Pope Dispensation Disputed Over St Patrick Day Banquet
Local resident Philip Smith questions reports of a papal dispensation allowing abstinence respite for Catholics at St Patrick's Day events. Archbishops Varley and O'Connor denied issuing any dispensation, noting the Holy Father’s authority remains unchanged.
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St. Patrick’s
Philip Smith
Oak Street
Iitzen
Newark
Jocht
J. O'Connor
New York
Varley
United States
St. Patrick's
Fire At Singer Plant Sparks Panic At Long Branch
A brief blaze ignited a gateman’s shack near Long Branch tracks and Trumbull Street last night. Italian gatekeeper Michael Pogg opened the door and kicked the mass of flaming waste into a pool of water as workers rushed to help.
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Long Branch
Trumbull Street
Singer
Whutey
Brooklyn Bridge
Michael Pogg
Atlas Repair Delays Arise From Major Car Overhaul
The palsew car Atlas, used by the president and the Long Island Railroad of New Jersey, is undergoing extensive repairs downtown. More than $6,000 is being spent to overhaul the car, with new upholstery and a complete overhaul of nearly every component. The Atlas is equipped with a special engine and wheels, and signals along the tracks are updated as work proceeds.
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Atlas
Longseae Eo Railroad
New Jersey
Eingenpernk Tm
Attias
Professor Sughrue Lober of dapeimg and Thephens
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Professor Sughrue Lober residing at 1 North Rest Street with scattered phrases like Genuine Mag Upper Lahigh and Se eB. The garbled lines suggest personal notices or notices about individuals, but readable facts are minimal.
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Professor Sughrue, Lober
Dapeimg
North Rest Street
Thephens
Polish family nursed from coal gas near death
A Polish family named Po letes escaped fatal coal gas fumes at 148 Pine Street. A stove in a small apartment sparked overnight causing near asphyxiation. Dr Arthur Stern treated the family, restoring adults first and aiding the young children who remained weakened but improving by morning. The brother-in-law resumed work today.
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Poletes
Pine Street
Arthur Stern
Leonard and Co Undertakers Leader Dies in Elizabeth
Leonard and Co undertakers, led by David J. Leonard, traces back to a familiar Elizabeth figure. A former Eagle Shoe Company executive, he lived in the city, attended St Patrick's School, and belonged to Mary's Church. He served in local fraternal groups, Knights of Columbus, and Saint Patrick's Alliance branches.
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Davidl J. Leonard
Leonard
Elisabeth
Eagle Shoe Company
St. Patrick's Parochial
Mary's Church
Court Boudinot
Bayley Fey Connail Knights of Columbus
Filsmbethport
Bt. Patrick's Alliance
Overboard at Central Docks Triggers Commotion and Mishaps
A hectic spell at the Central docks ends with Norman Davin pulled from the water by a crab net after a near drown. Foreman John Stahl and coworker John Quien react as the timekeeper suffers a wrenched ankle amid a week of dock overboard incidents.
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New Central Docks
Norman Davin
Doris
John Stahl
John Quien
Hugh
Ant Ape
Look Ahead Business Ad Promotes Sugar and Grease Sale
An unclear OCR fragment advertises a business promotion at 7 Biteabeds Avenue featuring items described as grease and sugar. The readable text implies a promotional sale or product focus with a price reference of $2.50. Names and precise details are partially garbled.
Wall Street to Elizabeth Hoboken Derby Sparks Jersey Dream
Rumors swirl of a New York Stock Exchange shift to New Jersey as brokers eye a prime Jersey City site for a grand business complex. Proposals hinge on eliminating school use restrictions, with plans to secure a block near Public Service Corporation land in Jersey. Talks cover a transit friendly, club rich facility for NY financiers unable to reach homes during rail delays.
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Hoboken
New York Tock Exchange
New Jersey
Elisabeth
Gotham
New York
Stock Exchange
Ncute Ool
Senvse Corporation
Jersey
Talsee
Indicted Greenville man for embezzlement and pretenses
John W. Brunton aged 48 was arrested at his Greenville home on two county grand jury indictments one for embezzlement and one for obtaining money under false pretenses. He was jailed in the city after arrest by Constables Schoppa and Tei. His wife visited in jail and urged him to keep up hope for release.
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John W. Brunton
Greenville
Brunton
Schoppa
Tei
Thin City
Mrs. Brunton
Court House Custodian Selection in Final Stages
The county board faces choosing a custodian for the nearing completion courthouse. Three candidates are named ex-Sheriff William Hulukasper Captain John Burn and another likely candidate.
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Board of Free Holders
William Hulukasper
John Burn
Welle Aera Aay
Wil Kop
Governor Adams Vows Resistance If Office Is Challenged
A Democratic leader states Governor Adams will resist any unconstitutional bid to seize the governorship. The pledge follows rumors of potential detainment of Peabody or Macdonald and hints at force if the office is threatened.
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Adams
Beever
Govwrner Adame
Congress of Mothers debates Smoot polygamy stance
Washington March 11 The ninth annual Congress of Mothers focused on polygamy and the Reed Smoot fight. Mrs Marcy of New Jersey was among speakers. the executive board urged all women’s groups to meet in December 1903 to act against Smoot’s retention in the Senate.
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Washington
Congress of Mothers
Congress
Reed Smoot
Utah
Mothers
Smoot
Schrott
National Congress of Mothers
United States Senate
Marmonian
Women's Clubs
Feca
A Cotten
Bonnier
N. C
New Jersey
Rena
Mra
Win Wincott
Pennsylvania Mothers’ Congress
Mra. Dubois
Dubois
Treasury
Raleigh
Shearer to Address Mothers Congress at Washington
Dr Willian Tever invited to speak on Morals and Manners at the National Congress of Mothers in Washington on March 16. He will discuss proper child upbringing. President Roosevelt also to address the congress.
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Tendant of
Willian Tever
National Congress of Mothers
Washington
Shearer
Roovevelt
Congress
Scab Row in Port Avenue Incident Sparks Brawl
In Port Avenue and Third Street last night at seven, three Newaboya in hot pursuit chased a man nicknamed Jimmy the Scab. The crowd shouted insults as two other men joined, arguing over a paper sale price of one cent versus two. A bystander intervened to stop the violence, then the group led Jimmy toward Pine Street where the melee continued and the papers shifted to two cents.
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Newaboya
Port Avenue
Third Street
Jimmy
Quail Shipment Dispatched to Plainfield Farm In Union County
Game Warden Hawkins of Gallonga distributing quail throughout Union County shipped a dozen pairs to Frederick Endres of Plainfield for release on his farm on the city outskirts. Arrangements have been made to protect the birds.
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Union County
Hawkins
Gallonga
Frederick Endres
Plainfield
You cannot buy contentment in daily life ads
Fragmented text discusses contentment, daily needs, and how market forces shape desire. It mentions advertising as a form shaping behavior and the idea that daily life changes create worry and income concerns. The garbled passage reflects an old newspaper tone critiquing consumer advertising and economic pressures.
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Fife
Strikers Routed as Interborough Restores Service
Interborough Rapid Transit officials report the strike ended with service nearly normal on elevated and subway lines. About 2,000 strikers sought rehire, under 200 reinstated. loyalty rewarded with two weeks extra pay for non striking employees.
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New York
Interborough Transit Company
Brooklyn Rapid ‘Transit
Interborough
August Belmont
Palm Beach
Fla
Veteran Baptist preacher Dr David J Yerken dead
Plainfield march 11 the Rev Dr David J Yerken pastor emeritus of the First Baptist Church died after a short illness He would have been 80 on January 7 He led Ket Baptist Church for thirty nine years and also pastored the First Baptist Brooklyn for three years He and Mrs Yerken observed their golden wedding anniversary March 15 1900 and received a $1250 gold paren He is survived by a wife five daughters and one son.
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Plainfield
David J. Yerken
First Baptist Church
Yerkes
Ket Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Brooklyn
A C A W Elects Grand Officers
Trenton March 11 The second day s session of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey Ancient Order of United Workmen adjourned after electing officers for the coming year and handling routine business. Elections to the Supreme Council produced Colonel E C Stull and Charles W Wood plus F W Tuxsey as delegates, with officers including Charles W Wood master workman George Parker Sutton foreman Fred P Fowler governor F W Reeves overseer I J H Jippincott grand receiver Goldson Test grand guide Miran Walton and other posts.
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Trenton
Grand Lodge of
New Jersey
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
Supreme Council
E. C. Stull
Charles W. Wood
Camden
F. W. Tuxsey
Felows
George Parker Sutton
Collingwood
Fred P. Fowler
Irvington
Covernor
F. W. Reeves
Atlantic City
I. JH. Jippincott
Goldson ‘Test
Miran Walton
Asbury Park
Waterman
Berkley Vactoritin
Elizabeth
Thormas KF. Raub
U.P. Burroughs
Adams Held for the Grand Jury
Henry J Adams and Clarence Dover were captured after a robbery. An agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad North Elizabeth was arraigned before W edge Mahon and committed to the county jail to await Grand Jury action.
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Henry J. Adams
Auna
Clarence Dover
Sha Wan
Svaral
Dave Ay
Mina Privellin
Britt
Ue Penmoylvthia Hailroad
North Elizabethh
Wedge Mahon
Obituary for Donald Rose a longtime city milkman and farmer
Donald Rosay aged 80, longtime resident of the city who ran a milk route and later managed a Rahway Avenue farm, died recently at his home in Scotland after returning there about three years earlier. The text also mentions various decorative glass and local address fragments without clear related context.
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Donald Rose
Donald Rosay
Scotland
Rahway Avenue
Died at Singer Manufacturing Yard Explosion Rumor
James Mcgraner a 20 year old singer factory worker collapsed by a switch engine in the Singer Manufacturing Company yard after a sudden cry. Police and physician attended. funeral arranged by his sister. Rumors of a deadly accident circulated but proved unfounded. Mcgraner from Bloomingdale had lived in the city two years.
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Martin
Singer Manufacturing Company
Wagie
James McGraner
Johanna O'brien
Tv7
Court Street
Singer
Ho'elock
MeGraner
Garrett Durguin
Pine Street
Birthday Celebration for Schiller Promises Notable City Event
To celebrate poet Schiller's birthday and the anniversary of his death, the United German Bodi tion hosts a program in Tura Hall. The Turners present living pictures while Maennerchor and Liederkrang perform separately and together. Eminent speakers address the gathering, with other features including a quartet of angels singing Schiller's postical works.
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Schiller
Tura Hall
Turners
Maennerchor
Liederkrang
Emisnent
Spekere
Ball and Wood Reveal New Pipeline Welding Process
New York March 11. M Jones of 17 Battery Place reports Ball and Wood Co expands with a large department to handle high pressure steam Joint welding. A forged steel flange welded to pipes eliminates weak points in joints. Jones to lead flange welding and pipe bending. A new blacksmith shop at the Elizabeth plant is planned to meet contractor and engineer needs.
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New York
M. Jones
Battery Place
Ball & Wood Company
Elizabeth
Jones
Thin Purpone
Purpone
Mineral Water Bottlers Form Union in City Affiliation
William Manning organized mineral water bottlers of thin city into a union tied to the American Federation of Labor. The group, named Focal 11,829, reflects a local labor development amid a cited odd shopper tale from the Holt Columbia Dispatch describing a liquor-influenced clerk and a misdirected cloth purchase.
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Mineral Water Bottlers
Thin City
William Manning
American Federation of Labor
Focal 11
Anchor of the Armada and Vast Plow Featured in Ragged News
The lettered fragment reports an ancient anchor found from the Srnmia era, a 14 foot Jona anchor backbone, and a three foot shank, causing damage to trawling gear. It also notes a colossal plow built near Barkersfeld, Cay standing eighteen feet high with an eight foot furrow. An ad promotes exclusive ladies tailoring at 183 Broad Street and hair care products.
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London
Barkersfeld, Cay
Jap forces press forward as Russians rout at river front
Reports from Tokio March 11 describe a widening Japanese pursuit across the front. Rains of heavy guns and rapid enveloping maneuvers claim to have split Russian divisions and forced a retreat, with estimates of 20,000 to 50,000 Russian prisoners taken and a pursuing Japanese force gaining ground toward the north.
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Tokio
Kuropatkin
Okin
Alana
Mil
Nogi
Arema
Kuroki
Otill
Estémi
Fusuun
London
Baron
Grant Bri
Shingkin
Fur
Shaho
Hun
Mikden
New Tong
Mukdes
New York Stock Strength Keeps Modest Gains Steady
March 11 report shows mixed activity with bulls regaining some steam. Industrial shares rise while utilities hold, evidenced by Gains in Chee Ohio and Atlantic Coast Line. Commodities and rails show cautious progress amid seasonal pressure and profit taking.
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New York
Ohio
N.Y
Way Atronme
Chicago
Norinwenters
Atlantiy Coast Line
Amd Ville
Nash
Ead
Amal
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South Orange
Tin
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Moon
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Central Railroad
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Stove
JO Whynman, Thamtinge
Biteabeds Avenue
Wall Street
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Ireland
WOMEN
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Wuxtry” Union
Transit Company
Dr. Yerkes
D. B. Pastorius
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Murray Street
Charlotte
Mian
Dragger
Poet Schiller
Ball & Wood
Roth Bada
Holt
Columbia
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