Airman Hamilton Flies To Spectators Then Crashes on South Amboy Meads
Thousands thronged to watch the aeroplane test as Hamilton launched from Perth Amboy and soared over the Raritan river bridge toward Tottenville. A miscalculation left the craft down on the South Amboy meadows. spectators swarmed the field to photograph and inspect the damaged machine while Hamilton explained engine trouble and planned a rebuild from Governor’s Island.
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Hamilton
Perth Amboy
Raritan River
Philadelphia
Tottenville
Raritan River Bridge
New York Times
Theu Meadows
NWS
South Shore Meadows
Pennsylvania Tracks
Staten Island Narrows
von Kull
Governor’s Island
South Amboy Meadows
Hvening News
Howard Koyen
Goodwill Fife & Drum Corps
Standard
National Fireproofing Company
Hall
The
NEWS
R. E. Gillam
Newark
Harry Brower
C. A. Sexton
Hamilton Ieee
Perth
Hamilton on meadows sparks frantic newsroom scramble
The Evening News rushed to confirm aviator Charles K. Hamilton on the south shore meadows near Perth Amboy with reports of his landing. Journalists chased tips from Keasbey to New York while editors weighed Jersey City and Elizabeth dispatches, racing to press to inform readers.
South Amboy as First Rail Terminal and Flight Stage
Special to the Evening News from South Amboy on June 14 notes the town as the terminal of the first steam railroad in the United States. It also marks Charles K. Hamilton landing his first aerial flight near South Amboy, making the Raritan Bay shore a historical stopover between New York and Philadelphia.
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Roosevelt
Charles K. Hamilton
Staten Island Sound
Linoleumville
Bull's Head
S. I
Evening News
South Amboy
United States
Raritan Bay
K. Hamilton
New York
Philadelphia
South Amboy Storeowner Stricken At Workplace
John Disbrow a Stevens avenue store operator living behind his shop was stricken with apoplexy this morning near opening his unconscious body found behind the counter by a customer His two brothers in law William Dayton and Robert Van Deusen were notified and he was taken to Mr Dayton home where he remains unconscious
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South Amboy
John Disbrow
Stevens Avenue
William Dayton
Robert van Deusen
Disbrow
Dayton
New Jersey Suit Seen on Public Service Car Case
Judge Lloyd will hear Christian Anderson of Metuchen in a suit against Public Service Corporation over damages after a trolley struck him between Fords and Metuchen. A $6,500 verdict was previously set aside by a higher court. In a separate note, Joseph Smith of Perth Amboy, found as a boy in a Milltown barn, remains jailed here awaiting a suitable home.
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New Brunswick
Lloyd
Christian Anderson
Public Service Corporation
Anderson
Metuchen
Fords
Perth Amboy
Hvhnin
Joseph Smith
Milltown
Notice of Removal and Local Office Move Highlighted
Dr J L MacDowall moves the office to 286 Rector Street off Smith for eye ear nose and throat care. Nybo and Baier listed as agents for demonstrations with prices 1000 and up, 1850 for Marion cars. address P O Box 890 New Brunswick.
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J.L. MacDowall
Rector Street
Smith
Ramsay verdict for eye injury affirmed by court
New Brunswick reports the supreme court upheld a $5148 damages verdict for John Ram say of Perth Amboy against Raritan Copper Works for an eye injury caused by hot metal. The court also dismissed a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside. A grand jury meets Thursday to hear details of the Cahill murder near New Market.
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New Brunswick
Supreme Court
John Ramsay
Perth Amboy
Raritan
Ramsay
Patrick Cahill
New Market
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Chequest
Get
Merican Bankers Association
First National Bank
Hackett-Carhart
Hackett Carhart & Co
Gillam
Michael Welsh
Times
Manbird
Hupmobile
Mr. Gillam
Emil . Bohnsack
Smith Street
George 8. Silzer
Silzer
New Jersey
Mr. Stricker
Harry E. Larson
Joseph Kelly
Kelly
Governor's Island
Keasbey
Madison Avenue
Rahway
Staten Island
Amboy
Jersey City
Yonkers
Elizabeth
United Press Association
United Press
South Shore
Press Association
New York Globe
Kno
Associated Press
Aero ‘Club of
Philadelphia Bulletin
GEO
Geo. Watson
Geo. Watson & Co
Watson
Frisbie-Coonany
Wanamaker’s
Broad St
Market St
Interborough Subway
Waitanshis
John Wanamaker
A. T. Stewart & Co
Broadway
Fourth Avenue
Eighth
Tenth Street
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