Summer Campaigns and Ocean Waste Policy Debate
The piece discusses a stalled Republican summer campaign in New Jersey and federal action over seawater refuse from New York. It notes the War Department’s authority to enforce cleanup beyond the three mile limit and reports on the abatement of beach litter after New York city scows were redirected.
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Dripen
New Jersey
Secretary of War
New York
New York Street
Hutchinson pushes abolition of Freeholder system for county boards
Road Commissioner Hutchinson denounces the ancient Freeholder method and urges counties to adopt a three-commissioner system. He argues representatives serve local districts rather than the whole county and says elected Freeholders are pressured by constituents to favor narrow gains. He favors state-supported road and bridge building with professional county oversight.
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Hutchinson
Boards of Freeholders
Casey
Bia
Ron
Inspectors Evaluate West Jersey and Sea Railroad Electrical Work
Four Innsylvania Railroad officials toured Broad Street to inspect electrical modernization on the lectric road. They praised cannon work quality and indicated service may start later than planned, delaying public benefits until September 15 or October 1.
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West Jersey and Sea Railroad
Innsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
Othe
John B. Tnayer
W. W. Atterbury
G. W. Boyd
Opery
Pardons Court Delays Action On Burns Case In New Jersey
Charles Burns, serving a five year murder sentence for the 1934 Weymouth incident, had his case laid over for partner consideration by the Court of Pardons in Passion and Sea Girt. Burns confessed after a Christmas Day quarrel, claiming self defense, and received the minimum five year term after a 1935 trial. The court noted his exemplary conduct in confinement.
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McMillan
Burns
Swayze
Presbyterian Mite Society Meeting Hosted by Makepeace Couple
The Presbyterian Mite Society met at Mr. and Mrs. Charles D Makepeace's home last Tuesday evening. A musical program followed by a sketch The Rector was performed with John Herresford as Rector. The crowd included numerous society members and guests listed by name.
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Presbyterian Mite Society
Charles D. Makepeace
Mordecai
T. Endicott
L. B. Carson
D. E. Jazard
Harrison Wilson
Roy FE. Beach
Frank Davis
Grace
Mary
Louise
Edith Endicott
Annie Carson
Marjorie Shaner
Irma James
Rebecca Bourgeois
Katharine Endicott
Edwina Coleman
Mildred Randall
Leslie Russell
Smith E. Johnson
Scull
Messrs
Charles Moore
H. GC. James
George Endicott
John I.ward
Tra T. Smith
Mark Shimple
John Herresford
Emile
Lemmingworth
Florence Abbott
Lehighton, Pa
Charles Hartshap, Jr
Atlantic City
Frank Duberson
Pleasantville cottage near completion and local news
Captain Mark Casto’s new Pleasantville home “Cherokee” nearing completion with plans to move in after August 1. Nathaniel Risley aged nine dies after brief illness at Pleasantville. Mercer County voters consider adopting the Strong law of 1902 to create a County Board of Commissioners. A mysterious man found dead in a hotch is identified by a card bearing Richard White and a twenty cent piece. he likely took his life in Pleasantville. The county buries him in Potter’s field. South Jersey towns bustle with Minovolu glass factory growth. over five hundred workers employed with more hiring on the way.
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Mark Casto
Pleasantville
Nathaniel Risley
Risley
Mercer County
Board of Freeholders
Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania
Hunterdon
Middlesex
Pansaic
Richard White
South Jersey
South Vineland
Millville
Pleasantvine
Willow Grove
Newfield
Fort Elizabeth
Dorchester
Leesburg
Belle Plain
Capeay
Tuckahoe
Caps May
Heislerville
May’s Landing
Atlantic
Egg Harbor City
City
Port Elizabeth
Mauricetown
Port Norris
Bivaire
Hales
Paterson, Paysalc and Suburban Release Company
Atlantic Coast Telephone Company
Elizabeth Telephone Company
Togo
Hugh H. Hamill
H.heyward Isham
Trenton
Bordentown Telegraphs and Telephone Company
Telegraph and Telephone Company
Millville Telephone Company
Bridgeton Telephone Company
Burlington Telephone Company
Camden and Atlantia Telephone Company
Paterson
County of
Passaic
New Jersey
Smith Street
Union &1
Doctor Terriberry
Union Street
City of
Elizabeth
Union
State of
Jeffe
Richard T. Potta
Couner
Jeffe Street
Washington Street
Will MacCormack
Jeferson
Jefferson Street
RB Chase
Bayard Stockton
Louis Kuebaole
Allan and
South Carolina Avenues
Atlantic City
Atlantics
State of New J .A
Atlantis City
State of New Jers
Caspian Avenue
Ohio Avenue
Caspi Avenue
Alantic County
N. J
Henry D. Moore
Ashmead & Hackney C. Ba
John B. Tomlin
Jeanette Kes
Atlantic County
Deeda
Daniel Knauer
Uy. Ec. Als
Alexander G. Sparks
Smith E. John
Laula Kuehnie
Atlantic and
South Carolina Avenue
State of New Jersey
Baltic Avenue
Kentucky Avenue
Benjamin Ray
Ida Ray
Willam J. Coons
Bb. Smith
Johnson
Rail line fences Atlantic City to Camden with dangerous crossings
The West Jersey and Seashore Railway fences its electrically powered route from Atlantic City to Camden leaving hundreds of road crossings. Sharp terra cotta pieces edge each crossing to deter animal crossings, claimed to injure cows immediately yet allow other animals limited entry. The costly installation aims to reduce animal fatalities and related damages.
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West Jersey and Seashore Railway Company
Atlantic City
Camden
Uneclaimed letters listed at May's Landing post office
The May's Landing New Jersey post office lists several unclaimed letters dated July 21 1906. Names include Miss Mole Beart Miss Sarah Cavileer Mrs Carrie Guenther Mias Amanda Hand and others with multiple entries for some, letters require advertisers to state advertised and give the date of hist. Lewis W. Cramer P. M. dated July 21 1896.
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May’s Landing
N. J
Charles E Geyer
John Gavin
Charles Horner
Old Orchard Inn
Joseph Baw
Hugh Parkhill
Vincenzo Canigio
Antonio Rico
Lewis W. Cramer P. M
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
Mr and Mrs William Smallwood express heartfelt thanks for kindness shown during their daughter's illness and after her death. They appreciate the sympathy and support from friends and neighbors.
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William Smallwood
Dr King's New Life Pills for Constipation Relief
An ad extols Dr King's New Life Pills as a pleasant and effective cure for constipation. It claims the pills awaken sluggish bowels, prevent appendicitis, and tone the body, presenting a quick health remedy.
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Dr. King
Local News Notes From May's Landing and Vicinity
Breezy miscellany reports visitors and local happenings from May's Landing New Jersey. Assessor Harry Jenkins works on 1906 assessment while Lake Lenape and Great Egg Harbor draw hundreds daily. Fishermen enjoy Broad Beach. George Ripley Jr of the Atlantic City Press is home for a visit.
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Lake Lenape
Great Egg Harbor
George Ripley, Jr
The
Atlantic City Press
Special Criminal Court Disposes Cases At Ocean County Session
A majority of cases were petty with a fifty dollar fine for obscene picture charges. Notable outcomes include Ruth Nasom’s stepdaughter case acquittal, 14 year old Dunn sent to Jamesburg Reform School, Moore jailed six months for larceny, Fox sentenced to state prison, Twiening fined eighty dollars, Lizzie Jackson six months, Waddell six months, Donnelly discharged for telephone larceny, Walters four months, Derby and Lambertson discharged, Wells sent to Reform School, and Doodley discharged.
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Charles Dunn
Atlantic City
Jamesburg
William Moore
Scarborough
Richard Fox
Princeton
Harry A. Twiening
Lizzie Jackson
William
Kid
Waddell
Atlantiié City
Attorney General Opinion on Voter Registration Dates
Attorney General McCarter has issued an opinion to Secretary Dickinson affecting district election boards countywide. It holds that Boards of Registry and Election in districts outside cities over thirty thousand must register voters on the Second Tuesday in September despite the Legislature’s act.
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McCarter
Brats Dickinson
Iagt
Philadelphia Scholastics Rally in 15-Inning Win at Pastime Park
The Philadelphia Scholastics defeated the local Association 7 to 4 after a 15 inning duel at Pastime Park. May's Landing squandered chances on base, Coventry pitched superbly for the visitors, and a late misplay turned the tide in the 15th with two on and two out.
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Philadelphia
Pastime Park
May
al Abbott
Coventry
Towser
Luderitz
Hennis
W. Abbott
Applegate
May's Landing
Atlantic City
Real Estate Exchanges in Atlantic City Week’s County Records
Atlantic City real estate transfers listed for the week end show parcels traded among Mae R Dunn and others, including Howard Barber, George Gale, George Parker, Isaado Levy, Eliza Crutchley, Stephen Oberst, J Fortescue Realty Co, Robert Edmunds, Luther Edmunds, Earnest Carmina, Charles Heraes, Mary Lloyd, James Martin, and John Lloyd. Properties on Northside Atlantic Ave Chelsea Ave Missouri Ave Baltic Ave Caspian Ave and related blocks changed hands for sums ranging from 1 to 7759 dollars.
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Atlantic City
Mae R. Dunn
Howard Barber
Atlantic’ Ave
Sovereign Ave
George B. Gale
George W. Parker
Isaado Levy
Eliza Crutchley
Chelsea Ave
Atlantic Ave
Stephen Oberst
J. Fortescue Realty Co
Missouri Ave
Pacific Ave
Robert J. Edmunds
Luther H. Edmunds
Baltic Ave
Maryland Ave
Earnest Carmina
Charles Heraes
Caspian
Rhode Island
Mary A. Lloyd
James J. Martin
Bouth
John Lloyd
Atlantic City Notes on Coast League Meeting and Docks
Coastal notes report the League of Seashore Resorts will hold a mid-summer session at Wilwood to discuss coast interests. Precautions against third rail accidents at Pennay's Tennessee Avenue terminal include fenced tracks and platforms. Captain Mark Casto began sailing the Alberta from a new pier amid cheers, while Councilman Riddle proposes a $300,000 public park and boulevard project at the Inlet. A Baltimore widow seeks the return of a $100 diamond from a busman, while a dramatic rescue at sea saves four men from the Loraine wreck near the inlet as a volunteer crew aids the stranded crew.
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League of Seashore Resorts
Wilwood
Tennessee Avenue
Pennay
Electric Railway
William Riddle
Fourth Ward
Jn. Council
Riddle
Havana
Cuba
Gale
Inlet
Edward Jackson
Baltimore
Loraine
Parker
Agabe
Jebnson
Frank Adama
Ned Hampton
Hickman
Lyburn Albertson
Desertion divorce advised for Saxton and Bakton in 1883 Hammonton union
John A. Saxton of Trenton separated from Emma J. Bakton, with a divorce recommended on grounds of desertion. The couple married in Hammonton in 1883 and Bakton reportedly left Saxton three times, the last in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Saxton
Emma J. Bakton
Hammonton
Saxton Tow
Trenton
August Flower Promises Health Through Long Proven Use
The advertisement touts August Flower as a universal remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia with over forty million bottles sold in the United States since its introduction. It claims a thirty five year track record in curing stomach and intestinal disorders and liver regulation. The ad notes wide fame at home and abroad and includes a price and distributor at Water Power Co.
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United States
August Flower
Water Power Co
Adv
Trenton and Millville Buildings Seized for Inter State Telephone
At two o clock in the afternoon the sheriff will levy on the Inter State Telephone Company property in Trenton and Millville. The seizure includes two buildings on Stockton Street in Trenton and Pine Street area in Millville with the main telephone exchanges and all telephone lines across city streets and public places.
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Sheriff's
Court House
Trenton
Mercer
New Jersey
Nces
Inter-State Telephone Company
Stockton Street
William Wood
Town Point
Henry Stapler
Gald Wood
Millville
County of
Cumberland
Pine Street
High Street
R. Conover
Robert Whittaker
Francia Reeves
Bridgeton
Pearl Street
City of
Salem
West Broadway
Post Office
Ocean City
Cape May
Vineland
Preme Isea
Mount Holly
Burlington
Masonic Temple
Gaid
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Traction Company
Lawrenceville
Princeton
Lawrence
Broad Street
Lydia- Street
Bordentown
Burlingon
Chesterfield
Columbus
Georgetown
Villagor Jobstown
Mount Hully
Deacons
Benes
Vincentown
Burnington
Lumberton
Medford
Mon
Holly
Mount Holy
Mooreatown
Humesport
Masonville
Hartford
Moorestown
Uurilngion
Hencocag
Burijogion
Mount Laurel
Cox’s Corner
Mariton
Salen
Mandington
Woodstown
Salem Sforesaid
Quinton
Shiloh
AlNi
Var— Mel
Malaga
Pleasantville
Milville
Ncs
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W. Shaner
Republican State Committee
Repuban
Sum
Dayden
Avors
Atchman
North Sea
Kenneth MeIver Eboro
Ale
Court OF Pardons
Murderer Burns
Passion
Sea Girt
Charles Burns
James McMillan
Weymouth
Eixty
Presbyterian
Janie
County News Notes
Seaville
Elbo
Harry Jenkins
William M. Cramer
Tuckahoe, N. J
Clark Barrett
Laura Barrett
Gettysburg
Hautzenroeder
Melvin Ripley
Lillian Ripley
Richard D. Towel
Joseph. Treen
Gravelly Run
Broad Beach
George W. Jackson
Atlantic Brick Manufacturing Company
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Justice Trenchard
Morton Crowell
A.B. Crowell
S.S. Hudson
M. R. Moree
N. J Ady
Lydia Evans
Robert M. Smith
Mias Maude
George Gregg O'Connor
Margaret=ville
N. Y
Wilmer A. Abbott
K. B. Newcomb
Atwood Lee
Gravelly Run Avenue
Itill
Jalil
Emma Glover
Frank B. Glover
Carrie G. Abbott
Bibo
Rachel B. Rogersoll
Wernersville, Pa
Rogers
Edward Rigg
Nellie
Merchantville, N.d
Bell Telephone Company
J. Pennington Taylor
Hamilton Township
Pratt’s
Emporium
Cape May’ Avenue
George Clark
William J. Sewell
Soldiers
Kearney
George Abbott
Great
Egg Harbor
J. G. Oliver
Atlantic Journal
Oliver
Jim Oliver
Mr. Richards
Egz Harbor City Congregational Church
George W. Ridout
Methodiat Episcopal Church
Ridout
Law and Order Society
Library Hall
Mark Joslin
Clars
Barrett
G. W. Ridout
RS. Vannaman
M. R. Morse
Samuel A. Potter
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society
John Johnson
Anderson Bourgeois
Estleville
Bourgeois
Bate Lville
Pickerton
Special Criminal Court
Higbee
County Criminal Court
Nesday
Abbott
William H. Nucom
de Hart
Ruth P. Nasom
William Donnelly
Bell Telephone
Henry Walters
Clothiog
J. B. Derby
Flag
Stones
William Wells
Reform School
Nan Doodley
Benjamin Price
James Lamberson
Scholastics
Bob Abbott
Ceaar Brook
Jake Taylor
Morey
Old Bport Cove
Taylor Applegate
Shaner
Bas Beens
Hennia
Atlantic City Notes
Ehureday
Royal Palace Hotel
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Sheriff’s Sale
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Louis Kuebple
Ohio and
Hammock Avenues
Hummock Avenue
Obio Avene
Obio Avenue
Mays Landing
Hummeck Avenue
Bull
J. Henry Bartlett
Smith E. Johnson, Sherif
Ear H. Chandler
Thantic
Charles R. Myers
Nice
Suir
Minerva A. Warner
Nina W. Walker
Jane
Nio Vet Nls
Atlantia
Cary A. Burne
Atlantic Avenue
Kentucky Avenues
Asaid Avenue
Samucel Kirby
Frank Smathers
Bucklen
Sacessa
Mra. B. H.branson
Dublid
TN Chancery OF
John Gleason
Amy J. Glesson
Court of Chancery of
James F.gleason
John Gleason, Jr
Amy d. Gleason
Amy J. Gleason
In_Chancery of
Legat
Bolitter
Gwell
Louis Kneble
Atlant
South Carolina
County of Atlantic
Michigan
Caspian Avenues
Rm Peace Uy
Michigan Avenue
Ashmead
Hackney
Henry Moore
Inate County
May Landing
Ly C
Risen Johr
James Crankshaw
Smith
Gopraee & Goprast
Qhehiff
Fleri
Facias
Tajae
Sola Pd Public Verde
Louis Kuchnie
Atlan
Carolina Avenues
Atlyan
In Jeraey
New Jeraey
Aes
Landtag
Charles C. Barcock
Enotan
Pra Fea
Avantic County
Gberife
Frederick P. Scbesck
Solieware Gt
Hamilton
Townstiip
Jersey
Weat Seashore
Cedar Swamp
Mile Post
Atlanti Seashore Sylvania Ratiro
Lands Swamp
Rellroad
Conson
John J. Farrel
J. Farrel
Catharine ‘Plan Ene Ee ‘Trust
Jacob Natter
Eras Coimpan
Guarantee Trust Co
Marilla D
Evana Lewis H.barrett
Arthius H. Winner
Tuan
Epecia
N.chancery OF
Leighton Li
Dorey
Bertha
Cours
Amd
Mary J
Tess Heenan EL
Res Harbor City
Ma's Landing
R Ae Ingersolj
Proctor
Das. Agal
Larrea
Melvix E. Monen
Oding
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