Dean Gessner warns girls to become teachers at St Patricks High
Reverend Dean Martin Gessner addresses graduates at St Patricks High Parish Hall urging 19 girls to enter teaching as the noblest profession. He laments loss of religion in America, cautions against politics, praises the boys and praises the school’s work amid a crowded, late night program with applause for the performance of She Stoops to Conquers.
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St Patricks High
Hk Tex
Hoguir
Dean Gers
Mayor replies to fire board criticism on city needs
Mayor Mravingy states he is thoroughly familiar with city departments and the means to satisfy them and would hesitate to let any other consideration override the welfare of the city in the matter raised by John Collins, president of the Board of Fire Commissioners.
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Mravingy
John Collins
Board of Fire Ummissioners
Mand of Fee
Board of Fire Commisoners
Man Walks 27 Minutes Cross City Street Wager
In a settlement over a time dispute between Singer works and Broad Street, Benjamin Oats proves he can walk from Singer works bed and East Grand streets in 27 minutes and seconds, beating a rival who claimed the distance could not be done in under 30 minutes. Officials involved noted the wager and recited the route taken.
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Yam Wae
Savonne Eyes Newark Bay Bridge Move
Savonne shows interest in the Newark Bay Bridge project amid discussions. The association backs the movement, aiming to push plans forward.
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Savonne
Newark Bay Bridge
Baseball Bulletins Haunt The Journal’s Yet Unnamed Nests
Fragmentary tale shows The Journal posting aftergame notices from national and eastern leagues. Sparse OCR hints at scores, standings, and player names needed to identify teams and outcomes. The unreadable text leaves the central event and specifics unclear.
Meat Prices Take Tumble
Local butchers report a broad drop in meat prices led by lamb and beef as new grass fed cattle from the Southwest enter markets. Lamb down four to five cents a pound and beef two cents. Sirloin steaks drop from twenty to eighteen cents. Pork products remain high. smoked meats stay elevated with hopes for a later decline. Calves unchanged and further reductions seem unlikely before fall.
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Elizabeth Newrly
New Superintendent Chosen for Charity Society
Miss Nellie L. Swartz selected to replace Miss Josephine Kremm and assume duties September 15. Swartz, a longtime Brooklyn Bureau of Charities district secretary, has led Bedford district work and holds Wells College credentials and training from the New York School of Philanthropy. Miss Kremm’s resignation ends years of pivotal leadership building the society’s influence and aiding families formerly on public alms rolls. Burdick, Kremm’s assistant, will handle office tasks until Swartz takes over.
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Charity Organization Society
Josephine Kremm
Wherce
Edward T. Day
Nellie L. Swartz
Miss Swartz
Brooklyn
Wells College
School of Philanthropy
New York
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Bureau of Charities
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Elizabeth Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Society For the Belief and Prevention of Tuberculomis
Burdick
Misa Kremm
New York School of Ilanthropy
Avorn-Olt Rails Stir City Public Interest
A troubled bid by the Railway Company to lay streetcar rails in Broad and nearby streets provoked citizen protest. A former councilman and local residents pressed the mayor to address the issue, warning of unsafe and unlawful practices and urging proper oversight.
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Wteret
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Harvard Wins Two Victories in Rowing Meet
Telegraph report from New London June 30 describes Harvard sweeping two morning races against Yale freshmen and varsity four. Harvard freshmen led from the start, Yale briefly led at 10.46, but Harvard dominated with a 36 to 32 stroke rate. Yale faded in the mile and a half, while Harvard maintained even pace. Yale four collapsed in the final stretch, and L. K. Thorne of Babylon nearly fell from his boat but recovered. Regint Robert Bacon yacht highlighted the regatta with Amb. E. C. Bacon rowing No. 5 in Harvard eight. Roosevelt and Taft attendance noted but canceled by afternoon engagements.
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Robert Bacon
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Taft
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Roosevelt
Kahia
7,000 Threaten French Prison Execution Scene
A chaotic Paris report says 7,000 revolutionaries surround a prison to stop the execution of Liabeuf, with threats to storm the site and harm the executioner. President Fallieres resists mercy while Briand urges clemency fearing political fallout. Anatole Dichler is due to perform the guillotine if the knife falls.
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France
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Briand
Stocks Take Drop Under Heavy Sales
Telegraph from New York reports a broad stock market decline at opening with many issues breaking lower. Leaders such as Reading, Baltimore and Ohio, Atchison, Union Pacific, Amalgamated, and Southern Pacific fell sharply as the market spiraled into confusion amid heavy selling.
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Ohio
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Southern Pacific
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Death drives father to bar doctors in Boras children case
Andrew Porgay of 178 Front Street reacts to his daughter Susie’s death by opposing medical treatment for his other children. Mrs. Boras and local Polish families urge physician attendance, while Porgay insists no doctor be informed without his knowledge. The Journal notes travel info and June ad content.
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Susie
Boras
Mary Brown
Front Street
Pies
Stein Declines Clear Mayor Candidacy Amid Democratic Talks
The Mayoralty race in the Democratic camp centers on Alfred A. Stein as the leading figure. Mayor Stern signals a fight for reelection if Stein is the nominee, while others like Moore and Connolly are mentioned but not committed. Stein avoids denial or confirmation about his candidacy, keeping plans unsettled.
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I. J. Ryan
James
Connolly
Stein
Dancers Defy Ship’s Danger
Philadelphia June 30 The steamship Grecian with eighty passengers and wool cargo returned with a fierce fire. Firefighters battled the blaze as flames consumed cargo and many crew and passengers, urged to stay below, danced in the ship’s salon until dawn, while Captain Briggs kept order and warned of danger in time.
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Journal
Philadelphia
Merchants and Miners’ Line
Grecian
Delaware Capes
Briggs
Answer Next Tuesday On Special Session
Special to the Journals Trenton June 30 Governor Fort declined to say whether to call a special session of the Legislature to address the Commuters' plea for action to fix unjust ticket rate raises. He will address the Pennsylvania State Bar Association at Cape May tonight and begin a New Jersey inland waterways inspection trip tomorrow for rest.
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Trenton
Governor Fort
Pennsylvania State Bar Association
Cape May
Kean Seeks Return Amid Taft Backing in New Jersey
Senator John Kean predicts another term with strong Taft administration support. He lauds Taft’s program, cites waterway improvements around Newark Bay, and notes Eastern state backing. Kean remains noncommittal on New Jersey primary dynamics while asserting his electability and confidence in the Taft agenda.
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John Kean
New Jerseys
Repubiwan
Taft
Kean
Congo
Newark Bay
Ke Aard, Atria
Elizabeth Shippers
Local Heat Wave Causes Hospital Prostration
A severe late summer heat wave leads to another case of heat prostration at General Hospital Frederick. The victim, a laborer named Laudh, was admitted with heat illness and is expected to recover quickly within a day or two.
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Lane
General Hospital
Frederick Ae Aselby
Remember the Old Stand at Claretes Wide Street
A fragment from a historical ad lists Fireworks You Wil And the greenest supply of Gre ever retired in Claretes d Tig on Broad Street. It mentions trends in groceries and home goods with phrases about babies, cars, and tastes. The garbled text recalls Francis avenues and a store named C. Mair & fe, hinting at a local hardware or general store.
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