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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-01-08

ing down many houses.
Mar. AT COllinwOod, o., ia schooi
In primary school, and attendant
ssP pAfH Hanna, wyo.. 10 killed by explo-
sions In Union PACIFIC railroad mine d
Kentucky floods caused loss OF seven
lives and did $500, 900 damage to property
At G q inr.o Mass Is which psassed
loss Of $3.50, 900; $500 families rendered
1GThree prairie fires in South Dakota
destroyed farm property valued at
2s~Tornadoes in Texas, South Dakota,
and Nebraska caused six deaths and
much destruction, Of property. -, Ala
bama tornadoes. $50 lives lost; 4S towns gnn
badly wrecked property loss $4,000 600.
May 11-Tornadoes In Henry county, ILL.,
Madison, Wis, Oklahoma and Texas,
killed IS persons and caused great prop
12~Tornado- which visited Belleview,
Springfield, Louisville, Richfeld and
isr 10 oN wrecked Gillian, La, killing
25~Northern and Central Texas flood
caused death of u persons. nm.
2-Alfalfa county, Okla, tornado killed
Is persons and hundreds of head OF
cattle
Aug. 2-Furnie, Coal Creek and Michael,
Flood at Augusta, Ca, did damage of
s1O,0OO0OO; PA persisted.
26-At Haileyville, Okla, 30 miners per-
ished when fire destroyed hosting shaft
cattle.
81, 900, OO0 and caused IA deaths
Sep. 17-Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge killed
and Orvlle Wright seriously injured by
falling of aeroplane to ground during
flight at Fort Meyer.
24-Minnesota forest fire loss estimated at
$40, 100000.
Oct. linear Metz, Mich, Is forest fire
refugees killed in wreck of train, which
was caused by fire burning trestle work.
19-On Presque isle and in Alpena county,
Michigan, as killed in forest fires.
Nov. 29-At Mariana, Pa, coal mine, ITO
miners persisted as result of terrific ex-
plosion.
Dec. 12-Premature explosion of dynamite
on Panama canal, killed 81.
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Ian. l0-Parker building in New York de-
stroyed loss $5.000OOO; 4 firemen killed.
17-McNeil & Higgins grocery house de-
stroyed loss $500 600.
9EPortland. Me, city hall and police
building destroyed; loss $1,000 900:
2S-Chicago loop" fire caused Sl,IOOOOO
damage. Coburn warehouses. Indian
apoiis. Ind, loss $500, 1000. Part of Mel
son Morris packing plant, Kansas City,
Mo, destroyed: loss, $4,000.
2O-Twin Lakes. MINI, wiped OUT.
George Gould residence at Lakewood,
n. J., destroyed: loss, $4,000.
Feb 4-Berlin. n. H, business section
sustained 10000 loss.
5-Biock of Peoria, ILL.,, buildings de-
stroyed; loss. 5000
Mar. Northern section OF Tampa. Fla,
DESTROYED; loss, $500, 900; militia called
out. Two New York fires caused loss
OF s., $4,000.
1s-Big Timber, Mont, business section
riped out; loss, $4,000
s-I,eland hotel. Springfield. Ill, de-
stroyed: loss, $1,000
Anr 5-Peoria distillery damaged to ex-
tent OF S2Ss, 900. -Four Lynchburg, Va,
factories destroyed; loss, sL25.ooo
2s-Nins Richmond. VT, business blocks
destroyed.
S1uslness districts Of Coalition, o. and
Raikerton, Ind, destroyed.
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~ New Orleans; loss. SOD. Ooo.

Cat New Orleans; loss, 100000.
S-Two Atlanta, Ca, business buildings
destroyed; loss, $i,25o,OoO:
nmCamp Cook, s. D., destroyed; loss.
15~omaha Packing Co.. South Omaha,
Neb., destroyed: loss, bQ0,O0O.
Jun MST tr packing plant ant OBJ burned at
22-Business section of Three Rivers.
Of Port chester, o ~ y; Y. buildings de-
24-Three oil reAneries destroyed as re-
suit of lightning; in western and north
90 err Pehnsyyaniad oc loss STVyS Sheds ds-
Jul. S-Boston harbor front destroyed;
21Dc S, f Idaho, destroyed; loss
81 Philadelphia pier and merchandise
destroyed; loss, 100000.
Aug. 3-Armour elevators and Burlington
railroad property at Chicago, destroyed;
14-In New York Central yards, East Buff
falo, N. Y; loss, $1,o00,000.
30-NeY Orleans business section sus-
talned s200o,OoO damage. Darby, Mont,
Sep. 4-Rawhide, New, largely destroyed;
s--Armour wool house, Chicago stock
yards, destroyed loss, $5OO,000.
11-Cosmosdale, Ky, cement plant de-
stroyed; loss, S2,O00000.
Oct. 4-Pittsburg. Pa, plate glass COM
pany works damaged 100000.
17-Rock Island, Ill, loss, 100000.
21-Denver Col, mills destroyed; loss
$3.50, 000
Nov. 2-Philadedphia, Pa, lumber yards
destroyed S750,0OO.
17-Indianola, Miss, cotton warehouses
destroyed loss, 100000.
1S-Bardstown, KY, distillery warehouses
destroyed loss, 81, 10000
Dec 25-Ravis, OKLA, business section
wiped OUT loss, $4,000.
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United States senate by Rhode Island
Feb. 2SNGov. Bradley Ky.) elected to
United States senate to succeed j. u.
McCreary.
Mar. 6-Gary elected United States. sem
ator by joint South Carolina Legislative
session. ~
ing 16-knot vessels "a a mile between
this country, South America, Philip
pines, Australia, China and Japan.
&C. e. Littlefield (Me) resigned as con-
24ePresident Roosevelt sent special mes
sage to congress, relating TO child-em-
ployers' liability and injunction in labor
cases, tariff and other laws. John
W. Stewart CVt.) appointed to fill SEN
ate vacancy caused by death of Red
field Proctor.
25-German government decnned 10 re-
ceye ID. ]. Hill as ambassador 10 Ger
27MHaiii Milton (Fla.) appointed to sue
coed late Senator Bryan
2S-Germany announced acceptance OF ~
]. Hill as ambassador to Germany
31-President Roosevelt accepted reslgna.
ton of Ambassador Tower and sent
TO senate appointment of DR.. Hill.
Apr. Edwin Norris inaugurated gov
ernor of Montana. -, 80,
Horticultural appropriation bill OF Sll,-
5OSsO6 passed house Of represeh,iI,atIp NV
house House passed appropriation plll
for Pearl Harbor Hawaii naval sta
ton. Senator Milton sworn In to sue
coed late Senator Bryan.
9-President in special message asked
suppression of anarchy; ,o,,.,,
2lNPresident Roosevelt signed employers
liability bill.
N-President Roosevelt in special mes
sage urged child labor law; -,
| Nav 14-Vreeland currency bill passed
2s"In trying to kill emergency currency
| hill Iafollette talked IS hours.
| sO~Congress adjourned after senate
PASSED emergency currency bill
| nm 1e-President Roosevelt accepted
Secretary of War Teft's resignation
appointing Luke E. Wright his sue
| cesSor. 49,, - w.,
2sNSecretary Sleeper in charge OF Nene-
zuelan diplomatic affairs, left Caracas
as result Of Castro disputes.
| 3O-Luke Wright took up ONCE OF secre-
Jni 9EVenezuela severed relations with
limited states by recalling diplomatic
| envoy Senior Veloz-Goitlcoa.
Nov. lS-Secretary Of Navy victor II
| Metcalf resigned. truman II. NEW
| berry named as successor
| 9A-Former Gov. Albert b. Cummlns eject
ed limited States senator from lowe, &c
All out term of late Senator W. b. ALI
son.
27-United States and Japan signed treaty
agreeing to respect each others right;
in Pacific and defining mutual attitude
toward China.
Dec. 7-Both houses of congress convened
for second session OF Slxtleth eongFgiSs
for the naming OF a committee OF N
yestigation to probe secret service crit
icisms in presidents message.
16-Senate adopted resolution TO invesu
| gate differences in presidents message
17eHouse adopted resolution asking presi
dent to supply evidence for asseruon
relative TO secret service assertions IL
message.
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Jan. 6-Employers' liability law held un-
constitutional by supreme court or the
United States.
Feb. 12-Six New York to-Parls racing
autos started from Herald square, New
Mar. i2-Atlantic battIeship fleet dropped
anchor in Magualena hay.
23-Supreme court ruled Minnesota and
North Carolina had no right to nix
Apr. Mrs Alfred G.. Vanderbilt began
suit for separation from husband.
14-Atlantic battIeship fleet arrived at
San Diego. Cal
2lEIn ss Illinois ,s. town elections saloons won
2S-Illinois local option law held consti-
May S"Atlantie battieship feet arrived at
21@Miss Mae C. Wood lost divorce
suit against United States Sen. Thomas
c. Platt case being dismissed and Miss
Wood jailed. Rev. DR.. Baxter P. Full.
lerton. ST. Louis elected moderator OF
Presbyterian church of United States,
at Kansas City meeting.
25-Harry X. Thaw decided insane and
re-sentenced to insane asylum.
Jun. 11-Agnew-Hart anti-race track
bills passed by New Y0T rds lessiat tp6en.
out against bandits on Mexican border
in order to preserve neutrality law; ,o,
Jul. 7-Atlantlc battieshlp nse Il sa dnid
Sep. s-col H. NJ. Nevlus elected COM
mander OF the Grand Army OF the fee-
public; Mrs. W. L. Gilman. Roxbury,
Mass, elected president of Women's
Relief Corps.
s-orvllle Wright at Fort Meyer broke
worlds aeroplane record by remaining
in air over an hour.
1O-Orvflle Wright again broke worlds
record, remaining in air 1:o5:52.
1i-Orville Wright broke worlds record,
remaining in air l:10:&
2l-Wflbur Wright broke brothers
worlds record at lie Mans, France, re-
naming in air 1:3l:2o.
Nov. lO-Petition for rehearing of STAN
dard oil SO. 2i0.ooO case refused by
United States circuit court of appeals
at Chicago.
! Dec. S-Senor Don Juan Barrios. minis
ter Of foreign AFFAIRS OF Guatemala, sus-
tained serious injuries In automobile ac-
cident at Washington
1l-National Rivers and Harbors con-
rress passed resolution. asking SsooO0o.-
900 bond issue for improvements on rtv-
ers and harbois Of the country.:..
Armed fanatic terrortzed Edgewater, n.
J., shooting several. until run down
and shot by police antf-Snob OF citlzens.
| ls-Kansas supreme court decided sep
arate schools for colored children per-
Missile.
i5-American Tobacco Company declared
Illegal combination by United States cir
cult court at New York.
gl-Seyen PittsburE councilmen ana Two
bankers arrested on graft charges.
| qs-Standard Republic and Waters-Pierco
oil companies ousted from Missouri.
at-Seventy more Pittsburg councilmen
implicated IN graft scandal
| Y7-Nirginia City, Mont shaken oy 80
we're earthquakes
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old son of Prince Chua, was crowned
emperor OF China and assembled the
throne
11-Gen. Simon captured town Of Co
halves without resistance.
13-Dutch cruiser seized Venezuelan
guardship.
15-Dutch battleship captured another
Venezuelan guardship.
16-Venezuelans rose against Castro, burn
ing his statues and plundering Caracas.
17-Gen. Anton Simon elected president
of Hayti.
21-Acting President Gomez of Venezuela;
ousted Castro cabinet
22-Castro charged with plot to assassin
ate Gomez, which was foled.
Pain Berlin, Castro issued statement,
abandoning claims to Venezuelan presi-
dency
25-President Fallieres of France attacked
by crazed politician.
2S-Baron Cote, chief of Russian secret
political police, killed in battle with rev.
olutionists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-01-08

SON Jumped 116 it., setting new Amer
lean ski record ~
16-John Mangseth jumped III It., brcaK-
ing American SKI record.
1S-A Wengler, Chicago. broke worids
bowling record at Cincinnati: score 699.
23-Venson again broke American SKI rec
ord; mark-122 TT.
Mar lS-Tommy Burns knocked out Jem
Roche in first round at Dublin
22-Evenson again broke SKI record'
jumped 1871 it.
championship at Chicago.
Apr. 3IFrank Gotch won worlds wres-
Ting championship from George Hack
2o@Henry Chadwick, father of baseball"
died in Brooklyn, aged 49,
May 5-Calvin Demarest, chicago, won
international billiard championship at
Jun. 25-Harvard won varsity boat race
Jul iI''l 4"Battling" Nelson defeated Joe
Cans, rounds at Frisco, winning
worlds lightweight championship.
7-Mercedes car won Grand PriY auto
11-Thomas j. Brice, president Columbus
baseball club, dropped dead. -,
14-In Olympic games Flanagan Amerl-
ca. won hammer throw brea arina1 oi Won
1e|sheridan, American, won Olympic dis.
Gus throw; Rose, American, won shot
24EJohn j. Hayes, American. won olym-
pic Marathon race
25-olympic games closed, staa es Ils:
America, 114A; United Kingdom % i,o'
8; "e Greece s- 8; Norway. s; Germany, 4:
Italy, 8; Hungary, 10; France, l-3;
Australia. /; Finland. l. 49,.
Aug. 22--Tommy Burns knocked out
Sauires, 18th round at sydney Australia.
Sep. 7-Bflly Paplse knocked out stan
ley KetcheI, 18th round, at Los Angeles
Cal. winning middleweight WORLDS pu-
gilistic championship. E. Handy, Ch1ca-
go, won ten mile swimming race at 81.
Louis. Mo.
9-Nelson knocked out Cans In zlst roulo
Oct. 6-Detroit won American league
baseball championship.
S-Chicago won National league oaseoai'
pennant.
1FChicago National league champions
won worlds baseball championship
N fr1'i' Jimmy Britt defeated Johnny
Summers, 10th round, at London.
25-Dorando Pietri defeated John j.
Hayes, Olympic Marathon winner, In
26-rnile race in Madison Square garden,
New York, in renewal OF olympic
struggle.
2G-stanley Ketchel knocked out Billy
PnpIse in eleventh round mt San Fran
cisco, regaininG middleweight chan-
pionship of the world. ,
Dec 11-At meeting OF nanohai 9aS gop,,
commission, Umpires KLEIN and John-
stone charged that attempts were MADE
TO bribe them to throw" decisive New
York-Chcago game.
2O--Jnck johnson tcolored) won inc
worlds heavyweight boxing chani-
piOnship from Tommy Burns mt sgd
ney, Australia, I'm Ia rounds.
2S-Southem Italy and sicily shak seiar by
towns, killed many, and caused dlsas-
trous tidal wave wrecking many vessels
and much property.
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Jan. 3-Gov. Hanly,
Indiana, ordered
troops to Muncie
TO suppress street
car strike.
Feb. 3 - Thomas
, Lewis elected pres
ident of United
Mine Workers of
America.
eS-Southern railway
cut labor wages
ian per cent, ef-
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Jan. ls-At Boyerton, Pa, us killed burn
ing OF opera house and subsequent pan
Ic resulting from explosion OF moving
picture device.
N-Cyclone swept through ALABAMA
causing property loss OF 500. 900.
Feb. 14-Tornadoes devastated towns OF
Tyler, Texas, and Mossviile. $3.50 and
Service, Miss, killing score and blow
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Jan. 23-An attempt
to overthrow Por-
tugal monarch and
proclaim republic
frustrated. p | o t
was to assassinate
Premier Franco.
Feb. liking Carlos
and Crown Prince
I.uiz Philippe of
Portugal shot to
death on streets of
IIalnnn While re-
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Jan. 2-Dr. Nicholas
Sem, fore m o s t
American surgeon,
at Chicago.
12-Rabbi Bernhard
Felsenthal, Oldest
Jewish theologian
in America, at Chi
cago.
lS-Edmund Clarence
Stedman, banker,
poet and literary
critic, a t New
York, aged 70
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-01-08

Jan. Cat Kickapoo. Kan, drowned by
overturning Of skin.
1O-At Vinegar Bend, Ala, in railroad
collision. -,
Sat Jimtown. Pa, drowned while
27-At Bedford City. Va. Z colored per
sons burned to death.
sO-Near Hawks Nest. W. Va, miners
by explosion.
si-Near Wesson, Miss. by cyclone.
Feb AT Northumberland, Pa, BY
boiler explosion.
l0-At South Carrollton, Ky, IN, mine
explosion. At New Liskard, Ont, I
burned to death.
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Jan. 2-Curtis Guild,
Jr., was inaugur-
ated for third term
as Massachusetts
governor.
legis-
lature elected John
Sharp Williams to
United States sem
ate, term to begin
March 4. 1911. -.
Former Sen. Wet
NOVA olaptad IN
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
New Jersey Plate Glass Insur-
ance Company Had Filed APP
peal from Assessment.
FINAL DECISION AT
TRENTON in FEBRUARY
lrvington Woman's Request for
Reduction Granted with Com
sent by Chairman.

The State Board for the Equaliza-
tion of Taxes met in the City Hall to-
day to hear the appeal of the New Jer-
sey Plate Glass Insurance Company
from an assessment of s50,000 on its
property. 1t wants the levy reduced TO
$4,000. Adjournment was taken to Tren-
ton, February 2, after the city had Of
fered evidence to show that the real
assessment should be $1,000
City Attorney Francis Child, jr., de-
clared that the company should be
taxed the same as a fire insurance con l.
Germ, that is to say. on its capital and
surplus. In this case, he said, the total
was 1888, 74S.02, but that the company
had returned list of non-ratables of
$3l5,S50 the excess including $154S99 IN
the Reinsurance reserve fund There
was but $4,000 taxable property accord
ing to the company's statement, TO
which Mr. Child claimed should be add
ed $4,000 invested in Missouri Pacific
stock. Fl. c. Herren, secretary of the
company, and Fred III. Pilch, its attor-
icy, opposed having the stock assessed,
as 1t was taxed in another State.
Former Commissioned Lowy, who
has worked with Mr.. Child ON the case,
SAID that with reinsurance reserve fund
(Continued ON second Page.)
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
HONESTY, LUCKY
PENNY AND GIRLS
PRAYER GOT GEMS
Striking Halter Picked Up
$1,000 Worth OF Jewelry in
South Orange Avenue.
MISS PAULINE GILLEY
HAPPY AT RECOVERY
Valuable Rings, Pins and Heir
loom Necklace Were in Purse
in Her Handbag.

To the combined agency of prayer
and lucky penny of the vintage of
1908 and the honesty of striking hat
ter, Miss Pauline Gilley, of AZ Ever
green place, East Orange, lays the for
tunate recovery today of $1,000 worth
of jewelry, most of 1t highly valued as
heirlooms, which she lost from a hand
bag yesterday afternoon in South Or
ange avenue near the Springfield ave-
nue. junction. The jewelry was in a
leather purse, which slipped out Of the
handbag
The purse was kicked along the side
walk by several persons until Frank
Sullivan. striking halter, who is SER
geant-at-arms of the Essex Trades
Council, came along. He also kicked
at the purse, and then picked it up.
When he opened it the contents dazzled
his eyes, as 1t was filed with diamond
rings, pins and other jewelry until the
purse could not hold any more.
There were seven rings with a
mond in each, one With three diamonds,
another with a diamo.- and emerald.
one gold bar pin with a two-carat dia-
mond, another bar pin with eleven
small diamonds. one Japanese topaz
pin, one scarfpin with a large pearl
fcontsuued ou SECOND paueh
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
DR.. BONOY PLEADS
NON VULI TO ONE
OF MANY CHARGES
This Is That for Securing 500
for Operation and Getting AM
other Doctor to Do 1t.
is HELD In $500 BAIL
FOR SENTENCE MONDAY
Has Been Arrested Several
Times-Twice Charged with
Cashing Bogus Checks.

DR.. Sigmund E. Bondy, the physician
who has been in so much trouble re-
Gently, pleaded non vult to one of The
charges against him before Judge Ten
Eyek in the Court of Quarter Sessions
today and was bailed in $500 for SEN
tence Monday. The bond for Bondy
was furnished by Louis Bliwise, of IL
Stirling street.
The plea, which was made through
Charles Hood, counsel for the physi-
clan, covered the indictment for a mis-
demeanor, based on a charge made t'y
Mrs Caroline Durisch. Her story, as
told last April. was that she had given
him $50 to cover the cost of an opera
ton for hernia Instead of perform
ing the operation DIR. Bondy induced
DR.. Edward j. Ill to act, telling him
that Mrs. Durisch was without funds.
When she learned that she was a char
ity patient at the hospital to which
she had been taken the woman became
indignant enough to make the COM
plaint on which the grand jury found
the indictment
DR.. Bondy is also under $1,000 bonds
to answer a charge of false pretenses
and another of embezzlement. to which
Continued ON Second Page)
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
WANTSBLOOMF|ELO
POLICE TO FIND
WIFE AND WAGES
Malcolm White Had Bride De-
post Salary in Her Name.
She's Gone.

Malcolm White, holding a responsible
position with Lord & Taylor, Manhat-
tan, today asked the Bloomfield police
tc search for his young wife and all
the money he had given her in the last
two years, since they were married.
When White returned from the city
last night he found on the table in the
sitting-room of his home at 26 Pitt
street, Bloomfield, note reading:
by the time that you get this will
be 200 miles away and you need not
look for me-"
White, who had not lived happily
with his wife. went to his neighbor,
William Mink, and asked advice. He
said that his wife had packed up all Of
the furniture and other things belong
ing to her and her mother, who lived
with them, and had taken them away
during the day.
With her had gone her mother and the
6-year-old girl which they had adopted
soon after their marriage.
Mrs White was formerly Miss Ger
trude Chavers, trained nurse in Man
haitian. They moved to Bloomfield soon
after their marriage and became we'll
known there. They had accounts at the
various stores.
White said that he hadTalways given
his wife his wages and that she had de-
posted the money in her own name in
a New York bank She drew this money
out yesterday. he said.
The neighbors said that White was
very Jealous of his wife, and in speak
ing of her disappearance today he mem
4 1.,tf xxat ne arf4t
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
WHITE HIGHWAY
IS HERE TO STAY
IN SOUTH BROAD
Other Cities Interested in H.
Elimination of Newark's
Famous Thoroughfare.
ANOTHER BIG TIME
FOR STREET SATURDAY
Visitors Who Were Frightened
Away by Storm Last Week to
Return in FlOcks.

Besides the great crowds of Newark
ers who are expected to witness the
grand illumination of South Broad
street on Saturday night a number of
committees from other cities will be
present to judge of the spectacle, that
they may report to their home bodies.
Already several other cities are con-
templating similar permanent illumi-
nation. A committee from the Mer-
chants Cooperative Association of Jer-
sey City witnessed the illumination
last night and declared that they would
try to have a similar light display in
stalled in the Hudson City section of
their city soon.
Preparing for Crowds.
The merchants of South Broad street
were today busily preparing for the
big crowds of next Saturday night.
Every merchant will hold a reception
in his store and each store will be
lighted by all the lamps that can be
crowded into 1t. Added to the illumina-
tion will be specially priced bargains
in all departments as further attrac-
tions for visitors.
To all of the railroads reports were
made today that large excursions viii
be run from the various parts of the
State. Many of those who came early
last Saturday were frightened by the
threatened storm and hurried to their
homes before the lights were turned
on. All of these are coming back,
Lights to Continue.
Each night this week large crowds
from Newark and the suburbs have
gone to South Broad street, the illumi-
nation being just as brilliant as on any
night. Saturday night will be the last
for the many hundreds of incandescent
lights stretched across the street from
trolley poles. These win be removed
after the illumination of Saturday
night, but the thirty-four arc lamps.
which give an approximate light OF
500. 000-candlepower. will remain perma-
nently, the members of the South
Broad Street Merchants Improy ement
AS ociation having arranged for it,
These thirty-four lamps. with the elec-
trio signs and window lights. win make
South Broad street the most brilliantly
thoroughfare in the world
not excepting Broadway.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
The Best in Newark

If you contemplate sending yosr chill
dfea to school you will find no better
schools than those advertised in THE
STAR. Read their announcements and
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