Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-03

in office. Abraham Lincoln was IA
! tally shot while in Ford's Theatre,
| Washington, D. c., April IA, 1850, by
John Wilkes Booth. James A Gar
| field was shot while in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad depot, Washington
d. c., July ., 1851, by Charles Jean
Guiteau. Garfield died at Elberon'
September 10, 1881 William NC
Kinley was shot down by Louis
Czolgosz in the Temple of Music at
the Panama American Exposition,
Buffalo. N. Y, September 8, 1901, and
died from his wounds in the home o.
John G. Milburn, Buffalo, September
ID. 1901. Booth, who shot Lincoln,
was killed near Fredericksburg, va"
April %, 1865, by Sergeant Boston
Corbett. Guiteau was hanged at
Washington June 80, 1857, Whlle
Czolgosz was electrocuted at Auburn
State Prison, New York, OCTOBER ~,
1901. President Andrew jackson was
shot in the capitol at Washington by
a house painter named Richard Law
renee. The pistol however, missed
fire. While on a campaign tour, IN
milwaukee,, Wis, October ID, 1912,
ex- President Theodore Roosevelt was
shot and wounded by John Schrank,
an insane man.
J. p. N:
How thick must ice of river be to
support an army in crossing?
FRED L.
The passage of an army. with the
usual accompanying loads, would
require at least six inches of good ice.
Two inches will suffice for infantry
or single file on planks; ten to twelve
inches Of ice will support the heaviest
loads of an army.
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]. P. N:
Please tell me the origin of the
phrase ito give a Roland for an
oliver" GEORGE ii.
These two were the most famous
of Charlemagne's knights. Romano
ers of old tried to Guido one another
in relating eXtravagant tales of the
deeds of the two heroes, so that
whenever one improbable story was
told to match another it came to be
called giving Roland for an
Oliver"
j. p. N:
How many witnesses are necessary
to obtain a marriage license at the
City Hall? What are the office hours
of the marriage license bureau?
Q. A.
One witness who is a resident of
Newark and who knows the contract
ing parties is necessary. The mar
riage license bureau at the City Hall
Is open from $3.50 a, m. to p. m.
daily, except Saturdays and sundays.
On Saturday the office hours are from
$50 a. M to u m
J.P.N ":
Give me the address of Edward
Tuite, second baseman of the Mead
OVERLOOK f. C. A READER.
He lives at AZ Goble street.
]. p. N:
A and b are playing a game of
checkers. 1t is AS move. A moves
into a position which provides B with
jump. the jump. if taken by B,
resulting in the loss of three of BIS
men on AS next move. b refuses to
jump and moves another man. Under
stand that B had one jump offered
and only the one and refuses to take
1t. Can A force B to take the jump?
Must a jump be made in the game
when the chance is offered? II a
man refuses to make such jump,
can or can not his opponent require
him to make 1t? Il. NJ.
You are required to jump-thats
what makes the game.
J. P. N;
Which States in this country leads
in the production of iron?
MACHINIsT.
Michigan and Minnesota are pro-
ducing the most iron ore at the pres
ent time
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]. p. N:
Is there any premium on a penny
dated 1858? J. II. D.
Your coin is of no premium value.
]. P. N:
Is there premium on a half-dime
dated 1888 and a three-cent piece
! dated 1859? VIOLET.
There is a one-cent premium listed
on your half-dime The three-cent
piece is OF no premium value.
J. P. NJ;
Is there a premium on a dime
dated 1885? NJ. L. c.
There is a premium of one-cent on
your dime.
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avenue, for your information.
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