James N Growney Mayors Life and Career in Amboy
James N Growney born November 6 1846 in New York rose from apprentice carpenter to contract builder and architect. He moved to Amboy at a young age, served in the common council, then as alderman and mayor during the 1880s coal strike era, later becoming alderman at large and local assessor before retiring from public life.
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James N. Growney
Noember
New York
City Hall
Dr. Andrews
Wait and Langan
Growmey
Nora Reynolds
Henoe
James
William Growney
John E 'Cunningham
Mary Growney
Joseph Growney
William P. Dally
Growney
The Straight Road at Majestic features Miss Victorson
Miss Minnie Victorson stars as Houston Street Moll in The Straight Road at the Majestic theatre. The four act drama, set in New York slums, follows Moll as she exposes a faithless fiancé and reunites with Bill Hubbell. Supporting cast includes Cyril Raymond Mage Weston Miss Lora Rogers and Joseph Slaytor in a well staged production with realistic scenery.
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Minnie Victorson
Houston Street Moll
Majestic Theatre
New York
Miss Victorson
Mary O’hara
Houston Street
Moll
Clyde Fitch
Edgar Forrest
Work horse parade plans announced for Labor Day
President J. W. Henderson of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals outlines a Labor Day work horse parade set for September 7 with entries extended to September 1. About forty entries already, prizes announced for top horses with ribbons and silver medals, display of winners in Gannon & Sheehy and L. Briegs windows on August 28. Participants include Hersch Brothers Potts and Kaufman Roessler Hasslacher Chemical J. T. Simmons Halpin Munoz Gardell Feigenspan Elizabeth Hardware Scheuer J. W. Henderson’s transfer Baden’s express Perth Amboy Beef Company and others.
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J. W. Henderson
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Henderson
Gannon & Sheehy
L. Briegs
Hersch Brothers
Potts & Kaufman
Roessler &Hasslacher
Chemical Company
Raritan Copper Works
J. T. Simmons
Halpin
Theodore Simmen Seeks Franchise Copy For Ferry Line
Theodore Simmen told City Hall committee he seeks a copy of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway franchise for the ferry house at Smith Street. City Attorney Hommann said no franchise exists beyond a lease. the railway’s tracks do not run in the city.
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Theodore Simmen
City Hall
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company
Smith Street
Simmen
New York
C. C. Hommann
Mr. Simmen
Hommann
Too Many Trombones In Otello Anecdote
Donizetti and Sigismondi clash over Otello score with a crescendo using clarinets bassoons and trombones. Sigismondi decries 123 trombones and storms out, Donizetti shouts back that there are first second and third trombones, the count echoing as he flees.
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Donizetti
Hossini
Otello
Sigismondi
Naples
Sigismond
Cannibal Japs Tattoo Anecdote Atop Soldier’s Arm
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece recounts a young lieutenant Marlinspike describing his Nagasaki tattoo, including Uncle Sam and a peacock on his arm and a coiled serpent around his neck. He claims the Japanese tattooists drank blood during the inking. He notes the tattooists lick up the blood as they work.
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Marlinspike
Uncle Sam
Nagasaki
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Keyport Prepares Big Day Water Carnival
Keyport plans a Monday water carnival with decorated boats, prizes, and fireworks under Ensign Damon’s command. Judges include Sondagaard Stein Aumack Rogers and Van Buskirk. Afternoon parade features firemen, floats, autos, and a children's procession along a detailed route.
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Keyport
B.*j. Damon
Holmdel
Keyport Silver Band
Pavilion Beach
Carnival Committee
N. Y. & N. J. Steamboat Company
Keyport Boat Club
A. Salz & Company
Town Hall
First Street
Fulton
Atlantic
Elizabeth Elizabeth
Broad
Broadway
Mott
Main
Main Street
Front
Elizabeth
O. C. Bogardus
A. M. Dick
Fragmentary telegram prompts cautious reading
The readable fragment asks whether one should see a letter or telegram, to consider, answer, or profit from it, implying hesitation, evaluation, and potential consequences behind the missive. No clear actors or events are identifiable in the lone line.
Perth Amboy Notice on Property and Ownership
Notice by the undersigned residents of Perth Amboy that changes or actions affecting property in the city are described. The document references a house owned by B. Speere and mentions a location at 15 Mt oew with connections to city governance and taxation processes.
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Perth Amboy
Sustevania
City of Perth
Ieee
B. Speere
Evening at the Raritan Yacht Club dances
A second informal dance at the Raritan Yacht Club drew younger guests on a warm evening. The balcony offered the coolst spot as moonlight traced a path over the bay while music from the clubhouse filled the air. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Dover Hughes Lanning Hall Mead Evans Liddle Clevenger Dunigan Fulton Dover Young Stacey McCormick Deitche and others. Committee in charge was Harold L Hall George E Mead and Edward J McCormick.
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Yacht Club
Raritan Yacht Club
Samuel Dover
Lambert Hughes
Melville Lanning
Harold L. Hall
George B. Mead
G. V. Evans
Clarence M. Liddle
J. Logan Clevenger
Florence Dunigan
Woodbridge
Bertha Fulton
South Amboy
Louise Dover
Anna Dover
Janet Young
Mastings-on-the- Hudson
Jetta Stacey
Edith Stacey
Claire McCormick
Millie Deitche
Edward J. McCormick
Alvin Fox
Walter Comings
Frank McCormick
Lester Deitche
Walter Boehm
James Dunn
Brooklyn
John Olsen
George Schantz
George E. Mead
Mary Kurtz Obituary At Kinsey Corner Funeral Services Held
Mrs Mary Kurtz fifty nine died at her Kinsey Corner home after brief illness. Survived by husband and daughter Mrs Charles Steighans of Fords. Funeral from her residence at 2 pm tomorrow with burial in Alpine cemetery. Corporal EllisDischarge Army recruiting office head to Fort Slocum to seek discharge after six years service. Cor- poral Cahill now in charge. Assault charge filed against Mike Hanley and Joseph Noonan for attacking city dog catcher Louis Conoly. case adjourned to Monday night for witnesses.
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Mary Kurtz
Kinsey Corner
Charles Steighans
Fords
Alpine Cemetery
Corporal Ellis
U.S. Army
Fort Slocum
Corporal Cahill
Mike Hanley
Jefferson Street
Joseph Noonan
Washington Street
Recorder Pickers Bill
Louis Conoly
Religious services schedule at multiple city churches
Tomorrow at GHURGHES Simpson M E and neighboring churches a full slate of services is listed. Rev Wil bert Westcott preaches at Simpson M E, with Sunday school 2.30 pm and Epworth League 6.30 pm. Other churches report morning and evening services, Sunday schools, and midweek prayers across Grace English Lutheran Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Danish M B St Pauls German Holy Cross Episcopal St Peters Episcopal First Presbyterian Swedish Congregational St Stephen Danish Luther and First Baptist with various times and leaders.
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Grace English Lutheran
Robert Schlotter
OUR Saviour
C. B. Carlson
New York
Epworth League
ST. Paul's German
Holy Cross Episcopal
ST. Peter’s Episcopal
ST. Peter's Episcopal
First Presbyterian
R. W. Hufford
Reading Pa
Christian Endeavor
A. E. Hilmquist
Woodstock
Conn
ST. Stephen's
Yung People’s Meeting
First Baptist
BE. C. Hancock
The Wearing of a Watch Debate at the British guild
A meeting of the British Watch and Clock Makers guild debated whether watches should lie flat or hang at night. The general view favored flat night positioning for better longevity, with cautions about watches like Captain Cutt’s needing a fixed position. The vice president noted wear and friction differences make flat position preferable for durability.
Battle for a free press in Britain ends in 1771
The New York American outlines how between 1764 and 1771 the fight for a free press culminated with the Commons defeating a proclamation that banned their debates. six printers were summoned, five obeyed, one was arrested, and the lord mayor was imprisoned then freed at prorogation, signaling the failure to silence the press.
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Wilkes
Bute
Briton
Commons
House of Commons
New York American
Evening News Local and World News Overview
The Evening News highlights comprehensive local news and global events, delivering broad coverage unavailable in other papers. It positions itself as the singular source for both community and international stories, aiming to inform readers with depth and timeliness.
Famous Evangelist Ira D. Sankey Dies at 68
New York reports Ira D. Sankey world renowned evangelist and hymn writer has died at his Brooklyn home at age sixty eight. Once blind for five years before his death he continued writing hymns. Born in 1840 in Edinburg Pennsylvania he led choirs and YMCA posts before meeting Dwight L. Moody in Indianapolis in 1870 their partnership spanning years of gospel outreach.
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New York
Ira D. Sankey
Brooklyn
Sankey
Dwight L. Moody
Edinburg
Newcastle
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moody
Indianapolis
City Briefs From a Short Lawrence Lodge Session
A brief Lawrence Lodge Odd Fellows session was held recently and a Danish Hundred Men meeting took place in Dana hall. John Mammagotter of New Brunswick will operate the merry-go-round on Smith street near school No 4 for a week starting tonight. Westminster Cadets held a drill last night. Real estate news appears in Saturday editions.
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Miss Levine
Mary Levine
State Street
M. N. Boorstein
Bayonne
New York
Lawrence Lodge
Odd Fellows
Dana Hall
John Mammagotter
New Brunswick
Smith Street
Manicelli feud flares as barber Campina arraigned
Angelo Campina twenty five of 208 Smith Street was arraigned before Recorder Pickersgill on charges of threatening to kill Louis Di Stefano proprietor of a fruit store at Smith and State streets. Stefano testified and Campina apologized later withdrawing the charge. bail set at five hundred dollars to keep the peace. A labor dispute at Standard Oil’s Prosper Street project caused several workers to quit, but the matter was settled and the strikers returned to work.
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Louis di Stefano
Smith and
State Streets
Angelo Campina
Smith Stree
Pickersgill
Mancinelli-Reel
Tony Reel
St. Johnsville
N. Y
Manei
Fruit Sté
Recorder Picke
Campina
Stefano
Ana
O Fano
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