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Jersey City News

Location

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1901

Page

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Verdict for Mrs McKenna in suit for damages in Hoboken

In the Supreme Court Mrs. Josephin McKenna of Lackawanty Mall road sued Barbara Algeo of 1 Park Avenue Hoboken for 5000 damages. The jury returned a verdict of 3500 in favor of the defendant after Justice Collins strongly charged for the defendant. The trial included pointed arguments from Weller and Speer counsel with emphasis on alimony and affections, the judge urging the jury to consider companionship and exemplary damages to deter similar conduct.

Josephin McKenna John E. McKenna Lacka' Watney Mall Barbara Algeon Park Avenue Hoboken Supreme Court Justice Colline Ukki Ahter Tuethe Collins Consortium McKenna Algeo Mestrom Vna Aigeo Dirs Alero Messrs. Weller & Lichtenstein

Fatal number of children in Hoboken marriage

John Tdgily a widower aged nine with nine children and Mary Bimpson a widow with four children were married in Hoboken by Justice Frank O Keefe. They reported residence at No 1 East Eighth Street a boarding house.

John

Fell from bicycle on boulevard injures Sherman man

Taonard Suerlaski, 39, of No WM Sherman avenue, fell from bicycle on the Boulevard near Lincoln Street yesterday, severely injured. He was taken to Christ Hospital for treatment. Public notice of sale for Pann at meeting announced by O. E. Cleary Co.

Taonard Suerlaski Sherman Neenue Blewelo Lincoln Yertvordhy

Doubly Surprised as Captain John Kelly Receives Honor

Pulice Captain John Kelly of the Robert Doyle Association becomes a popular choice after a surprise double presentation. He is lauded by Police Commissioner Walter, City Collector Davis, and many dignitaries at the Mercer Street clubhouse for his thorough service and sobriety. The event features a diamond studded badge and a matching gold watch and chain presented by the association and the Board of Freeholders, with attendees including prominent city officials and church leaders.

John Kelly Robert Davis Association Donlslowl Zarth Robert Doyle Watcu Iselly Robert Smith Association Walter Kelly Robert Davis Jim William H. Heppenhelmer John Broderick James Billngton Colonel Smith Davis James Mannix B. Fisk James Doherty John H. Sullivan John Errickson Benjamin Murphy John F. Kelly Michael 3. Holmes Board of Freeholders John Boyle Daniel Cohen James McKee Henry Perlmutter Joseph Perlmutter Clements Charles Donlan Dave Smith James T. Lillis Harry Davis Ernest Heppenheimer Walter O'Mara Andrew J. Boyle Patrick McGrath M. B

Insurance agent held for embezzlement in premiums

John Whyard, 39, of 116 Vroom Street, former Metropolitan Life agent, was held by Police Justice Hoos in 300 bail to answer embezzlement charges. Complainant alleges $87.70 misappropriated from premium collections. John B. Bailey, a Surety Company agent, leads the case.

John Whyard Vroom Street Metropolitan Life Insurances Company Hoos Whyard Tron Collections Premiimns Whyard Metropolitan Wayard John B. Bailey Safety Company

Ninth Ward Democrats Plan Decorah Day Sports Event

A special Ninth Ward Democratic meeting is set for Monday night to complete plans for Decorah Day sports. Attendees will adjust the program and select field officials for the event.

Ninth Ward

Mr Rice Appointed Clerkship By Tax Hoard

The Tax Hoard held a morning meeting and appointed Frank A. Rice to succeed the late Edward G. Brown as a member of the clursoglatu of that Board. The record includes garbled names and affiliations from the readable text.

Tax Hoard Frank A. Rice Edward G. Brown Clursoglatu Ricely Promiien

Ghost in Butler House Revealed by Old Man's Beam

Special to The Jersey City News Henry Wirty of Bloomingdale recalls the Butler ghost hoax. He says he trundled mail for ten years and found a hidden beam in the front room that could be made to shake the house and mimic rappings. The beam explained eleven weeks of fear as townspeople blamed a spirit.

Jersey City News Butler Henry Wirty Bloomingdate Sam Gaele Sam Toomingdale Buller Tolks George Reardon Maekl Will

Moving Birds Here From Manhattan Warehouses

State Game Protector John B. Overton and deputies report hundreds of thousands of game birds moved to Jersey City from Manhattan cold storage to curb illegal selling. They search the Arctic Freezing Warehouse and forty six rooms with baskets for samples, asserting magistrate Brann’s remark about destruction of property, and noting ongoing inspections to prevent further sales.

Jersey City Manhattan John B. Overton New Ue Chy Arctic Preesine Warthobee West Etreet Brann Overton

Republicans Close Ranks in County Committee Plans

Republican leaders delay meetings until September awaiting the next County Committee session. City Committee August plans for primaries fell through. Guttenberg settlement and Hudson County representation loom. Bayonne remains strongest anti ring opposition amid ongoing party harmony efforts after last primaries.

Patt Guttenberg Hudson County Bayonne

French Teacher Saw Wisions At Harvard

In the 1730s Harvard allowed some students to study French with a Frenchman named Longloisserle. He had no college links and his teaching was not part of the curriculum. He was accused of disseminating doctrines unsafe to the college and of visions and revelations contrary to civil authority.

Met Harvard Longloisserle Maze Te College Wim

Great Colossus Parade Delights Newark On Wet Circus Day

The town woke to a rainy day but welcomed Adam Poré Bells Brothers Twentieth Century Colossus with a grand parade. Crowds gathered along the route from Newark to Jersey avenues as elephants, lions, tigers, and exotic beasts moved past tents and curious onlookers. The show opens at 1 PM and 7 PM with new features and side shows promised, drawing large attendance despite the weather.

Newark Adam Porépatgh Boulevard St. Paul's Avenue Bergen Avenue Monticello Avenue Communipaw Avenue le Grand Street Jersey Avenue York Street Washington Street Montgomery Street Newark Avenue Perhips

Car hits lamppost damages letter box at Sip and Bereén

A careless driver, unnamed by police, crashed into a lamppost on Sip and Bereén avenues this morning. The impact smashed the letter box and scattered tatters across the street, with missing items uncounted at this time.

Sip Bereén

Child Hurt by Cyclist in Hoboken Incident

Twelve year old Maria Hofmann of No Garden Street Hoboken was run over by a bicycle rider near her home last evening and severely injured. The cyclist continued riding away as neighbors rushed to aid her and take her home.

Maria Hofmann

Dog Poisoner Rumor Circulates in Hoboken

A murky report from Hoboken concerns a suspected dog poisoner active over the past two weeks near the harbor area. Police urge residents to avoid stray dogs and to report any suspicious activity immediately.

DOG Poisoner Hoboken Wetemore Dog Paleonee

Brutal on board assault ends with injury to young woman

A streetcar incident in Bayonne left Miss Smith with a scalp wound after James Thompson, 19, fought with conductor William Buram and threw a stone during a Bayview trip. Thompson was arrested on assault and battery, Miss Smith treated at the station house, and she may miss upcoming court.

James Thompson William Buram Stevens Avenue Thompson Bayview Phompeoh Jim Misa Rossith von Winkle Umtreet Miss Bayonne Atéond Street Thompeon Ifesilde Grand Treet Miss. Smith Thompsont

Pastor Fitch Named Pastor of St Mark A M E Zion Church

Dr W Augustus Fitch D D, formerly of Price Memorial A M E Zion Church Atlantic City, becomes pastor of St Mark s Yeo A M B Zion Church Monmouth Street after transfer at the New Jersey Conference in Atlantic City. Fitch, born February 8 1957 in Pall Haven Vt, educated in public schools in Pall Haven and Himira N C, earned a Doctor of Divinity at Barrett College Peedee N C. He is married with no children.

Pitoh St. Mark Zion W. Augustus Fitch D. D Price Memorial A.M. B. Zion Church Atlantic City St. Mark's Monmouth Stree A. M. E. Zion Fitch Pall Haven Himira N. C Prof Phillips Marvard Divinity School Barrett College Peedee Dr Witch Mobile Sunday School Union Washington

Cats Serenade the Piano at Pan American Visit

Misses Margaret and Jonnie Cunningham of Pavonia Avenue stop in Putnam County for a week en route to Buffalo. A cat in the parlor drummed on the piano at night, prompting a resident to investigate and find the cat performing a prolonged improvised tune. The scene amused the household and was memory of a nightly feline recital.

Margaret and Jonnie Cunningham Pavonia Avenue Buffalo Tawners Putnam County Lndy Magsius

Edison guards at mansion after kidnapping threat to daughter

In Orange in May 1901 Thomas A Edison strengthens security around Llewellyan Park home after receiving a ransom letter claiming his twelve year old daughter Madeline would be kidnapped for a sum three times the demand. Neighbors and staff patrol the grounds with rifles and revolvers as police guard the estate. The letter writer remains unknown though handwriting suggests education.

Jersey City Orange Thomas A. Edison Llewellyan Park Orange Mountains Madeline Mr. Edison Nimand Kenga John Mennessey Foote Edison Oranges Paterson Madeline Edison Carnegie Lyceum Thera Gerry Soviety

Two Brothers Drowned In Passaic River Tragedy

Newark report states eight year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs John T Lyseh, drowned in the Passaic River yesterday afternoon. Earlier, six year old Arthur Lyseh, missing since yesterday, was found drowned in the site stream after father located the body using a grappling iron.

Jersey City News Newark John T. Lyseh Gu Passaic Arthur

Missing Newark Girl Aged Eighteen Sparks Abduction Fear

A pretty eighteen year old girl, known as a musical singer and popular among friends, has been missing since early Thursday from Newark. Her father suspects abduction as police and relatives search widely for her.

Jersey City News Newark JWL Lena Keller Mtcom

Strikers at Acheson-Herden Handkerchief Mill

About 400 girls in Passaic halted work at the Acheson-Herden handkerchief mill on Eighth Street after a wage cut proposal. They picketed, threw eggs, and the mill closed until Monday as authorities and workers clashed over pay and nationality tensions.

Jersey City Passaic Acheson-Herden Mornime Uber Ube Mtill Son Steikars Armest Teaaa Ae Cosa Sta Voltts Michael Caone Keneth Rutten Egge Girs Ohe Harape

Bride's Ante Nuptial Trip to Bahamas for Wedding

Miss Grace Genevieve Cook of Merchantville sails with her mother to Nassau for a Bahamas wedding to Albert Woolston Poster of New York. The groom, an electrical engineer, met the bride in New York last summer while reconstructing an electric light plant and left for Nassau to join the ceremony. The engagement was kept secret until he could visit the North, and his employers were not pleased but allowed the trip to proceed.

Bahamas Jersey City Morchantville Sinr Grace Genevieve George L. Cook New York Nassau Albert Woolston Foster Alerchantyilie Miss Cook Florida Coast Company Nasau Mins Cook

LICENSE PROTESTS TO GO TO COURT

Special to The Jersey City Se ws Camden County Law and Order League plans to press court action over license transfers. The council will seek rulings on protested applications and legality of the house remonstrations amid ongoing dispute in Gloucester City.

Gloucestre Camden County Law and Order Léagie Law and Lego Etilhette

OFFICERS QUIT THIEVES BEGIN IN WOODBURY MAY 2001

In Woodbury in May 2001 a night watchman noted two thieves near a wheelwright shop. A window was cut from Gols Rennitt's premises early morning while residents fled in fear after a neighbor raised the alarm.

Woodbury Gols Rennitt

Sourt Calendar Sect Co Nede Sun 4 Th Oot 273

Fragmentary OCR notes show a date line and calendar fragment for a Sunday entry with unclear month and event details. The readable parts indicate a calendar reference and a potential section label, suggesting a listing or schedule item without complete context.

Weather Indications and Funeral Notices in New York

Weather notes from Eurocast on Sunday promise cloudy skies and northerly winds. Died notices report multiple deaths with funeral details and mourners invited, including relatives and veteran organizations.

New York Hartnetts

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