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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
4
Advertisement proclaims Mother Gray a nurse at a New York children's home selling powder to ease colds fevers headaches stomach trouble worms and teeth disorders in 24 hours. Sample free at Allen C Olmsted LeRoy New York five and twenty five cents. Germany to spend seventy five thousand dollars on military motor cars.
Pall Mall Gazette notes the Sultan of Laheq in the Aden Protectorate has received an invitation to attend the coronation. Sultans prepare two native gift selections for the Majesty, including a pure white stallion and other antiquities of notable Arab origin and archaeological interest.
Washington reports December condition at 86.7 percent with drought hurting yields. Farmers planted 32 million acres in fall, 4 million more than last year, with states like Missouri Nebraska and the Pacific Coast showing strong prospects as weather improved in March.
The Department of Agriculture reports foreign purchases of U.S. farm products in fiscal 1901 at about 952 million, the highest agricultural export total, up over 100 million from 1900. Agricultural imports fell to about 592 million, down 28 million, while agricultural exports exceeded imports by about 3.56 billion in value.
A Bushveldt Carabineers veteran now back home claims convicted Australian officers within the corps murdered 31 to 40 people. He cites an incident where two brothers ages ten and twelve and their sister arrived to surrender. the girl and one boy were wounded, the younger carried the other when a second shot killed both boys and the girl soon died.
The revised census places the U S population on June 1 at 31 233 060 with uncertainty over the Philippines. Three nations exceed the U S in population and area. Other items mention a Columbia purchase offer, a Paris assassination incident, and executors granted broad powers in Rhodes's will. The oldest Madama resident Mary Steton dies at 150 after recalling Washington.
Edward W. Kappel and Edward W. King, linked to Nash Improvement and Equitable Life, were arrested in Niagara Falls while living two lives. Kappel posed as King to defraud George E. Green of 3000, with a mortgage on a Niagara County farm. Bail set at 5000. grand jury action pending. marriages and divorces unclear.
Grand jury report harshly details municipal corruption in St Louis by sworn officers and public servants. Indictments include Robert N Snyder Edward Butler John Beck er perjury George J Keburel. Judge O Neill Ryan presides as Joseph Folk praised for leadership in the probe.
A St. Louis group, led by Charles Kratz and Cornelmann, faces bribery charges. Kratz was to be in Mexico as the case opened. bonds for the co defendants rose, Kratz’s bond jumping from 500 to 20000, and a $8000 reward offered for Kratz’s arrest as he failed to appear.
The accused Ile Brite travels to Sing Sing to face death sentence for the murder of William Marsh Rice. Recorder Get pronounces the sentence briefly as Patrick aids transit. a witness trio shows notable coolness amid the verdict. A 3,500,000 word stenographic transcript of the trial awaits review in higher courts with possible retrial if grounds arise.
United States Minister Conger advances plans for a new commercial treaty with China. Italian merchant Malatesta Sent to Ursa, five months’ sentence for wrongdoing against President McKinley’s memory. A Bar Dad farmer, Eugene Righards, killed his wife after insanity. Fishing season opened on Long Island. no spring yegatta on Pupsikc River. Berlin to host animal exhibit. May 24 crew race fixed. Baseball catcher Manlyy Shurston injures hand. photographer’s note on American cars. Fox Tis Golf Club aims to invite British amateurs. American racehorse predictions and riders discussed. Weather and sporting briefs from Europe and America.
A clash in Roundtown ends with Will Reynolds killed after a gunfight with Sheriff Gassaway and deputies. A mob fires the house barricaded by the suspect, burning the building and the body of the fugitive amid a crowd of about 3000. Three men die, several wounded, as militia use dynamite and weapons to quell the unrest.
A composite dispatch reports the Russo-Chinese Manchuria convention awaiting information from other powers. Russia agrees to a three phase evacuation over six months after signing, with condition on Nin-Chwang and railway concessions.
The Morning Leader recounts court martial and execution of Bushveldt Carabiniers in Transvaal for twelve murders including the execution of ten Boers and the killing of a German missionary. The War Office confirms sentences of Hancock Morant and Witton with commutations and notes public opinion shifting in Melbourne toward support for the actions.
War Office telegram reports General Kitchener noting a skirmish toward Hari eye Letraci Ui mid. Canadian Rifles distinguished. one party under Lieuten ant was wiped out with all casualties. Recounts of losses and tactical details follow amid broader war updates.
The 1899 Cecil Rhodes will provides five $1500 yearly scholarships for every US state and territory and five for German-born students to study at Oxford for three years. Trustees may suspend scholars. Rhodes urges cross cultural unity and annual reunions, with a burial site at Matopo Hills and estate lands in Rhodesia to educate locals.
Mrs Howard Haines is found not guilty of murdering her Skrantel daughter Gwendalla after a jury deliberation under two hours. She thanks reporters, speaks of starting anew away from Delanco while husband Charles Haines vows support and a long rest. Several unrelated notes on local figures and events follow.
Fragmentary OCR shows price mentions for wheat and livestock in a Duluth market listing. Entries include references to wheat numbers, sheep, and miscellaneous goods with vague figures and descriptors. The legible items imply a general farm or stock market summary from a mid 20th century paper.
The article reports widespread price hikes by the Chicago Beef Trust on Deel pork and mutton to record highs. It notes increased costs for feed and stock, with pork products up and restaurants passing costs to customers as steaks and bacon rise.
Dan Grosvenor extols Peruna as a spring time cure for systemic catarrh, claiming it clears catarrh from stomach to head when taken intelligently. He invites readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for free advice if results are not prompt and satisfactory.
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