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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1900
Page
12
A young woman nearly commits suicide while overworking to stage a church entertainment. The piece urges reflection on nobler charity methods and questions whether church social events overshadow true Christian self sacrifice and giving. It cites a Jersey City case and calls for moderation in church activities.
The column questions the accuracy of the New Jersey census noting possible omissions by enumerators and jokingly questions General Eagan’s travels and the value of the count. It mentions Rev Dr Wharton and the Willard Orphan's Home as a broader critique of private charities without state safeguards.
Miss Sarah Snolgrass of Wilminal Wilmin aa visits Ocean Grove for a few days as a guest. A bread cake and pie sale will be held tomorrow afternoon at Woolley’s Pharmacy Main Avenue Ocean Grove under the auspices of the Ladies Parsonage Association of St Paul’s M E Church. The Asbury Park Wheelmen Entertainment Committee invites a reception at the club house Monday evening next week with Clarence E Ancker George F Rainear and Clarence E F Hetrick on the committee.
BEHIND THE WICKET. The following secret societies will meet this evening Asbury Council No 23 Jr C C A M in Appleby building at 8 o'clock Monmouth Lodge No 107 Knights of Pythias in Winckler's hall at 8 o'clock Simonides Court No 1 Tribe of Ben Hur Manning building at 8 o'clock The annual election of Coast City Council Royal Arcanum was held last night with Regent Winfield Scott vice regent Joseph R Weir Jr orator Andrew J Hill chaplain Lawrence B Rogers secretary William H Miles collector Martin H Scott treasurer John F Seger warden James Lewis sentry George Taylor representative to state council D G Conover alternate Harry Joste The retiring Regent is D G Conover.
In Trenton the mayor vetoed aCommon Council measure requiring union labor on municipal work. Mayor Briggs a Republican and leader at Robeling's Sons & Co., a major wire manufacturer employing over three thousand workers, faces labor circle reaction to the veto.
In a brief exchange from the Chicago Daily News, Penn says he will take digestive tablets for the liver while Stubb questions the choice. The dialogue hints at medical or humorous misunderstandings about liver health and training.
John P. Holland announces that one of six Holland submarines built at Nixon shipyards in Elizabethport will be launched in January and tested across the ocean by mid March. The voyage aims to prove seaworthiness in heavy weather with a full crew, countering German and English critics and showcasing safety and speed.
The article notes four Filipino students at the University of Michigan and lists university and state statistics. It states Harvard Law School has 644 students with 82 colleges represented and Yale leads with 73 delegates. It also reports more men study medicine than law or theology combined, and Illinois has the most theology and medicine students while New York leads in law students. Chicago teachers’ payroll has doubled to over 500 thousand a month, with 6,200 on the payroll. In Carthage High School a total of bicycles worth 3,000 dollars are owned by students, up from three bicycles two years earlier.
The note sheet lists Galveston jetty costs at 3 500 000 dollars and Baltimore night schools in city hall with compulsory attendance. Boston allows residents to keep street musicians 300 feet from homes. Downs Kansas lacks lawyers in its 1 000 plus population. Chinese labor unions exist in major west coast cities. Pensacola streetcar motormen win stools for moving cars with public sympathy.
In Westminster the Liberal opposition savages Joseph Chamberlain over South Africa policy. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Arthur Balfour clash with the government as the Queen’s Speech, the shortest on record, is read. The session opens amid fierce rhetoric and political wagering on future policy.
Li Hung Chang reports an imperial edict declaring General Tang Fa Hsiang stripped of honors but allowed to command 6000 troops and sent to Kan-su. The move follows court power shifts under Tung Fu Hsiang and raises questions about peace talks, with empress dowager aiming to punish Yu Hsien while ministers seek death.
The Oklahoma governor's annual report highlights general prosperity in agriculture grazing manufacturing and commerce with total property valuation at 49338661 up 6380247 from 1899. It praises an excellent public school system five top tier higher institutions and 5733885 acres of vacant federal land available for homestead entry. The document argues Oklahoma’s wealth population and area justify statehood when compared with states admitted to the Union.
The American Federation of Labor began its meetings with welcoming addresses reports and committee appointments. Attendance is the largest in federation history with three women delegates from Illinois and Indiana among prominent labor representatives.
Henry Russell, composer of over 800 songs including A Life on the Ocean Wave and Cheer Boys Cheer, died yesterday in London. He was born at Sheerness on December 24, 1813.
Exclusive report outlines a massive railroad deal involving the Northern Pacific Great Northern and Union Pacific with control shifting to the Great Northern. J Pierpont Morgan and Hill collaborate with Deutsche Bank to pool stock and place Morgan and Hill allies on the boards while Samuel Hill succeeds as president and retains chairmanship.
The recent dedication by Archbishop Sebastian Martinelli marked a landmark Catholic service in the United States. The Gothic fireproof Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Savannah rises 218 feet with a 110 by 80 foot transept, marble floor, and 1100 seating. The old church burned February 6, 1898. the new structure cost 150000 to 200000 dollars and features a marble main altar donated in memory of Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas A. Becker.
A 19th century analysis notes imports of manufactured tobacco like American cigarettes expanding in 1898 99. The piece argues native use shifts from traditional cheroots to foreign cigarettes in Calcutta and major cities, aided by better packing and competition with local goods.
An eastern stranger recounts giving a cab driver a ten dollar bill for a ride to an art gallery. The driver realizes a mistaken change and pursues the man, claiming more was owed. The man flees toward a subway as confusion and deception unfold.
John B. Galore recalls a New York tea house scholar and importer who critiques missionary zeal and Christian triumphalism in a tale about Chinese history and Confucian teachings. The Chinaman likens religious light to many rays from a single moon.
The article notes that a majority of the world’s population is governed by women today. Empress dowager of China and Queen of England lead, with Holland’s Queen Wilhelmina as third in influence, while Spain is ruled by Queen Regent Christina during her son’s minority.
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