davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-11

satisfied by the varioD5 notifications. He referred to the congressional re- solution by which Texas was annexed 10 the federal union in 1887 wherein it was decided that four states other than the state of Texas. might be erected within the asea acquired from ttc -e-as repUb,lc.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-11

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

sumptuary legislation and they at
tempted to foster its growth by a
liberal supply of laws regulating all
the details of daily life and trade
with the result that they had the
usual opposite effect and this we'll
meant batch of laws It was which
the charter designated as design
ed and unjust impositions."
Even after the grant of the char
ter and continuing as the seat of
government it's increase in popuIa-
ton and trade was disappointing,
because of the careful attention 1t
continued to receive in the matter
Of legislation. Nevertheless, 1t did
grow, although slowly.
In 1859 the first estimate of It's
size was given as one hundred
houses.
At the outbreak of the Revolution
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
.nned until the Revolution

tinued until the Revolution.
The hrst charter was granted on
August Path. 171S, to THE Mayor,
Recorder, Aldermen and Common
atty Of the City OF Perth Amboy,"
and the city was created the only
port for collection Of customs #
Eaet Jersey.
The plans Of the founders Of the
city were grand enough to satisfy
the liveliest Imagination. Not only
was it to be the metropolis Of the
New World but it was expected to
rival London IN importance, fire.
quent comparisons being made as to
the relative advantages Of the sites
of the two cities.
The Lords Pr~oprietaries were
thoroughly imbued with the firm be-
! ief Of the times in the efficiency OF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

Two years after the opening of the
road to the public a change occurred
in the management and the road was
rechristened the Keyport and Mata-
wan Railroad Company, using the
word railroad instead Of railway
as the only change. About this time
the possibilities of electricity applied
to transportation was receiving its
first demonstrations of feasibility and
shortly after, on the Fourth of July,
1901, the identification of the road
was completed,
This truly marked a new era in the
property.
Horse drawn cars obviously found
their usefulness rigidly restricted to
short distance hauls and small loads
while with the new power an entire
new field of usefulness was opened.
The opportunities thus placed be
fore the roads management were
quickly grasped. the necessary addi-
tional capital was soon raised and the
road was rechartered Oct. 4, 1901,
under the name of the Jersey Cen
tral Traction Company.
Following the identification of the
line work was commenced on the first
extension which was opened to the
public On January Sc. 1908. This
first addition carried the line to Ere
neau.
Hardly had the first car run on this
new line before work was commenced
on extensions to Red Bank on the
hone hand and South Amboy on the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

after the welfare Of the town and
to a it Perth, in honor of the
Earl of Perth, one of the proprie-
taries.
Elizabeth was at this time the
capital of East Jersey, but on Sept.
21st, 1888, the government was or
dered to remove to Perth Town"
From the time this removal was
effected the importance of the town
as the seat of government became
more pronounced although in the
charter subsequently granted it Is
said to have 'languished under de-
signed and unjust impositions to
prevent its growth"
The General Assembly held its
first session here In 1885 and Perth
Amboy was represented by one mem
Der. In 1898 1t was allowed two
members which representation con-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

the towns were made by the Pro-
prietaries.
Their glowing description Of it as
"a sweet, wholesome and delightful
place, proper for trade by reason Of
its commodious situation, upon a
safe harbor, being likewise accom-
modated with a navigable river" and
of its goodness Of air, soil and stu
ation." easily vies with the most
elaborate real estate prospectus Of
today.
The price of ten acre lots was Is
pounds to those who bought before
Dec. rs, 1892" Later purchasers
were to pay 20 pounds.
Further stimulus was given to the
erection of the town by the arrival of
Deputy Governor Gawen Lawrie,
who specifically instructed to look
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
Its Prosperity has Increased Because of True Service and Public
Confidence in its Policies.

After frequent meetings of coun-
ell and some litigation the o fin
ally got this franchise and stepped
on to the next problem.
In spite of public clamor for trans
portation facilities the right to lay
tracks along the bridge then under
construction connecting South Am
boy with Perth Amboy was bitterly
contested by the Public Service Co.
although that organization refused to
apply for the franchise for itself be-
cause of the limited franchise law
The Jersey Central out here
too because, as in other instances. its
cause was the cause of the people.
The memory OF this fight is still
fresh in the minds of the people of
Perth Amboy. The sympathy of all
vas with the Jersey Central Trae-
ton Co. in its efforts for the public
good and found coherent action
through the Perth Amboy Board of
Trade. This body. by its presence at
New Brunswick at numerous meet
ings and by urging the matter to the
favorable attention of the War De-
partment. aided very materially In
gaining this right of crossing the
river for the company.
So strong was this influence that
the management of the Company
feels that without the cooperation
of this body success would have been
doubtful owing to the bitter opposi-
ton of the Public Service Corpora
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

This, however. left an obstacle
still obstructing the line and it was
not until about a year and a half ago
that it was removed by alterations
being made in the terminal of the
Pennsylvania, permitting the Jersey
Central to pass under its tracks.
In the meantime the line was con-
structed to Highlands. the first car
being run in 1907. The Atlantic
Highlands line was opened the fol-
lowing year.
Thus the Company now taps the
great metropolitan district at Perth
Amboy and reaches the resorts on the
Jersey coast. catering to the heavy
summer traffic thus encouraged.
In overcoming the many legal diff
fculties thrust upon it by competit-
ors and others in addition TO the
physical difficulties to be surmount-
ed the efforts of the Jersey Central
were ably guided by Mr.. George l.
Brown, whose universal courtesy un-
der severely trying conditions and
whose attitude of exact fairness in
all disputes proved more potent than
the subterfuge and questionable
methods of his opponents.
Hon. Edmund Wilson, the attor-
ney for the Jersey Central, by his
exceptional legal ability, ably served
the road in its time of stress,
The management of the road has
consistently endeavored to accord It's
patrons the best service that lay IN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

its power and it has unquestlonabIy
done 80.
The car barn of the company, To-
Gated at Keyport, gives the company
all the advantages Of the most mod
ern facilities in a commodious, sub
stantial building. The main power
house is also located there, with sub
stations 1t South Amboy, Red Bank
and Highlands. To those who have
had experience with trolley lines in
other parts of the country where a
line extends many miles on either
side of the main station, this means
much for it insures ample power at
all points OF the road.
This splendid equipment is what
makes it possible for the company
to keep its cars on time.
Its cars are new and models of
comfort. speed and durability. Its
employees are we'll trained and cour-
teOus, its time is well maintained and
the true spirit of its obligations to
the public is realized and shown in
every department,
In solving the trans ,sN DIG
problems of the future it Is ~eil that
Perth Amboy has the Jersey Central.
The same policy Of enterprise evil
denced in the past may be confident
ly expected in the future.
The management asks only fair
treatment and its past performances
in the service Of the public are the
best augury for a future highly con-
ducive to Perth Amboy's prosperity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

other. About a year later, on April
Z, 1904, the first car was run to
South Amboy. The Red Bank line
was completed on February II, 1905.
Thus the road passed through the
rich section of the state lying between
South Amboy and Red Bank with its
spur to Matawan and Freneau, CON
Meeting with the steam road at Mat
avian and the Public Service line at
South Amboy, while at Red Bank it
connected with the line running from
there to the shore.
The next step, although inevitable,
precipitated upon the management
of the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany more difficulties than it had
hitherto experienced in any of it's
enterprises, for in winning its way
into Perth Amboy it must win right
of way past the Pennsylvania Rail-
road lines and enter into COMPETE
ton with the Public Service Co. for
Perth Amboy business.
After p~rotraeted negotiations with
the Public Service Corporation last
ing for a considerable time traffic ar
engagements were made by which the
road used the tracks of that company
through the town of South Amboy.
Finally, on December 6, 1906, an
ordinance was passed by the South
Amboy council granting the Jersey
Central permission to lay its own
tracks in the borough. Almost i'm
~mediately, however, the ordinance
was held up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

ntfieent harbor.
The last comprising that part of
the city near the point at the mouth
of the Raritan River is first mention
ed in a deed from the Indians to Au-
gustus Herman, dated December Sth,
1851. This deed gives the name of
the land as Ompage and a subsequent
deed to Philip Carteret, the then
governor of the Province Of East
Jersey, speaks of it as Emboyle from
which the name Ambo as it was later
called was derived.
The charter of Woodbridge was
granted June 10, 1863, and "Am5o
Point" was reserved by the proprie-
tors by the advice of Governor Car
teret as the site for the chief town of
the province.
1t was not, however, until after
his death that proposals for building
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

The story Of the development Of
the Jersey Central Traction Com
PAM is a record of achievement that
makes a modern romance of trans
portation accomplishment.
The great traction system had its
inception in 1885. 1t was born of
the need of the people Of Keyport,
N. j., for closer connection with the
outside world which was then only TO
be attained by building a connecting
link to the New York and Long
Branch Railroad at Matawan. The
little line was soon completed. The
choice of motive power twenty-five
years ago for other than steam roads
was limited to horse and on the day
when the entire equipment of the
infant road, consisting of one ear,
was drawn the length of the line, it
was hailed as an occasion for public
rejoicing. y
The line, conceived of the public
need, was financed by local people
actuated by motives of public service
and, indeed, that has been the guild
ing principles of the management OF
the property through all it's devel-
opment to this day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
PERTH AMBOY HISTORY.

Living SO intensely in the present
as It does 1t might be urged that a
proper presentation of the city's at
tractive features could well exclude
reference to its past were it not that
by contrasting the many years dur
ing which 1t existed as a compare
lively unimportant, somnolent coun-
try town with its wide awake, hust-
ling present, its future may be more
clearly presaged as a manufacturing
center Of national Importance.
SO much Of the present prosperity
of the city being due to its remark
able transportation facilities It is IN
teresting to note that 1t was origin
ally selected as a town site because
of its accessibility. writings of that
time frequently referring to it's mag
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
ARCHITECTURAL TILE
AND FAIENCE 90.
Location Chosen Because of Init
mate knowledge of Perth
Amboy's Advantage,

The month of June, 1909, wit
messed the establishment Of a new
industry In Perth Amboy. The
Architectural Tile and Faience
Co. was organized by men whose
intimate knowledge of Perth Am
boys facilities had been gained
through ten years experience and
that these men, whose familiarity
with Perth Amboy and the prob
lens confronting the .manufact-
urers located here is second to
none, should choose this city for
the site of their plant, speaks
volumes for its advantages.
The gentlemen who are in act
i've charge Of the plant + Mr.. A.
w. Christian, president, Captain
Adolph Metzner, chemist and Mr..
William B. Uptegraff, general
superintendent.
Perth Amboy has long been an
important manufacturing centre
of the tile industry and Mr. Chris
tiani and Mr.. Metzner, as mana
ger and chemist, respectively
took charge of one of the first
large tile plants in this city, this
being the tile manufacturing
branch of the G. Pardee Works.
The intimate knowledge of To-
cal conditions thus gained has
been of inestimable benefit.
The plant of the Architectural
Tile and Faience Company enjoys
one OF the best locations III Perth
aAmboy.
1t is situated upon three rail
roads, the Central Railroad of
New Jersey and the Lehigh Val
ley pass directly in front of the
plant and the Pennsylvania di-
fectly in the rear.
p The labor conditions in Perth
Amboy also are Of distinct ad-
Vantage to this branch of indus
Dry because of the training in
}his field that large numbers have
deceived.
These factors, in conjunction
With the foreeful business meth
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

DDS of the management and the
exceptionally satisfactory quail
ties of the product have won for
this company a patronage that
constantly keeps the plant work
ing to its full capacity.
| Six months after the organiza-
ton Of the company the plant was
completed and manufacturing
began. During April, 1910, the
first shipment was made and since
that time contracts have been ex-
ecuted which for number, import
ance and the high character of
workmanship constitute a list
which testiies to the activity of
the company and especially to the
exceptional showing in the manu-
facture Of it's product.
A few Of the buildings in which
the tile and faience of the COM
pany have been exclusively used
are the following:
Harkley Hall, Gath st. and Cen
trail Park, west, New York; The
Automobile Club Of America, New
York City Hotels located at 72nd
st. and Central Park, west, seth
st. and Broadway; apartment
house at 114th St. and Riverside
Drive; office buildings at Broad
way and Ard ST., 9th ave. and
Goth St.. Col. James residence at
Newport; Residence of William
H. Vanderbilt, at 57th st. and 9Th
ave. Mckay Twomby C~onserva-
tory at Morristown; Hospital in
st. Louis; Hotel Stanley, Pitts
burg; Reproduction of Old Eng
lish Residence for Mr.. A. W.
Pierce, Hewlett, L. I.
The company makes a speciality
of white wall tile and special
pieces of interior faience. The
plant of the company covers 10
acres Of ground. Its buildings
are large, exactly adapted to the
needs of the business and very
pleasing in appearance.
The experience and executive
ability of the management have
effected the most economical
methods of manufacturing, hand
ling and shipping, justifying very
low quotations, that usually land
what business the company seeks.
The remarkable success exper-
fenced during the first year and a
half is an augury Of a future of
continued prosperity.
The officers of the company are
firm believers in the advantages
Of Perth Amboy and assist as OPP
portunity offers for its better
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18
The Perth Amboy
Savings Institution.
Materially Aids City's Growth
BY Encouraging
Thrift.
City's Wealth Shown By Deposits.

ny NNNAAA 2AAVhA ID OEUDNALSa
A factor Of primary Importance
in the prosperity Of Perth Amboy is
the investment OF the wages Of the
thousands of employees Of the va
rious factories and shops Of the city.
In meeting this vital need the ia
c~ilities Of the Perth Amboy Savings
Institution are Of inestimable value
for It combines all the requisites
Of sound and safe banking with the
ability to provide the aecommoda-
ton without which the modern bust
ness world could not exist.
Absolute security under an alert
and enterprising management. eager
to serve it's patrons and promote
their prosperity is an ideal fulfllment
Of banking requirements.
These elements Of sound banking
are all possessed by the Perth Am
boy Savings Institution.
With a directorate composed Of
men who are esteemed for their in
tegrity and sound business judgment,
with officers selected after years of
training and experience and an x
tension Of all the facilities allow
able under a safe. conservative man
agement, the growth of the Perth
Amboy Savings Institution has been
steady and solid.
! The Institution was organized In
, 1869. During it's AZ yea of *
istence Perth Amboy has grown from
a big village to a city of about 355-
600 population. It has materially
assisted in it's growth in the past as
it does today.
Its sphere Of usefulness is shown
by having 5,597 depositors whose
deposits aggregate s1,23o,225-36.
It's investments are most conserv-
alive and OF the most approved char
acter. 1t has a surplus of s~90,535.14
and pays 3 per cent. to its deposit
ors.
The officers of the bank are
Adrian Lyon, president; James L..
Lancaster, vice president; Charles
Keen Seaman, treasurer: ]. INV
renee Boggs, secretary. The man
! ayers are ]. Lawrence Boggs, John
C. Donehue, William H. Griswold,
James Growney, James L. Lancas-
ter. George H. Tiee, John L. Lund,
Adrian Lyon, Victor w. Main, Fred
erick o. Pierson. Geo. Fred Richter.
James C. Rossi, Charles Keen Sea-
man.
These men all hold high places In
the respect and esteem of their TEL
low citizens and under their guild
ance the bank will continue Its
steady material growth In undinlin-
ished proportions and to lead It's
patrons toward the goal of success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-18

the town was probably in q more
prosperous condition for It wss look
ed upon as a place Of considerable
Importance. 1t was then estimated
to have three hundred houses.
Owing to the fact that the city
had long been the seat Of govern
ment the Affiliations and sympathles
Of many Of It's people were with the
British in the struggle for independ-
ence although # also furnished many
patriots to the cause of the colonies.
At 1.-THE outbreak Of the RevoIu-
ton Perth Amboy was occupied by
several companies Of patriots and
when Lord Howe landed a strong
force on Staten Island, facing the
town, the American forces in Perth
Amboy were augmented to about
1900 men.
Shots were frequently exchanged
between the shores of the Sound and
some slight damage was done in the
town Of Perth Amboy.
Following upon the retreat Of
Gen. Washington's army the British
took possession of Perth Amboy and
held the town until June 80, 1777.
The country about the town was the
scene of almost continuous fighting
during the war.
Upon the conclusion OF peace
many Of the residents moved away
because Of their Tory sympathies.
This materially retarded the growth
of the town, which, no longer the
seat Of government, suffered a mark
ed depression in business. This was
also no doubt largely due not only
to lack Of opportunity for the young
men who sought other fields of-en-
deavor, but to the adoption of more
direct routes of communication be-
tween New York and Philadelphia,
Perth Amboy having been for a long
time Aan important point on the
former route.
A history of Perth Amboy written
in 1856, speaks very despondently
regarding the towns welfare and II
was no doubt for many years a coun-
try town of no great enterprise or
promise.
But with the change in conditions
necessitated by the rapid growth Of
the great metropolitan district and
the urgent need Of suitable factory
sites adjacent to New York Perth
Amboy became born Far
more potent than the will OF Pro-
p~rietaries, the wand OF industry
has transformed the little country
town into a manufacturing city
where products enrich the globe and
whose t~hirty-fve thousand inhabit-
ants work in a model community
whose limits eonhne some of the
most gigantic industries in the cour-
try.
Another London may not have
been founded when Perth Amboy
was surveyed in 1888, but a Verita-
BILE city of opportunity has emerged
from the little settlement SO sweet,
wholesome and delightful"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-30
REAL ART OF sELF-DEFENsE
Alsernon Knew What to Do In Case
Of Attack, but Forgot
to Do II.

Algernon appeared on his elevator
the other morning with one Of his
fingers deliberately bound up in yards
Of white bsndaging.
whats happened to your finger,
Algernon?" the Top Floor asked.
"Its hurt pretty bad, sab, tank
you, sar. Yo' see it was dis wav.
Las night wen lef' dis place, I
wen down town TO a p'om'nade an
Use walkin' i-e-s' as peaceable as |
is dis minute down on Green Witch
street, wen | runs into fight an
befo' could git out OBJ de way.
foun' myself lynn on dc pavemen'
wifi a col'ud gemmena standin' wifi
his heel on dis heyah finger. Da's
how it happen, sab, sho. 'Tain't
ofen gifts into a preparrangement
like dat. rs very careful to void
street fights wen | seem 'em in time.
One OBJ de things my OF fader always
use say was live peaceable an yo'
won have no fghtin'.' Dat wy he
learned me de fus' PRINCIPLES OBJ se'f
defense wen was Very small so
now | kin mos always void even de
wo'se kin OBJ fightin'. How does
do it? Well, wen | sees dat fight
is undesirable, jes' runs away. Ny
fader say dat am de very fus'
principle of self defense. W'ot
s'prizes me-" continued Algernon,
looking ruefully at his finger, "is
dat | clean fo'got to run dis time.
But de n-a-i-x-t time I'll sho' MEM
bert"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-30
MILLIONS THRoNc TO MECCA
Arabian City Is the Religious Capital
Of one-seventh Of the Hu-
man Race.

Although one Of the most inacces-
sible cities on earth Mecca each year
has visitors in such number that it
must be ranked in this particular
with London and New York. Even
the worlds metropolis on the Thames
can boast no such cosmopolitan
character as is impaired to this mys-
FERROUS city in the wilderness Of Ara
bia by The myriads of pilgrims, who
at the cost of incredible pains annu-
ally crowd into its confines.
This city is the oldest place Of
resort in existence, vet of all the mill
lions who have visited it not a score
OF Christians are known to have
come out alive No flag Of citizen
ship would save a mans life were he
known to be a Christian within the
sacred precincts of the city, where
the Prophet himself decreed that no
unbeliever should set foot.
Of the 225,000,O00 Moslems in
the world only 15,5OO,OOO live I'M
der the Turkish flag, yet most of
them acknowledge the sultan of
Turkey as their caliph, the success
sor Of the Prophet. As Mohammed
shrewdly foresaw, the Mecca pill
grimage binds together his disciples
into a unity which could be effected
in no other way.
mecca says Or. Samuel NJ.
Zweher of Arabia, "has become the
religious capital and the center Of
universal pilgrimage for ons-seventh
of the human ace."-Harper's Mag
azine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-30
ATLANTIS.

The island of Atlantis belongs, if
not to the realm of pure fable, to the
realm of uncertain tradition, which
amounts to about the same thing.
Spoken of by Plato and other clas-
steal writer's as "lying over against
the Pillars of Hercules" (the strait
of Gibraltar), no one has ever been
able TO give any definite information
concerning it. The story belongs
to the most nebulous region of his
tory, and is probably nothing but
fiction. If the great island "over
against the Pillars of Hercules" had
ever existed there would certainly
have been some definite knowledge
concerning it.