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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
12
An editorial urges Asbury Park to prepare a public celebration for January 1 1901 marking the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. It calls for council funding and broad civic participation, noting the fleeting border between centuries and the symbolic death knell of the old era.
Rev J G Reed of St Pauls Ocean Grove urges moral allusion and legal enactment to solve New Jersey liquor problems. The Freehold Transcript notes the milk contamination case where embalmed milk escaped punishment due to insufficient evidence, hoping health authorities will retry to catch the dairy offenders.
The poem The Haunted Oak, by Paul Dunbar, arraigns civilization that tolerates lynch law. It recites opening and closing stanzas describing a gnarled oak as a witness and victim of a lynching, feeling the pain and doom of the condemned.
Publishers tout portable editions of the world’s best books. St Nicholas notes half a dozen forms for most titles and urges readers to choose wisely rather than swallow large volumes. December issue promises uplifting family reading appealing to adults and children alike.
Dr George B Herbert a dental surgeon operates from the A P O bank building with office hours from honor to five p m. Ges administered adv three five one. The JovnNa promises readers full local news every even. Ang carriers will deliver the paper at your door for ten cents a week.
Rev. Howard T. Widdemer former pastor of the First Congregational Church planned to sue for money owed by the church. He requested removal of a memorial window to his mother, which had not been done. Professor H L Maresh left the Asbury Park High School commercial department. Ocean Grove High School beat Asbury Park High School 30 to 9 in basketball.
The Tennent Council No 78 Jr O U A M of Englishtown observed its tenth anniversary with a Thursday evening celebration in Asbury Park area events noted in the piece.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey appealed to the state Board of Taxation challenging a $2,374,000 assessment levied by Jersey City Tax Commissioners on two land tracts. It asks the value be reduced to $1,175,000 or $1,199,000 less than assessed.
J H Benham of California died after a hunting accident on a mountain trip with three companions. Wounded by a rifle shot to the abdomen he rode a mule half a mile to camp, then with the party carried a litter 15 miles home over rough trails, remaining conscious and brave until his death at dawn.
Julian Ralph recalls a change in view on war reporting from dangerous bravado to carefully measured presence. He contrasts a young artist who faced Magersfontein and Belmont with rifle fire, mud, and shells, remaining stubbornly alive and grateful yet wary of risking public trust.
A London Express analysis argues Britain risks losing initiative as a manufacturing nation. It cites weak progress in electrochemics, electricity, railways, and new industries while cotton gains shift toward the American south and Indian fields, prompting questions about Britain's commercial future.
Washington reports the largest stock of gold coin and bullion held in the United States has accumulated to 474,108,266 dollars in the treasury and branches. Banks hold about 312 million in gold and certificates, with total visible gold resources near 670 million, approaching one billion by year end estimates.
The New York Board of Health tightens controls to halt smallpox spread amid new cases. Twenty inspectors vaccinate tenants in affected buildings while police guard potentially infected items. Authorities say no general epidemic, but cases may appear beyond outbreak areas. Dr. Dillingham reports thirty seven cases to date.
Mrs. William McKinley and Mrs. Garret Hobart arrived in New York to do Christmas shopping and stay several days at the Manhattan hotel. They have no children in the McKinley household and Mrs. McKinley’s health limits participation in entertainment for their young guests.
Owen Squire, 19, was found guilty of manslaughter by Judge Moore in Queens County Court Long Island City for shooting 14 year old Elizabeth C Heigelsen on election day at an ice cream saloon on Bench Street and Jamaica Avenue Richmond Hill. The jury added a mercy recommendation.
Harrisburg December 1 state financial officers report year end totals show 6 040 988 in the state treasury with 4 322 336 in the general fund and 2 327 052 in the sinking fund The year saw receipts of 17 404 211 the highest annual intake in state history.
Beginning tomorrow Lake Shore Railroad will inaugurate Train 28 from Chicago to Cleveland. The new schedule cuts travel time to nine hours and five minutes for the 347 mile trip making the service one of the fastest in the region.
The Standard reports a probable cancellation of a large cruiser contract in the United States as the Kentucky department questions how funds will be managed. The piece notes skepticism about the financial arrangement and potential impact on the project timeline.
The Spectator argues that Chinese victory over the allies is likely as force fails to sway China. It cites Russian and American attitudes, possible indemnity terms, and Britain and Germany avoiding costly escalations. Reports from Shanghai and Berlin note unrest, armament, and German troop movements in China.
Water was directed into the large steel and wooden penstock at Trenton Falls to power the wheels of the new plant. The test drew notable interest to verify the pressure calculations and structural integrity. No weaknesses were found during the test.
L Trum bull Kelly captain of the Incal football team died from a fractured skull suffered in a Thursday afternoon game with Indiana Normal school. He was 21, son of Captain Kelly of Weat Superior Wisconsin and formerly a Yale substitute. Old Officers to Be Refrired Governor Odell reappoints John N Partridge as superintendent of public works and Edward M Hoffman as adjutant general signaling possible continued tenure for Francis Hendricks as insurance head.
Mrs Emma Van Liew pleaded guilty to manslaughter for causing the death of Alice Hummell by throwing vitriol in her face and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. She was moved to the Columbus prison. Mrs Linter of Cedar Rapids recognized George Anderson as the 8th man linked to the attack on her husband in Burlington.
K G Dun reports November commercial failures 850 in number and 12.4 million dollars in liabilities, manufacturing defaults 393 with 3.88 million. Iron and steel sectors show demand rising, pig iron sales 200,000 tons in three weeks, railroads buying, machinery in demand. Wheat weak. cotton goods strong. boots and shoes up 2.5 cents. Railroad earnings up 1 percent vs 1890, 10.8 percent vs 1898.
The Lackawanna in Hoboken reports proposed main line changes to shorten the route to Buffalo New York. Engineers survey Waterloo to the Delaware Water Gap with a two mile tunnel and straightened curves to cut Hoboken Buffalo time by 45 to 50 minutes. Additional improvements beyond the Water Gap are under consideration.
Four more workers died yesterday raising the death toll to seventeen after a glass works accident on Thursday. Crowds gather at the morgue as relatives await coroner inquest. injured fill hospitals. Elsewhere in Texas, Governor may deploy troops to San Antonio after a riot between telephone workers and police left two dead.
London December 1 at the Royal Society meeting it was announced that the national Antarctic expedition will begin next autumn and that a vessel named Discovery has already been started in Dundee.
About 3 000 000 bushels of coal started for the south yesterday using 112 coal boats and 4 barges. The daily shipment lifts the current rise to 11 000 000 bushels.
Trading in New York markets shows mixed activity with flour steady and fairly active for top brands, wheat prices steady amid lower cables, and dairy products like cheese and eggs showing varied strength. Sugar, molasses, and turpentine hold steady while western shipments prompt cautious optimism for demand and receipts.
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