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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1887
Page
4
The article explains how examining nests uncovers the owner birds' manners and aims. It details hummingbird nests with camouflage through lichens and cobwebs, ground builders like sparrows and buntings, and woodpecker digs, noting variations in nest placement, materials, and structure across species.
Captain Baker recalls cruising to Alaska after purchase from Russia and meeting a destitute native tribe. A chief presents a curious recommendation letter warning that the bearer would steal anything he could, even a hot stove. The tale includes a salon-like aside about flattery between speakers and a playful exchange.
A massive April demonstration in London against the Irish Coercion Bill drew an estimated 150,000 people marching from all directions to Hyde Park. The event featured 14 speaking platforms, bands, green rosettes, and banners praising Ireland while opposing Coercion. Speakers included Hubert Emmet Lodge members, William Reimond, and John Burns. Lord Mayor Sullivan urged workers to support Ireland, and the crowd cheered the anti-Coercion stance amid political tensions.
A fire at Levy's bakery ignited a five story tenement complex housing Polish Jewish families at 12 Lenox Street and 12 Essex Street. Fronts had fire escapes crowded with refugees, many burned or injured, two children later died, police and firemen rushed to evacuate, ambulances ferried victims to Bellevue and Chambers Street hospitals.
Miss Carrie Sharp of Shelbyville Tennessee was accidentally shot at home the night before her wedding. While handing a self cocking revolver to her fiancé A H Ruth the weapon caught in her wrap and discharged striking her heart. She was a Shelbyville Female College graduate and had been betrothed to J Ruth, son of Mayor John W Ruth.
A Boston blaze caused about 150000 dollars in property loss. The Rev Charles N Ward of Englewood NJ faces four indictments for assault with intent to kill his wife and daughter. New Jersey legislature adjourned. Temperance leader Gryunate Conway died in Brooklyn. Philadelphia chemists failed. United States Supreme Court ruling impacts New York banks with city tax issues. Miss Wolfe left paintings and cash to the Metropolitan Museum and Grace Church. Mayors elected in Wisconsin towns. details and other notices span several states, including accidents, deaths, and political appointments.
The St Augustine Hotel and nearby structures suffered a massive fire destroying multiple blocks of the historic town. Ninety guests and forty servants escaped as flames spread from the laundry to Edwards House, The Cottage, Planters House, Florida Venue annex, and other nearby buildings. The old Spanish Cathedral and the county records were damaged or destroyed, with only limited efforts preventing further loss. The fire, aided by strong winds, burned many businesses and residences across a wide area.
A collapse kills workers in a New York duct project while others are injured after a mine explosion near Pottsville. A large Canal Street furniture factory fire causes heavy damage and injuries. Newfoundland reports a sealing steamer engagement with 500 aboard, and church matters in Canada shift as the Pope withdraws a ban. A convoy of Russian officers faces transport to a convict colony after suspected plots to kill the Czar. A new friendship treaty between France and China is noted. New York high license bills face constitutional challenges. a Delaware bishop dies at 80. Northwest farmers face higher railroad freight rates amid new policy talks. President Cleveland plans a Piedmont Exposition visit. treasury figures show currency in circulation at 214,698,342, and Ireland policy actions draw English opposition.
Fifty six men connected to the Pittsburgh division of the Panhandle railroad were arrested in a sweeping raid. Investigations traced two years of freight car robberies, with extensive loot hidden by crew members who drank and smoked stolen cigars aboard trains. Detectives gathered evidence from aboard trams and at railroad boardinghouses as they dismantled a large network extending to Dennison Ohio and New Philadelphia.
A catastrophic explosion at coal shaft No 3 in Savannah Indian Territory traps six workers onboard and overpowers gas. thirteen suffocate while attempting rescue. Names of victims listed. blast flares 100 feet high and ignites engine house. explosion at 1 10 o clock. Nearby Farlands Kansas raises land price to 754 per acre amid coal vein developments.
The president responds to the American Fisheries Union of Massachusetts regarding the retaliatory act and possible measures. He emphasizes unity to uphold national honor and rights, warning that retaliation should protect all citizens and national dignity, not private interests, through careful application of sanctions.
The article lists varied stage incomes: Al Bister’s mind reading shows earning 20 000 over five years, Christine Nilsson paid 2000 a month then 1400 a night, Langtry to stage Cleopatra with 40 000 outlay and 200 plus staff, Patti operatic season subscriptions a success, and Miss Teenesixa ANAMS chosen to create Morivara in Haldouk. It notes Edwin Booth’s early New York appearances thirty years prior and a sold out Ennius comic opera at Casino New York.
A collage of eccentric notes and rumors tracing global figures from General Saigo to the Emperor of China and revivalist mentions of American miller W D Washburn. The piece weaves genealogies, loans, travels, and ages, noting birthdays and landmarks with a stream of names and places across Europe, China, and the United States.
A press correspondent reports a real estate surge in St Joseph driven by the extension of major rail lines. Investors from Kansas City, Chicago and St Louis flood the market as hundreds of millions in capital moves into the city, with new hotels, depots and belt lines planned to support a predicted population rise to about 100,000 within a year.
Vienna reports and Berlin telegrams describe fresh murder plots against the Czar on the Marskoy road in St. Petersburg. A student and a woman were seized for carrying bombs under their plaid shawls, with claims of others arrested near Gatschina and Nevsky Prospect. The Czar remained in good health and cheerful as he traveled back to Gatschina.
The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record reports a total capital and capital stock of 35,140,000 for new Southern manufacturing enterprises in Q1 1887, an increase of 40,382,800 from 1884. Alabama Tennessee Georgia Maryland North Carolina Virginia Arkansas Texas South Carolina Kentucky Mississippi Louisiana Florida West Virginia gains and losses are listed. January to March saw 2d new enterprises versus 445 a year earlier.
A farmer named Watter Ridgely, living eighteen miles north of Texarkana Arkansas, was lured from home by three Murphy family members and killed them after a night ambush. He fought off attackers and sustained half a dozen wounds. Earlier a month prior Ridgely reportedly killed two Murphys in disputes over extortion from a dram seller. Subsequent ambushes targeted his horses, and Ridgely killed two more Murphys. The score allegedly stood seven to none, with Ridgely surviving amid rumors of further weapons.
The silver iip is described as a rapidly growing tree that can reach about ten inches in diameter within ten years. It thrives on sandy soils, requires little ore, and has few insect enemies as noted in the text.
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