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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
1
The council meeting led by Mayor Smith discussed reappointing officials and funding for local projects. The major agenda item covered a plan to preserve plum trees, with debate on park lands and city finances including taxes and departments' expenditures.
A fragmented report describes a public gathering in a town discussing a whistling device and a factory process. The text mentions families, residents, and local officials, with scattered notes about taxes, appropriations, and upcoming deadlines. Names and places are partially legible amid the OCR noise.
The page lists amounts such as 740 and 800 with unclear context, plus entries including PLO and Beetle jy 11 000. It mentions payroll items and various names like Anderson and Shields, with scattered dates and project tags, reflecting a damaged financial record segment.
A tragic railway crossing near Ved, Vail, results in the deaths of Dr. Carhart and Mrs. Carhart from injuries sustained when a train derails and crashes into a wagon. The doctor died near the scene. Mrs. Carhart, badly injured, later died after hospital treatment. Investigators note the engineer halted the train and reassessed the scene as bystanders recall the moments before the impact.
Fragmented OCR shows obscure names and dates about records and ceremonies in Washington. It mentions various names, ages, and a few numbers but readability is poor and details are unclear. The text references marriages and pardons but lacks coherent facts or actions to report.
A brief public message thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy and cards received after a loss. The note mentions DrucHes and a connection to the family and expresses gratitude for the support shown this week.
Contested county collector race features candidates J. Bille and Gye Ty Bhllinger of the PRMD party. Election officials report voter interest and issues over county funds as results favor Cave Hillet with late support. final tally cited.
A disrupted transfer of authority details clerical changes and commissions in a municipal body. Names of officials such as Cowell Gerentzos and DeWitt Groft appear among appointments to various departments including Police Streets and Public Property, with multiple spellings and garbled phrases reflecting OCR issues.
A pleasant surprise honored Theo T Rosh at her Stown home on Sunday afternoon and evening. A modest supper was served and many Justices attended. Games provided the main amusement of the event.
A faded column sketches late 19th century city life with scattered vignettes on public mood, ministerial tensions, volunteers, humor and social clubs. It notes editor sarcasm, court stories, walking safety, a Ladies Waiting Club, a church walk to Oxford, and local society meetings, all hinting at civic pressure and daily routines.
The New York based piano and organ maker Pany Mite Keen reorganized as New York The Newilvon Tune Organ Co. with 25,000 capital. The factory, once a leading standard in building, faced sale after years of heavy debt and a dropped workforce. Owners may abandon the plant to cover bonds and interest.
Viet Mr and Mrs John W Harthive announce the marriage of their daughter to Ger Thompson. The wedding was in First Baptist Church Paterson with Miss Mae A Willard as bridesmaid and Harald Lent as best man. The couple planned a modest honeymoon and will reside in New York after the ceremony.
Delinquent taxpayers are warned under state law that rents and estate taxes unpaid by February will incur penalties. The notice references July and upcoming due dates, highlighting enforcement actions by the Borough and Borough officials in Washington.
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