titled The Mrs Buying with garbled lines implying a schedule or program but lacking clear details or dates.
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Sughrue’s
Dusbe
Mra
Entomologist Outlines Mosquito Fund Status and Timing
State entomologist J. B O Bailth explains in a letter that a 300000 dollar appropriation for mosquito extermination does not take effect until November this year. The total bill caps at 350000 dollars with annual allotments set by the Legislature, and work will resume where Elizabeth left off before expanding southward.
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J. B O'Bailth
Am Enquirer
Stalus
Elizabeth
Ice Prices Hold Steady in Elizabeth Market
At the office of the company it is stated there has been no advance in the price of ice for May and none expected unless prices spread. Family trade costs 20 cents per hundred for various buyers. wholesale price set at $5 per ton to the purchaser. Elideo Company plans daily carload purchases with bond assurance of steady supply.
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Nyreavetn Lee Company
Hla
Elideo Company
Paterson Mayor Moves to Break Ice Trust
Paterson news reports Mayor Johnson calling a special Board of Health meeting to revoke the ice vendors licenses. Board refers the matter to counsel for a written opinion in a few days as the city acts to curb alleged icy pricing.
Serious Accident Narrowly Averted At Orchard Street
A trolley near 64th Ave at Orchard Street narrowly avoided collision when a coachman pulling his horse up sharply prevented a crash with a construction trolley. The horse suffered a slight cut. the trolley occupant declined to give names.
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Cherry Streets
Saagemend
Orchard Street
Visit to Cathedral Towns News Talk By Pastor Kerr
Rev John T Kerr pastor of Third Presbyterian Church returns from England tour of Cathedral towns He will report on experiences at the regular midweek service tomorrow evening His talk will be illustrated with beautiful stereo views.
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John T. Kerr
Third Presbyterian Church
England
Obituary for Mrs Barkelew and Infant Alice Reed
Native of the city Mrs Barkelew nee Miller. Funeral Thursday at St Michael's Church with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Infant Alice Reed daughter of Charles and Amelia Reed died at 924 Booth Street. funeral and interment at Bren green Cemetery.
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Ayente
Mro. Barkelew
Miller
St. Michael’s Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Alice Reed
Alley Reed
Charles
Amelia Read
Booth Street
Bren Green
Lila Abandons Bermuda Race After Gale and Gales Hamper Crew
The Lila from the Brooklyn Yacht Club, racing for Bermuda, abandoned the voyage due to adverse winds and heavy seas after a perilous coast run that left water in the cockpit. The Gauntlet, skippered by J B Rob offe, led the field with the Tamerlane finishing first by elapsed and corrected times.
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Norfolk
New York
Lila
Brooklyn Yacht Club
Bermuda
Hampton Roads
T. B
Gulf Stream
Edax
Gant
Gauntlet
Hamilton
J.B. Roboffe
Brooklyn
Robinson
Bandy Hook
Gulf Atream
Great Fire on Staten Island destroys multiple warehouses
A fire on Staten Island damaged four cotton hemp warehouses owned by the American seen Dusk Company near Tompkinsville. Early estimates suggest losses could reach thousands as workers battled the blaze to prevent spread to nearby bales and other structures.
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New York
Tompkinsville
Mostia
Bradlet
Father May Die From Son's Blow
A Newark fight at eighteenth street and Badder Avenue ended with a child and a man in a heated quarrel. John Burdee six years old and the other man are named in the report, with Burdee said to have threatened the other party before a blow to the head with a cane. The elderly man’s condition is serious and may be fatal.
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Newark
Tito & Cae
Pulritide
Eighteenth Streat
Badder Augumn
John Burdee
Au Tomate
bin Wom
Lewis
Burder
Bie
Hansen
Gaun ders at A Larger Tore Bigger Stacks
Gauders at A Larger tore with bigger stacks as Bosker d Cold Oma eo Panne.
Neat Packers Cleaning Up After Government Report
In Chicago on June 5, plants rushed to fix condemned packing-house conditions. Treated areas include toilets and washrooms, improved lighting and ventilation, and intensified cleaning. Foremen described changes as rapid and emphasized sanitary upgrades amid arriving visitors.
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Chicago
Itte
Ua Aigan
Rome
Reynolda
Make Well Sick and Sick Sicker at A M A Meeting
A report on the fifty seventh annual American Medical Association session opening in Mechanic's Hall Boston with remarks by Dr. Charles A La Rend and debate over resolutions on meat production and adulteration. The note mentions opposition by those in favor of harmful foods and quack remedies and references a minor earthquake in San Francisco.
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Boston
Mast
The
Amoetican Medical Association
Mechanice Mall
Charles A Smith Named Freeholder by Westfield Council
Westfield Town Council unanimously appointed Charles A Smith a member of Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders to fill the unexpired term of the late W W Connoly. Smith, born in New York City, has long business ties in Elizabeth Fanwood and Westfield and active in local clubs and churches.
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Weatheld
Reguiar
Charls A. Smith
Union County Board of Chon Freeholders
W. W. Connoly
Charles Augustus Smith
New York City
Brooklyn
Elizabeth
Smitth
Rex Estate and Naurance
Elizzabeth
B. Keith &Co
Amith
Booth
Fanwood
Weatfald
Beotch Plaina
Plainfield Firm
Bordth
Smith
Ripley
Weatfield
Atlas Lodge
A. M
Westfield
Fanwood Council
Royal Arcanum
Rentfield Conelaya
Improved Order of Heptacophs
Physician in Newark Guilty of Sending Threatening Card
June 6 Trenton reports Dr. armor Q. Sedeo of Newark was fined $60 by a U S District Court for sending and threatening a portal card. The trial proceedings show the jury recommended mercy in the case.
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Trenton
Armor Q. Sedeo
Newark
United States District Court
Yee Tendgy
Plainfield New District Court Opens Under Judge Meworth
Plainfield opened its new district court yesterday with Judge William Meworth presiding. The law restricts trials until the next session, and Horace G. Adams was introduced as clerk in place of Jobe Wee at the first meeting.
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Plainfield's
NEW District Court
Plainfield
William Meworth Yéeterday
Saat
Horace G. Adame
Jobe Wee
Double Murder in Brooklyn Tragedy Baffles Police
In Brooklyn this morning John Kilbridge shot and killed Mrs Kelly and her husband after a jealous quarrel. He fled through Fort Membteo, was pursued by police, and captured in the Katler home area. Kilbridge’s spree followed domestic tension and sparked a deadly confrontation.
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Neane
York
Jobe Melly
Mary Ged
Biu
Kelly
Laken
Jobo Katler
Kilbridee
Katler
Telegram Deluge Hits Congress Over Pass Provision
Washington figures report a deluge of telegrams from railway workers and unions protesting the anti pass clause of the rate bill. About 100000 petitioners sent messages as members received three to six hundred telegrams each. Debate highlighted strong opposition and calls to revise the provision before final approval.
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Washington
Boure
Casera
Woenen
Benals
Eailway
Airbanks
Daniel
Virginia
Gulez
Keet
Feansylvania
Titman
Souths Carolina
Forsher
Senate
Wall Street Advances on Fourth Day of Gains
The New York stock market extended its rally for a fourth straight session with broad gains across issues. Wabash stocks rose from multiple sources amid reports of settlement between bondholders and management and talks involving the Pennsylvania Railroad and Carnegie Steel. Government bonds held firm while other bonds showed strength, though profit taking trimmed some advances. Colorado Fuel declined before recovering, and most other stocks eased slightly as traders remained confident of higher prices.
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New York
Wirdow
Gould
Pennsylvania
Pleylvapia Railroad
Carnegie Aten
Daarudipper
Colorado
Pack of wild dogs terrorizes farms near Mount Olivet Cemetery
Farmers Kaester and Meyer report seven ferocious wild dogs roaming Neck Lane near Mount Olivet Cemetery. The animals killed chickens and threatened livestock, leading to makeshift defense with stones, sticks, and guns as the pack split and reappeared on the meadows. Local observers fear further harm if the dogs remain at large.
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Neck Lane
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Animala
Ernest Tompson Seton
Puck
Hen Moyetani
Willem Kester
Kaester
Tern
Hinwite
Kaeeter
Blackerty
Noid Kaenter
Meyer
Bern
Sid
Csse Tf
Bayer
Thanes
France Demands Morocco Reparations After Tangier Incident
A scrambled report notes France pressing Morocco for compensation over a murder linked to a Tangier incident. The government contemplates further steps and potential diplomatic actions while seeking satisfaction for the dead and injured.
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DA Schmidt
Board of Education
von von von Bur
Waltham
Elizabeth Ice Company
Ane We
Paterson
ICE Trust
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Littie Gauntlet
Bride
Li Wing
Thay
Clinton Gilbert
Thie City
Staten Island
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Frisco
Han
Pimencen
Chas. A.smith
Westfield Town Council
Sid Lumber Business
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Emith
Hecegant
Rhode
Igland
Bristol
Jims
Biithwold
Terry Hin
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Congress
Wall Street
How York
Poste & Company
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Atehu Ct
Mallor
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Morocco
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