Republicans Split Over Fifth District Candidacy in New Jersey
The Fifth Congressional District faces a showdown over Charles Newell Fowler’s renomination. Union, Morris, and Warren counties wrestle with whether to back Fowler or nominate a rival such as James V. McGraw. Internal rifts involve Senator John Kean’s former allies and state treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees, who guards Fowler’s fate as party leaders seek a path to beat him at the polls.
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Charles Newell Fowler
New Jersey
Union
Morris
Warren
Fowler
Congress
Union County
Warren County
United States
John Kean
Kean
Princpal
Morris County
James V. McGraw
Nion County
Frank H. Smith
Voorhees
James E. Martine
Plainfield Orator Almost Wins Nomination Fight
The Plainfield speaker who has sought most offices in New Jersey politics fell short by about 500 votes to Fowler in the last contest. Democrats in the district urge Joseph A. Sperry of Cranford to oppose Fowler this year, though Sperry cites business stress as a reason to delay a decision on the nomination.
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Orator
Plainfield
Gift of Jersey
Fowler
Joseph A. Sperry
Cranford
Democrats Organize Auxiliary Committee Conference
New Jersey Auxiliary Democratic Committee, with four members from each of the 21 counties, met in Asbury Park. Chairman Job H. Lippincott presided as plans were formed to organize a statewide club system and set headquarters in Jersey City for an early September campaign. John W. Tomlinson and Judge Robert S. Hudspeth attended, aiming to establish Bryan and Kern clubs in every election precinct.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Democratic Committee
Job H. Lippincott
John W. Tomlinson
Alabama
Bureau of Clubs
Democratic National Committee
Robert S. Hudspeth
Jersey City
Wealthy Chicago kin send Field's rep to identify McKeesport body
A Chicago woman linked to the Fields sends a Marshal Field & Co. representative to Pittsburg to aid in identifying a drowned man found at McKeesport. The unknown man had carbolic acid on his face, wore refined clothes, and carried a Burns poetry book. Coroner to exhume the body for confirmation.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Monongahela River
McKeesport
Chicago
Marshal Field & Co
Armstrong
Allegheny County
Robert Burns
Massachusetts
Harry Ellis
Baltimore
Ellis
John G. Shedd
Field
Mr. Shedd
Blind New York woman dies after fall from roof
Mrs. Mary Reilly 65 fell from the roof of her West Sixty-fifth Street home and was found in an airshaft. She lived alone and may have fallen accidentally or jumped. Neighbors knew little of her past. Police weigh whether death was accident or suicide.
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West Sixty-fifth Street
Mary Reilly
Seventh Avenue
Sixty-fifth Street
Pennsylvania
1908 International Cable Directory features
The 1908 edition compiles 856 pages of rates and regulations for message transmission and introduces an alphabetical listing of 26 000 registered cable addresses. Published by the International Cable Directory Company at 17 State Street New York.
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International Cable Directory of the World
Western Union Telegraphic Code
International Cable Directory Company
State Street
New York
Ocean Grove Defended by Governor Over Criticisms
Gov Edward Ctokes, Ocean Grove Association member, rejects press criticisms of the resort. He says Ocean Grove is a religious institution offering sacred music and Christian recreation, with leases to protect its sacred character and no profits.
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New York Times
Ocean Grove
Edward Ctokes
Ocean Grove Association
United States
Man Escapes Ellis Island Detention By Sawing Bars
Francis Borssonade a supposed undesirable alien escaped Ellis Island detention Friday night by sawing through two window bars. He was arrested weeks ago on a Federal warrant for assault involving a claimed wife. A witness is held on the island. Earlier escapes and an insane man drowned after fleeing to the New Jersey shore.
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Francis Borssonade
Ellis Island
Robert Watchorn
Gorssonade
New Jersey
Auction of 82 bungalow sites at Oakdale L I
On Thursday Bryant Kennelly sells eighty two bungalow sites at Oakdale Long Island by order of owner W K Aston. The plots face Great South Bay and sit about five feet above high tide with level ground. Restrictions apply to much of the neighborhood near Idle Hour W K Vanderbilt home. The speedway under construction will end near Oakdale and the National Motor Boat Club will be headquartered there. Aston offers 60 percent cash or mortgage purchases over three years at four percent.
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Bryant Kennelly
W. K. Aston
Oakdale
L. I
W. K. Vanderbilt
Long Island
Idle Hour
Great South Bay
Oakdal
National Motor Boat Club
Aston
Fire Rages Through Madison Avenue Apartment Building
An explosion from naphtha ignited flames on the third floor at 2061 Madison Avenue. Auctioneer Andrew McLaughlin was burned. four women and a girl faced danger on upper levels as firefighters rescued them from the fourth and fifth floors amid extensive damage estimated at $5000.
Fire Outbreak Damages Madison Avenue Flats
Andrew McLaughlin, brother of ex Inspector W. W. Mclaughlin, lived in a third floor apartment at 2061 Madison Avenue. A quick spreading fire caused about $5,000 in damage after he used naphtha and benzine to clean furniture, burning his hair and injuring his head and hands. Several residents were rescued by janitors and firefighters, including Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Hassett, and Mrs Doran. Ex-Police Magistrate John J Ryan also suffered losses to his household belongings.
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Andrew McLaughlin
W. W. Mclaughin
Madison Avenue
Howe
McLaughlin
Michael
James Riley
James Kenenedy
George Hassett
Doran
G.S. Mathews
Nellie
Robert Newstead
W. H. Rayner
John J. Ryan
McLaughlin Apartments
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New International Cable Directory
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Lord & Taylor
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Camilles
Broadway
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NEW York American
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