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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
1
A Belvidere court session drew a large crowd as Grand Jury calls issued and licenses debated. Judges wrestled with jurisdiction over liquor licenses while many applicants sought renewal. several local men faced charges from Phillipsburg to Hackettstown and a key will dispute centered on Eberly’s children.
Belvidere and Philadelphia capitalists plan to reopen ancient copper and gold workings in Pahaquarry along the Delaware. Improvements aim to reach ore pay quantities. Horace Greeley’s era failed, but modern methods promise renewed activity with local capital and new machinery. The Vulcanite Cement Company and Alpha Cement near Whittaker expand plants, signaling a growing Lehigh Valley cement industry and a potential new suburban village for workers.
Thr g annual entertainment for the Sedo Library Fund will occur in the Opera House on Thursday evening May 3. Miss Sadha Vera Milne, noted for humor and eloquence, leads with piano and instrumental numbers directed by Pentasine Bill. The Washington Mandolin Club adds to the program. Miss Odeste Riddle of New Hampton offers a viol solo. Admission 23 cents, with no extra charge for all seats. Tickets available at Warren County Drug Store after April 2 and between Stewartsville and Phillipsburg. Novon Brule heads the scheme. project funds to plant along the AL BE railroad are underway. Bigelow promotes related ventures linking to Landroth’s operations.
A disorderly Sunday gathering at John Bruce's home in Port Murray, involving Italian immigrants, led to a brutal assault on Bill Rit and multiple stab wounds. The victim stated rivals used a razor-shaped knife, a man named Breezs suspected of aiding the attack, and warrants were issued for four men as police traced them toward an eastbound freight train. Bill, married with family in Italy, was hospitalized and reported threats with a revolver prior to the melee.
An unusually large crowd attended the Orpheus Club concert at the Presbyterian church in Washington, with about 100 attendees and many from nearby towns. The event featured the Bethlehem Weingartner String Quartet, local vocalists including Mr. Clemens and Mr. Doolittle, and a final toast by the group, raising 150 dollars for the choir’s instruction treasury.
Special sale notice for pitchers at CHS Bastos Pa. Advertises a large lot of fancy pottery pitchers priced at 19 and 25 cents each. Details unclear due to damaged OCR but highlights a bulk run and low prices aimed at buyers.
News from the region notes ongoing debate over a five mile trolley link to New Village with Lehigh Valley Traction Co President Albert A. Johnson reportedly delaying the project while other promoters push a New York Philadelphia route. Directors Robert E. Wright and Hugh E. Orilley of Allen town appear tied to the traction effort, and Edison cement plant transport plans bolster hopes for a crossing to Carpentersville. Local officials in Hunterdon County have discussed franchising, with cement traffic and potential railroad connections seen as pivotal, possibly advancing a summer construction push. A separate fatality report details the accidental death of Miss Jeanette Stine in Markeboro after fire ignited from a keeper’s clothing in a dooryard, death following three hours later. Surviving relatives include a sister and two brothers in Newark and Pottstown, while funeral rites proceed in Markeboro.
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