08 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1903
Page
1
The Jersey City News notes General Miles retirement at sixty four and praises his long active service. It contrasts Papal succession with aging leaders like Pius IX and Leo XIII, emphasizing enduring leadership, then lauds General Roberts as ready to answer the nation’s call.
Amusements column notes Marl or Pawtucket begins final four weeks at Mahtatuck Theatre on Monday August 10. Augustus Thomas playmoves to Broadway after opening August 5, with big attendance in New York. The piece is praised for business, longevity, and appeal to fashionable audiences as Lawrence McGreay and The Earl of Pawtucket celebrate a strong metropolitan run.
The New York Majestic Theatre brings The Wizard of Oz to packed houses with local Kansas flavor and a cyclone finale. Colonel John S Flaherty notes novelty and audience demand, while Kansans vow to evaluate the fiery cyclone on stage with five seats reserved for their delegation.
A jealous donkey on Long Island stirs local concern after a livery press agent is urged to take her in to prevent trouble. The tale mentions Caesar Augustus the bull of Pompeii theater and a wandering, fame-seeking creature, illustrating a fable-like scene in a city district.
Fragmentary OCR notes list a special train leaving Newark on a date in August. The text also mentions Mt Wenrelag and Lane City Gad Pt with city names, times, and numbers, but the exact details are unclear.
A donkey belonging to Palin’s party ventured from the Foothills of Werlager mbode to a Bay of Naples enclosure. During the night it tapped the boat’s boards trying to climb aboard, was dragged ashore after a struggle, and traced back to the river through a sluice box system.
Loudon Charlton with Kelly Cole, the eminent young tenor, opens a tour featuring rarely heard songs and modern classics. Cole trained under George Fergusson in Berlin and draws praise for warmth and purity of tone. He has starred in England in Elgar pieces and the Dream of Gerontius. Also introduced is Edwin Crosse, American violinist, new to concert tours, who studied at the Rosal Conservatory and won notable prizes in Europe before starting his career in Berlin.
The National Cycling Association will not sanction Grand Circuit races for Sunday yet a Belleville oval event mirrors a championship race with a cash prize. Champion Kramer and Iver Lawson lead a strong field including W Fenn F Root Boston Floyd MacFarland and Walter Bardgett. Amateur events also planned as Kramer faces Lawson and rivals in a tight title chase with several riders stepping up for the prize.
The Newark Sunday News reports William F. Ryerson and brother Robert C. Ryerson own a cache of old letters and papers from Ringwood and Ramapo era, including 1771 correspondence with J S Fisher and 1778 firewood orders for General Clinton’s brigade. The set spans deeds, slave-era documents, a long doctors bill, and a 1848 Henry Clay invitation reply.
Empire City track Yonkers hosts next week Grand Circuit meeting with 240 entries across twenty races led by stout fields in 2.09 2.16 and 2.12 events. Notable horses include Monte Carlo Swift Questor Admiral Dewey Mush Tiverton and Edgewood among others as heavy competition signals a landmark harness meet.
Historical notice outlines a public sale by the City Collector of Jersey City for land along Tronte? County Road and Quincy River in Hudson County New Jersey. It references assessments, mortgages, and court proceedings involving multiple O'Keefe family members and other named individuals and firms, with dates tied to 1890s processes.
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