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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
1
At a lengthy meeting the council debated major works including street improvements and a public water supply contract for schoolhouses. Officials and citizens clashed over costs and procedures while votes swung as reconsiderations were allowed.
Senator Cornish praises Megan Carey and criticizes the assembly as he meetings with representatives discuss campaigns. He cites the fourth district and education issues as key points, defending reform efforts by Republicans and calling for unity amid partisan tensions.
Readers see a garbled report on a statewide political push to erase all bonds by two weeks before a fall campaign. Ministers pledge to support or oppose the measure, while speakers travel to towns to counter a brewer backed crusade and to secure votes.
A fragmentary report recalls a prominent local figure in Washington and state politics, detailing a public obituary, titled roles, and a disputed election history. It mentions Worcester area officials, land deeds, and a New Jersey town meeting with references to names such as Lafayette College, Asbury and Newark alongside a broad tapestry of wartime and governance mentions.
A debated proposal on a turnpike charter and eastward highway plans triggers a council discussion. Officials weigh state court actions and resident concerns while aiming to establish a new street alignment and policy footing.
A garbled OCR passage references a drive incident near Willow Grave and a gathering involving Bryant and others. The fragmentary notes mention a church, a store, and public spaces with scattered names and vague actions, lacking clear events or outcomes.
Report details a street quarrel ending in injuries after a sharp confrontation between workers at the Twead silk mill. Norbert, a mill employee, sustained a severe neck wound. Charles Ouriek and others suffered blows. Police notes list names and describe the scene at an alley near the mill gate.
Thousands gathered at Madison Square Garden to hear William Jennings Bryan claim the Democratic nomination for the presidency in two years. The crowd hailed his critique of trusts and called for government regulation, universal eight hour day, and arbitration over strikes.
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