Zeller Receives Democrats Backing in Hudson Sheriff Bid
Enthusiastic Union Hill and West Hoboken meetings endorse John Zeller for Sheriff. First Ward Democratic Club at Mitchell’s Hall backs his candidacy with resolutions praising his democracy and urging support at the Democratic primaries. The West Hoboken Charles Bollinger Association also supports Zeller, calling for cross party efforts to elect a capable, trustworthy candidate.
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Fred
Union Hill
First Ward
Democratic Club
Mitchell's Hall
Calon Street
Charles ‘Singer Presslat
John Zetler
North Hudson
Sherif
Hudson County
John Zeller
Attenberg
Whersis
Zeller
Charles Bollinger Association
West Hoboken
Olk
Charles Ollviwer Association
Guttenberg
Frien
Guttenhere
Street Improvements Continue as Water Board Plans Sewer
City Water Board advanced street work by approving sewers on Academy Street from Summit Avenue to Baldwin Avenue and on Randolph Avenue from Communipaw Avenue to McLiougal Street. The panel also approved assessment maps for street improvements on Dougal Street, Burpers Avenue, Cator Drive, Wayne Street, Shel Gald Street, Chapel Avenue, Rye Swol, and Alexander Avenue.
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Street God Water Board
Academy Street
Summit Avenue
Aldwin Avenue
Randolph Avene
Communipaw Avenue
McLiougal Street
Ste Dougal Street
Burpers Avenue
Cator Rrenve Auf
Wayne Struts
Nowetrdet
Italians Riot at West New York Docks Over Foreman Firing
At the old ferry docks in West New York a labor dispute erupted when a foreman named Mike discharged a worker who refused to tighten loosened boards on a ballast scow. The worker would not reveal his number and was fired. When Mike produced a revolver, the gang feared a shooting and confronted him with blocks. The crew abandoned work, demanded reinstatement, and the foreman was replaced. About half returned to work, while others pressed to reinstate the discharged man.
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New York
Mike
Fac
Maloney seeks permit for platform and spur near tobacco factory
Thomas J. Maloney as president of the P Lorillard Company and agent of the American Snuff Company petitioned the Street and Water Board for permission to erect a four foot high platform ten feet from the building line in Second street and to fasten and maintain a single track spur in Warren street connecting with T and R tracks. The petition was referred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Maloney
P. Lorillard Company
American Snuff Company
Street and Water Board
Second Street
Alao
Warren Street
Clothes Line Save Spurs Narrow Fall in Erie
Edward Murphy a 72 year old resident of Erie and Fourteenth streets had a narrow morning fall from a fourth story window. He leaned out to catch a shutter wavered fallen struck a clothes line a few feet from the ground breaking his fall and escaping with a fracture of the right hand.
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Edward Murphy
Erie
Fourteenth Streets
Germans for Democrats Endorse Sheriff Candidate in Hoboken
The German-American Democratic Clubs of Hoboken endorsed the Democratic nominee for Sheriff at a Busch's Hotel meeting last night. The decision signals strong German-American support for the party and enthusiasm in Hoboken.
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Hoboken
Busch
Democratic Party
Hoeboken
Boys Admit Stealing Paroled Into Parental Custody
Three boys Thomas Kilroy ten years old Reymond OBrien fifteen years old and George Newman ten years old appeared before Judge Hoos charged with entering Willian Fergusons family store at 170 Grand Street and robbing the office Detective Daniel Lee captured them and they confessed Judge Hoes granted parole to their custody of their parents for further examination
Hamiltons Acquitted In In-Box Jury Trial
Fred Hamilton of Hoboken was indicted for stealing metal from West Shore Railroad Company yards at Weehawken. The jury acquitted him without leaving the jury box under Judge Blair's direction after the defense by Assemblyman J. Faillon.
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Fred Hamilton
Hoboken
West Shore Railroad Company
Weehawken
General Seavious
Tudge Blair
Humuliton Wis
Oe J. Faillon
Boy's Brigade Formed at Greenville Reformed Church
A Boys' Brigade will be formed at the Greenville Reformed Church on Danforth Avenue tomorrow night. An old and well tried remedy is mentioned, with children urged to attend. The beat costs twenty five cents per…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gresnville Reformed Church
Danforth Avenue
Jersey City Man Found Dead in Newark Bay Mystery Solved
A Jersey City man believed to be H Ernst was found dead in Newark Bay near Bayonne. Police Captain Charles McBride reported blood on rocks and believed suicide by severed arteries, aided by a sharp instrument. A letter from D Tibien found on the body explains destitution and lack of relatives, shedding light on motive. The body, found by William Gibbons, measured about six feet, with gray hair, and German descent suspected. Eighty six cents, a razor, penknife, forceps, and the letter were among the belongings.
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Jersey City
H. Ernst
Newark Bay
Bayonne
Charles McBride
West Pifty-second Street
McBride
John Dempsey
Converse
Dedl
Russex
White-Webber Wedding at No 419 Pacific Avenue
A home wedding unites Miss Anna Webber and Mr Alexander T. White at 419 Pacific Avenue. Rev R G Webb conducts the ceremony with bridesmaid Esther Brown and flower girl Maud Watts. After a lavish supper, guests include family and friends from the Webber and Brown circles. the couple depart for Niagara Falls.
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Miss Brown
Maude Watts
B. Webber
BR. Brown
T. Brown
J. Webber
J. Brown
Bird
W. Brown
TE. Brown
W. Hardley
W. Wardley
G. Webber
Walter Webber
R. Marshver
J. Blackshaw
Annie
M. Weot
G. Broker
Niagar Falls
$100,000 for Parks Bond Proposal
The Street and Water Board asked the Board of Finance for $100,000 to acquire and improve park property and extensions. Funds will be raised by bond money, with $60,000 for River View Park extensions from the Olsen Estate and Lafayette Park and Columbia Park improvements. The plan prioritizes River View Park and other park extensions in the city.
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Street and Water Board
Board of Bihance
R View
Ransom and the Shadow Watcher Covered by Private Detectives
In Jersey City Neal Ransom reports being shadowed by a New York private detective Claude Hanks arrested for pickpocketing. Ransom says no motive, denies prior acquaintance with Hanks, and explains his watch fob was stolen during the incident. Detective Wish of the Thiel Detective Service declines to reveal more, noting his agency’s continued investigation and watch on the matter.
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Neal Ransom
Cliftomprice
Claude Hanks
New York
Jersey City
Paul Sy Wisch
Thiel Detective Service Company
Ransom
She News
Aio
Phe End
Mr. Ransom
Thief Detective Bureau
Broadway-Malden Lane
Hanks
Broadway
The
Mutual Reserve Association
Mator
Baptisms at the Church of the First Born in New York Bay
A large crowd witnessed the Church of the First Born baptism at New York Bay near Greenville Avenue. Six candidates, including four women, were immersed amid prayers and hymns, led by Pastor Martin Hancox and Brother Bennett. Sisters Jackson and Carey spoke of miraculous powers and cures including hay fever and other ailments.
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Church of the First Born
New York Bay
Chapel Avenue
Greenville
Martin Hancox
Brother Bennett
Newark
Hancox Ted
Aibout
Pitzaberd
Pastor Hancox
Sister Jackson
Jackson
St. Peter
Carey
Ocean
Bramhall Avenues
Eht
Ieee
Suit Filed Over Lemon Soda Bottle Blasting Eye
Mrs Emma Fitz and her husband August Fitz of Union Hill sue Edward F Seitz a Hoboken soda water maker for 11000 damages after a bottle of lemon soda they bought burst on September 29 1901 injuring Mrs Fitz and depriving her of sight in her left eye The husband seeks 1000 for loss of his wife companionship while hospitalised Counsel is Fallon of Hoboken.
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Emma Fitz
August Fitz
Main Street
Union Hill
Edward F. Seitz
Weert Hoboken
Fitzes
Seitz
Fallon
Hoboken
Hoboken Woman Seeks Divorce From Broderick Foss over Cruelty
Mrs. Josephine Foss of No S16 Madison Avenue Hoboken has filed for divorce from Broderick Foss alleging cruelty and infidelity. The couple, who have several children, were married in Jamaica West Indies and moved to Hoboken many years ago.
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Josephine Foss
Madison Atveet
Hoboken
John J. Fallon
Asult
Broderick Ios
Court disperses man in custody over alimony failure
In Criminal Court this morning August Wager of Ot Nownes Avenue faced charges for failing to pay weekly support for his wife. The judge ordered payment or jail, but after interruptions the man was warned and briefly kept in custody before being discharged while remaining bound to pay.
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Ot Nownes
Avenue
Fudge Hoos
Twige
Pipeline War On County Road Stirs Jersey City Clash
County Council seeks injunction to halt a Jersey City Water Supply Co contractor from laying a pipeline along the County Road. Mayor Pagan and Corporation Counsel back the contractor as Freeholders demand permits. A confrontation led police to the scene. threats of arrest were floated, and officials warned of possible damage to old mains amid unsettled road conditions.
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John Guiftin
Jersey City Water Supply Company
Couunty
Pagan
George L. Record
Coutractories
Freeholder
Finke
Board of Freeholders
New York
Pinke
Chief Murphy
PoliceMeadquarters
Billington
Inquest Called Into Mrs. Pulitzer's Morris Canal Death
Constable James Favre under Coroner Farslow summons a jury for the inquest on the body of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer found in the Morris Canal at Kearny last Thursday. The jury viewed the body before burial at Perth Amboy. Inquest set for the Court House this evening at eight.
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James Favre
Hoboken
Farslow
Aiton
Anna Pulitzer
Morris Canal
Kearny
Perth Amboy
Court House
Father Smith's Welcome Parade Planned for Tonight
A large welcome parade forms at 7 PM from St Pauls Avenue to the Boulevard College Street Summit Avenue and beyond to the rectory on the Boulevards where men, women and children gather for a song and a $1,000 purse presentation to Father Smith. Decors light up the route as a White Star Majestic sighting prompts swift preparations. Parishioners of St Bridgets Church plan a separate reception with a $2,100 gift for new side altars and a 100-voice children chorus.
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Mntil
St. Paul’ Avenue
Boulevard
College Street
Father Smith
Summit Avenue
Newark Avenue
Tonnele Avenue
St. Paul's Avenue
St. John’s Rectory
Father South
Ds Gerival
John Tyan
St. Brinets Church
Bina Apewr
Reception at St Bridget’s Church for Rev John Sryan and Rev P B Smith
The St Bridget’s RC Church community in Montgomery and Brunswick streets hosts a grand reception for Rector Rev John Ryan and Rev P B Smith who have spent the pat itive months in Buraye. Parishioners present a purse of 2100 dollars for two new side altars.
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St. Bridget’s R. C
Montgomery
Brunswick Streets
John Sryan
P. B. Smith
Buraye
Father Ryan
Third Ward Democrats plan campaign meeting and new members
The Third Ward Democratic Club meets tonight to set its campaign program and welcomes new members. A regular Wednesday meeting continues through the election, with speech making after business. The Right Ward club meets at the Happy Home rooms tonight at eight. Dennis notes stir around Assembly nominations in the Twelfth Ward and GOP moves in the Second Bank bloc as party figures hint at ambitions and alliances.
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Third Ward
Democratic Club
Cink
Monticello and
Harrison Avenues
Court Calendar Notice for September 25 1902
The court calendar lists cases on September 25 1902 with references Nox 114 176 130 121 OH p29 0 120 180 and Lt. The brief item notes location and docket references in a historical public notice.
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Supreme Cowet Cosee
City Street and Water Board faces veto and court fight
Legal dispute erupts after Street and Water Commissioners approve a resolution authorizing McDermott to seek a judicial opinion on the act termed the Headquarters Street and Water Commission. The mayor may veto, and a certiorari aims to remove the Board of Finance resolution for election guidance. notice served on Corporation Attorney John W. Queen.
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Headed Street and Water Commission
Atap L
McDermott
Street and Water Board
Elty
Justice
Weather Indications For New York In 36 Hours
Weather notes from New York dated September 24, 1902 predict clear to cloudy periods with rain tonight and continuing tomorrow. North winds are expected, with a general fare east forecast for the thirty six hours ending Thursday afternoon. The rest of the excerpt includes miscellaneous ads and notices for local businesses and services.
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New York
Thursou
Hartnett
Hood
Deira
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices from 1902
A cluttered list of notices records deaths and funeral invitations from September 1902. Entries mention Emma Oy Bnhee aged 57, William A. Dahl aged 21, Thealare Hecklan aged several months, and Ma mon Kelly aged 22, with funeral times and addresses in Cambridge Avenue, Second Street, Jordan Avenue, Elliott Place, and nearby locales.
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Bunce
Emma
A.M
Cambridge Avenue
Weebawket Len
Dahl
William A
Dall
Workten’s Aid Society
Iivin
Trou
Reed Donce
Second Street
Hifay
Mone Street
Wayne
Streets
Hecklau
Ley
Thealare Hecklan
Jordan Avenue
AL _KELLY
Mamon
Matthew
Elliott Place
Thirstoy
Ar & AL
Joseph's Church
Lemmerman
Sage
Teney
Ligyle
Priewts
Bibs
Yrening
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Independent
Kohl
F. Nerrin
Democratic Clu
North Bergen
Gierigh’s Hall
Hudson Boulevard
Fon Zoller
Randolph Avenue
Lorillard Company
Democrats
Hamiltons
Remeiy
Syrnio Fe
Mr. Hewitt
Ernst
D. Tibtien
Sussex Street
White-Webber
Pacific Avenue
Ransom and the
Shadow
Young Insurance Mai
Detective Agency
Hancox
Aystericas
Mrs. Fitz
Cranm
Saucy
Wager
Judge Hoos
Pulitzer Inquest
North Jersey Street Railway
Montgomery Street
West Side Avenue
Juie
Contmunipaw Avenue
St. John’s
ST. Bridget’s
Ryan
Smith
James Butler
Ogden Avenue
South Street
Assembly
U.S. Grant Association
Philip Daud
Second Bank
P. EL. Connally
Auria
Dan Burner
Colonel Dickinson
Johnny Erwin
Fagan
Sioners
Cole's
the Florist
James J. Boeing
Grove Street
R.H. Dup
Jersey Avenue
William J. Moran
George Stevens
Ugeraten
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