08 Apr 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1887
Page
1
An 19th century style poem by John G. Saxe extols Roman courage and resolve. It urges persistent effort to achieve ambition, declaring only those who persist can claim the prize through "find a way, or make it." The piece uses grand metaphor and exhortation to valor.
Fort Sill Indian Territory resident William Matthewson is portrayed as a tall, strong frontier figure revered by Kiowa chief and plains people. The narrative traces his youth in New York, overland trek to California, deep integration with Kiowa and Comanche tribes, language mastery, and daring actions to rescue a kidnapped girl, plus his later calm resolve and vivid frontier life anecdotes.
A young public school teacher enjoys admiration from her students who present gifts. One boy offers a box containing his mother’s false teeth with pride claiming they are prettier than hers. The scene blends school life with a humorous edge from Boston Herald column.
A clerk’s reminiscence in the Century recalls President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton during 1864. They endured bleak times with long private audiences and tense meetings as the nation pressed through Civil War hardships.
A collage of late 19th century notes reports a rich unmarried American woman dying with an estate around 20 million dollars, widespread Chicago carpenters striking for eight hours and 35 cents, postmaster appointments in several states, ship and mine disasters, a Paris Exhibition import ban by the Czar, and various political, financial, and sensational sightings across the era.
The Treasury outlines March debt reduction to 19,308,407 with total debt at 31,708,207,518.4. Assets include gold coin 192,554,052 and United States notes 28,903,037, while liabilities cover gold certificates 123,803,625 and silver certificates 153,143,338. Public debt details include interest due, matured debt, and funds for redemption. Currency outstanding on April 1 totals 346,651,016 in United States notes and related issues.
Report confirms the sealing steamer Eagle and all on board perished near Frank's Island in Buena Vista Bay, northwest of St John’s Newfoundland. About 50 crew and 20 sealers vanished, leaving 1000 plus widows and orphans in poverty. theories blame boiler explosion or catastrophic wreck while pursuing seals. Captain Jackmin, famed commander, had prior losses in the fleet. the disaster adds to a grinding economic crisis in the colony.
The Connecticut Supreme Court issued a decision in the New Haven boycott case State versus Glidden. The trial involved members of a trade union employed by Carrington Publishing Co owner of the New Haven Courier who boycotted the firm to force discharge of nonunion workers. Justice Carpenter authored the opinion and ruled against Walldag Delegate Glidden.
Advices from St. Petersburg fully confirm an attempt on the Czar of Russia. While exercising in the park near Gorschina Palace, an army officer fired a shot that passed close to the Czar. The officer was seized and imprisoned.
Dr. Robertson and Mr. Macdonald, MPs, return to journalism as Epward Payson Weston reappears. Mrs Henry-Warp Breener improves after arriving in Palatka. A physician is said to sit with Emperor William at his bedside. Thirteen post offices bear Col. Lamont’s name. The widow of Vice President Hendricks works on unfinished projects. Senator Cameron heads to California for health. Miss Bratton, English novelist, earns 5000 dollars per serial. Professor J. R. Dance sails for Europe as delegation to the International Statistical Institute. Prince Rupert Victor of Wales noted as delicate. comparison unfavorably viewed by a correspondent. Senator Frye visits London and is invited to the diplomatic gallery. Connecticut lists ten ex-governors. Governor Thayer of Nebraska commissions Buffalo Bill as aide de camp and ex officio commissioner to London exhibit. Mrs Clevenant not studying French and German. Mrs Folsom says daughter fluent. Senator Incubis’s Atchison home remains a honeymoon site with additions over time.
A Yorkville special reports a mob lynching at the jail after a white man went mad with grief over the murder of Adittle John L Goode. Five Black men were hanged along a wooded distance outside town, while a sixth was released as innocent. The attack followed claims of a local gang called The Rising Star Society that had plotted theft and violence.
Charles Stebbins Fairchild has been formally named Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Manning. Born in Cazenovia New York in 1842 he rose through Harvard Law to practice in New York City and later serve as Attorney General of New York. Judge Maynard will fill the vacancy as Second Comptroller.
A massive fire damp explosion at the Von Storch colliery of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company on Scranton’s outskirts killed two miners and badly injured several others. Rescue workers faced afterdamp as they recovered bodies and cared for the injured.
A jumbled update on early baseball for Memphis Shamrocks Boston Chicago and New York clubs. Notes mention Dunoak and Baldwin as pitchers, Anson and Trevor as Chicago keys, and surging interest in Boston third baseman Surrox. Predictions place St Louis and Brooklyn high, while Pittsburgh plans a ceremonial season opener with civic leaders.
A broad note about rich incomes and theater shifts spans Henry Invine Epwry Boore and the San Francisco stage. It mentions the Vancouver Indian band of seventeen, Abbe Liszt’s 1122 works, Pauline Hay Mario Jansen Isabel Urquhart and others, with Wallack’s NY possible new management and Nellie Bry entering the stage amid touring, theft and poverty anecdotes.
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