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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
10
A dense jumble of names and locales traces numerous short personal items. It lists Mary McManus facing a second arrest, plus multiple individuals in and around Montreal Winchester Asbury Vailsburg and Worcester, including teachers, students, and residents visiting in the summer.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions Starkey and Vermont and New York Stee with unclear names and a home address at 1320 Union Street. Details are garbled and no coherent event or outcome is discernible.
A cryptic report references tensions over Turkish control in Macedonia and mentions an information leak amid foreign office chatter. The fragment hints at US and Russian involvement and ongoing political maneuvering around constitutional or territorial changes.
A trolley conductor has been charged with forgery amid allegations connected to tickets and passes. Police say the case involves reported falsifications submitted to transit authorities. Further details were not released pending arraignment.
A garbled passage references Shahs soldiers, a royal declaration, and a guide of royal action. Specifics are unclear due to OCR errors, but the text hints at a tense sequence involving military presence and an imminent formal statement or decree.
The Southern Railroad announces a salary rise of 20 percent for all employees, effective July 4, restoring wages to levels prior to the downturn. A February general order directed adjustments during the prior hardship period.
The wedding at the bride’s Germantown home united Miss Sara Elizabeth Jones and Conover English amid quiet family attendance due to illness in the English family. The ceremony was by Dr William Richards with assistance from Dr William Porter Lee. attendees included Rachel Harris, Mary Shepard, J Hartford Chichester, and John K R English. The couple will reside in this city where Conover English partners with Attorney General Robert H. McCarter.
The Rev. James J. Sealir officiated the ceremony for Mabel Smith of fie esti Temsediataly held in the city. The account notes the wedding and associated rites as described in the text, preserving the names and key details available.
Joseph Sullivan of 301 Third Street was cut when a window screen fell during shaving. The wound worsened, he treated it himself, and was later hospitalized. His condition today is serious, with hopes for recovery still held.
The Venezuelan chargé d affaires at the legation in Washington has not withdrawn and relations with the State Department remain cordial. Fever Veloce plans to stay in Washington, while Senor Valea reports no troubling news from his country as diplomats withdraw from Caracas.
Newark dispatch June 27 reports a warrant for arrest of a wife denied by authorities. The man at 6 Charles Street alleged she stole 128 dollars from his trunk after she left, but the warrant was not issued.
Astronomical bulletin notes Bun sets at 7 81, rises 4 27, moon risen 4 11 a m with age 29 days. An annular eclipse of the sun occurs at 11 a m eastern time, path creasing Florida from Tampa east, see paragraph elsewhere.
Washington June 31 forecast till P M Sunday for New Jersey calls for fair weather tonight with warmer conditions Sunday inland. Variable winds become southerly. Temperature readings show 74 at A M, 87, 92 later. Official highest yesterday was 65 and low 65.
In Newark a shoplifting arrest led to Mrs Ethel Langtry alias Elmira Y being misreported. St Johns Peer Chapter Brotherhood of Andrew plans tomorrow night meeting at 7 30 in the Sunday school room with junior and senior divisions present. Undertaker John F Martin and J Watson Shann officiated yesterday at burial arrangements for ex president Grover Cleveland in Princeton.
Washington June 27 confidential notices are issued by the Navy Department for new destroyers to join the Greyhound Fleet. Each vessel will be 269 feet long, 700 tons displacement, contract speed 28 knots, cost not over 800000 dollars, oil burning machinery, large steaming radius, and ready to submit bids under the appropriation act.
Harvard will not display its victorious crew in English waters as Henley stewards ban foreign crews from the regatta. Only a few countries may still enter by June 30, with Cambridge invited to a dual race against Oxford or Harvard, depending on acceptance for the Olympic regatta schedule.
Father Rebekah Lodge members will travel to Rahway Tuesday evening for a lawn sociable hosted by Rahway Rebekah Lodge. Members to meet at the trolley waiting room at 7 p m. Lady Palmer Lodge No 59 will hold an apron and necktie party Tuesday evening at 204 Broad Street with games on the program.
Casper Gottfeted Johmann of 417 Schillen Street died yesterday aged 74. The obituary notes his life and residence, with limited available details from the damaged text.
A report from the recent convention of the Order of Foresters at Toronto cites a mandate to meet at Court Muzabeth night to discuss conference outcomes. Prominent officials outline plans to determine new legislation to be carried into action.
Fragmentary OCR shows The James H Faulks Company plumbers linked to Watson Dumping Wagons with scattered names like Samuel Sampson. The readable bits point to an old business notice or filing referencing equipment and personnel.
Elizabeth City Council invites proposals for a new pumping station and accompanying works. Bidders must submit by the stated July deadline with bonds, inspect specs at City Hall, and provide materials and labor for excavation piping and fuel services as outlined.
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