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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1905
Page
1
Beautiful decorations fill Washington as President Roosevelt begins his inaugural day on March 4 1905. Citizens rise early to view skies, noting mild weather and a calm White House mood for the historic ceremony.
Weathered crowds gather in Washington as preparations reach peak for a great civic celebration. Officials report vast spending on stands decor, and the Court of Hextery as Baltimore arrivals flood the scene. Early risers patrol the grandstands before the procession.
A fragment notes promotional language for Hood's medicine claiming health benefits. The unreadable text hints at remedies and assurances of clearing symptoms and improving wellbeing, reflecting period advertising style.
The city thronged by 7 am with Congressmen, families, and locals eager for the parade. Police managed the vast crowds as 200,000 spectators were counted, with elaborate security and rope barricades along Pennsylvania Avenue. Grand march planned with West Point cadets, Annapolis midshipmen, and other military units, followed by inaugural ceremonies in the Capitol and a formal evening program with a five-piece dining and concert sequence.
Washington March 4 1905 Preparations for the Inaugural Ball are complete with lavish decorators and a grand hall. The view from the President’s box overlooks a long court over a hundred yards by a hundred feet, a glass roof rising 164 feet above the floor, and eight colossal marble columns supporting the vast structure.
Low rate excursion tickets from Washington to New Orleans Pensacola and Mobile offered by the Seaboard Air Line Railway for March travel. Address for information given as W. H. Couhy in New York.
The Pennsylvania Tablet reports crowds shipping to Washington to take part in the presidential inaugural ceremonies. Police Murphy left yesterday noon, while Detective-Sergeants Frank Bennett and William Presentt also departed to join detectives from across the country guarding President Taft and attending the capital’s ceremonies.
The James H. Eddy Association announces its sixth annual spring picnic at Greenville Selwyn Park on May 15 2005. The event aims for a record turnout with invitations to county social and political groups, featuring a large decorated park and prominent officers and committees leading arrangements and staffing.
Mr J D Cummins changes and Mr J D Oumutin have moved into top railroad roles. Oumutin becomes General Agent of the Lake Kumka Squigny, succeeding as General Manager of the Erie Railroad. The announcement notes new duties and desk changes at Hymmenstevenhs Ne Be.
Long garbled report notes Freeholder Robert McDonald of Weehawken challenging the Democratic majority with many questions. It cites Grand Jury probes into Boulevard Commission, street cleaning funding, and calls for snow removal amid a storm. Also mentions inauguration crowds in Philadelphia and debates over Equal Taxation with a Republican Governorship in Trenton.
Jersey City case files reveal Vice Chancellor Stevenson denouncing lawyer Alexander Young for advising Mrs. Katherine Schuckhardt to contest a will. Weller & Littenstein mortgagee interest involved. Schuckhardt, widow, faced foreclosure after her late husband’s alleged desertion. Though a verdict favored probate denial, the court criticized Young for urging a costly, ill advised challenge and sought redress for the wronged party.
The text appears garbled with misread words and broken phrases. It references dessert choices, an ally, and names like Eugene Aver and Heflin, but the overall meaning is unclear. No coherent event or person action can be established from the readable fragments.
In a contested estate matter, a woman asserts she signed a mortgage to secure her lawyer Young's fees after victory in court. She claims she did not know of a $500 court allowance to him, while he says he reserved $500 for services and that $1,100 would be paid from the suit proceeds, potentially leaving her and her children with a modest recovery.
In Washington on March 4 the Senate debated amendments to the River and Harbor bill. Colonel C W Rule Jr of Jersey City won approval for a survey of the western side of Arthur Kill and Representative Gardner backed a survey of the Cohansey River. An amendment for a $40 000 seawall at Sandy Hook to protect U S. property passed, with Kean seeking a Middle Grounds survey in the Raritan River but the request arrived too late. The Senate will take up the matter next Congress, and officials regret not acting sooner.
The Gordon Memorial Committee appointed to honor the late Dr Leonard J Gordon director of the Free Public Library will place a bust of the Doctor in a prominent library location with a tablet at a cost of 2500 dollars. Sculptors will be invited to submit designs. The committee includes John J Voorhees Gordon K Dickinson Honey Spence General William Keinponhypfiery Hugh Roberts and Police Justice Frank J Higgins.
A trolley at Riverside crossing in Paterson New Jersey was struck by an Erie Railroad passenger train at 8 48. The trolley car had been disabled on the track after all passengers and crew had left. The impact delayed the train by about forty minutes with no injuries reported.
March 4 1805 report from PRENTON outlines looming legislative sessions and possible steps concerning the State Military Board. Senators vent anger over invitation delays, consider abolishing the board or setting an age limit for officers, and debate how to respond to orders for a provisional regiment to Washington.
Officer Stell in Rahway explained departmental workings to the Rahway Board of Education at a last night meeting. Attendance and revenue matters were discussed as part of the presentation to explain city operations.
The Board of Trade plans a special meeting to discuss economic measures and legislative matters. Officials aim to strengthen Montgomery Street’s business climate and address merchant concerns through a coordinated agenda.
Citizens urged to attend a hearing in Trenton next week on canal taxation. The Board of Trade discussed proposed special legislation to abandon the canal, with remarks by Mayor Payton, President Stowe, and Commissioner Bacon. A committee was authorized to print tickets for the trip to Trenton.
Erie R R restricted free passage at Chambers Street Ferry gate prompting hundreds to rush for boats. Officials report protests as price and access rules create a tense scene with irritated patrons and calls for enforcement. The dispute centers on gate timing and exemptions for certain travelers.
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