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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1900
Page
4
In Asbury Park and Neptune Township the Republican primary settled for a go it alone approach with districts kept separate and no meddling. The election produced a healing of past rifts and a push for younger leaders while Township Collector William Giffard faced an unexpected defeat and questions about his opposition.
In a Supreme Court ruling Justices Van Sychle and Fort keep Perth Amboy editor St George Kempson in Middlesex jail for contempt through December 19. A child dies from whooping cough as others fall ill. Epworth League officers elected in Red Bank include Wayman Wilson and John E Chamberlain. Calvin Langley of Woodbury deemed insane after thirteen years in institutions. A hermit near Pintofield dies in a tumble down house once his family home. Jersey City Chancellor Maguire refuses secret-divorce trials citing publicity. George D Phelan of Jersey City dies after family losses.
The notebook summaries mortality rising from 71.63 to 97.82 per 100 000 from 1872 to 1895. It cites Polynesian and West African findings on typhoid absence, critiques of spices, and warnings about certain drugs. It also notes a bold surgical case in California where a patient survived and guided pain relief during amputation and skull trepanning.
A new liquor law proposal seeks a direct vote on license questions via a local option referendum. Assemblyman R M Boyd says the movement is citizen driven, not partisan or religiously sponsored. Churches and prohibition groups plan petitions and campaigns to persuade legislators as Republicans debate timing.
Secret societies Tecumseh Tribe No 60 J O R M Seaside Conclave No 281 and Atlantic Encampment No 22 meet at 8 pm in Winckler Appleby Manning Halls. Corinthian Castle Knights of the Golden Eagle nominates officers led by Claudé V Wiseman. Lectures planned tomorrow by G A Turpenny on Maccabees in Appleby building.
Police demanded a speedy trial for Officer William B. Rogers on Indefinite charges from a woman who never received it. Fire department sought horses and more lug e. County Republican Executive Committee ordered a new primary in Neptune town. Edward Lewis of Bradley Beach convicted for shooting at Jerry Wordell’s children. Roxe A. Crossett won a divorce from Fred Hendrickson of Red Bank. Fred Hendrickson sentenced to eight years for killing William Stuck of Red Bank. Owen Ferguson of Long Branch got ten years for killing Edward Mooney.
London reports an international commission with a German president to govern Peking and collect taxes, while the Chinese court awaits the city’s transfer. An imperial edict pushes officers to remove Hunan troops from Sanau to aid General Tung Wu Hsiang in Kansu. A blue book cites British minister Macdonald dispatches from Peking.
General Chaffee issues a general order demanding strict dress and conduct standards for all officers and enlisted men in China. Officers must ensure neat appearance, proper uniforms, and preserve military courtesy to maintain the nation’s good reputation. May’s Victory Displeases Germany in Berlin. Public sentiment grows that Hay secured a temperate note in the Chinese peace preliminaries, deflating German hopes for harsh terms.
Berlin reports Captain Dann hauser with Count von Walderne states in a private dispatch that the French have withdrawn from their plans to remove astronomical instruments from Peking walls to impress the Chinese, while German forces persist in removing instruments under protection from engineers.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 11 Reverend F P Daly, inmate at the Soldiers Home, reads a biography of Marcus Daly and discovers he is his brother. Marcus Daly, once penniless, became a multimillionaire. The Daly brothers were separated in youth due to poverty. Marcus Daly earlier led Free Methodist churches in the east.
Elmer B. Kirkland of Binghamton sues the Pennsylvania Railroad in U S district court for $20,000 damages claiming he was removed from a train after paying his fare. The railroad replies he was arrested in Jersey City and fined $5 for violating New Jersey railroad laws.
The Norwegian government awarded the entire rail supply contract for state railways this year at 11,800 tons to the Pennsylvania and Maryland Steel Company. Last year the contract was won by the United States and England consortium.
The Oneonta Ulsterstown and Richfield Railroad company has gained the state board of railroad commissioners approval for its plan to electrify its line. This marks a significant step toward converting the railroad to electric power and modernizing the route.
Governor General Wood cuts off official ties with the Havana Bar association after members elected five deposed judges to the board. He notes ample cause for removal and rebukes the association for the move. A demonstration against the customs collector tied to the massacre anniversary led to indictments of Batabano officials.
New York December reports indicate lawsuits over oleomargarine penalties totaling about 1.73 million dollars may be dismissed. Arguments cite destruction of papers and lack of evidence. Armour and related parties faced Gov. Frank O. Black era settlement offers.
Reported in Constantinople a dinner at the Yildiz in honor of the United States battleship Kentucky officers now at Smyrna. The sultan, grand vizier, and dignitaries attended. Griscom and Captain Colby M. Chester met with the sultan in private audience before the officers were later received.
Fur dealers report a 60 percent drop in Alaska fur output over the last three years due to hunting, wildfires and reduced Indian hunting activity. They warn of possible extinction unless the federal government acts, noting fires drive animals into inaccessible areas and kill young fur bears. Alaska has long been the world’s top fur producer.
Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts warned at an Providence conference that while the rich grow richer the poor grow poorer. He argued a rich man may be trusted in office over a poor one and that wealth ultimately serves morality and broad national prosperity.
Mrs Catherine Ault 44 of Kokomo Indiana predicted her death days before. She arranged funeral flowers in Galveston at Knights of Pythine hall and in a church near the pulpit forming a coffin like display. She died next day from natural causes, her funeral held as planned with the flowers on the casket.
Excitement rises in Marysville and Union County over a large whirlpool created by recent rains. About 180 by 75 feet of creek ground sank 200 feet creating a vast pool, with roar audible far away drawing crowds daily. A movable kitchen in Warsaw served soup to women and children in the east Ward, supplying food in patrons’ vessels.
At Bristol, England, work on the new Defender yacht proceeds with tight secrecy. The large keel will not be cast for three to four weeks while keel molds are prepared, sails use Texas upland cotton and mercerizing tightens the weave, and a steel topmast is debated to reduce weight.
Dr Henry S Morton president of Stevens Institute hosted a unique dinner at his Hoboken home attended by twelve renowned archaeologists including Dr John P Peters of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr Edgar Banks, formerly U S consul at Baghdad. The centerpiece dessert depicted the Tower of Babel in chocolate with ruins and workmen. guests received brick bread symbolic of Sargon's era. Ices came shaped as camels.
Fannie O Kennon daughter of Peter O Kennon died at her father s house in Matoca Chesterfield county near Richmond Virginia. The doctor says the death was due to old age though she had just celebrated her twentieth birthday in April. She stood two feet two inches tall and spoke only childish words with a child s faculties.
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