Memorial Day Rites By Union Posts Honor Fallen Comrades
Forty wearers of Alrie Dahlgren Post march to St John s and local cemeteries with Unity Fife and Drum Corps to lay flowers on graves. A firing squad fires three volleys at each site as younger generations join veterans in the Memorial Day observance.
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Nya
Alrie Dahlgren
Nouartern
Broad Street
Unity Fife and Dry Corps
Memrs
Lincoln Post
Sons of Vetrans
St John's
Presterian
St. Mary’s
Iing
Ost
Arpa
Woman’s Auxiliary
Sons of Veterans
Hoya
Sons
East Jersey
West Heart Price
Evergreen Cemetery
Mounda
G. A. Ry
Tincoln
Ed Ward Baldwin
Nestle
Judson Kilpatrick Post
Injured on trolley car in Westfield
Mrs. Thomas Gol Ta of 7 Solin Summit avenue is confined after a trolley accident. She is under the care of Dr. Laird as medical details and injuries are reported in this brief item from Westfield dated May 31.
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Westfield
Thomas Gol Ta
Solin
Summit Avenue
Goitra
Ile
Eid
W. V
Hader
Horse AG
Dr. Laird
Spectacular Public School Field Day At Star Grounds
A crowded Star baseball grounds hosted a massive public school field day Saturday. Mothers fathers and siblings filled the stands as students competed in drills and athletic events amid a festive atmosphere with vendors and officials observing. The flag drill opened the program pushing back other events, with relay races especially popular among girls. The 500 yard girls race winner from School No 3 finished in 1 minute 15 seconds and the boys 750 yard race saw School No 8 lead a close contest.
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Aoda
Board of Education
Eases
Mahon
Aces No
Ee No. 9
Mutute
Fiteen
Atti
Sheol Ken
Behool-No. B
Everit
England Hit By Big Stick in London Speech
The Telegraph reports Col. Roosevelt receiving an honorary Free man of the city in Guild Hall while denouncing Egypt policy and urging Britain to rule with a stronger hand or exit Egypt. His remarks, applauded by some yet questioned by others, threaten to strain Anglo Roosevelt relations and ignite nationalist tensions in Egypt.
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London
England
Guild Hall
Col
Roosevelt
Egypt
Emil
Sirmon Gorst
Canatio
Eritin Ogiem
Tromi
Eaeng
New Jersey Local Option urged at memorial service
The Rev. Dr. Eben B. Cobb called for local option on saloons at memorial services in Second Presbyterian Church, urging a ballot decision on keeping or removing saloons, tying the issue to national heritage and future democracy. Ulric Dahlgren Post members attended as flags flanked the pulpit.
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Eben B. Cobb
Eermon
Second Presbyterian Church
New Jersey
Ulric Dahlgren
Belich
Iary
Tome
Republican Mass Meeting Opens Campaign in Saenger Hall
Delegations of Republicans from all wards will attend the meeting at Saenger Hall Fourth Street and Elizabeth Avenue. Senator Duncan McKinlay of California will address the gathering marking the formal opening of the campaign.
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Renee Este
Auto strike kills fireman in New Jersey area
Thomas Kelly, a fireman for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad living in Dunellen, died after being struck by a New York broker Lee Gazley driven auto near Fanwood. Gazley posted $1,000 bail and was paroled to await grand jury action on homicide charges.
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Thomas Kelly
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Dunellen
Lee Gazley
New York
Fanwood
Garley
Plainfield
Charles J. Fisk
Runyon
Cminsel
Craig A. Marsh
Dre.Atwater
Exrie
Walter Hetfield, Jr
Atwater
Kirkland
Frederick W. Kener
Newark
Booth Avenue
Mia
Willliam T. Earie
Philip Apry
Baltusrolee Lisks
Kelly
Muhlenberg
Veterans Present Flag to Capt Alfred Atkins
Roselle Park author reports Capt Alfred Atkins of Westfeld avenue received an elegant silk flag at the twenty seventh annual dinner of the Veteran Association 165th New York Volunteers in New York City. Atkins, a color guard at Gaines Mills, was praised for uniting Duryea Zouaves veterans and the Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry, known as the Duryea Zouaves.
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Roselle Park
Alfred Atkins
Westfeld Avenue
Veteran Association
New York Volunteers
St Pee Hotel
New
Eeene
Bret Parpriss
Atkina
Atkins
Gaines Mills
Mayor MRavlay enters cafe violating Sunday law
Sunday report says Mayor Mravlay entered a downtown saloon suspected of serving liquor. He ordered occupants to leave, confronted the proprietor, and warned him to close. The mayor then escorted patrons out via a side door and considered presenting the case to the Excise board rather than pursuing a conviction.
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Mravlay
Rd of Excise
Speedy Boland Monoplane Motor Shows Progress
Rahway May 31. The Boland Brothers tests of their new sixty horsepower monoplane engine show progress. The first run reached six miles per hour, and Sunday afternoon the craft hit about thirty miles an hour with the machine close to the ground. A bi plane is under construction and success so far promises future aviation triumphs.
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Spectal
Rahway
Boland Brothers
Penas Noveffort
Correia
Bolands
Senator La Follette Proposes Freight Advance Law
Senator La Follette introduces a Senate resolution citing a uniform freight rate increase as evidence of a price-fixing combination. The measure aims to curb the alleged collusion with a nationwide impact to take effect tomorrow.
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Benater la Follette
Senate
Enforce Railway Rates Power Upheld by Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission affirmed the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission to set railway rates. The decision holds that rate making is a responsibility delegated to the commission by law. Reported from Washington May 21.
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Commerce
Antore
Mma Song Soinian
MeKella
Eupresa Court
Taft May Act on Western Shippers’ Complaints
A telegraph report from Washington on May 21 says President Taft will likely act to restrain the shipping interests as the Western shippers’ committee presses their appeal to the government. The action may target Ahornes-General W. W. to address the complaints raised in Chicago yesterday.
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Washington
Ahornes-Grneral
Chicago
Government
Yeatertay
Wall Street Opens With Strong Tone Slumps After Opening
The market opened with a fairly strong tone but soon softened as government bonds showed strength while other bonds remained dull. In late morning trading activity, the market grew very full with a professional character dominating.
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Journal
New York
Theco
Wax flowers spark dispute over soldiers graves honor
General J Madison Drake faces condemnation from Grand Army of the Republic members for substituting wax flowers for real blooms at Evergreen Cemetery. Captain Alfred Atkins denounces the act as insulting. Drake claims most soldiers approved the plan and says Atkins is biased.
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J. Madison Drake
Evergreen Cemetery
Ulric Dahlgren
Board of Freeholders
Alfred Atkinast
Department of New Jersey
General Drake
Atkins
Polish Turners Parade Draws Guests From Nearby Cities
The Polish Turners of Elizabeth with hundreds of society members from Jersey City Perth Amboy Bayonne and Brooklyn held a large parade yesterday. They met at Adelbart’s Church and marched through lower city streets then concluded at Czwe ezak a hall on South Park and Front streets. Rev Father V C Masnicki officiated the mass. Andrew Darran led the parade with a Polish Hussar captain as aide. A banner read Called: To the Freedom of the Polish in Austria and Russia and urged achievement of that goal.
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Elizabeth
Jersey City
Perth Emboy
Bayonne
Brooklys
Adelbarts Church
Ciweezak'a Hell
Perk
V. C. Masnicki
Andrew Darran
Musi
Isa
Austria
Russia
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