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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
2
The piece surveys holiday shopping at Christus shoppers and Navy holiday sights, notes Speaker Cannon's easy payment plan, and mentions Carnegie gifting library editions. It references Gov Pennypacker, Secretary Bonaparte on the Meriwether case, and various political quips set against Christmas sentiment.
A reflective Christmas column contrasts the birth of Christ with modern year end cheer. It notes charitable duty to the poor, laments possible coal strikes, and ponders Christmas gift choices while praising the season’s spiritual message in a civic tone.
Weather prophets with long experience predict continued mild winter citing goose migrations, poultry moult timing, cider fermentation, beech nut shells thinning, musk rats undercoats, iron rabbits, and robins staying north. One elder warns against trusting goosebone lore depending on goose type.
The Express notes Pari alane debuted motor boots in Paris with a big booted wearer whizzing along the Champs Elysées at twenty five miles per hour. Inventor Constantini presents toy like automotile boots with four rubber tires and a belt carried accumulator.
The article sketches proposed water main upgrades to raise fire pressure with a 3,000 gallon capacity tank and 70 foot elevation. It notes condemnation of a late main in Orange and calls for larger mains per fire underwriters. Also reported are a murder trial sentencing and a typhus-linked court case with disputed paralysis claims.
Miss Mary Budd of Mt. Holly announces the New Jersey Horticultural Society annual meeting at the State House Assembly Chamber January 4 and 5. The program includes fruit and flower exhibits with premiums, lectures by experts, discussions on small fruits and horticulture, and officer elections.
Major E J Anderson longtime state official and supervisor of the late prison at Trenton dies at home in Somerville after gangrenous poisoning. Born Fremington 1830 he served as assistant state comptroller 1871 to 1880 then comptroller 1880 to 1891 and remained a leading Republican figure.
A religious prose piece asserts Jesus as a living humanitarian influence beyond dogma, urging belief in his ongoing presence and universal reign of righteousness. It celebrates the birth anniversary as a source of timeless glory and peace, citing reform across eras and calling Jesus a ceaseless influence in modern life.
A turbulent report describes a massacre of Jews in Turivk Voitigaiss invited by a local priest urging Christians to exterminate Jews. The text also notes unrest in St. Petersburg with soldiers mutiny and Baltic province distress, including Riga facing insurrection and violence amid Letts and German tensions.
The piece covers multiple skaters, clubs, and potential relay teams as New Yorkers push for world beating performances. It notes McDonald returning to action with steel runners, Wood’s disputed 60 to furlong records, and plans for interstate relays at Saratoga Park with trophies for the winning team.
State Comptroller J Willard Morgan certifies the 1906 state tax at 23 4 million per dollar from total ratables of 1 153 632 061 10, yielding 3 172 624 14 in tax. County free school funds receive 46 percent of the total school tax, apportioned by county rateables, reducing local levy accordingly. The 8 percent next year equals 1 110 419 85, leaving state tax at 2 065 208 20.
The United States dominates tobacco production and expands acreage from 1880 to 1900. U.S. tobacco manufactures valued at 285,079,546 in 1900, with federal tobacco revenue of 65,832,102, higher than any other country except France.
A panorama of labor actions spans cities and unions. Reports detail wage adjustments, organizing drives, and strikes from glass workers to street railway employers. New alliances form in Chicago and unions press for eight hour standards while opposing imports and advocating member benefits.
The sermon traces the Coming Messiah from Old Testament prophecies through to the Incarnation in Bethlehem and the Second Coming. It cites figures like David and Malachi, urges moral preparation, and notes the timing as divinely ordained with the Midnight Cry near.
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