Interests Fight Seven Bills Reform Clash
A debate unfolds as seven bills spark opposition from corporations against Governor's reform measures. Industry groups mobilize against the proposals while lawmakers weigh impacts on business and governance.
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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
1
A debate unfolds as seven bills spark opposition from corporations against Governor's reform measures. Industry groups mobilize against the proposals while lawmakers weigh impacts on business and governance.
In Trenton a Senate hearing touched bills aimed at restraining corporate activities, with Gov. Wilson pushing to have them on the statutes. Debate centered on criminal responsibility and potential delays, while critics warned of court congestion and industry pushback. The session featured attention to suffrage and public measures, amid a broader political struggle over governance and reform.
A lengthy, fragmentary report traces a traveler’s mistaken return to the U.S. capital after a journey involving a Russian envoy and American stations. It mentions Washington, a station, and a clerical warning about passports, with scattered names and places through a crowded narrative. The piece shifts to local notices including charity work, a store relocation in March 1974, a Curtain Cligh event, a pastor’s wife salting, and a public sale detail, concluding with a coroner’s note on a death case and funeral plans for Mr Foss.
Relatives in this country receive letters from Michael B. Keaneds a missionary in Turkey head of a school in Kortcha Albania. He and his wife report exciting experiences amid disturbances between the Talkie Ales and Tarkiah forces. Messages sent along the line under Greek commander permission. A Warren County native once pastor of a Presbyterian church at Abbury later moving to Eascon. Details describe pillage and unrest in Therkkes area. Reward offered for information leading to conviction of those who harmed him. Washington ENS notes.
A jumble of community vignettes, advertisements, and gossip covers weddings, a county newspaper rally, a debate on printing a letter, and local anecdotes. Residents Ada, Helen Warren, and George Nearborn are named, with talk of farms, doctors, and a county engineer delivering lectures on woman suffrage, all set against a backdrop of everyday civic chatter.
Forty Oase in progress as the Department of Justice resumes data gathering for the Robert M. Petty trial. Witnesses for the Washington National Bank case are slated to appear in Trenton as the U S District Court convenes. Reports note 44 patients at Morrey Hospital and ongoing quarterly support to the state.
A fragmented OCR account describes Ming Parpoan’s wedding to Hattie Bray with a buck and wing dance, a ceremony at the Danial VanGelyen residence, and remarks by officiant S. E. Reynolds. The piece trails through peculiar details and village commentary, ending with notes on local canal workers and a death in Syracuse Nebraska.
Fragmentary notice promotes sweaters and related items, urging purchases before higher prices in winter. Mentions January sale, new stock, and upcoming ad insert. Names and places are unreadable in the OCR.
A diver perished in a deep underwater collapse reported at a facility 900 feet below ground. Rescue teams recovered the body after extensive search efforts and ongoing investigations seek to determine cause and safety lapses. Emergency responders coordinated with the facility and local authorities.
A heavy ore fall in the Washington mining area near Oxford Tuesday morning killed foreman Jas. Diving and badly injured fellow miner Anton Ayers. Diving, 46, was crushed under ore and died at the scene. Ayers was trapped by a leg and suffered serious injuries. Diving leaves a widow and three sisters and is survived by a brother. Coroner W. M. Rodgers investigated and issued a burial permit. Funeral arrangements planned for St Rose's Church.
A fragmented newspaper page blends ads for coats and goods with a wedding notice and local events. Names and places like Northampton Street Ruston Pa and Kingsom appear amid unedited text and catalog fragments.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names like Sillevers Piers Wim Syn oC Mr aid Mr and Miss Airy MM Pitwerhld daughter and Michael Fitegarald with unclear dates and locations in Torthivnad and VEN LEIN'S, lacking coherent context or events.
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