$315. That was the value of jewelry, silverware, and cash stolen from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Cox on March 6, 1906. The haul would have been larger had the residents not returned home earlier than anticipated.…
Author: John Brennan
1905: Speeding Is Dangerous
The automobile was very much the exception on American roads in 1905. According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 77,000 automobiles were registered across the *entire* United States, let alone in the Garden State. While that was a 43% increase…
The Mysterious Mr. Raffles
It was a busy summer for the New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project. The team closely reviewed and analyzed multiple years of microfilm for the Perth Amboy Evening News, the first newspaper slated for digitization. We continue to work closely with…