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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1905
Page
4
In Modern Mexico concerns the nation faced during French occupancy when the republic refused to assume certain bonds. Despite strife, the ancient Aztec capital kept its financial integrity, with referees noting that its debt was never repudiated in its long history.
A reader submits a testimonial praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's health. She describes personal illness, improves after following advice, and urges others to write for free personalized guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Descriptions of Lap Town in Vacaville show a vibrant Oriental quarter drawing white trade away, with extensive laundries stores and saloons. Separate note on London Underground pay scales cites motormen conductors and gatemen wages, six ten hour days, and proposedhourly rates and overtime rules.
The Interstate Commerce Commission can correct discriminatory railroad rates and, if a rate is unjust, notify the railroad. If it chooses to change the rate, it may sue in court. if the court sides with the commission, the railroad must comply or officers risk contempt of court. Also includes unrelated notices and an advertisement for Dean's Kidney Pills with testimonial from Mrs. Sarah Marine of Colorado Springs.
A collection of fragmentary anecdotes from British and American newspapers centers on golf etiquette and language, including tales of caddies, ministers, and swearing, plus a comedic misadventure with Willam Henry Spangler and a diamond prop. Other items mention an umbrella-tree wheat growth in Arizona, a theater gag at a Kansas City venue, and curious legal notes about inebriate institutions in New South Wales.
Battle reports describe Japanese forces under Marshal Oyama pushing along the Kirin road north of Kalyuan, seizing minor positions and establishing fortifications. Russian defense under Linovitch relies on Cossack cavalry and horse artillery as Japanese raids disrupt supplies and threaten a larger advance. Riots disrupt Baltic provinces with peasant uprisings and dispersed mobs terrorizing landowners.
J G Phelps Stokes to wed Miss Jose Harriet Pastor a Jewish Daily News writer and former Cleveland factory worker. Engagement announced in New York with wedding planned for July. Pastor, born in Russia, moved to America at age twelve and rose to journalism after hardship. Earthquake disaster in India claimed four hundred soldiers.
The czar did not review the parade of the Guards on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in St Petersburg as usual. Police took extraordinary precautions to prevent any outbreak. President Roosevelt arrived in San Antonio for the Rough Riders' reunion after speaking in Austin and Waco and other Texas locales.
A young Alabama man, Ballard, was killed by his sweetheart Oma Hardley who then shot herself. Ballard, nephew of Governor Cox of Tennessee, died at City Hospital. Readings indicate multiple other items including a charter amendment for Equitable Life and regional news briefs.
The Rev Dr Washington Gladden of Columbus denounces accepting $100,000 from John D Rockefeller for missions, comparing it to lottery proceeds and citing overwhelming public opposition. S C Dodd of Standard Oil defends the company and denies ties to rail, gas, or copper interests amid the gift debate.
President Theodore Roosevelt arrived by private car, reviewed National troops at Fort Sam Houston, and spoke from the Alamo stand before reuniting with his Rough Riders at the fair grounds. San Antonio blazed with bunting as crowds poured in to welcome him.
In Washington Taft acts as head of the government with War Department handling foreign affairs. Loomis remains Acting Secretary of State while Taft meets Japanese Minister Takahira to discuss the East's general situation and peace outlook without proposals.
Jacques Faure's balloon left Folkestone at 11 p.m. and landed near Calais early next morning after a smooth Channel crossing. The craft faced no severe storm and its three occupants were unharmed and in good spirits upon landing.
An ocean of reports claims Admiral Rojestvenskys squadron heads for Vladivostok while Russian forces concentrate near Peninsular lines. A fatal explosion at Warbin depot kills seventy five and blasts 10 million shells. Shanghai notes copper coin profits, and St Petersburg hosts a court martial for deposed Port Arthur commander Ouktomsky. Governor King tightens controls as unrest grows across Warsaw and Teutonic fronts.
In Paterson New Jersey a black convict named Arthur Laster, aided by accomplice Miller, shot Deputy Sutton and Crooks during a prison escape attempt. Sutton was stabbed and shot multiple times, Crooks wounded, Laster subdued after a lengthy standoff as officers retook the jail. Laster fled, then wounded merchant Max Wollenberg in Malo Street before being arrested in the Farming District.
Five thousand workmen demonstrated near the reservoir disaster site in Madrid. Police faced stoning with several seriously injured. In the U S context, Mayor elect Dutine of Chicago and Bla S. Coler would lead a municipal ownership ticket in New York if major parties neglect the issue.
A collection of brief notices records diverse lives and careers across North America and Europe. It notes Dr Willan Ashmore at eighty, Signor Garofalo estimating ten thousand annual murder condemnations in Europe, Manuel Burtquez as a California pioneer and last Fremont-era survivor dying in Los Angeles, and Dr Miegus Senn urging broad White Cross support. Other items mention John Q Packard in California, Captain Marek arriving in San Francisco with battle photos, H W Rapp appointed general agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and various aging public figures in Maryland Ontario and London areas.
Chaos followed the sudden reservoir failure in Madrid as hundreds die or are injured. King Alfonso, the Prince of Asturias, and officials joined rescue efforts while crowds protested near shuttered markets and damaged businesses. Engineers and contractors faced blame as a strict inquiry was ordered.
Burlington Vermont mutiny reports from Fort Ethan Allen describe Troop B Fifteenth Cavalry with fifty five men, all but ten either under arrest or absent. The dispute stemmed from refusal to serve under First Lieutenant George Bowman amid insulting remarks about Jim, becoming dangerous on pay day.
A riot in Minnesota led to the mayor’s murder as police clashed with demonstrators. The report also notes global wartime rumors of Russian and Japanese actions, a train accident in Ohio killing Peter Hardy, and indictments of Ithaca residents over gambling near Cornell students.
Wholesale prices from New York market show milk butter and cheese rates with varied per quart and per barrel figures. The list includes creamery products, live poultry, dressed poultry, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy items with multiple price points and regional references.
The Chicago Journal notes a French English dictionary proclaimed the smallest in the world. Measuring 1 1/8 inches by 3/4 inch, it includes about 110 words per page across 80 pages, printed first in large type then reduced by photography.
A collage of 19th century misprints, medical quackery ads, and wordplay. Included are a grandfather and Mary hunting for screws, unreliable nasal remedies by Cheney Co, and a tongue in cheek note about Johnson compiling a dictionary with polysyllables for circus posters.
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