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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
4
NYC transportation facilities remain inadequate compared with pre subway era though underground routes carried 45 million passengers in 1906.
A movement reportedly forming in Natal advocates complete union with the Transvaal to secure Natal's access to the Transvaal trade and grant the Transvaal a harbor. The plan envisions mutual economic benefits through political merger.
D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia says kidney trouble caused frequent gravel and sand in urine for two to three years and he passed 14 stones before using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports no stones in three years and calls the pills a fine kidney tonic.
A Mid h woman credits eight years of nervous trouble and heart flutter to quitting coffee and using Postum. After following directions and "The Road to Wellville" guide, she reports better sleep, appetite, color, and energy, with six months medicine free. A friend also benefited after boiling Postum properly.
Jennie Burch a fifteen year old accused of murdering an infant in Putnam County was acquitted in a New York Supreme Court but immediately committed to the State Asylum for the Insane at Matteawan. Justice Mills stated the verdict would endanger the community. The trial noted potential future release risks and the girl’s rapid physical growth since her arrest.
William Randolph Hearst files five libel suits totaling 2.5 million dollars against the Chicago Tribune. Attorneys Darrow Masters and Wilson represent Hearst over Tribune articles quoting a Utica speech by Secretary of State Elihu Root on November 1, 1906 and critical comments about Hearst.
William A. Procter, 73, president of Procter and Gamble, shot himself in his Glendale Ohio home. Family says grief over his wife’s death four years past and failing health led to the act. Coroner Otis L. Cameron to investigate the death as a suicide.
Fragmentary text evocatively describes spring scenes with flowers and children. The cadence mirrors classic verse, mentioning primroses daffodils and garden imagery as it hints at seasonal renewal and farewell. The passage imitates Alfred Austin in tone and mood.
In a coastal city steel frame job a fallen header, teetering planks, and a single rope saved a riveter from a 75-foot plunge. A bluejacket from a U S battleship climbed the skeleton, threw a rescue rope, and hauled the man to safety before blacking out himself.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Charles Phelps Taft denies a split in the Ohio Republican contest and urges voters to decide whether Foraker or Taft should hold the presidency or the Senate seat. He frames the race as a choice between Roosevelt administration allies and opponents.
Chicago report tells of Miss Iona Imes, ex Rensselaer College basketball star, pinning her father William Imes in a catch‑as‑catch‑can bout at home. He suffers a split kneecap and a broken leg, hospitalized, while she proves her wrestling prowess.
In Atlanta the Women of Atlanta protest conductors over touching and soiling spring white shirt waists on street cars. They charge laundry bills rise weekly due to conductor contact and demand cleaners or removal of touching.
A compact aphoristic meditation on self pity duty faith and transformation. It urges humility spiritual companionship and action over mere intent, warning that real change requires deeds not words and that pride or hollow religion fails to heal the heart.
The Signal Corps under Captain Der Chandlier and Leo Stevens plans a nearly 1000 mile voyage from Washington to Fort Leavenworth. The ascent will occur near May 1 from the gas works with a five day supply. The balloon will be the largest ever owned by the army.
Columbus reports show 2,700 students using a penny savings system, totaling over 5000 dollars from four years of deposits. Each child saves about 10 cents daily five days a week, with many lacking extra spending money yet earning small funds to grow their savings.
Fire devastated the tobacco district of South Boston Virginia with damage estimated near 1 million dollars. Help arrived from Danville and neighboring towns to prevent further loss. The town, a major tobacco center, faces a crippled season due to the blaze.
A fragmented market list shows prices for vegetables and grain items. Entries include tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, onions, okra, and spinach with varying prices per basket, crate, box, or bbl. Grain lines list spring and winter patents and related bulleted values.
Prospects of a strong crop could boost railroad profits as cotton and corn volumes rise in southern towns. April dividends reach a record 125 million with 187 corporations paying out 79 million and 350 more distributing 3 million in interest. Maple sugar season expected to be good due to deep winter freezes. Stock shrinkage totals 6.6 billion over the year, while Wall Street no longer dominates commerce though confidence remains mixed.
General crop conditions are favorable with winter wheat in good condition west of the Mississippi. Excluding Texas, it is believed that the green bay has wrought significant damage.
The era promises another year of prosperity with abundant harvests and strong export markets. Apple trade shows steady prices in Liverpool and London, while clover seed sales remain robust and city real estate continues its upward trend with rising building materials demand.
Ameera questions reasons for lavish praise from Indian address givers claiming strangers owe him praise for deeds not personally earned. The excerpt cites The Printing Art describing printing and publishing as a barometer of commercial prosperity linked to many trades, including advertising and manufacturing. The passage underscores caution against insincere motives in public tributes and notes printing as a driver of broader prosperity.
A fragment quotes W. Rosélter on the distinction between savvy use of agents and careless practices affecting outcomes. The excerpt hints at caution and skill in strategy.
Hall Caine practices visiting each place he plans to describe in a novel. When writing a story he produces about 10600 words daily. Over sixty years, the average lifespan in France has increased by seven years.
A Mississippi hunt yields a horned rabbit with a five inch horn growing from its head. The piece is part of a digest of clippings including a Missouri obituary remark and a tongue in cheek note about pronunciation from editors.
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