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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
4
Publication from Newara City Home Printing Department lists subscription price one dollar per year and advertisements for sale. Mentions delivery and sales terms with postal handling and various entries, noting a calendar date of December 21 1901.
Editorial notes for 1902 praise broad advances in education science medicine and technology while urging vaccination and public health vigilance. It covers Congress activity including the Hay Pauncefote treaty ratification and canal funding, immigration and anarchist measures, and local plans like St Louis fair expansion. Also discusses Governor of New Jersey role duties and state government structure.
George B. Swain longtime Newark lumberman and public servant died of a stroke at his home. He had been New Jersey state treasurer since 1894 and held roles including bank director and Board of Trade president. His death creates an immediate vacancy as no assistant treasurer exists.
The State Board of Horticulture will hold its annual meeting in Trenton on January 8 and 9. Reports will cover summer experiments and specimens will be displayed during the board’s session.
The article notes a Christmas holiday recess for Congress with work completed and plans for reconvening. It reports the House passing the Philippines tariff bill and the Senate ratifying the Hay-Pauncefate treaty, with concurrent moves on Morgan’s interoceanic canal bill and administration hopes for canal funding.
The report shows 32 405 railroad workers in New Jersey with 10.7 hours daily and daily wages of 1.82 dollars. Last year 72 were killed and 974 injured, mostly trainmen and track workers. Total rail miles operated by major companies reach 1 658.40, up 5653 miles from last year, with national figures of 2 650 killed and 39 643 injured. The text notes that hard work, not cleverness, drives success.
Peter Brannelly, once of West Orange, returned home after twenty years in the west. Ill and stricken with apoplexy, he was taken to his brother’s home at 408 Valley road and died at 8:00 Tuesday morning. Brannelly had spent years in Cotrell, Colorado, working in gold mines.
Each New Jersey congressman will distribute 14,400 packages of vegetable seeds and 400 packages of flower seeds this year along with 14,000 farmers bulletins and department year books. Distribution likely begins in March as part of seed allotments expanding from last year. A closing remark notes kindness as a key to open weary hearts.
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