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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
1
In a Washington case a wife, Emma Chandler, endures a tumultuous week as her husband Joseph Chandler faces a divorce plea amid alleged infidelity. A note the couple received sparked a heated argument, culminating in suspected poisoning and the husband’s disappearance and subsequent suicide. Neighbors and employers assist the widow as she navigates the fallout, with three young children left in precarious circumstances.
The Consolidated Power and Tea Company of Columbia drives a major hydroelectric dam near the Delaware River. Backed by Pennsylvania capital, the project aims to power railroads and towns, with turbines installed and machinery staged for a rapid build ahead of this year’s ice harvest. Local labor and equipment progress are strong, despite weather delays.
A Nor’wester battered Warren county last Sunday causing massive damage. In Paulina Valley the Consolidated Power Co plant under construction suffered a total wreck of over a third of its structure. Timbers and framing were blown down, the roof torn away, and the site will delay completion by at least thirty days. Nearby, windows shattered and telegraph lines felled across the region as crews assess the destruction and plan repairs.
Reports from Hunterdon County describe a suspected murder that later shifted to a fatal heart attack. Oliver Alpaugh, a local farmer, was found dead on a country road after an evening trip to town. initial signs suggested foul play, but coroner findings indicated accidental death from a fall during a jolting ride. The incident left a widow and four sons, and notes of a possible highwayman were retracted as the wallet was later found. A second item notes a mine project in Montgomery County with high assay values and local directors.
Edward O Hara aged 14 and others were burned Friday afternoon while playing with a cat of powder. an explosion followed but the boy’s injuries were not permanent. The local area mourns a notable resident as services were held for family members and anniversaries marked at St Rene's Catholic church.
Thir ty three property owners and four of the governing body attended the Monday adjourned meeting. The Common Council refused to grant Needham Piano and Organ Co. permission to lay a noticed on Railroad avenues. W H McFarland reports Lackawanna would connect the switch if permitted and gutter work is arranged. Protest letters from thirty three freeholders and voter opposition dominated the session. The council closed the matter with no decision to proceed. A sidewalk improvement request and tax delinquency update were also noted. Jacob Waugh appointed Commissioner of Appena to succeed DaVite Groff.
Mrs Cora Sildnaa and party, visiting Michigan relatives, have returned home. Several local children received vaccines. Miya Bentah Koteham hosted her father from Newark, with Marit Betchem visiting from Wedworth. Misa Otive B. Croune returned from Philadelphia. Joan Hore hosts her sister Mise Anny Hose from Mt Bathel. Milk Ketcham of New York, with Louis Ketcham from Sewark, passed through on Wednesday. James Cox of Mt. Tabor reports improvements to local buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Jicnb Gann and Lewis Keteham visit nearby, planning winter plans. Mied Gertie Staplix to Bridsy for Marks bora, to spend winter with sister Mrs Giovar.
In Phillipsburg on a Friday morning, Thomas Leonard formerly of Washington and Ostord was killed when a train known as the Lipkle-side Bob struck him as he and six others worked on track repairs near a bridge. Thomas Mill a single man also died, with his legs cut off. Fahey survived after being dragged from under a car. The train lacked a front brakeman and whistle. Leonard, born in Bowerstown, left a wife and three children. The Johnson syndicate’s Lehigh Valley Traction lines are expanding from Pittston to Washington, with car speeds up to sixty miles per hour and a twelve mile route. Separately, marriages, birthdays, and revival meetings are noted in the area.
A head on collision on the Morris and Essex Lackawanna division near Morristown Plains caused heavy damage to engines and cars. Several crew members and passengers were injured, with engineers and conductors hurt but alive, as authorities and hospitals tended to the injured.
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