Reading Courant Gossips and Local Happenings
A jumble of items from local life includes theater notes at Music Hall with Wesfield and Ragan lectures, a Christmas card warning to Charles Shang, a mailbox valentines scare, shoplifting arrests on West Second Street, and a train schedule update. Also reported are a jury acquittal for the Pennington wreck engineers, Black Signal System rollout on the Philadelphia line, a Sterling White Cap hanging incident, and a forecast of a cold wave sweeping the North Atlantic coast with sharp temperature drops tomorrow.
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Reailer
Damrosch Uckers
New Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley
Henry H. Ragan
West Second Street
Plainfield notices mix staff changes and local gossip
In Plainfield a public gathering at Muse Hall covers paralyzed seating for a family event at 4 15 pm as Eddie Magne, once Teen, is praised. Manager Moore resigns from the Plainfield Electric Light Company effective March 1. W A McClurg to take his place and likely run the North Western plant from 5 Paoli, Minn. Gossip column notes James Moffett, longtime New Jersey Central Railroad luggage agent, praised as loyal with nineteen years of service and no reprimands.
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Paraysis
Doha
West Ston
Ensteefangeere
Eddie Magne
Sasele
Plainee Ee
Muse Hall
Tata
Sandford Avenue
Moore
Plainfield Electric Light Company
W. A. McClurg
James Moffett
E D. Moffett
New Jersey Central Railroad
Jim Moffett
Jersey City
Jim
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Lincoln Birthday Dinner Praised by Mayor Gilbert
A birthday dinner at Elizabeth honored Abraham Lincoln with remarks by Mayor Gilbert of Bla elty. He extolled Lincoln as a statesman and moralist, quoted his speeches including the second inaugural, and recalled Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The event drew applause and reflected on unity.
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Elizabeth
Lincoln
Gilbert
Bla Elty
Abraham Lincoln
Tle
Lintold
Angela
Gilbert Re
Mr. Lincoln
Field of
Gettysburg
Jersey City Pele Game Quick victory by Plainfield tram
A Saturday pele game in Jersey City between Plainfield teams ended in a clear win for the Plaingeld tram with lively entertainment including an exhibition by Megone. The Roseville team is slated to play at Crescent Rink Tuesday night at 8:30.
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Jersey City
Eter
Tra “Croce
Megone
Roseville
Crescent
McClary Receives Marble Clock From New York Telegraph Staff
Joseph A. McClary once head of Festal Telegraph in New York and now manager of the New Jersey Telegraph service was unexpectedly honored at his Rahway home by about forty New York office employees. They presented a marble clock topped by a bronze figure as Mr. Hamilton of Newark delivered the presentation speech. The gathering included a luncheon. A Newark Knights of Pythias delegation visited Goodwill Lodge No.
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Joseph A. McClary
Festal Telegraph Company
New York
New Jersey Telegraph Service
Rahway
Hamilton
Newark
Protest Meeting Denounces Race Tracks at Musle Hall
A large audience gathered at Musle Hall to protest proposed race track gambling and lax laws. Mayor Gilbert and Corporation Counsel Craig A Marsh led calls for reform, warning of Monmouth Park and Saratoga gambling influence and urging legislative action. A list of attendees included Rev. Dr Yerkes and many city officials and supporters.
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C. B. Mitchell
W. E Honeyman
Hobart Clarke
A. Ginns
Cty Council
Craig A. Marsh
Henry B Bowen
L. V. F. Randolph
Bator
M. Powell
B. N. Erickson
William B. Catron
John W. Murray
W. D. W. Miller
de. Yerkes
Gilbert
Monmouth Park
Saratoga
New York
Graig A. Marsh
F. Marsh
App
Hudson Coony
Hudson Coony Grand Jury
State Capitol
Esse
Rev. W. Ricarde
Trenton
Aaron M. Powell
T Treston
J. F. Bol
Charles Potter
Goo
D. K Titeworth
Man
J. A. Allis
W. Hf. Titeworth
J. A. Clawson
L. B. Wool Pion
Henry B. Wells
D W. Pond
J. W. Jackson
Eli Johnson
Join King
Edwin Loomis
James Love
Malford
James McGee
T. W Morrison
G.Q Packer
Ray- GH
Ragg
Bharp
J .Voet
J. W. van Horne
A. Weber
Jobo Valiest
A. A
W. D. Wier
H. B. Manger
H. GC. Squires
W Murray
J. . Myers Chan Pisce
H. P. Reynolds
J. E Tracy
EB L. Wals
W. HH. Samy Thomas McDonald
Rev
W. B. Joyman
A. C. Baldwin
Henry & Bowen
Isaac Rushmore
J. Yerkes
Twenty Sun Spots Break Out on the Dish
Observations from Dailey Observatory Albany report twenty new sun spots spreading over a wide area on the solar disk. The patches grow in size and density, with several groups appearing to coalesce, suggesting continued activity for two more days. The Central Railroad of New Jersey has provided twenty five Pullman cars for local use, heated by steam and lit by gas.
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Dailey Observatory
Albany
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Dedication of North Lane Methodist chapel progress noted
The North Lane Methodist Church dedication yesterday featured Rev C B Mitchell, Dr H K Carroll, and Bishop Nwode. Services included music, sermons, and a platform meeting aided by a crowd that contributed toward a 2000 pound goal and reported church enrichment to 20000 pounds over the last year.
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Methodist Church
Thle
Northlene
Yun'yore En Heath Barwon
C. B. Mitchell
EB Davis
J. van
Samuel
Mitchell
H. K. Carroll
W. Rieb
J. L. Burl
J. B. VanMotor
Cornelius
Hutchinson
Mathelist Church of
Elizabeth
Hishop Nwode
Issac W. Pangborn
Aloo
Vincent
Through the Goal Country with a Camera feature
A reader asks about coal mining life and miners families after viewing Demorest's Family Magazine March issue. The piece notes the impact of coal work and invites interest in the miners and their hardships.
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Demorest
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