21 May 1906
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Newspaper
Jersey City News
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1906
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions Jersey City and an afternoon event with unclear terms. Names and dates are garbled, but the piece signals a local notice or brief item about a meeting or ruling. No clear actions, entities, or outcomes emerge from the legible fragments.
A reading of party lines in Washington suggests Taft will be the Republican nominee while Roosevelt loyalists aim to preserve the Roosevelt era agenda. The piece critiques leadership factions, rail rate and inheritance tax issues, and predicts internal battles shaping the 1916 campaign.
The article discusses authentic and staged views of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, noting genuine pictures carry trust certificates while fake scenes tempt audiences. It also reports on New Jersey rail corruption probes, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and public responses including a monument ceremony for General McClellan and a New York undertakers licensing law amid funeral director strikes.
The text questions why the nation should bear tariffs on steel while San Francisco seeks relief. It argues external buyers benefit from cheaper imports and asks when the broader public will get relief, noting protectionist measures and delayed domestic building progress.
Koth and Proctor unite B Keith and F P Proctor in a ten year compact to merge their New York Jersey City and other eastern theatres under Keith & Proctor's Theatres. The deal excludes Boston Philadelphia Newark Albany and Troy venues, focusing on a united stage network from Maine to California. Jersey City Bijou joins as key eastern asset in the consolidation.
The June Craftsman opens with Bliss Carman’s nature prose and a day at The Ghost House in the Catskills, detailing his summer days and a $4.50 bathroom project. It includes a feature on Christ as American artists see him with photographs by nine painters, a Maurice Hewlett style nocturne by Katherine M. Buof illustrated by Luini’s Salome, and articles on the Belevedant Problem and Hopi life, plus a piece on household duties.
An OCR fragment notes a sale of items including a pen and a fabric item with prices around 50 and a mention of a flash tubbet and ally gustraninnd. The text is garbled with repeated phrases and unclear details about location or date.
City boards publish bid details for the Cour Pace improvement project including estimates, materials, and required bonds. Notice calls for proposals, specifies bid security, and sets meeting dates and conditions for bidders to present plans.
Judge Peter Grosscup offers a constructive critique of current questions and a sane remedy for the trust problem. Palmer uses cutting satire on franchising. Charles Klein’s drama The Lion and the Mouse is retold by Owen Johnson. Fletcherism is explored in Horace Fletcher’s career. The Last of the Wiretappers recounts a remarkable swindle. Finley’s Home Life in a Gulf Colony presents daring bird photography. The Mystery continues with a second instalment by White and Adams. Holman Day’s At Mediator's Place adds power to the issue. Other contributors include Whitaker England Marquiss and Lockhart.
Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly portrays San Francisco amid quake and fire. The piece laments destruction and homelessness yet foresees a rebuilt city with renewed ambition and trade palaces. It notes international aid and the resilient spirit of Forty-niners.
A quirky dialogue unfolds as an office boy struggles to spell a visitor name, while exchanges reveal hurried farewell plans and muddled remarks. The scene hints at a chaotic workplace with characters Punch, Johnnie, Highcotlar, and Milwauke eshyl amid humorous mishearings and mispronunciations.
The text describes a historic Kenilworth Inn Biltmore estate with 160 acres, mentioning Pete and Mt. view. It notes a large, furnished property with specific lodging features and a rate, attributed to Edgar B. Moort as proprietor.
A special master in chancery at the New Jersey court issues a sale notice for land and premises described in a decree. The sale, by order of the court, includes parcels tied to John Sereey and John Wasilewski, with dower rights reserved to Agnes Wasilewak, and is dated April 3, 1806 by Special Master AGT Gillmore.
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A mixed page item details a special master sale in chancery for property near Avenue C in Newark, with bid procedures and parcel description. It also lists a notice to creditors of Rex Fire Insurance Company and a contract letting by the Board of Street and Water Commissioners for open air concerts and park improvements with bidding details.
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