Perth Amboy prospects as port and industrial hub
Perth Amboy sits 3 miles from New York on Staten Island Sound at the mouth of the Raritan River near Armitan Bay. The town features deep water port access with 35 to 40 feet of water for ocean steamers, a 21 foot deep channel at low water, multiple railroads, and extensive factory sites. It hosts two telegraph and two telephone companies, two electric light firms, a federal post office, library, ten grammar schools, a high school, churches, a city hospital, and public water works. Major industries include smelters, copper works, asphalt plants, terra cotta and brick works, ceramics, Vaseline works, stove works, drydocks, shipyards, chemical works, emery mills, cement and coal facilities, with a prominent trolley network and rich clay deposits nearby. Address inquiries to Charles M. MacWilliam, Chamber of Commerce secretary.
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Perth Amdoy
New York
Staten Island Sound
Raritan River
Aritan Bay
Sandy Hook
Pennsylvan Ca
Nural Railroad
New _Jersey
Legh Valley
Staten Island
F.ederal
Unicinal
Eprendia
American Smelting & Refining Coman
Raritan Copper Works
Barber Asphalt Works
United Works
Chesebrough Vaseline
Arcy Stove Works
Standard Underground
Roessier & Hasslacheremical Works
Emery Mills
Charles M. MacWilliam
The
Chamber of Commerce
City Government Officials and Regular Meeting Schedule
City government roster listing mayor aldermen city clerk revenue treasurer and many department heads with party affiliations. Regular meetings scheduled the first and third Mondays monthly and other boards meet on specified Thursdays or Tuesdays with officers and departments named.
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Albert Bollschweiler
William D. Voorhees
Illiam I
van Pelt
Berard M. Gannon
James Gd. Garland
George T. Son
Wrence J. Alton
Stephen Schultz
Egular
P. J. Parke
Firh Dept. Hugens Atal
Cornelius Ly
Samuel J. Mason
George M. Adair
William Flynn
Wiliam Wice
Board OF Assessors
W. A. Chowell
Math. Weirup
Jos. Masso Com
Asemts
Matthew Smith
Enry Toft
W. P. O'Hara
Trustees OF Public Library
W. Kitchel
Henry W. Ones
Treas
E. J. McCormick
W. Beekman
J. Zielinski
Ofublic
Board OF Education
Wm. P.radiey
John Arner
R. F. Stack
F. A. Seaman
Geo. Moora
Janes F. Reynolds
Hathn
G. ’ Enned
D. Jos
Nptek
Thomas J. Clark
Win G. Fraser
G. J. Haney
Frenck Convery
Ira Crouse
G. Burns
J. N. John
E. H
S. J. Mason
Fire Alarm Box Locations Listed in City Streets
A list of fire alarm box sites includes 23 at Raritan Copper Works and intersections such as High and Lewis Streets, Madison Ave and Paterson St, Market and First Streets, Smith and High Streets, New Brunswick Ave and New Street, State and Smith Streets, Buckingham Ave and Hartford St, Commerce and Front Streets, High and Washington Streets, State St and Buckingham Ave, Hall Ave and Charles St, State and Wayne Streets, and 3 Buckingham Ave and Hartford St.
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Raritan Copper Works
High
Lewis Streets
Madison Ave
Paterson St
Market
First Streets
Smith and
High Streets
New Bruns Ave
New St
State
Smith Streets
Buckingham Av
Hartford St
Commerce
Front Streets
Washington Streets
State St
Buckingham Ave
Hall Ave
Charles St
Wayne Streets
Time Of High Water And Upcoming Local Events
Weather forecast for the Middle States and New England calls for fair skies and fresh winds with temperatures dropping below freezing in the north. A long list of local events follows from March to June including masquerade balls, concerts, receptions, fairs, and the annual Memorial Day parade across several halls and venues in New York.
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Middle States
New England
Fremad Sick Benefit Society
Washington Hall
Columbia A. C
McKinley Hall
Choral Society
Majestic Theatre
One Hundred Ladies’ Society
Westminster Cadets
Presbyterian Chapel
Braga Hall
Swedish Congregational Church
Loyal Council
D. of A
Dana Hall
Presbyterian Men's Society
Arbeiter- Maemercher
Beth Mordecai
Trainer’s
Ae of Safety Lodge No
E eClettan Engine Company
Raritan Yacht Club
Presbyterian Church
Daniel Beddoe
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
National Baseball Club
Goodwill Fife and Drum Corps
Presbyterian Congregation
Spring Institute of Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Polish Citizens’ Club
Daughters of the American Revolution
the Westminster
James H. Dandy Post
Slovak Union
Sokal
Dewey Park
Slovak Union Sokal
New Jersey State History Highlight From Newark Library
A Newark public library booklet collects New Jersey state publications on history geology geography climate and resources to guide readers seeking knowledge about the state. The piece notes New Jersey’s important Revolutionary War role and Perth Amboy landmarks while urging citizens to explore local history.
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New Jersey
Fort signs anti cigarette bill targets minors
Governor Fort has signed the Cattell anti cigarette law making it a misdemeanor to furnish cigarettes or tobacco to anyone under eighteen. Penalties include a $50 fine, up to three months in county jail, or both. The act targets dealers and those who give a boy a cigarette, aiding identification and deterrence.
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Governor Fort
Cattell
Demeanor
Governor Fort urged to rally people against bosses
The Newark Evening News editorial urges Governor Fort to defy machine politics and speak directly to New Jersey voters. It says he could win by uniting the people behind him, versus the entrenched “big four” despots, and must choose a bold fight or risk defeat. The piece contrasts this with criticism of post office rules harming publications and Hearst’s influence.
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New Jersey
Fort
Tort
What Fashion Says as to Colors for 1908 Spring
Grace Margaret Gould notes in the March issue of Woman's Home Companion that spring 1908 colors trend toward blue and its shades such as canard, Copenhagen, navy, and royal. Browns, beaver, russet, citron, shamrock, tan, cream, greens, and a few grays also appear as fashionable options for day wear.
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Grace Margaret Gould
Copenhagen
Hughes the idealist a portrait from McClure's March
A March McClure's profile by Burton Hendrick portrays Charles E Hughes as an idealist shaped by strict upbringing and discipline. It notes Hughes began self directed study early, excelled at Columbia Law, and built a personal, rigorous approach to law and public life.
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Columbia Law S
Walter
Thor
Lawyer Hughes and Carter Fuse Business and Law in Early Firm
The firm began in the old New York Life Building drawing practice from dry goods houses. Carter, the business driver, and Hughes, the trial lawyer, formed a partnership that valued serious professional standards. Hughes urged attorneys to uphold independence and resist manipulation, saying lawyers owe duties to justice and community.
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New York Life
Carter
Hughes
Hendrick
Secretary Taft Welcomed by Yale Yell in China
Aboard a launch near a Chinese dock the Yale yell rings out from a group of Chinese Yale graduates who gathered to honor the American visitors. Their cheers signal a warm, spirited welcome as Secretary Taft and his party sail into port.
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Taft
YALE
China
Indiana university runs at thirty eight cents a day
Siberian traveler George Kennan praises an Indiana institution that started as a single man’s school and grew into a thriving university. It provides board room and higher education to students for thirty eight cents daily, financed without gifts or endowments, attributed to smart management and brains.
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George Kennan
Indiana
Kennan
Wall Street
Soap Bubbles and a Child's Way to Success
The excerpt from Success Magazine jokes about wisdom and parenting. It notes a wise son pleasing a glad father and that training a child shapes their path. It uses playful maxims about ambition, folly with a quill, and critics of cloaked religiosity, closing with a consoling thought.
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Success Magazine
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Perth Amboy Evening News
Et Amboy
Olawesthad
Perth Amboy
South Gindey
Woodbridge
Froosevelt
Ottenville
New York City
Mae
Ogan Clevenger
Suburban Advertising Service
North William St
Ieee Not Nave
Enanlal
Cannon & Sheehy
Smith St
A.M. P.M. Mar
Aeberald Renenaen
Newark
Perth
Amboy
Tle
Newark Library
Newark Evening News
Gov
Ernor Fort
Post Office Department
Paterson
William Randolph Hearst
Jackson Muddle
Hearst
Jackson
Evening News
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