Benefit for German actress Marie Dardenne at German Society Hall
A benefit organized by Miss Caroline Waters at German Society Hall leveraged talents from German and American performers to aid Mrs. Marie Dardenne toward a Mary J. Drexel Home for Aged Women. Estimated need is $300 for housing as the 74 year old actress faces retirement and dependence on friends after a long career on stage.
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Caroline Waters
North Seventh Street
Marshall and
S Garden Streets
Marie Dardenhe
Mary J. Drexel
Dardenne
Third Street
Philadelphia
New York
Gustave Schmidt
Ami F. Schmidt
Rosa Schmidt
Anna Kirchner
Mamie Kirchner
Irvin J. Meyers
Lily F. Jones
Viola Jenny
Franz Meynen
Alphonsa M. Waiter
Russia Pushes Porte to Snub United States
Constantinople dispatches report Russia pressing the Ottoman government to refuse an exequatur for Dr. Thomas H. Norton amid Armenian massacre claims. The U S Kentucky’s presence at Smyrna supports American representations and could lead to an early settlement of outstanding differences. Reuter notes Asia Minor consular friction.
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Constantinople
United States
Harpool
Porte
Thomas H. Norton
Kentucky
Smyrna
Legation
Reuter
Russia
Norton
Asia Minor
Bitten by a Dog in Hammonton
Harry C. Bobst a Hammonton restaurant keeper was attacked by a large vicious St Bernard belonging to Miss Annie Cogley. The dog bit him on the leg to the bone and the wounds were cauterized. Mr Bobst rode home as the dog lingered feared by bicyclists nearby.
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Harry C. Bobst
Hammonton
St. Bernard
Timms
N. J
Annie Cogley
Mr. Bobst
Set Dle
New Jersey Roads To Be Improved By County Board
Cape May November 30 report says the County Board of Chosen Freeholders will spend about 28 thousand dollars on road improvements. Road Commissioner Pisa Kiste and Henry the impeor tue thind' are named in the brief notice.
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New Jersey
Tue
Cape May
County Board of Chosen Cae
Pisa Kiste
Testy
Leioner Henry
Sue Ean Eust
Dr. Greene
Nervara
Government Not Particular on Settlement of Turkish Claims
Washington November 30. The United States Government has not received any Turkish proposal to pay missionary claims as if for payment on a warship built in the United States. State Department lacks power to block arrangements with shipbuilders or claimants and seems indifferent to payment form to avoid European creditor pressure.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Cleime
State Department
Philadelphia Groom Weds Miss Grace Brett at Hammonton Home
A home wedding at Mrs. M. B. Brett's residence on Central avenue joined John Thomas Ash of Philadelphia to Grace Chessman Brett. Rev. William K. McKinney officiated with bridesmaid Blanche Thomas and best man Dr. Frank Tomlin. They will reside in Philadelphia.
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Hammonton
N. J
M. B. Brett
Central Avenue
John Thomas Ash
Philadelphia
Grace Chessman Brett
William K. McKinney
First Presbyterian Church
Blanche Thomas
Frank Tomlin
Mrs Van Liew Sentenced In Vitriol Death Case
Emma Van Liew pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Alleene vitriol attack near Van Wert Ohio and received a ten year prison sentence. The defendant had faced trial on charges tied to the face throwing incident.
Jersey Central Stock Soars to 150 Amid Rail Merger Hopes
Jersey Central stock jumped to 150 as speculation grows that New York Central and Pennsylvania back a absorption of Jersey Central, a link in anthracite coal routes. Pennsylvania Railroad declares a 1g dividend paid, with $5,301,518 in checks issued last Wednesday. Lehigh Valley and Reading rail results show October earnings dip and eleven month totals, while coal supply tightness eases with 6.25 to 6.50 prices in city yards. Stratford-on-Avon color reproduction announced for Times readers tomorrow.
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New York Central
Pennsylvania
Treasurer’s Department
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Railway Board
Green
Rea
Veenetvents
Uthern
Erlington
Quincy
Icago
Henderson
R. C. Luther
Isc
New Jersey Promoter Unveils World Boom Scheme
Elizabeth resident Edward Taylor, claiming a $1 billion capital, forms the Edward Taylor Gold Standard Corporation. He proposes vast projects including 9000 acres under glass for fruits, a coppered Elizabeth street grid, massive flats at $3 monthly, nationwide factories, a submerged Atlantic sea wall, and life-extending electricity backed by notable financiers. He predicts 20 percent returns in 90 days and plans a Madison Square Garden dinner to recruit stockholders.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Edward Taylor
Edward Taylor Gold Standard Corporation
Taylor
New Jersey Traction Company
Broad Street
New L Brunswick
United States
Canada
Fr. J. Ryan
Madison Square Garden
New York
Man Burns in Hazlewood Avenue Fire in Rahway
Special Telegram to The Times reports William Burns died in an early morning fire that destroyed a house owned by Captain Bunt on Hazlewood avenue near Hazlewood Cemetery Rahway. John Smith the caretaker escaped after breaking a kitchen window with an axe. Burns, found seated by a stove in a front room, perished in the flames.
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Rahway
William Burns
Captain Bunt
Hazlewood Avenue
Hazlewood Cemetery
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Smith
Burns
Smith
Stewart Baker
St. George's Avenue
Troy Laundry
Atlantic City Press Owner Seals Big Property Purchase
Walter Edge proprietor of the Atlantic City Daily Press buys the Heckler Hotel property at the resort corner. The brick hotel will include modern improvements and is expected to cost about $50,000 additional.
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Tus Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Edge
Atlantic City Daily Press
Narrow Escape From Death In Morris Plains
Mrs Richard A McCurdy wife of the Mutual Life Insurance Co New York president had a narrow escape last night at Morris Plains as two runaway freight cars loaded with siren pies struck a carriage near the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad siding. The horses were unable to stop the carriages and the incident halted traffic as the cars debris and hazard were cleared.
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Iim
Morristown
N. J
Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Morris Plains
Delaware, Lackaweppa and Western Railroad
Milkman survives train strike near New Brunswick
W. A. Gordon a New Brunswick milkman was hurled into the air by an east bound train while crossing New street. He escaped without any bones broken and was treated at Wells' Memorial Hospital. He expects to resume milk deliveries in a week.
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the Times
New Brunswick
W. A. Gordon
Gordon
New Street
Wells’ Memorial Hospital
Runaway Cars Crash Near Crossing Wrecks Four Carriages
A driver applied the brake too late and the carriage leaped forward onto the tracks. The rear wheels were crushed, but Mrs. McCurdy and the coachman escaped injury with only a scare. Shortly after, the runaway cars struck two more carriages nearby, destroying all four vehicles.
Pretty Rome Wedding Unites Henry H. Steelman and Martha G. Cloud
A home wedding at Hotel Cloud in Atlantic City united Martha G. Cloud daughter of the Cloud proprietor and Henry H. Steelman a prominent local businessman. Rev. Holmes F. Gravatt officiated before a large Atlantic City and Philadelphia circle of guests. The couple will reside in the city.
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the Times
Atlantic City
Hotel Cloud
South
Tennessee Avenue
Martha G. Cloud
Henry H. Steelman
Holmes F. Gravatt
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Steelman
Mount Holly and Vicinity News In Brief
Reports from New Jersey note Dr. Erugene Harbert ill with appendicitis in Pemberton and Gloucester City schools closed until Monday. Marriages and deaths are listed, including Miss Annie Haupt and Alexander D. Robb engagement, and 70 plus deaths in Mount Holly since January. Local duties include a new Burlington County Insane Asylum engineer appointment and lease discussions for Mount Holly Street Railway. A cat in Pemberton had a foot amputated, with various civic notices, meetings, and a yacht gunning trip mentioned.
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Erugene Harbert
Pemberton
Gloucester City
William Stokley
Willingboro
Burlington County Insane Asylum
Joseph Cross
Mount Holly Street Railway
John Dubell
Pointville
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Annie Haupt
Riverside
Alexander D. Robb
Phoenixville
St. Andrew's Arch
Mount Gey
Two Men Die After Railroad Injuries in Phillipsburg
Special Telegram to the Times reports two men died in Phillipsburg New Jersey after railroad injuries. Lewis Zeigler of Lewis Street was struck on the Malan Street crossing by a Pennsylvania Railroad train while watching a departing train. Serbert of Junelio Kemman on the Central Railroad was on a Pillet car when a Boeee train fell, resulting in severe injuries.
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Bang Times
Phillipsburg
N. J
Lewis Zeigler
Lewis Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Malan Street
Eoteesay
Camaer
Serbert
Keman
Central Railroad
Ersey
Noua
Atlantic City Officials Presented With Silver Loving Cups
John A. Manz president and Louis Kaebnie secretary and treasurer of the Atlantic City ing Com were each presented last Aigue with handsome silver loving cups. The gifts were made by LC Bennet II of the men to honor their service and were presented by Mr. Mana.
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Times
Atlantic City
John A. Manz
Louis Kaebnie
Atlantic
Plainfield Man Dies After Train Collision in Millburn
Plainfield resident James Ryan aged years died late last night at Muhlenburg Hospital in Plainfield from injuries sustained at 8 o clock when struck by a Central Railroad of New Jersey train near Millburn.
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Plainfield
Tes Times
N. J
James Ryan
Millburn
Muhlenburg
Central Railroad of
Sympathy for Kruger Echoes in French Senate Visit
Paris notes report the Senate unanimously adopting a sympathy resolution for Mr. Kruger. He met with President Deschanel and M Faltières after brief calls with Fabre, Leyds, and other officials. The Savoyarde bell will toll at his departure to mark fallen Frenchmen in the Transvaal.
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Paris
Senate
Kruger
Chamber of Deputies
Leyds
M. Faltieres
United States of America
M Deschanel
M. Deschanel
Church of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre
Kruger's Berlin Visit Sparks Cautious Debate
Berlin reports discuss the premature notion that Mr. Kruger will be received by Emperor William. No public demonstration appears likely and papers urge caution against sentiment that could clash with the government’s policy on the Transvaal.
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Berlin
Kruger
William
Germany
Transvaal
Eugenia Washington Dies in Washington DC
Eugenia Washington great grandniece of George Washington and president of the Society of Founders and Patriots passed away in Washington this morning. She helped found the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Washington
Eugenia Washington
George Washington
Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Society of Founders and Patriots
Garrison Relieved in Cape Colony Action
British troops from here relieved the English garrison at Cape Colony on November 30. Boer forces resisted but were driven off. The report notes the son of Schweizer-Reueke among those carried by the column.
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Grecond
Cape Colony
Schweizer-Reueke
Canarn
For Sale and Machine Columns Highlight The Times Offer
The Times promotes buying and selling machinery dry goods and furniture in its For Sale and Machine columns with special notices and listings for readers.
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Army and Navy Forever
West Point
Annapolis
Public Gomes
Czar
John T. Ash
Grace Brett
Jersey Central
Pennsy
Reading
Lehigh
Stratford-on-Aven
Shakespeare
Elizabeth Man
Ize
Maine
Battery
England
Gabriel
Russell Sage
John Kean
Rockefeller
the Goulds
Atlantic City Press
F. M. Byers
Alliance
Ohio
Jersey
Rome
Martha G.cloud
Rete c Worrellan Samu Jjivr
Vincentown
Mount Holly
Sahole Chieck
Gloucester’ City
Star of Washington Council
A. M
Masonic Hall
Anna Robart
May
J. Haines Reet
Town
Eearly Friends
North Carolina
Richard Shemeley
Maney
M M. MacNelland
Forrest Dager
Isadela
H. Magill
Humesville
Fullerton
N York
John J. Thomas
Newtown
Francis’ Hospital
Trenton
Chamber
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