Joe glad you picked up that item, so the N E actually stands for North East as opposed to New England, good information. Picked up a couple Joe Jackson scrapbook pages a while back. Enclosed is the link to one of them with the left page containing a letter and a VERY interesting cartoon reflecting some people`s thoughts on the Industrial Leagues and ball players. The fact that Joe and his wife included it as part of his history is very telling. You can super size the page by simply clicking on it for a better look.
http://www.blackbetsy.com/imagefarm/...es_105-106.jpg
As an added bonus, bottom right of page is a story about Charles C. taking 4 to 1 odds that his "boys" win the 1919 world series !