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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
4
A blacksmith James McConnell attempted to shoot Vice President Fairbanks at an outdoor meeting in Flint on June 8. Detectives restrained him as a mob of about 5000 demanded he be lynched while authorities evaluated his sanity after the thwarted assassination bid.
A luncheon in Caldwell at Minomoroch Inn brought together Orange chapters of the Daughters of the Revolution the Sons of the Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution for Mt Orange Relief. Speakers included Miss Adeline Wheelock Sterling Mrs. Theodore Stitt Rear Admiral Edwin Stewart Rev Daniel H Martin and Dr George S Stiming. State regent attended amid buff and blue decor and floral displays.
The piece argues against imitators selling imitation Postum Cereal Coffee claiming adulterated products mislead the public. It defends Postum as genuine coffee substitute, noting its health claims and the public right to know ingredients.
An afternoon and evening program schedules events for the Second Regiment N G X J with a 1.30 PM and 5 PM lineup. A naval parade on Staten Island Sound features a crowd of participants followed by a pyrotechnic display from Mount Staten Island Sound.
The Second Regiment will stage a sham battle at 1 80 PM with three battalions representing Continental and Hessian forces. Major Nelson Dungan leads the Continentals and Major George Forman commands the British contingent. The mock clash moves through Elizabeth Avenue Broad Street and East Jersey Street with outposts, pickets, and flank attacks ending in a review before Mayor Samuel J. Berry.
At 8 pm three whistles signal the start of a naval parade on the Sound. Five sections with about twenty yachts each will sail from the Cor mer Stake toward a turn and back, with lanterns and engines powering displays. Central Railroad of New Jersey docks will host viewing with three company steamers entering the lineup.
Spectacular fireworks planned for Battle Day on the Staten Island Sound promise a rare display. A scow anchored near the Staten Island shore will serve as the pot, with view lines from Fulton Street to the Central Railroad of New Jersey docks. Police will rope off areas along Front Street and nearby wharves to ensure safety for spectators from boats and shore. The display includes sixty one distinct features, with many shells shot during the naval parade.
Former President Grover Cleveland faces potential criticism from the Council of the Gen Federation of Women’s Clubs during a visit to the Chalfonte Hotel. J A Newberry welcomed state federation presidents as club members debated Cleveland’s reception and the role of women in influencing public opinion.
A fragmented passage notes dignified ladies seeking a hall option and an opportunity to speak. The text mentions enlarging the bounds with four vice officials and an orderly handling of the matter, though specifics are unclear.
The Broad street display features two noted works. Julian Scott's Quiet Along the Potomac recalls the Civil War years with Maryland and Virginia shores in view. The other painting depicts Union troops at Antietam led by McClellan.
A fragmentary line suggests a phrase about splitting time or duties among twenty segments or roles. No clear person or event is identifiable in the readable text.
A foreman from the Western Union Telegraph Company was killed by a lightning strike yesterday afternoon near niboy avenue in Woodbridge while walking beside the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. His assistant Charles Pangborn was knocked down but survived, and Maxwell’s widow and a son are left to mourn.
Government bulletin from Washington on June 8 predicts clear skies and continued cool northerly winds into Friday in New Jersey with a shift to westerly winds by Friday evening.
A newspaper carrier Miss Syron, with decades of service, left behind her weekly earnings in a pocketbook yesterday afternoon. The finders turned it in at the Journal office for safekeeping.
The degree team of Elizabeth Council was entertained Tuesday evening by Councilor A. Sherwood Schuyler at his home 1072 William Street. Most members of the team attended the informal program with games music and refreshments. The degree team has supported Mr Schuyler during his term as councilor.
A framed likeness of Washington in a show window at Daniel J. Leonard & Company, 102 Broad Street, draws notice in Elizabeth Town. The image, placed during a period of local upheaval, marks a conspicuous historical display amid ongoing events.
Memorials mark the graves in the Patst Presbyterian Church cemetery where Mev. Jamea Caldwel] age and Mrs Caldwell rest. Geden, a young Revolutionary patriot, lies nearby with wreaths placed upon both graves in a solemn observance.
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