Newark saloon keeper Neuwirth fined for theft link to Merker
In Essex County Court of Quarter Sessions Newark, Neuwirth was convicted of receiving stolen goods from Merker tied to a theft ring worth about 100000 dollars. He was sentenced to pay a 9500 fine and serve one year in state prison with a writ of error sought by his counsel. Merker, employed by a company, supplied stolen sewing machine parts via Newark and New York contacts.
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Squarl Neuwirth
Newark
Ginger Manufacturing Company
Frederica Merker
Tentiyek
Essex County Court
Sewark
Seworth
Summer Avenue
Merker
Singer Company
Ywirth
Dleman
New York
Bernard Ehrlich
Broome Sheet
Ciy
Neuwirth
Marker
Patta
Calocn
Blaati
McDonald Wins $500 Damages in Railroad Ejection Suit
Alexander McDonald, president of West New Brighton, sued Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for 2000 damages after being ejected from a train plan. The circuit court awarded 500 to McDonald after a trial that ended about 45 minutes prior. He had purchased a return ticket to Chester, Pa, but the train did not stop there and two Philadelphia officers assisted the conductor in removing him.
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Alexander McDonald
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
McDonald
West New Brighton
Brazen Island
Vote City
Crescent
Chester
Baltimore 4 Ohio
Phile
Reading
Philadelphia
Philadel
Baltimore and Ohio
Chr
McDon
Aba J.tavidana
Tevet Wall
Drm
Vredenburgh
Wal @ Von Winki
Dugan's Rooms Advertised With Faint Details
A damaged fragment advertises rooms for rent at Dugan's with unclear prices. The note mentions wallpaper, stairs, and limited readable terms but lacks clear dates or explicit location, leaving the listing largely indecipherable.
Swearing In Of Judge Atwater At 18
Judge Edward Atwater was sworn in by Justice John Franklin Fort in the Supreme Court room this afternoon. Governor Brookes appointed him to the Court overseeing Potemnon Plans. County Clerk James C Calvert administered the oath. Judge Vail Sheriff Lawrence and other officials witnessed the ceremony as he prepares to begin duties and preside at the County Court tomorrow morning.
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Quth
Supreme Court
Fort
Edward
Atwater
Brokes
B.A. Vail
John Franklin Fort
Gyth
Subscriptions Open for Relief Fund in City Rooms
City committees appointed by the mayor will receive subscriptions for San Francisco relief tomorrow at o o'clock in the Elks lodge on Broad Street. Treasurer P. J. reports total subscriptions and remittance to California. Balance stands at 89,040.42.
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San Francisco
Elks’ Lodge
Broad Street
Sidala
P. J
Eero Wal A. Guth
Tage H
Meyers A. Marhols
California
C.tecee
Pressley v Tempre Sued Over Saloon Purchase Money
The jury in Guilford County Court returned a verdict for John A. Pressley, who paid Tempre for a saloon license not granted. He sought return of the money, but the defendant did not refund. The case appears in May 1641 records, noting license denial and unresolved refund.
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John A. Pressley
Ageinat Frank ‘Tempre
Attercoen
Gireult
Therugd Werdict
Prasalay
Tempre
Putervoo
Wade
Francis
Tragic death after acid intake by young Hickman
George Eiger Hickman, 29, of Smith Street, died in General Hospital after ingesting carbolic acid. Despondent over the loss of his infant child Myrtle, he had just secured a better-paying job and visited his father before returning home. Survived by wife, a 23-year-old son Roland, and his parents. the family moved from Maryland about ten years ago. The body to be buried in Rahway.
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Myrtle
George Eiger Hickman
Smith Street
General Hospital
Jenkins Rubber Works
Magnolia Avenue
Clarence Winans
Rahway ‘Avenue
George M. Hickman
Mr. Winan
Winsne
Zetea Mon
Rahway
Hickman
Roland
Maryland
Waa
Buterrad
Rogahill
Justice Dixon Seriously Ill In New Jersey Court
Hackensack May 16 Justice Jonas Dixon with long service on the New Jersey court bench is seriously ill at the home of his daughter Mrs Robert Post in Verney City. His condition causes fears for his recovery as friends note his forty years on the bench.
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Dizon
Verney City
Robert ©. Post
Cage
New Jersey
Hackensack
Jona. Ee
Newcorn for Judge in Plainfield District Court
Attorney General McCarter described the 1898 plan for district courts. Plainfield would require a court when community wealth reaches 17,000 or more. Most Plainfield lawyers favor establishing a District Court and support William Newcorn as the first judge if appointed by the governor.
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Plainfield Ia
McCarter
Plainfeld
William Newcorn
Newcorn
Fourteen Indictments Presented by Grand Jury Today
The grand jury entered court at 12:40 today and presented a batch of fourteen indictments. Jurors, not having finished their term, received thanks at the courthouse and retired to resume their work.
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Grand Jury
Grand
Alles Fort
Colby Meeting at Summit Tomorrow In Union County
The Union County Republican League for Equal Taxation schedules a meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Speernight with speakers Mayor Wilcox Summit Judge Riinyon Pistotald Corporation Counsel Jersey City and Senator Everett Colby.
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Colby
Summit
Union County
Fapubiican League For Equal Taxation
Odd Fellows’ Hell
Obituary notices for Arnold and Van Cott rotate in Morristown sources
Jagiee Arnsld James Arnold a former resident of this city died yesterday at Morristown. His mother died weeks ago and the body has been brought here. Bice. Cliaton Van Cott Mrs Alice Van Cott wife of Clinton Van Cott died this morning at her home 328 Murray Street leaving a young daughter.
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Jagiee Arnsld
James Arnold
Thin City
Elizabeth
Trente
Morristown
Cliaton van Cott
Aliee- Var Cott
Clinton van Colt
Morni Sterna Risa
Murray ’Street
Teaven
Women Meet at IV Convention in First Baptist Church
The annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of the East Association of New Jersey opened at the First Baptist Church with delegates from nineteen churches in attendance. Mrs. H. S. Rollinson led devotionals, speeches highlighted by a keynote on Light, and Miss Minnie Carpenter of Japan was announced for an afternoon address.
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Women's Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society
Eaat Association of
Misa Laure Vall
Mis- Sre Gi
Annoel
Corres
Misa Grave M. Via
Newark
Frances
Church
Uae
Abe
Wee Alonzo
Pettit
The
Eni
First Baptist Church
Minnie Carpenter
Japan
Biggest Bark in the World Sail Vessel Rickmere
The German ship Rickmere, a six ringed five masted vessel, left Bremen on April 22 and is reported in New York on May th. It crossed the Atlantic with crews averaging 180 days and boasts triple expansion engines of 1,000 horsepower. The vessel is about 11,30 tons burden and features a breadth and tonnage matching large sailing ships of the era.
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New York
B. C. Rickwers
Bremen
Japan
Eight Carloads Of Shoes Given At Albany Terminal
Besta May 18 The relief committee of Massachusetts contributed 64 008 pairs of shoes to the French cathters fleet. The shipment was commented at the Albany terminal yesterday and cars are to depart at 4 30 this afternoon attached as test freight.
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Besta
Mate
Etmhe
Maseschusette
Gan Franciaco
Albany
May parade and dance ban shocks readers abroad
Readers report a May parade interrupted by prohibition and a dance ban. A transcribed section notes ships lost in a North Sea disaster with three German vessels—the Ingwar, Ballsaa, and another—sinking with crews drowned.
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Ballsaa
North Sea
Man blown from train crossing trestle near Perth Amboy
An unidentified well dressed man vanished after being blown from a New Jersey Central Railroad train while crossing a trestle near Perth Amboy. Passengers demanded a stop and search, but crew allegedly refused to halt the journey. The missing man, tall and slender, was seen entering the adjacent car before the gust pushed him from view. The conductor later reported a broken window pane, and authorities received no disclosure of the passenger’s identity. The incident occurred Saturday evening as the train headed to Newark.
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Hersey Central Railroad
Kilian Lazarus
126Th Street
New York
Raveleyn
Pavenger
Lagcus
West End
Min
Aryl
Natawan
Valice
Perth Amboy
Rev Algernon Crapley Found Guilty of Heresy
In Rochester New York on May 10 Chancellor Sheldon Brown announced the verdict of the ecclesiastical court addressing Rev Algernon Crapley rector of St Andrews Episcopal Church. Four jurors found him guilty of heresy for denying core Christian doctrines including the incarnation virgin birth resurrection and the Holy Trinity while one member, Dr Dunham, dissented. The charge covered writings in Religion and Politics and a sermon dated December 31 1905.
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Rochester
N. Y
Gheldon
Brown
Episcopal Dlofaa
New York
Peelealaa
Algernoo EL Crapney
St. Andrews Epicopal Church
Dunham
Crapsay
Anid
Wiesha
Jesus Christ
Dail Respondent
Ahennetin
Four Miners Dead in Shenandoah Valley Explosion
A gas explosion at Shenandoah City Colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. in Shenandoah Pa on May 15 killed four miners and injured nineteen. The blast at 7:30 shattered the East Buck slope, blew in doors, toppled timbers, and hurled men and mules along gangways as rescue work began and the surface crowd converged in a panic of worry. The dead include Anthony Pitcarage, 40, and John Tearfan, with other bodies mutilated and unidentified amid the wreckage.
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah City
Philadelphis
Reading Coal and Iron Company
East Buck
Anthony Pitcarage
John Tear
Plainfield gas and electric rate cuts extend to nearby towns
The Public Service Corporation’s recent reductions in electric light and gas charges reach New Wick, Somerville, and Round Brook. Gas will be ten cents per unit instead of ten, with the protective association viewing the victory as a result of agitation.
Wall Street Opens With Sharp Reversal In Prices
In New York on May 15 the stock market showed a sharp reversal at the open as professionals bought sparingly, then selling picked up and moderate dealings followed in spot. Government bonds remained unchanged as the market waited for cues.
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New York
Plainfield tax rate to drop with full value assessment
Plainfield officials voted to tax at full valuation and reduce the rate. Assessed property value totals about 92,000,000,000 with plans to increase to 15,000,000 or 20,000,000. The article notes local names and an East Broad Street address in ads.
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Plainfield
Amsnnvors
Masons
Ie Full Vale
Proptofora
Plain
Tillman and Chandler clash over presidential reply
In Washington May 45 the President released a dignified paper defending his position against double dealing charges. The missive answers charges about railroad rate handling and constitutional arguments, while critics question omissions and timing.
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Washington
Tillman
Chandler
Trackmen Strike Hits Hoboken as Rail Workers Quit
Newark reports May 16 strike action by Lackawanna Railroad trackmen threatens to spread from Hoboken to Buffalo. About 1,000 workers quit, with turnout and potential impact on service estimated in scores of miles of track work halted.
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Newark
Hoboken
Buffalo
Lackawanna Railroad
Hobobes
Lewis Volt Hart Absenting After Foot Injury
Lewis Volt Hart, 66, of 93 Jackson Avenue, City, was hospitalized after a foot injury sustained in an incident near the Central and Trumbull and Schiller streets. Authorities reported the accident occurred as he was traveling by streetcar. Further details await medical updates.
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Lewis Volt
Jackson Avenue
Trumbull
Commercial College Enrollment Ad Incomplete Text
An OCR fragment advertises enrollment at a commercial college. It mentions becoming an enrollee and references a Breed Street location and a telephone contact. The readable text is fragmented and no clear dates or full names are identifiable.
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Euiz
Commercial College
Sresiag
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