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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1898

Page

4

Time, clocks, and the origins of the tip in old letters

The piece surveys time concepts from apparent noon in Paris to the advent of accurate clocks, noting sundials versus clock time and seasonal shifts. It includes a Temple Magazine interview with Bishop Whipple on Indian honesty, plus brief vignettes on bicycle use by Louisville letter carriers and the origin of tipping with a Clever “Tip” acronym from coffee houses.

Victoris Temple Magazine Whipple Minnesota Louisville Chicago Daily News Dean Lydis E. Pinkham

Bhawnestown Flood Devastates City and Claims Lives

Special dispatch reports Bhawnestown Illinois flooded after a river embankment breach on Sunday afternoon. The flood swept through the west bank area, overwhelming buildings and causing extensive property loss and numerous deaths as residents fled from rushing waters.

Canmy Bhawnestown Ill Ohbio

Military mobilization and naval buildup amid looming hostilities

The War Department gears up to examine and deploy largely civilian infantry as regular troops, while the Navy accelerates repairs and construction to defend the coast. The Diogenes cruiser and Schiehau torpedo boat join a broader effort to strengthen the fleet, with Long ordering wrecking firms to depart Havana. The text also describes a catastrophic river flood and its aftermath, including evacuations and extensive damage across towns.

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Maine Indian affairs and naval bills dominate Congress notes

A jumble of 19th century items lists Mrs Brewer and Louise Loudon, naval and fortification bills, a suicide at Winslow Arkansas, hospital staffing requests, political resignations and indictments in Philadelphia, a Maine event, Cuban armistice talk, and local raises in Chicago carpenters amid a broad roll of public notices and personal recollections.

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Curfew Debate Grows in Princeton N J

Prominent Princeton residents discuss introducing a curfew into town ordinances amid national tests. The idea credits the Boys and Girls National Employment Association with revival and cites Lincoln Nebraska as a success with a 20 percent drop in youth arrests in one month.

Princeton N.J Boys' and Girls’ National Employment Association Indianapolis City of Lincoln Neb Graham Samuel Delick Chie Police Involn, Raye Omaha Denver Des Moines Bt. Joseph

Coal purchases hint at strategic Caribbean port role

Acting on Washington instructions Consul Stewart contracted for all available coal on the island, with a schooner chartered to move it to New. The move signals a planned port with proximity to Porto Rico and ship facilities, prompting bustle in the Consulate as cables relay updates.

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Wreck Spanished Patrol Near Havana and Monroe Doctrine Stand

In Washington officials confirm Pope Leo XIII offered mediation to Spain to withdraw troops and U S ships from Cuba. The administration rejects European involvement, upholding the Monroe doctrine amid ongoing Cuban crisis and a nascent National Volunteer Movement.

Washington Leo XIII Dildo Bpain Cuba Gener John Bf 8Cheneld New York City National Volunteer Reserve Congress

Senate Debates Danish West Ladies Purchase Collapse

The Senate spent nearly a day discussing buying the Danish West Ladies but decided not to press the subject. Captain Sigbee, later reassigned as aide to the Navy Secretary, weathered praise from the British ambassador for escaping the Maine disaster. Minor items note Mormon missionary activity, a rise in museum specimens, and other scattered events.

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