04 Sep 1909
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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1909
Page
1
Two killed and several injured when Baltimore and Ohio train No. 3 wrecked near Newcastle after midnight. Officials blame saboteur. many passengers and crew injured or killed. Rescue and investigation underway as the wreckage is cleared.
A prisoner jailed for thirty days in default of a ten dollar fine proved hard to pin down his identity. Detected by Detective James O Brien near Elizabeth Street, the man gave the name Patrick Yoeting Your Honor then Burns, confusing warders. He finally admitted his name as James Burns, and was processed through the Second Street station before confusion led to a longer lodging.
A clinic at Elizabeth Gene perl Hospital draws many poor patients each Thursday at 4 PM. Doctors Bunting and lamy screen for tuberculosis while protecting patient anonymity. The Tuberculous Association nurse records temperatures and symptoms before a full examination. Continued on Fifth Page.
Nicholas Danalishan of 108 Bayway waits in City Criminal Court for two hours for his brother George Dahalishan to be arraigned on a charge of shooting him in the left thigh. Nicholas says the revolver discharge was accidental. Dahalishan disputes the tale and laments the unresolved search for his brother. The incident follows a prior trouble between the siblings, with Nicholas paying hospital visits after a month of limp and cane use. George claims he fired unintentionally during Independence Day celebrations.
Twenty men hired by contractor Warren walk off the job over pay. They were paid $1.40 daily and demand higher wages. Warren refused and the strike spreads to the new bridge project, with renaming planned Monday and storage warehouse noted.
In Circuit Court today City Attorney James C. Connolly moved to set aside assessments. The action targets five Williamson street property owners over sewer construction benefits on Williamson and nearby Summer streets. City Finance official EvIn Coleman testified the Summer street benefit had been funded years earlier and presented the owners’ statements to the court. Owners listed include Mary Putman 378-375 Williamson street, John W. Whelan 347-341 and 325-31 Williamson street, Mary Ophelia Hook 341-345 Williamson street, and St James M. B Little Church 335-935 Williamson street.
A late night attack on a saloon at Front Street left one man injured and caused damage. The report notes a group of young men fired a volley toward the establishment while women were present. Authorities promise arrests to follow.
A badly garbled report notes an unclaimed body found in a New York hotel. Fragments indicate letters or telegrams connected to the deceased. Further details are unreadable in the text, but authorities may be investigating the death and next steps for the decedent.
Cars running into the main line curbed traffic after a work car derailed near the Lo cust Street curve in Hoselle. The crushed stone car struck the curve at speed, hung over the track, and blocked onebound trolleys until a wrecker righted it after more than an hour. Traffic resumed around 2:45 PM.
Fragmentary notice indicates a one edition Labor Day schedule with a 1 PM time. The text is garbled but suggests an abbreviated newspaper edition and possible ad or notice content. No clear names, places, or events are identifiable beyond the date reference.
At 120 Tannen Street in Sestertay noon, immaterial details describe a man named Byrnes killing his dog. The animal, a longtime family pet, had begun behaving oddly after being struck by a wagon earlier, leading Byrnes to fear hydrophobia and act violently in the kitchen.
Roselle officials approve 4000 for site purchase and favor the Frankes Building on Chestnut Street as the borough hall location. The lot spans 100 feet by 40 feet and sits near the town’s business center, about a hundred feet from the center of blocks between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. Purchase previously held by prominent locals including ex mayor John J. Howe and ex mayor William Wert. Funding requires a bond issue to cover roughly 120,000 total cost.
Resolutions paying high tribute to the late Giorge OT. A. Murphy, secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners, were adopted at a special meeting. Favorable remarks praised his efficient service and lamented his untimely death. The board draped headquarters in mourning for thirty days and half-mast on the flag until interment.
Dr Frederick Cook, claiming to have reached the North Pole, arrived in Copenhagen to a massive crowd and official honors. Danish officials praised his feat at the pier and later at the hotel, with Minister Hansen welcoming him and plans for a state banquet. The reception underscored national pride in the polar achievement and Cook's enduring fame.
In a dramatic rescue at a hospital, friends of a woman helped save her from fatal injuries after a building incident. The patient, once Mrs. Ashley of Park, was aided by bystanders and hospital staff. Emergency responders describe a tense scene as they stabilized her before transport.
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