06 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
1
Floods swept across New Jersey and nearby states causing massive damage. The Central Railroad bridge at Easton collapsed and Pequest and Delaware rivers overflowed, destroying mills, bridges, and streets. Towns like Belvidere, Washington, and Warren county faced widespread ruin with water shortages, business losses, and forced evacuations.
Machinery for yarn manufacture is being installed at the Hopatcong Worsted Mills site in Obangewater. About 150 workers will be hired when the plant operates fully, with power from water wheels and a heavy rebuild by builder William R. Bryan. Start up planned for March 20 pending water wheel adequacy. most employees will be women and children on hourly wages, with some male overseers.
A fragmentary column sketches local tales from itinerant showman Barnum’s travels and a plunge into Southern church etiquette. It recounts Barnum visiting New Verne and a colored church with a white attendee, including a humorous plate joke and a preacher’s quip. The piece also mixes gossipy notes, curious claims about a Lackawanna train disruption, a president’s passage, and odd letters and testimonies from town residents.
The Senate discussed Strong’s measure and amendments while a long list of bills appeared. Proposals cover school funding, child vaccination, county freeholders, housing numbering, law against sales of certain fish, licensing plumbers, and expansive primary reform amid local interests in Warren County.
A reader requests reform of spring election rules and party actions to avoid Quinicio issues, proposing that party leaders refrain from fielding tickets and independent candidates be considered to simplify the process. The letter emphasizes avoiding questions on business and expresses hope for a smoother election, signed by S Enxest A Boost and P J Hayes. Also a note on watch repair expertise highlights skilled, reliable workmanship over cheap options from A Davidson.
The1890s era report notes damage exceeding $20,000 to a brick powered house and dam at the Paulus Kill Consolidated Power and Tea Co. near Columbia. The flood washed away a two hundred foot retaining wall, destroyed machinery, threatened a nearby iron bridge, and halted work for months as crews planned a new power house and cover dam.
Bly Unertare t Income and Franklin T Atwood County Superintendent notified by the State Superintendent of Schools that the appropriation for the present year rises to 61030 85. This is 3502 07 more than last year with no explanation yet offered. Funds will be divided among county schools based on average attendance. Washington, plc likely to enjoy an revenue of 600537 4.
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