County road bids steer county macadam plan changes
County Road Committee held in the Courthouse yesterday abandoned aminsite for Wheatfield avenue from Bayway to Roselle and reduced North Broad Street project to macadam repair on the eastern side. Westfield avenue to Cranford line will be macadam with hitlithic material on the western side. Weldon Construction Co. Rahway won the Westfield bid. Winans Co. was lowest for North Broad Street but funds limit the plan to mixed macadam and hitnithic sections costing about 86,000. Asphaltum binder will be used. Evergreen Cemetery area cited as a reason for shifting work.
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County Road Committee
Board of Freeholders
Wheatfield Avenue
Bayway
Poenst Street
Roselle
Westfield Avenue
HayWay
Cranford
Weldon Construction Company
Rahway
King Street
Lehigh Valley
Velon Construction Company
CG. J. Winans Construction Company
Standard Bitnithic Company
New York
Winans Company
North Broad Street
Evergreen Cemetery
Bauer
Eee
Weatfeld Avenue
Locust Street
Forepaugh and Selle Brothers Circus Show Tour
An international cast of riders from Cossacks to cowpunchers joins Forepaugh and Selle Brothers for a new U S tour debuting in Elizabeth on Saturday June 12. Featured stars include the Rooney and Lowande families, Richard Wallin, Nellie Welch, Edna Weeks and others, with lavish new equipment and a grand parade.
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Selle Brothers
America
United States
Elizabeth
Rooney
Nelle Welch
Frank Morrin
John Speer
Florence Reed
Pajara
Edna Weeks
Julius la Rouche
Drewa
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
England
Norway
Australia
Nellie Welch
Sells Brothers
May Accept Senate Bill on Railroad Rates Debate
Washington June 7 The Taft administration and twenty five mid western railroads push to postpone rate hikes until a new railroad law is in effect. Insurgent Republicans edge toward the Senate bill while Democrats resist citing a rebate clause and the risk of harsher conference amendments. The House dispute centers on sending the bill to conference as the Senate measure delays effectivity by sixty days. The scene remains unsettled with party lines and strategic votes unclear.
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Journal
Washington
Taft
Senate
Conference Committee
Repub
Underwood
Alabama
Daughters of Isabella Host Large Euchre Party
A successful euchre party by Court Bayley No 38 Daughters of Isabella at Holy Rosary School Hall drew a large crowd with 46 prize winners. Michael Noonan won ten games, dancing followed, and numerous members listed as winners and table captains with judges and musicians present.
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Court Bayley
Daughters of Isabella
Holy Rosary
Michael Noonan
May _ Cantwell
Matthew Castle
C. Ellis
K. Larkin
M. J. Annin
John A. Carroll
Daniel Conroy
Thoman Brickler
PD. Kelly
Margaret Perkins
Mra
Songs to Awake China and Modern Ideas in Folk Song
A Paris brief notes the progressive movement in China using folk songs to spread modern ideas. It cites patriotic themes shifting from emperor worship toward national unity, with references to Georgia Washington Byron and Greece. Songs range from ancient epics to modernized works discussing politics and loyalty under the current dynasty.
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China
Saya Albert Maybon
L’opinion
Paris
Amg
Nanking
Mukden
George Washington
Lord Byron
Greece
Turkey
Japan
Poland
Merely and Intentionally Humorous. Quia-Did T understand you to say that my appearance has improved
A fragmented dialogue line shows a man asking if another noted an improved appearance, while the reply hints that what was said did not resemble the speaker. The exchange reflects a casual, humorous exchange with unclear context and no clear event or outcome.
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Florence
Italy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
America
Pitth Palace
Tigagretalle
Luey
Gil
Tuittle
Mothor
Jay—minnbile Fetu
the Pitts
Lenore Dottori
St. Trusty
Big Strawberry Crop Report From Delaware
Delaware's strawberry season thrives with 14 260 711 quarts shipped statewide so far this year versus 9 576 221 last year. Daily shipments top one million quarts. Delaware Produce Exchange grossed 60 000 in berries last week. Ridgely near Dover has shipped 1 000 000 quarts, supplying Armour packing houses with another 400 000 quarts. Total Ridgely shipments estimated at 90 000 dollars.
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Journal
Dover
Del
Delaware
Delaware Produce Exchange
Ridgely
Rose Carnival Opens in Portland Week of Festivities
Rose carnival week begins in Portland Oregon with Rex Oregonus arriving as king of the festival. Hotels are crowded with visitors and the first parade is set for today. The Spirit of the Golden West will be shown this evening and the grand rose exhibit opens in the afternoon. The week promises elaborate programs and daily brilliant features.
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Portland
Ore
Rex Aregonus
Golden West
Plans Are Maturing for Big Convention in Newark
Fred Sarg of this city serves as secretary of the State German Roman Catholic Central Society and chairs the general committee for the fifty fifth National convention to be held in Newark September 9 to 15. Delegates from across the country expected. features include a September 11 parade with over 10,000 in line. Mass meeting at Krueger's Auditorium with German and English addresses, speaker Johann Giesbert of the Centrum party, and sessions at St Peter's Hall.
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Fred ‘Sarg
Sovie
Newark
Krueger
Johann Giesbert
Centrum Party
Reichstag
St. Peter's Hall
War Against the Rat Begins in Indiana
In Princeton Indiana on June 7 residents launched a statewide rat extermination effort. Gibson county initiated rat killing day with local citizens intensifying actions after J R Strickland Owensville druggist proposed a bill to allow townships to pay bounties on rat tails. Although no final tally exists, preparations indicate a substantial reduction in Gibson county rats.
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Princeton
Ind
Gibson County
J. R. Strickland
Owensville
Gilson County
Bridge Disaster Prompted by Floods In London Times
Mrs Brown notes bridges swept away by floods and calls the disasters terrible. Mr Smith agrees and mentions his wife lost her year's pin money last night in the chaos. The London Times reflects on the event with brief remarks from readers.
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Brown
Smith
London Times
Surgeon's Florence Ballroom Mystery Turns to Duel Scandal
An American surgeon in Florence is drawn into a aristocratic tangle after aiding a wounded nobleman at a palace. He learns Count Baradino and Senorina Blanca Franconelo face a duke’s pursuit, a duel, and a secret plot to keep the affair hidden amid royal scrutiny and class tension.
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Pitti Place
Tett Palace
Italy
Ruradini
Senorina
Abolino
Vrancoccio
Lorenzo de’ Medici
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Senorina Blanca Francocelo
Senorina Bianca
Blanca
Tate & Convent
the Pitt
Senorina Blanca
Bianca
Ocasion
Forgist
Duke of
Abolina
Petts
Jforam
Concek
Count Baradin
Etter
Wen
Merry
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Brooklyn Standard Union
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