High School Alumni Plan Two June Events
High School Alumni assembled in the school auditorium to plan senior class events in June. They scheduled the annual senior option on Friday the 4th and the annual dance on Thursday night June 1, naming organizers. A committee was formed to request a music director for next year and to promote athletics with a medal for the top all around athlete.
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High School Association
Iun
William Boughton
Irving Kreielsheimer
Myrtle Warren
Marguerite Pfeiffer
Scott Ins
Bruce Eggert
Arthur Crowell
Scott Burns
The
of Education
Bschool
Caledonian Club Ladies Night Draws Perth Amboy Crowds
Caledonian Club in Perth Amboy hosted a ladies night with a full hall, applause and encores marking a successful program. The event featured soprano Miss Grieve contralto recitations Mrs Murdock comic songs William Cook bass solos H Murray Telfer humorous Scotch songs Robert Paterson and musical numbers by Beatty trio H Stead and D W McGregor with Typhone goblet bells and sleigh bells by William McCullough.
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Perth Amboy Caledonian Club
Miss Grieve
Mrs. Murdock
Wearny
William Cook
Irvington
H. Murray
Mr. Telfer
Robert Paterson
Elizabeth
Beatty Trio
H. Stead
D. W. McGregor
William McCullough
Gladys Falkenstein Hosts Birthday Tea Party
Miss Gladys Falkenstein entertained on her birthday with an afternoon of games and refreshments. Guests included Katharine McCloud Ruth McCloud Marguerite Gardner Kenneth Gardner Rosalie Mallory Francis McNamara Veronica McGramm Katharine Taylor Mrs Thomas Gardner Mrs George Falkenstein Perth Amboy Loretta Ford Jersey City Mrs Edward Miller Newark and Mrs Paul Zavada son Steven Sport.
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Gladys Falkenstein
Kath‘rine McCloud
Ruth McCloud
Margguerite Gardner
Kenneth Gardner
Rosalie Mallory
Francis McNamara
Veronica McGramm
Katharine ‘Taylor
Thomas Gardner
George Falkenstein
Perth Amboy
William Ford
Loretta
Jersey City
Edward Miller
Newark
Paul Zavada
Steven
Sport
Dance at Raritan Yacht Club Social Event
The Raritan Yacht Club hosted a large social gathering last night with a victrola dance organized by the house committee. A buffet luncheon was served at 11 o'clock and a bridge session is planned for next Friday night.
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Raritan Yacht Club
K3 Club Social Graces Host at Watson Avenue Meeting
Herbert Kutcher hosted a K3 Club gathering at his Watson Avenue home last night. Business was suspended and members enjoyed a social program with refreshments.
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Herbert Kutcher
Watson Avenue
Siness
Woman’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society Elects Officers
At a basket meeting in the First Baptist church yesterday Mrs. William E. Bawden was chosen president of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society Eastern Association. New officers include First VP H. Madison Hare and VP R. A. Vose of Newark, with Grace Powers as secretary treasurer. Delegates heard reports on state, associational, and Atlantic district work. a basket lunch followed morning sessions. afternoon session opened with praise and continued with officer elections.
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First Baptist Church
William E. Bawden
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Eastern Association
Gabriel R. Maguire
Plainfield
Boston
Mass
H. Madison Hare
R. A. Vose
Newark
Newton Simmons
Grace Powers
Miss Bogart
Roselle
J. Madison Hare
Atlantic District
Local Families Welcome New Baby and Visitors
Mr and Mrs Chris Nelson of Paterson street welcome a baby boy. David Gains from London has spent a week with Mrs S Cohen of 16 Fayette street and will visit Elizabeth before returning to England. Mr and Mrs Alex Gillis of Providence Rhode Island are visiting relatives in this city.
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Chris Nelson
Paterson Street
David Gains
London
England
S. Cohen
Fayette Street
Elizabeth
Alex Gillis
Providence
R. I
Attempted Suicide Probe In Tottenville Factory Case
Investigators questioned Peter Peterson after threats and a prowler report near his property. Captain Van Wagner and DA Fach led the inquiry into Peterson easing insurance on a Richmond Valley factory destroyed last month amid claims his finances are strained.
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Fach
Peterson
Richmond Valley
van Wagner
Patrick Convery Reelected Gas Light Co President
Patrick Convery was elected president of the Perth Amboy Gas Light Company at the annual directors meeting. Albert F. Reitmeyer was chosen secretary treasurer and William H. McCormick was named vice president.
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Patrick Convery
Perth Amboy Gas Light Company
Albert F. Reitmeyer
William H. McCormick
WRECK CLAIMS OVER THREE HUNDRED LIVES
Reports from Carlisle say more than 300 people may have been killed in a Caledonian railway crash near Gretna involving three passenger trains. Forty bodies were recovered by mid afternoon.
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United Press Wire
Carlisle
Eng
Caledonian Railway
Gretna
Museum Restorer Guides Varnish Removal Technique
I J Williams of the Welsh National Museum describes cleaning old paintings by rubbing varnish with cotton batting soaked in four parts methylated spirits and one part turpentine. The process requires careful skill to halt at the correct stage.
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I. J. Williams
Welsh National Museum
Italy declares war as senate approves Salandra bill
Rome reports Premier Salandra's war power bill passing the senate unanimously, signaling decisive action against Austria. The government aims for an immediate ultimatum, while demonstrations erupt in Rome with shops closing and banners reading Closed For National Joy. Diplomats face immunity suspensions as Vatican emissaries depart. A Ven ice telegraph note claimed an Italian torpedo boat stopped the Austrian steamer Cosulich, pending official confirmation.
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Ponte Caffaro
Lodrone
Rome
Salandra
Senate
Austria
Chamber of Deputies
Prospero Colonna
Italy
Hts
Trentino
Trieste
Dalmatia
Vatican
Pope Benedict
Venice
Cosulich
United States Faces Split Over War Strategy After German Reply
The cabinet debated aims and timing as Italy’s entry into World War I looms. Most urged a firm, decisive policy should Germany respond unfavorably, while Bryan and Daniels favored staying slow in any action to seek peace.
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Italy
United States
Bryan
Daniels
Deputies Trial To Open On Monday Morning
Lawyers for the state include Attorney General Wescott and Prosecutor Florance with Backes Stryker and Coan. Supreme Court Justice Bergen and Judge Daly will sit. Court stenographer Ziegler will produce a full transcript within hours after witness testimony daily. The defense may buy a carbon copy of the testimony.
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John W. Wescott
Trenton
W. Edwin Florance
Wescott
Theodore Backes
Backes
Josiah Stryker
John A. Coan
South Amboy
Coan
Supreme Court
James J. Bergen
Somerville
Somerset County
Peter F. Daly
Middlesex
George D. Ziegler
Highland Park
Ziegler
Valuable Advice 3 Utilize all your opportunities
The Pittsburgh Post offers practical guidance urging readers to seize every chance and manage leaks by placing potted plants beneath the tub, a quirky tip reflecting local column humor.
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Pittsburgh Post
Boosters gear up for safe and sane July 4 event
City officials plan an extensive, child friendly Fourth of July celebration for 1915 with a full day of events from morning to night. Mayor Garretson and City Clerk LaRoe seek broad support from organizations, with meetings to follow in early June and a public appeal for funds.
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Ford Garretson
Wilbur La‘Roe
Garretson
LaRoe
Y M G A Circus Parade Starts On Line Of March
The Y M G A carnival brings a colorful parade led by Patrolman William Hartmann, moving along yesterday’s route. A matinee precedes the performances tonight and Monday night at the Y M C A building, featuring clowns, acrobats, a circus menagerie, the loop the loop and treats like peanuts and candy for spectators.
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William Hartmann
Accident Insurance Policy Promo Amid Busy Times
In these strenuous times with fast trains heavy traffic and buildings rising the accident is no rare occurrence. We offer further information about our accident insurance policy and its benefits to prepare for unexpected events.
Rockefeller Jr. grilled on stand by Walsh in DC inquiry
John D. Rockefeller Jr was questioned for over five hours by Chairman Walsh of the federal commission on industrial relations. He defended using force to protect life and property, saying he had no direct policy and trusted Colorado Fuel and Iron officials who acted with strikers.
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Walsh
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Commission
Rockefeller
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Mr. Rockefeller
Colorado
Cops Benevolent Assn Plans Re-arrest in Schroeder Case
The Perth Amboy Patrolmen's Benevolent Association will pursue a new trial for Arthur H. Schroeder on a disorderly charge. They say justice suffered from the previous conviction and its later reversal for lack of a written complaint. City Attorney Andrew Wight declined to prosecute, backing the association's move with counsel C. C. Hommann to secure a retrial.
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Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Perth Amboy
Arthur H. Schroeder
Schroeder
Supreme Court
Andrew Wight
C. C. Hommann
Guns of Gold salute the Prince of Wales only once
The Gaekwar of Baroda owns four artillery pieces entirely of gold and silver, with two gold and two silver guns. Each gold gun weighs 400 pounds and was crafted from 1874 to 1879 by Lakha’s armory. They traveled to Bombay in 1876 for a salute to the Prince of Wales, the only time they left Baroda.
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Gaekwar
Baroda
Lakha
Bombay
Prince of Wales
London Mall
Limits of Eminence
A terse exchange between a baron and a writer reveals a blunt critique of poetry and the pressure to produce work for money. The ironic remark highlights a creator's tension between artistic honesty and audience expectations.
Remarkable Double Tree in Kentucky Grown from Mixed Seeds
A Kentucky tree reportedly bears both walnut and mulberry crops each year. The explanation posits a mulberry seed sprouted beside a walnut in the ground, with trunks uniting into a single tree. The bark shows walnut on one side and mulberry on the other, supporting the theory.
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Kentucky
One Thing He Had Observed Comic Exchange
A brief cartoon caption contrasts misinterpretation of coin designs with a sharp quip about designers using men's coins to place a woman's head, highlighting witty wordplay in a National Monthly strip.
A J Grothen Plumbing and Heating Contractor
A. J. Grothen advertises plumbing and heating services including hot water steam and hot air systems. Promises prompt personal jobbing service with attended offices at 40 Smith Street and phone numbers 393 M and 81. Residence line 48 J.
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Hanson
New Brunswick Ave
A. J. Grothen
Smith
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