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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
4
Peters prizes showcase a remarkable event as no graduates are awarded in a notable year. The unusual feature draws attention to the institution's program and its outcomes, signaling an exam of standards and expectations within the school.
St Francis Xavier College celebrates a crowded parish hall as four scholars transfered to the college take their degrees at a Dover’s Hall ceremony on York Street. Faculty awards include prizes to Jule O Regan and William Gills, with extensive remarks on Burke’s oratory and a long slate of academic prize recipients across multiple classes.
Fragmented OCR lists prizes and names across categories with mis-spellings. Includes individuals such as Matthew A. Duiley, David V. Cabill, Leo D. Gattney, Valentine Kennady, and Charles J. McCarthy among others, mentioning first and second prizes and honorable mentions in a junior class and various categories.
A tunnel under certain streets in New York City will connect from the view to near Christopher Street with the New York and New Jersey Railroad Company paying 200000. The project creates a perpetual franchise for rapid transit but allows readjustment after twenty years. Directors include C. Young and David Young. construction to begin soon with cars reaching New York from Jersey City within twenty years.
County Counsel Joly Kifix appeared for the Board of Freeholders seeking permission to lay a water pipe beneath the Paterson Plank Road from Paterson to Monroe Street Hoboken. The aim is to avoid trench damage and prevent leaking during improvements and the matter was referred to the committees on Streets and Sewers.
Ciinoan calls attention to the condition of Sip Avenue and urges street improvements. Charles Kidd reports paving needs between Toutelle Avenue and the Hudson, and the matter is referred to the Street and Water Board committee.
A man was found dead near a wall from heart disease, with authorities reviewing the incident. No further name or location details are readable in the fragment.
Hoboken Batehiere supply firm seeks permit to reopen a slaughterhouse on Hondoraon streets in Newark. Assemblyman William Hurley argues benefits for locals, including price stability and fresher meat, while objections cite lacking provisions for waste and public nuisance. The board deferred a vote after discussion. decision postponed at president Helfer’s suggestion.
The Newark Plank Road issue dominates today’s coirse meeting as Freeholders discuss a joint reference to the two counties. Officials debate keeping the Hackensack bridge open and the impact on costs with the trolley company poised to cover about ten percent of expenses while Parkway traffic remains a factor.
A scrambled report describes a midday disruption at a downtown restaurant with references to local figures including Furnace Commissioner Awe Rutegle, ex-Mayor Hoos, and Tax Commissioner Robert Boas. The fragmentary text mentions neighbors and a chaotic scene around beverages and chatter.
A twenty-fifth anniversary celebration for the Royal Arcadian fraternal order drew Grand Regent H J Bowne and other leaders to a summer festival at Pohlmann's. Attendees enjoyed music, speeches, and a gift for the Grand Regent amid a tone of fiscal strength and charitable work, with notes on member growth and funds.
Ragged report notes police intervention as Mu p willce blocks a baseball game set for next Sunday afternoon at Baldwin Avenue and Mughshebe. Judge Murphis’s men arrest a group of players last Sunday. Chief Murphy threatens formal action if the scene repeats. A new game time with Hudsonity Meld Chr is arranged for next Sunday amid confusion over notes and crowd behavior.
Public notices from New Jersey Chancery court cover mortgage actions divorces and dissolution approvals. Items include a dissolution certificate for Water Tool Gas Pipe Company and multiple divorce petitions naming defendants with required appearances and dates in Jersey City and Weehawken.
Proposals for Hudson County New Jersey four per cent gold bonds will be received and opened at a meeting of the board in the Court House on July 7, 1902, at 1:00 PM. The public sale covers bonds totaling 89,000, for the Paterson Plank Road project, issued under an act approved March 20, 1902, to run for ten years with interest at four per cent. Bonds to be registered at the county seat.
Court actions list a partition suit involving Charles Larke trustee for Standard Bank of Canada and multiple defendants tied to land in Jersey City, with notices to appear. A separate dissolution certificate for a New Jersey corporation is recorded, listing principal owners and heirs as required by law.
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