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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
1
President Roosevelt responds to calls for a public stance on railway reform. He reiterates adherence to previously stated policies, defends government supervision, and signals a future push to curb railroad over capitalization while rejecting a new immediate declaration.
A. Holbrook, indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Chicago, pled guilty before Judge Landis in the U S Court. He was named as chief promoter in an unlawful restraint of trade involving school and church furniture.
Alexander Beaubien, claimed as Chicago’s first white child born January 28, 1822, died after a long illness. The notice lists varied 19th century figures and opinions on federal regulation of railroads and corporations, reflecting contemporaries like Rockefeller and Aldrich.
Governor Hughes addressed the Utica Chamber of Commerce warning against amendments favored by public service corporations. He urged a free hand for a proposed State Public Service Commission to regulate utilities and opposed turning courts into an administrative board, arguing federal and state powers operate separately.
Galusha A Grow died at his Glenwood home in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania after three years of illness. He was eighty four years old and left an estate of about fifty thousand dollars. Born in Connecticut, he moved to Susquehanna County as a boy and is remembered as the father of the Homestead Act which opened vast Western lands to settlers.
Gardiner Maine estimates place the winter ice harvest between 700000 and 800000 tons. About 400000 tons came from the Kennebec River and nearly 100000 from the Penobscot with the remainder from smaller streams and ponds. The Hudson River outproduced Maine that season, and 1890 remains Maine’s largest crop at about 2991300 tons.
Ta-Wana Leontieff, daughter of a general, receives four years in solitary confinement in a Swiss prison for killing Charles Miller, a Paeneh man, whom she abducted for Russia’s former Foreign Minister.
Charles L. Stanley a commercial traveler was killed at St Joseph Missouri while rescuing a girl from an alleged assault by Westey Christopher. Christopher was arrested after the shooting and accused of assaulting the woman in an alley.
Bishop John G. Granberry of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died suddenly at his home in Asheland Virginia.
Major Salmon, one of Salmon & Salmon owners of W Mo, convicted for receiving deposits when the bank was insolvent after a Clinton failure on June 21, 1005. Sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Also notes the marriage of wealthy William Dunlap to Lavender Jang Byers in Milwaukee.
Four persons in a buggy were killed at the Fifteenth street crossing of the Chicago & Allen Railroad in Kansas City Missouri by a passenger train. The horses suffered injuries. The dead are George Henry and his wife and D. H. Monner and his wife.
President Murray announces a payroll readjustment raising annual disbursements to employees from $2.5 million to $3 million, increasing total payroll by $500,000. The plan covers all employees of the Balimora & Ohio Railroad.
New letters reveal E H Harriman says he raised 200000 for Roosevelt backed campaign to sway New York votes with 50 000 contributed by Harriman and others. Roosevelt calls the charge a deliberate untruth, while disclosures include Morgan Vanderbilt and others named as fund contributors.
The Mahoningtown Bank Limited closed after two months of depositors’ panic. About 5000 dollars were withdrawn and assets fall short of 100000 dollars while deposits total 73000. Newcastle banks refused to extend aid, citing insufficient pledges. No fraud alleged.
The Griffin gambling jury enforces a statewide ban in Montana prohibiting all games of chance. For the first time since 1563, roulette poker dice card games and slot machines are forbidden in the state.
Jam Williams a Black man faced a mob of about 1000 men near Colbert I A was necked by the mob at Durant during a confrontation with Lillie Mizener a white woman Williams died in the related derrick incident and his body showed bullet wounds Mizener positively identified Williams as the assailant through the confrontation.
John Weaver's term as mayor ends as the city of Philadelphia returns to control by the local machine. Dorm: Ended signals a shift in political power and leadership in the city.
Announcement from the War Department in Washington DC states that the President has reappointed Brigadier General Charles Humphrey to continue as quartermaster general of the army. The reappointment follows the expiration of his current term.
Premier Clemenceau sent Tony Jetter to the Figaro replying to statements in documents seized at the Nunciature and printed. He bitterly attacked M. Plou president of the Liberal League.
Six men died when two freight trains collided on the Missouri Kansas and Texas line at Lethel switch six miles south of Fort Worth Texas. Thirty freight cars burned in the wreck.
In Evanston TL Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCutloch a prominent lawyer was elected to Justles of the Polce. She becomes the first named woman to hold a judicial office in the state.
A westbound Southern Pacific Sun Set Express derailed near Colton after hitting an open switch traveling at forty miles an hour. At least twenty six dead and around one hundred injured, many immigrants en route to San Francisco. The Florence Roberts Theatrical Company car was hurled from the tracks but Miss Roberts remained unhurt. Engineer Wormington injured. fireman Morison missing. several troupe members injured. timing nine hours late. The switch crew blamed for the disaster.
The Interstate Commerce Commission invites railroad officials to Washington to discuss proposed legislation for greater government control to protect railroad investments and reassure public confidence. Commissioner Lane says the commission welcomes input from all sections to shape policy without harming railroad interests. Roosevelt has been briefed, with daily talks ongoing.
Five tramps assaulted the engineer Edward A. Shaeffer near Huntsville on the Lough and Hudson Railroad. They fled after looting a jewelry store for 35 dollars and a grocery pro- te for 50 dollars, then were captured in a barn on Cranberry Lake road by Sheriff Judson A. Gunn of Suegos County.
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Great Northern in a state lawsuit involving a disputed sum of 60 million dollars. The decision addresses the stakes and implications of the case for rail operations and state commerce.
Charles Chick Stah a former captain and manager of the Boston club in the American League killed himself at a West Baden Indiana hotel by swallowing four ounces of carbolic acid. Police reported the death and noted no foul play was suspected.
The King of Siam Chatalongiorn I leaves Bangkok for a European tour. The Crown Prince Chowla Maha Vajtravudh will serve as regent during the monarch's absence.
The text notes Roosevelt’s plan for greater medical oversight of railroads, mentions 22 million daily telephone calls, and reports various related topics from figures like Dr. A E Thayer of Texas and Professor von Borgmann. It also covers remarks by Taft supporters and critics including Burton’s attack.
London reports John Cotton of Dewsbury ate two peas then doubled daily for fourteen days, ending with a 16 384 pea total on day thirteen. He consumed the final mass with a single pepper, claiming a world eating record amid a dramatic finish. In Kansas City, Mrs. Turner identified her husband’s body on a dissecting table after his head was removed, as officials consider an investigation.
A Kalamazoo to Rattle Creek storm dropped large greenish insects and small frogs in a cloudburst. Frogs fell first then insects covered the ground leaving many dead upon collection. Professors and students collected specimens for study though authorities say such species are not yet known.
Philadelphia reports a historic move as the Liberty Bell will travel by sea aboard the battleship Pennsylvania for the Jamestown Exposition. President Roosevelt endorses the plan and favors the trip with departure slated after July 15 following the Elks convention adjournment in Philadelphia.
Boonville Indiana national bank received a unusual deposit when the cashier accepted a box containing the cremated remains of Dr. Charles Keegan. He founded the bank in 1874 and remained a major stockholder asking that his ashes be kept in the vault of the bank he started.
Mr. Philippy Brown American Secretary of Legation assumed control in Tegucigalpa as Hondurans evacuated the city and Nicara guans entered, turning the capital over to foreign administration.
The Duma passes a resolution to abolish martial courts amid a veto and a conciliatory speech from Premier Stolypin. Details of the vote and subsequent steps remain unclear in this fragment.
The report notes a $5,000,000 annual rubber product stream linked to Ceylon, with Queensland expanding vegetable and cattle industries. It highlights US offers of free machinery for China, New Zealand’s stance at the British Colonial Conference, and rabbit fence costs of $6,250,000. It also mentions a US-born tobacco expert in Queensland promoting teat tobacco, limited rail concessions by Japan, and China seeking American farm machinery and tools.
Frank Tesmer, a horse shoer, died when an electric power line struck the steel clippers in his hand. He was thrown against the wall as the horse toppled dead. Line workers nearby had been repairing wires and a high voltage line allegedly contacted the clipping circuit.
In Greenfield Indiana Mrs Ruth Clayton Hancock Countys oldest resident aged 106 showed a striking hair change after illness Her hair which had been silvery and absent began to grow again drawing astonishment from pioneer friends and family General report notes she recovered from a short illness and hair regrew.
Omaha sensationalist Tas Tithe Seaman, a man with an estimated fortune of about £200,000, boasts it cost him only fifteen cents daily to live. He now vows to reduce expenses further and plans to live on twelve and a half cents per day, abandoning even secondhand clothes this year.
A U S Navy ship near Manila reports a shark attack as a boat crew member inserted a finger into a leaking gunboat plug. The finger was bitten off by a shark and later amputated by a surgeon, ending the sailor's active service.
John Burns as Local Government Board president denounces James Kier Hardie schemes as morally mischievous and economically unsound in the House of Commons.
The Standard Oil Company advanced the price of all grades of gasoline naphtha and lubricating oils by one fourth cent a gallon in Cleveland.
Fragmented clippings describe labor actions from Minneapolis to Vienna. Milwaukee workers seek higher pay, Boston hosts a union presence, and Austrian dressmakers plan a strike affecting thousands. A Chicago push toward a hat industry union faces mixed support amid evolving labor organizing.
Frederick A. Busse wins the Chicago mayoralty over Edward F. Dunne by 13 121 votes as Republicans gain a City Council majority. The new ordinances grant twenty year streetcar franchises with city option to buy for 350 million, universal transfers, five cent fare, and city profit share. Provisions set reconstruction timelines for Chicago Railway and Union Traction lines within months.
Washington Virginia report of Henry Foater and his bride found in woods near their home. Foater threatened to take his life before leaving with his wife. She returned alone, refused to cut, then searched for him and found him shot dead, later killing herself with a forked stick trigger. Relatives found both bodies.
Stroudsburg Pa. Nearly fifty men identified as habitual drinkers were barred from liquor sales by county detective John M Decker with orders to hotelmen and bartenders. In court sessions the liquor law violations by saloonkeepers selling to such men were discussed and a black list approved.
Russian Finance Minister M Kohorytsof unveiled a budget proposal to the Duma outlining fiscal plans. The presentation signals aims to stabilize revenue and spending amid ongoing economic challenges facing the government.
Boston announces that the Cape Cod Construction Company bid 11.9 million dollars to dig the canal ditch, accepted by the company pending joint harbor and land and railroad commissioners approval. August Belmont heads the construction company and leads the syndicate backing the cut through the Cape.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors ousted its secretary, a holdover appointee of Abraham Ruel, and declared it would sever ties with Shuef, signaling a political shift and personnel shakeup.
Chicago Federal Court denied the motion to dismiss the indictment of Standard OW Company. H. Tum resigns presidency. James J. Sue to become chairman of Great Northern. Louis W. Tial named president. A reported plot to depose King Charley of Kumante and his government.
Joseph Blackburn, whose Senate term ended March 4, joins the Isthmian Canal Commission. Roosevelt signs measures to abolish municipal governments in the Panama Zone and set up districts under Canal Commissioners. Commerce Commission to hear evidence nationwide. Nobel Peace Treaty Fund committee organized in Washington. Thomas E. Brown Jr. and Charles R. Williams named district judges for the Transit Capital zone. Garfield reorganizes Interior Department. Captain A G MacAlexander detailed for military inspections at colleges in Louisicuz.
A wide collection of brief items reports on economic, political, and social events. Topics include Philippine and Cuban labor, Manila hemp fires, Puerto Rican Capitol funding, Hawaii sugar labor, New York Cotton Exchange grading, wage demands in the canal zone, indictments of a San Francisco political boss, Cape Cod canal plans, a deadly pistol duel in Texas, Rhode Island and Ohio political moves, and various international tensions and legal actions.
In Dover area, a 28-year-old wife Mrs. Matilda Britting killed her two children and herself after alleged jealousy over her husband Otto Britting and his first wife. The bodies were found by the husband and the children's father near Shongum Lake.
Miss Helen D. Cook of Montclair won the Alice Freeman Palmer fellowship valued at 1000 dollars from Wellesley College. She will use the grant to pursue postgraduate studies next year in Germany. Cook is the daughter of C. Alorander Cook and a 1901 Montclair High School graduate.
Stout Davison, 35, drowned in the Raritan River at New Brunswick while attempting to save his six year old son and companion. The boat overturned at a treacherous stretch. two companions swam to shore as Davison exhausted, then both father and boy sank before aid could reach them.
Thomas T. Williams of Shrewsbury, a 2 member of the Society of Friends and pioneer Jersey coast lumber merchant with an Oceanport yard on the Shrewsbury River, died at age eighty eight after a long retirement. He was widowed and had lived in Oceanport.
Mrs. Joseph Jack of Rose Street Trenton is undergoing treatment by Philadelphia specialists for hemorrhage of the eyes caused by a violent sneezing spell. She slept after a long fit and awoke to an darkness so complete she believed it night.
Fire destroyed the oyster settlement at Maurice River near Millville causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars with no insurance. The oystermen dwelt in small frame buildings that burned. Authorities reported the blaze thoroughly wiped out the season’s homes and operations.
Gloucester County Board of Freeholders fixed the appropriation for roads for the coming year at 15000 dollars. In Bordentown a ten year old girl Susie Donnelly dislocated her left shoulder after a porch fall. Bursting with new pastors Rev Thomas Hammond and Rev John Lynch at Broad Street and Union Methodist churches in Burlington received receptions. North Millyville sees many new houses rising. Pedricktown welcomes Rev J E Shaw as its new pastor. White potato seedling sales surge with Mullica and Glassboro dealers moving thousands of barrels. Pennies given to Westville M P Sunday school children yielded 155 dollars, one third from Walter Duncan.
In Wellston Ohio M S Gilliland received a damage verdict of 1017 for whiskers burned off at the Southern Ohio Gas Company plant. Gilliland had sought 6000 in the suit.
Isaac Dunn, a motor man, was blinded when a flash of electricity struck while he was working on a fuse in his car on the Queens County trolley line in Astoria New York.
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