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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1905
Page
2
A 1900s notice discusses Caldwell plans for an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration. It notes looming Congressional sessions with focus on railway rates and tariffs, the President's push for reform, and the influence of powerful lobbyists on railway legislation. The piece highlights public interest in national policy and local civic reflection.
A long account of the Russo Japanese naval duel, detailing Rojestvensky's fleet movements, Togo's superior positioning at the Korean Strait, and the misperceptions in Russia about Japanese maneuvering. The piece notes Russian hopes of Vladivostok access were thwarted, with Togo awaiting the foe at Tsushima Channel and the broader strategic implications for the war.
The thirty eighth annual Department of New Jersey G A R encampment will be held in Trenton June 22 and 23 at the Trenton House and Masonic Temple Hall. The council of administration meets June 21 to audit accounts and conduct business. Credentials will be examined by Robert M Hillman John Foran and Joseph R Durell. Governor Sykes Mayor Kattenbach and Past Commander-in-chief Thomas J Stewart of Pennsylvania will speak in the evening. Vaudeville entertainment is planned.
The article explains Senate elections across New Jersey counties under the state constitution. It notes one third of counties elect senators annually, originally seven each year, but county growth since 1644 altered the cycle to six seven and eight. It lists eight counties involved in upcoming senatorial elections and hints at party changes between Republican and Democrat gains.
The three masted schooner Atlantic led by Wilton Marswall of the New York Yacht Club and captained by Berlee Bare won the Kaiser's cup race defeating ten rivals. The victory came earlier than expected as the Atlantic passed the Scilly Islands on Monday ahead of schedule. The Tacit record was not yet computed but the Atlantic did not break the thirteen day, seventy hours and thirty six minutes mark set by Endymion in 101. Townsend Downey built the vessel designed by W. Gardner of Boston.
Baron Alphonse de Rothchild head of the French Rothchild bank and governor of the Bank of France died Friday May 26 from acute bronchitis with gout. He was born in 1827 and left a vast fortune and charitable gifts, including 82 million for workers housing. His death shocks financiers though markets are not expected to be affected. burial arrangements follow.
The article fragment reports on religious restrictions for certain groups, a new underwater submarine bus claim, and a North Pole expedition plan. It mentions engineers building a bridge over Victoria Falls, a cleric deposed for heresy, and various local anecdotes about birds, gardens, and marriages.
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