Monitor Florida Armor Test Confirms Turret Strength
Navy observers reported the Florida’s eleven inch turret withstood a high explosive twelve inch shell at 842 yards during armor tests off Old Point Comfort. The test showed the turret remained fully functional and the mast design, though struck, retained stability as crew observed no internal damage.
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Florida
Hampton Roads
Arkansas
Alster Monitor
Quinby
Fim
Montgomery
Bey Yard
Inggold
Ams Mines
Artltory School
Jewelry Found on Farm in Bordentown May 28
Mayor Ibel holds several pieces of jewelry found by William A. N. Jack on his father’s Bordentown farm. Items include a gold bracelet with a likeness and diamond chips bearing the name Ella, a gold medal, a gold breastpin with a star, and gold spectacles. The find is linked to a possible theft by the Y M C A for Atlantic City. The Y M C A of Atlantic City awarded a contract to build a brick fireproof structure on land they own, costing about 34000 dollars.
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Tolen
Bordentown
Ibel
Ella
William A. N. Jack
Boréntown
Atlantic City
Senate Debates Aldrich Currency Bill After House Passage
The Aldrich emergency currency bill moves through Congress with Democrats seeking time for debate and to press objections. Senate action hinges on Senator La Follette and potential Democratic coordination, while Republicans urge final vote soon after discussions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senator la Follette
la Follette
Democratic
Hen disrupts Wallsholm Club farce with hen’s cluckout
Vineland May 28 a hen named Biddy caused a farce to derail when Aunt Sarah’s country belongings brought the bird on stage. As a solemn play moment arrived the hen clucked loudly, the audience roared, actors struggled to hush her, and the show ended with the hen removed.
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Vineland
Wallsholm Club
Sarah
Jersey Negro Vote for Taft
Washington May 28 report that New Jersey delegation favors former Governor Franklin Murphy for vice president and that colored voters in New Jersey would back Taft if Murphy is nominated. Minister I W Roundtree and registrar W T Vernon advocate strong Negro support for the Republican ticket.
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Kean
White House
Roosevelt
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Murphy
I. W. L. Roundtree
Trenton
Roundtree
W. T. Vernon
the Treasury
Taft
Politins
Republican Party
Gome
Arisiace
Public Service Railway resumes track reconstruction to standard rail
May 28 Newark report states the Public Service Railway Company resumed track work in the county. The company will continue the reconstruction until the entire system uses the standard rail now in use in Chicago Philadelphia and parts of New York, following the recent 50 million dollar public service bond authorization.
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Newark
Public Service Railway Company
Public Service
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Democrats to Ride in Memorial Day Parade in Trenton
Democratic members of Trenton's Common Council announce they will walk in the Memorial Day parade next Saturday and will turn over city coaches to be used by aged and infirm veterans. Though in the minority, a majority is expected to follow this patriotic gesture.
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Trenton
Governor Fort to receive LL D at two commencements
A New York university official learned yesterday that Governor Fort will be awarded the degree of LL D at the coming commencement on June 3. Seton Hall also plans to confer the same degree on June 17.
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Governor Fort
Trenton
New York University
Seton Hall
Quintano's Band Opens Asbury Park Beach Music Season
Memorial day marks the opening of the beach music season in Asbury Park with Quintano's band performing three concerts daily except Sundays. In the morning the band plays Balboa square while afternoons and evenings feature performances in the Arcade. The band is secured at 600 dollars per week and will be led by the La Vassar Ladies' band of 35 pieces. The Evening News reports all local and world news.
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Quintano
Balboa Square
Arcade
la Vassar Ladies
Memorial to Roebling to be unveiled in Cadwalader Park
Trenton announces a $15 000 memorial for John A Roebling founder of the wire works and builder of Brooklyn bridges. The monument will be unveiled around June 30 with ceremonies including a city singing society performance.
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Trenton
John A. Roebling
Big Wire Corporation
Brooklyn
Cadwalader Park
Trenton Health Crusade Targets Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
The Trenton Board of Health launched a campaign against unclean ice cream factories. It focuses on hokey pokey brands and other varieties sold to school children.
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Trenton
Trenton Board of Health
Watters Up Strikes
The National Waiters Association convention in Atlantic City yesterday adopted resolutions making each head waiter an instructor to teach new members the craft. The body also opposed strikes. Mayor Stoy and Charles O. Marquette, president of the Local Hotel Men's Association, addressed the convention.
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Atlantic City
National Waiters’ Association
Stoy
Charles O. Marquette
Hotel Men’s Association
League to Fight Fares Raised in Seashore Resorts
Atlantic City May 8 The League of Mayors of Seashore Resorts meets next month at Mayor Stoy's call to consider railroad fare increases. Members promise to carry the fight to Trenton.
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Fry Mh
Atlantic City
League of Mayors of Seashore Resorts
Stoy
Trenton
Weather forecast showers and cooler conditions ahead
A weather outlook shows showers and cooler air moving in with light to fresh variable winds. Forecast calls for unsettled skies, cooler highs, and gusty moments as fronts pass through the region.
Market Report cattle hogs and sheep prices
New York and Perth supply light with bids for calves at 6.40 to 7.00 and hogs weak with prices around 5.70 to 5.60 for various grades. Sheep and lambs show light supply and dull demand with prime wethers and lambs trading around 2.50 to 3.00 as buyers stay cautious.
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New York
Perth
Gsi
Butter Creamery and Cheese Prices From Local Market
Market notes list butter creamery specials and prices for firsts and packings, with items such as 2c to 20a22c, 14c to 17c for cheese and eggs. Milk price given at per 40 quart can 1.31, live poultry steady with fowls, roosters, and spring chickens priced across several fractions.
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Exrae
Rte
Rene
Arrests in Springs on drunken and disorderly charges
Dan McCaren of by Springs was arrested last night by Patrolman Dunham on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. The prisoner, age fifty nine, pleaded hard for freedom and received a chance. A warrant for Arthur Schroeder’s arrest was sworn out this morning by H Richman, storekeeper at 323 State Street, who said he can identify Schroeder.
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Dan McCaren
By Springs
Atrolman Dunham
Recorder
Arthur Schroeder
H. Richman
State Street
Marriage of Percy Cunningham and Marie Alma Donaldson
Percy Cunningham, a popular baseball player from eastern Pennsylvania, married Marie Alma Donaldson of Elmhurst in Hoboken, joining the groom’s mother at 140 Rector Street. Cunningham is a National B.B.C. member employed at Standard Underground Cable works.
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Donaldson
Percy Cunningham
Pennsylvania
Marie Alma Donaldson
Elmhurst
A. H. Lucas
Hoboken
Cunningham
Rector Street
National B. B. C
Standard Undergroundable Works
Syracuse Broker Arrested on Grand Larceny Indictment
George C. Ryan of Syracuse and a member of the New York brokerage firm T. A. McIntyre & Co. was arrested following a New York dispatch reporting a grand jury indictment for first degree grand larceny. He was taken to New York.
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Syracuse
N. Y
George C. Ryan
New York
T. A. McIntyre & Co
Mosquito Plague Hits South Jersey After Rains
Heavy rains and warm weather bring millions of mosquitoes across South Jersey. Millville reports widespread infestation as residents write to State Entomologist Smith, who is conducting experiments at Tuckerton, seeking relief for Cumberland County.
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South Jersey
Millville
Smith
Tuckerton
Cumberland County
Fragmented public notices list officials and meeting details
A garbled OCR appears to show various city officials and posting details. Names include AMEN-WIIL Pinan, Berhard M. Bennes, Dr. M. 8. Mein, Dr. G. W. Fith, P. Burke, Cornelius Lyne, Samuel J. Mason, George M. Adair, William Tlyna, and others. It references positions such as physician, officer, police, harbor master, surveyor, street commissioner, and library staff. It mentions abstracts about regular meetings, second Mondays, and first Thursdays in each month, with names tied to board roles and school matters.
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Mein
G. W. Fithan
P. Burke
Ree Malareata
Cornelius Ly
Samuel J. Mason
M. Adair
Asf
William Tlyna
Fire alarm boxes and street service updates
Fragmented OCR lists multiple street corners and avenues for fire alarm boxes and related services in New Brunswick and surrounding areas. Names appear garbled with numerous misspellings, but reference points include Smith Streets Bucking Hartford and Front streets, with several urban blocks and avenues named.
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Servie ‘Opper Works
Lewin
Base Ave
Paterson St
Tirst
Smith and High Streets
New Bruns, Ave
New St
Smith
Buckin Artford
Ngton
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Ac Sues
Stoge Go 18 Making Good Held by the Enemy at Majestic
The last performances of Held by the Enemy at the Majestic theatre occur tonight and Saturday matinee and night. The show is praised as popular priced and one of the town’s best. The new leading man wins fans while Miss Gallatin’s Rachel charms audiences. the stock company proves artistically superior. Molly of the Circus opens Monday June 1 with Gallatin as Molly and a cast of noted performers delivering lively specialties.
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Majestic Theatre
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Rachel
Molly
Circus
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Hummingtop
Margaret Thayer
Royal Thayer
Yeshua
Miss Watson
Daisy
Claimant for Hero Medal in Phillipsburg
May 28 report says John Welch of Phillipsburg is a claimant for a hero medal after facing multiple troubles. He reportedly eloped with his wife, married his mother in law, attempted to abduct his daughter from Haston Children’s Home, and now faces a year in jail for attempted abduction, custody surrender to the Catholic Detective Board, and bigamy charges for an undissolved prior marriage.
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Phillipsburg
John Welch
Welch
Haston
Catholic Detective Board
Democrats in New Hampshire Choose Delegates in May Caucus
In Concord on May 28 Democrats met to draft a platform endorsing tariff revision and chose four delegates to the Democratic national convention in Denver. The effort to back William Jennings Bryan failed in the platform vote, but Bryan supporters won among delegates at large on their ticket.
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Concord
N. H
Democrats of
New Hampsire
State Eel
Denver
William J. Bryan
Nesbit Thaw Accepts Challenge in Thaw Family Suit
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw accepted Colonel Franklin Bartlett's challenge as he claimed her allowance hinged on good behavior. She fired back that her suit against Harry K. Thaw was prompted by her husband’s family's solicitation and legal pressure.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Franklin Bartlett
William Thaw
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Hearst Heads to Europe En Route to Independence League Meeting
William R. Hearst was a passenger aboard the Cunard liner Lusitania sailing for Europe. He had announced plans for a European trip but said he would return in time to attend the Independence League national convention in Chicago on July 27.
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Hearst
Europe
New York
William R. Hearst
Cunard
Chicago
American minister David Jayne Hill to meet Queen Wilhelmina
In The Hague on May 28 the American minister to the Netherlands, David Jayne Hill, will be received by Queen Wilhelmina on June 1 to present his letters of recall and discuss his Berlin assignment. Wilhelmina plans to offer him the grand cross of the Order of Orange Nassau when he appears before her on Monday before departing for Berlin next week.
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Aye Jayne Hill
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Aes
Berlin
Charlothe Tower
Algeright Am- Charenere
Wilhemina
Hill
Order of Orange- Nassau
Why She Couldn’t Oh I Couldn’t Love Him
A humorous quip from the St. Louis Republic noting a suitor’s wig provokes disbelief. The anecdote recalls a scene where the remarkable wig and related items are humorously removed as the character settles to read a novel.
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St. Louis Republic
Like a Dog Washington Star quip
A Washington Star remark compares a husband’s work ethic to a dog, noting muddy feet by the fire and waiting to be fed as a humorous contrast in a domestic exchange.
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Washington Star
Religion as cloak misfit for most people quoted
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat aphorism notes that when used as a cloak religion fails to fit many individuals, reflecting on belief and identity in everyday life.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Perth Amboy City Highlighted As Industrial Hub
Perth Amboy hosts about 30 000 residents with rail links via Pennsylvania Central and Central Railroad of New Jersey. The harbor allows ocean steamers to dock in 85 feet of water at the mouth of the Sound near Raritan Bay. The area features four railroads, two telegraph and two telephone firms, two electric utilities, a gas company, two daily newspapers, a post office, public library, churches, schools, trolley service, and multiple factories, underscoring its growth potential and transport access.
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Perth Amboy
New York
Lady Sound
Raritan River
Raritan Bay
York
Pennayiva 1
Central Railroad
New Jerkeigh Valley
Staten Islandded Transit
Garecrons
Marcy
Philip's Trial Be gun In New York Court
Washington May 28 Hazel Davis a handsome young brunette is the star government witness in the Philip murder trial. Gaston P Philip wealthy club man is charged with killing cabman Frank R B Macaboy at the Arlington hotel on May 9. A jury was completed and Judge Barnard ordered character witnesses excluded while A D A Charles H Turner opened. Turner suggested Macaboy blocked Philip from entering Hazel Davis home a short time before the shooting. Philip appeared grave with bowed head as the proceedings began.
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Hazel Davis
Gaston P. Philip
Frank RB. Macaboy
Arlington Hotel
Justice Barnard
Charac
Charles H. Turner
Brooklyn
Turner
Philip
Mr. Turner
Evere
Strawberry Picking to Begin Along Maurice River Branch
Hundreds of Italian strawberry pickers have arrived in Millville and surrounding towns along the Maurice river branch. The season will begin tomorrow as plants show fast ripening berries and farmers expect a heavy crop. Agents from Philadelphia New York Boston and Providence markets are bidding strongly, securing good prices for the farmers.
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Maurice River
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Providence
Dental Society Rates Clash of Dates in July Beach Meeting
Asbury Park faces a scheduling conflict as the New Jersey State Dental Society and the Master Painters' Association both plan conventions in the third week of July at the same venue. Beach officials weigh options and Publicity Director Deneger may travel to Newark this week to resolve the clash.
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Dental Society
Asbury Park
New Jersey State Dental Society
Master Painters’ Association
Beach Commission
Deneger
Newark
Archbishop Debarment Blocks Mail Use
In Asbury Park on May 28 a restraining order from U S Attorney General R C Goodwin barred the use of the mails by Archbishop Justus R Evans who calls himself president of the True Light of the Gloriousee of the World and United Saints.
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Asbury Park
United States
R. C. Goodwin
Justus R. Evans
True Light
Worldion
United Saints
Child Drowns at Wesley Lake Asbury Park
Sonepe Clayton a twenty two month old boy son of Alonzo Clayton a merry go round engineer drowned in Wesley Lake yesterday. The body was found fifteen minutes after the mother reported him missing from their home at 618 Lake avenue Asbury Park.
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Asbury Park
Sonepe Clayton
Alonzo Clayton
Wesley Lake
Lake Avenue
City Briefs Report City Disturbances and Local Notices
Patrolman Tonnesen responded to New Brunswick avenue and Neville street to address nightly nuisances. District court adjourned after several cases heard. The Danish Band Association will meet tonight at Jorgennderson's music store on Smith street. Homes of Fred F. Fox Louis Farroat and Mrs Emma Compton on the Bluff are being painted.
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New Brunswick Avenue
Neville Street
Pimnatesoys
District Court
Aes
Danish Band Association
Jorgennderson
Smith Street
Fred F. Fox
Louis Farroat
Rector Street
Emma Compton
Treasure Ship Suspected in War Material Smuggling Case
New York May 28 A ship linked to I G Bailes an Alembez dealer is under global pursuit as a treasure vessel used to smuggle arms and goods to Honduras and South America. U S customs and British officials traced funds and registry papers while Bailes faces a probe into a defunct Export Shipping company and altered vessel registrations.
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I. G. Bailes
South America
United States Customs
Shipping Company
Honduras
United States
New Jersey
Ville
Queensland
Australia
New Yor
Bailes
Clyde
Sal
New Menhaden Fishing Company Incorporation in Camden
The Menha Fishing Company filed articles of incorporation in Camden yesterday. It plans to catch menhaden in steam vessels and deal in fertilizer with a stock of $50,000 and a proposed increase to $000. Incorporators are Ward Be Grosscup, George P. Williams, and William V. Fisler.
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Camden
Menha Fishing Company
Prof
Pb Z
Incorporatorg & Ward BE
Excise Probers Meet In Trenton For Appointments
May 28 message from Governor Fort says excise commission members will convene at the executive chamber tomorrow at 10 30 to receive formal notice of their appointment. Mayor Charles J Fisk of Plainfield is expected to be named chairman of the commission.
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Excise
Trenton
Governor Fort
Excise Commission
Executive Chamber
Charles J. Fisk
Plainfield
Excursion to Gettys via New Jersey Cent Decoration Day
Round trip from Perth Amboy to Gettys with June 1 return. fare six dollars and seventy six cents. Regular tram service available as stated.
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Gettys
New Jersey
Perth Amboy
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