Had No Intention Of Slighting T R
Chicago June 1 In a campaign ticket dispute the Roosevelt national committee requested 250 seats for the committee, not for Taft or family, while Colonel Harry B New, chairman of convention arrangements, denied a prior allocation. He said no slight to Roosevelt was intended and any direct request for Roosevelt or his family would be granted.
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Chicago
National
Roosevelt Committee
Roosevelt
Taft
Harry 8. New
Committee
Dixon
New
Colonel Roosevelt
National Roosevelt Committee
Colonel New
William B. McKinley
Paft
Mr. Taft
McKinley
National Committee
Roosevelt signals possible Chicago convention change
Roosevelt denied plans to attend the Chicago convention while hinting a contingency could force his presence. He called false reports of reserved room space fake and noted he might alter plans if needed as aides and supporters pressed him at the Outlook office. Senator Dixon escalates ticket dispute dividing national committee members.
Electrical accident in Newark claims lineman Turner
Frederick Turner twenty four of Nutley was found semiconscious beside a voltage meter in the basement of the Public Service office Newark June first. Currents of 400 volts are believed to have injured him as he inspected the device daily. He is in serious condition.
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Newark
N. J
Frederick Turner
Nutley
Public Service Office
Turner
Jailer Finds Inmate Dead in Cell at Camden County Jail
In Camden New Jersey on June 1 Waller Severns of Clementon was found dead on his cot as officers prepared to transfer him to the Trenton state penitentiary for a fourteen year forgery sentence. A jail physician ruled death from natural causes after a superficial check.
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Gamden
N. J
Waller Severns
Clementon
Trenton
Odd Marriage Ceremony in Polynesia
Polynesia’s marriage custom sends the groom away at negotiations and keeps him hidden during the feast. After guests depart, his parents bring the bride and the groom joins the celebration, a practice noted as unique and unexplained in origin.
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Polynesia
Fire Alarm Box Locations and Signals Listed for Transit Area
A detailed inventory lists fire alarm box locations at intersections such as Franklin Second Avenues South Bath Second Avenues and more across Elberon Long Branch and surrounding streets. It also notes signal patterns with taps for alarm tests second alarms and general alarms including specific times.
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Franklin and
Second Avenues
South Bath
Second
Brighton Avenues
Cedar Avenue
N. Y
Takanassee Lake
Ocean Avenue
Elberon
Park and Elberon Avenues
Elberon Hotel
Elberon Station
Park and
Norwood Avenues
Broadway
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Edwards Lumber and Coal Co
Morrell Street
Norwood Avenue
Grand
Buttonwood Avenues
Branchport Ave
Cloughly, Nicholl&Go
Washington and
Lafayette Streets
Branchport Avenue
Bennett's Store
Joline and
Edwards Avenues
Sixth Avenue
Halberton Street
Sea View Avenue
Liberty Street
Patten
Port-au-Peck
Pleasure Bay
Patten Avenue
Riddle Street
West Street
Columbia Avenue
Long Branch
Oliver Byron
Fay Street
First Avenue
Laird Street
Hamilton Avenue
Rejected Suitor Kills Schoolgirl in New Jersey
In Phillipsburg New Jersey on June 1 a 24 year old rejected suitor Brogiolaus Tuschetchz shot 14 year old Alice Lynch then killed himself after telling her her father was dying and inviting an elopement. He was wounded and died soon after at Easton hospital.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Alice Lynch
Martin Lynch
Fayette Street
Brogiolaus Tuschetchz
Tuschetchz
SS. Philip and James
Easton
The Right Kind of Hustler The Loafer Promoted
Louis Hill and officials inspect station agents along a Minnesota line. At Oscarville an agent loafs while cleaning up and later is promoted for getting work done without direct effort. The railroad president credits the loafer with efficiency and worth.
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Louis Hill
Lne
Minnesota
Oscarville
Will
Hill
Don Witout
Metropolitan Magazine
FEW TO WITNESS CONVENTION IN CHICAGO LIMITS SEATS
Thousands seek tickets to the Republican national convention in Chicago but demand exceeds supply. Attaches report fewer than 6,000 general attendees. The committee plans 11,172 total seats with 2:156 delegates 1:078 extra seats for delegates 2:000 for Chicago supporters 500 press seats leaving 5:488 for general distribution.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
General Booth Plans Long Salvation Army Tour
London reports General William Booth, despite being declared hopelessly blind after surgery, cheerful and arranging another tour of the country. He aims to visit the United States and Canada. In Philadelphia, Ad Wolgast defeated Young Jack O'Brien in a fast ten round bout, the champion ahead but O'Brien delivering strong resistance.
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Salvation Army
London
William Booth
United States
Canada
Wolgast
O’brien
Philadelphia
Ad Wolgast
Jack O’brien
O'Brien
Morality of murder probed by Andrew D White in New York
Andrew D White argues murder is safer than hunting and that only one per cent receive death sentences. He compares U S morality to Balkan guests at a ball, recounting a tale where a minister returns a stolen watch to a judge who remains unaware he has it.
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Andrew D. White
America
Mr. White
New York
Balkans
New York Tribune
What Makes Him Forget
A wry aside notes that when a real man sees a woman with a poodle he forgets she is a woman, reflecting a humorous frontier of vanity and distraction from Cin el Invati Enquirer.
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Cinel Invati Enquirer
Market Reports New York June Prices and Receipts
New York market reports show steady to firm tone across dairy and meat commodities. Details include large receipts of butter creamery extras, cheese, eggs, and potatoes with mixed grades and regional quotations. live and dressed poultry prices indicate weaker markets with unsettled figures.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Southern
Jersey
Philadelphia
Local author and friend trade a book on a train ride
A local author offered his latest humorous book to a friend for a long train journey with a playful deal to read it in public. The friend would not return it unless the ad terms were honored, prompting a sharp telegram demanding its return.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Turning the Tables on Bedtime Playful Baby Eva May
Little Eva May resisted sleep and, after her father volunteered to guard the bed, he tried to lull her. After thirty minutes the mother kept sewing, then heard faint footfalls and saw Eva May at the doorway whispering for silence. She declared she got daddy off to sleep at last.
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Eva May
Father
Neurer
Hash
St. Louis Post-Mepateh
Live Stock Markets Report From Pittsburgh Market
The livestock market shows steady cattle supply with prices around 68.85 for prime cattle and 40 to 70 for some ranges. Sheep and lambs dealers report lower markets with prime wethers near 0.90 and mixed types around 4 to 7.50. Hogs see lower pricing, with heavy and mixed hogs around 7.55 to 7.30 and Jersey entries toward 6.00.
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Pitteburgh
Epringere
Amusing Student Answers in Public School Exam
An educator at a public college for the colored race recalls a student eighteen or older who mistook tithe for a phrase about love and friendship. Another reply misdefined the word argot, producing a garbled verse about braiding a tail and heroes with bayonets, reflecting ridiculous test responses.
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Aetr
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Harry S. New
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General Booth
M’fg. Co
Rhones
Kurrus
Kurrus Bros
Ocean Ave
Koops & Abels
Worcestershire
Market Reports
Zimmerman’s Tea and Coffee Store
Hartford
Chas E. Morris
Wallach
Arrow Brand
S. Goldstein & Sons
Harry Goldstein
Mgr
WM. Bryan Elberon
Reason
West End
Broadway Telephone
Henry S. Meyer
A. C. Bennett Co
A. F. Golden
C. B. Deaver
Rockwell Ave
4A.& P
BLACK
W. G. Eisele
Cedar Ave
J.C. Disbrow
Broadway Long Branch
Cali
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New Goldstein Bldg
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119Th Ave
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