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Cranbury Press

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Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1909

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Payne tariff bill passed by House amid cheers in Washington

The Payne tariff bill drafted by the Ways and Means Committee moved through the House with a 217 to 161 vote. It removes duties on crude oil and its products from certain countries, keeps lumber duties, raises barley and malt rates, and adds evergreen seedlings and some varnish ingredients to the free list. The bill’s passage followed partisan display and near-unanimous backing for committee amendments shaping the final duty structure.

Washington, D. C Committee On House of Representatives House Leger South Carolina Scott Kansas Broussard Estopinal Pujo Wickliffe Louisiana Ausin Tennessee Champ Clark Qulasong Tech Cannon Payne Ways and Means Committee United States Ways and Means Fitzgerald New York Senate Guernsey Briar Briarwood

Darragh Caught In Texas After Flight From New York

William Darragh was arrested at Port Arthur Texas after a ten day flight from New York City to answer to a charge of running down and killing Ingeraard Trimble of Kentucky with his automobile.

Darragh Texas Haggard William Darragh Port Arthur New York City Ingeraard Trimble Kentucky

Notable Global and Local 1900s News Briefs

The item highlights praise from Mr. Roosevelt for U S aid after Messina and Reggio earthquake damage. It notes efforts by women to form an Aero Club branch, and a failed suffrage meeting at a Municipal League. Vassar plans horseback exercise for students. Michigan governor tops suffrage petition lists. Deaths include Maria Theresa of Bavaria and Mrs Lester Wallack. A world tour by Miss Mabel Willard and Mrs Maud Wood aims to study women’s conditions. A Brooklyn jury was startled by an odd pajama remark in a case involving Mrs Sarah L Smith.

Aero Club of America Municipal League Vassar College Michigan Princesa Maria Theresa Prince Ludwig of Bavaria Gannes France Lester Wallack New York City Mabel Willard Maud P. Wood Sarah L. Smith Brooklyn

Crawford the Novelist F Marion Crawford Dies in Italy

F Marion Crawford, noted American novelist, died in Sorrento after a long illness. He was born in Lucca on August 2 1854 to sculptor Thomas Crawford and Louisa Ward, sister of Julia Ward Howe and Sam Ward.

Sorrento Italy F. Marion Crawford America Thomas Crawford Washington Richmond Capitol Washington, D. C Louisa Cutler Ward Julia Ward Howe Sam Ward Francis Marion Lucca

Mrs Sampson Acquitted in Husband Shooting Case

Georgia Lamp600 Sampson was found not guilty of killing her husband Harry Sampson, nephew of Rear Admiral Sampson, after a two hour forty minute jury deliberation. The verdict triggered emotion in court while Sampson had previously died from a rifle bullet in 1908.

Lyons Georgia Lamp- 600 Harry Sampson Frank Allyn Macedon Niagara Falls

Castro Exile Lands on Martinique Amid Caribbean Closures

A fragmentary sports and notices page mentions Castro the exiled Venezuelan leader landing on Martinique after other Caribbean sites shut. It also notes Harold Danzig nicknamed Babe, predictions for Tom Jones with the Browns, Clyde Engle's performance with the Newark to New York Americana, and managerial comments on player retention.

Hughey Jennings Harold Danzig Boston Babe Minneapolis St. Louis Tom Jones Browns Clyde Engle Newark New York

Tariff Bill Signals Lower Rates With Select Restorations

Senator Aldrich outlined amendments showing the Senate Finance Committee trimming duties from the House bill. Key moves restore Dingley rates on several items, keep agricultural meat products largely unchanged, and apply new specific rates to silks and fancy cotton goods. The committee adds luxury duties on yachts and preserves art and antiquities free or reduced, while widening free art provisions for works over a century old.

Washington, D. C Alterle Senate Aldrich Senate Finance Committee House Senate Committee Hst

Receivers Appointed for Outing Publishing and Knapp Bank Firm

Judge George W. Wray in Syracuse appointed receivers for Outing Publishing Company of Deposit and for Knapp Brothers bankers at Deposit and Callicoon. Archibald Howard Walter Sullivan and William H. Clark named as publishing receivers. Archibald Howard Henry L. Beach and Henry Putnam named for the banking firm. Bond set at 50900 for banks and 25000 for publishers. Receivers may operate the business for thirty days and borrow up to 2500 to aid operations.

Syracuse George W. Wray United States Outing Publishing Company Deposit Outing Bohemian Grey Goose Brains Knapp Brothers Bankers At Callicoon Archibald’ Howard Binghamton Walter §. Sullivan New York William H. Clark Cortland Archibald Howard Henry L. Beach Henry Putnam

Death of Majon Stanton in California Hospital

Major William A Stanton sixty five a former U S Army officer and mining engineer of Goldfield Nevada shot himself in the mouth with a revolver at California Hospital Los Angeles after a period of heart trouble. His former home was Philadelphia.

Los Angeles Cal William A. Stanton United States Army Goldfield Nev California Hospital Stanton Philadelphia

Sherman’s Clerk Arrested for Six-Year Peculations

Malcolm W. Rit a clerk with Utica Trust and Deposit Co confessed to peculations totaling 1700 dollars over six years. The company vice president is James Sherman. Rit’s arrest follows an internal investigation and charges filed in court.

Malcolm W. Rit Utica

Culkin Resigns As Chief Clerk After Summons in NYC

Charles W. Culkin resigned as chief clerk of the court after being summoned to answer charges before the Justices of Special Sessions in New York City. The move follows his summons and reflects a shift in the court’s administrative leadership amid ongoing proceedings.

Charles W. Culkin New York City

Queensboro Bridge opens as crowds flood toll likely high

An unusually busy day for a new crossing as 156000 people used the Queensboro Bridge on its Sunday opening. Cash receipts reached 88.83 dollars with the bridge owning a cost of 20000000 dollars. Alphonse Torso, five, was fatally struck by a trolley on his way home. The French bulldog Mare schel Ney Jr. owned by Lincoln Bartlett died after swallowing corks.

Taft Hudson Queensboro Ulnch Ege New York Supreme Court Eck Studson River Alphonse Torso New York City Mareschel Ney Jr Lincoln Bartlett Chicago

War on reckless drivers of automobiles in New York City

Public indignation rises against the scorcher and toy rider as the Highways Protective Association and Automobile Club of America back strict action. A special police squad targets offenders, with Judge Swann urging grand jurors to indict reckless drivers and owners who hire reckless chauffeurs for manslaughter or related crimes.

New York City HighWays Protective Association Automobile Club of America Swann Judge Swann General Sessions Erie

Dogs Race 412 Miles In 82 Hours In Alaska Sweepstakes

In the grueling All Alaska sweepstakes from Nome to Candle the Berger malamute teams finished first and second to win 11 000 and claim the Suter Gold Cup. The 412 mile race, run in bitter cold with winds and snow, drew huge wagers including a 100 000 pool.

Seattle Wash Alaska al. Berger Suter Nome Candle Darby United States Goodby Scotty" Allen Percy Blatchford George Fink

Supreme Court Upholds Alabama Prohibition Law

The Supreme Court at Montgomery Alabama upheld the statewide prohibition law as valid with all judges concurring. This is the second time the court has sustained the act passed by the last Legislature despite attacks on multiple constitutional grounds.

Supreme Court Montgomery Ala

Scramble for Whitewash Brushes Won Factory Jobs

In New Haven a Manchester Carlyle Johnson Manufacturing supervisor advertised for twenty men to whitewash the new factory interior for one day. Over 300 unemployed applicants appeared. twenty brushes were tossed from a window and the lucky twenty secured the jobs.

New Haven Conn Carlyle Johnson Manufacturing Company Manchester

The Field of Labor and Labor Actions Worldwide

Reports show Bethlehem Steel workers will be paid by check. About 400 Dublin brewery maisters struck for higher wages. The National Federation of Post Office Clerks plans a home for aged members. Coal miners in Southern Alberta and Southern British Columbia avoid a strike after an agreement, with better wages and hours. Canada logged only three labor disputes in November 1908, totaling 6716 lost days. Eight unions on eleven American railroads affiliate with the AF of L railroad department. San Francisco Stablemen's Union launches a campaign for all mex workers in city stables.

Bethlehem Steel Corporation Dublin Ireland National Federation of Post Office Clerks Alberta British Columbia Canada The Brewers and Malsters’ International Railroad Department American Federation of Labor Stablemen’s Union San Francisco

Anarchist Connits Death Attributed to Suicide

John Mercadante an anarchist whose wife had left him killed himself in New York City according to the report. The incident follows personal turmoil and ends with Mercadante taking his own life.

John Mercadante Himselt New York City

Brewers Front United Against Saloonkeepers in Ohio

Brewers Association joins Anti-Saloon League and Municipal Reform League in a bid to shut down illegal saloons. Ohio law aims to curb illegal beer sales, with one Hamilton brewing company pledging not to sell to saloonkeepers who keep their saloons open on Sundays.

Jon Foreca Anti-Saloon League Cincinnati Ohio Municipal Reform League Ohio Brewers’ Association Hamilton

Jottings From Sports Sparks Across Varsity and Shows

Pledges reach 75000 for a new Dartmouth gymnasium. Harvard’s Jaques faces probation as the crack miler. Monte Carlo motor boat expo opens with American entries. Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s four in hand champions duel 17 rivals at Paris horse show. London Hackney show opens with Sir Walter Gilbey and notable entries. Michigan beats Dull in a indoor mile at Ann Arbor. George Shosson defeats Calvin Demarest 600 to 207 in a large balking board tourney at Madison Square. Frank Gotch defends world wrestling title at Kansas City, defeating Raoul de Rouen in two straight falls.

Dartmouth Harvard Jaques Monte Carlo Prince of Monaco Alfred G. Vanderbilt Parla Walter Gilbey Antonious Flash Hackney Horse Society London Michigan Dull Ann Arbor George Shosson Calvin Demarest Madison Square Concert Hall Frank Gotch Champlaint Kansas City Raoul de Rouen France

Revolt in Constantinople Topples Government

Troops in Constantinople bombard the Parliament area and seize Union and Progress officials. Mutiny spreads, with several dead and wounded as deputies try to vote on a new cabinet. Tewfik Pasha slated as Grand Vizier, Mahmoud Mukhtar Pasha orders fire if needed.

Constantinople Turkey Union and Progress Hilmi Pasha Committee of Union and Progress War Ministry Emir Arajan Hussein Jahid Justice Refile Pasha Marine Porte Tewfik Pasha Great Britain Edhim Pasha Mahmoud Mukhtar Pasha First

Rochester Fire Devastates City Amid Mass Loss

Estimated Rochester fire toll tops 500000 with Temple Berith Kodesh and Palmer building as total losses. First Reformed Church ruins total under 5000. About fifty houses burned and hundred families homeless, many Polish Hebrews shaken by the blaze and smoke.

Rochester Temple Berith Kodesh Palmer First Reformed Church

Matricide Dies in Chair in Sing Sing

Ossining New York Barnard Carlin twenty one son of Susan Carlin of Brooklyn shot and killed on April 8 1908 after release from Na panoch reformatory and executed at Sing Sing Prison. First attempt failed when wire broke. second try succeeded.

Ossining Barnard Carlin Integra Susan Carlin Quincy Street Brooklyn Napanoch Sing Sing

Sir Donald Currie Dead Shipowner

The death of Sir Donald Currie the shipowner was announced in London. He was born in 1825.

Donald Currie Sir Donald Currie London

Compressed Air Break Fatal on Manhattan Bridge

A compressed-wall pipe coupling burst on the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. An air blast lifted riveter John McShane into the air before hurling him 130 feet to his death.

Manhattan Bridge New York City John McShane

Stock Exchange Patture Ends as Ennla & Stoppant Fails

The largest firm on the New York Consolidated Exchange collapsed. Linbitt ties were valued at 1.5 million dollars with 400 thousand dollars insets or loss, signaling heavy financial damage and a major market disruption.

Stock Exchange Patture Ennla & Stoppant New York Consolidated Exchange

Royal abdication annuity sought in Servin crisis

King Peter of Servin asks for an annuity after abdication. Governor Hughes and Seth Low spoke at the Cuyler memorial services in Brooklyn. Samuel Gompers defended strike and boycott at a meeting of the New York Council of the Civic Federation. James F. Smith opposes Payne bill and may resign. Morrell declined Russia ambassadorship. Lt Col George W. Goethals said canal completion may not occur before 1044. J Q Shubert travels west to gain control of theatres for a circuit. Edmund L Mooney sued by Joseph Leiter and J Hoadley in a 2500 suit tied to the International Power Pool indictment.

King Peter of Servin Hughes Seth Low Cuyler Brooklyn Samuel Gompers New York Morrell Pennsylvanity George W. Goethals J. Q. Shubert Chicago West Edmund L. Mooney Joseph Leiter J. Hoadley

Fire destroys Lenox business district killing six

A fire in Lenox Massachusetts wrecked four business blocks and two homes, with losses around 250000 and 111000 insured. Six people perished inside the Clifford Building, including Isabel Cook Alice French Mary Sparks Edward Ventros and his daughter Leslie. Catherine Robt and sons George and Arthur were badly burned escaping.

Lenox Mass Dusiness Clifford Isabel Cook Alice French Misa Mary Sparks Edward Ventros Leslie Mia Catherine Robt George Arthur James Clifford & Sons’ Company George Root Horace Perrill Clifford Block Untilald Pittsfield Richmond and Lee Eddy Madanna Bull Joseph Gilbert Rose Colbert Public Library Curtis Hotel

Castro Put Aboard By Force In Martinique

Capriano Castro former president of Venezuela was forcibly expelled from Martinique by the French government. He was carried from his hotel on a stretcher by gendarmes to the steamship Versailles bound for Saint Nazaire. His brother remains, with a possible reunion with Senora Castro at La Guaira if landings are allowed. The U S cruiser North Carolina arrived and remained at the roadstead.

Niagara Silent as Ice Binds Falls in Buffalo Report

Unprecedented winter weather leaves Niagara River blocked by ice. Falls, twice this year, run dry and flood level surges to forty feet above normal, far exceeding previous records. Observers note the river’s voice is mute at the bank.

Buffalo N. Y Niagara

Funeral Hack Drag Slaughter of Woman in Providence

A horse drawn funeral carriage bolted in Providence Rhode Island horsemen dragged the rig nearly two miles through crowded streets. Mrs John Hughes leaped from the carriage struck her head and died later at Rhode Island Hospital.

Providence R. I John Hughes Rhode Island

Restitution by Financiers Over Ferry Railway Deal

Thomas F. Ryan the William C. Whitney estate Peter A B Widener Thomas Dolan and the William Elking estate repay Metropolitan Securities Company 692292.82 they and Moore Schley received in May 1902 after Metropolitan paid Anthony N Brady 966007.19 for Wall and Cort Street Ferries Railway project.

New York City Metropolitan Securties Company Thomas F. Ryan William C. Whitney Peter A. B. Widener Thomas Dolan William Elking Moore & Schley Anthony N. Brady Wall and Cortslandt Street Ferries

Woman Killed in Runaway in Cleveland

Mrs. Mary Langenau aged 59 wife of W C Langenau a wealthy manufacturer and mother in law of former mayor Robert McKisson was killed in a runaway accident in Cleveland Ohio W C Langenau his son J F Langenau a grandchild Gladys Langenau and James Groves the coachman were injured though not seriously Mrs Langenau’s skull was fractured

Cleveland Ohio Mary Langeniu W. C. Langeniu Robert McKisson W. C. Langenau J. F. Langenau Gladys Langenau James Groves

Princess Elizabeth Brancaccio Dies in Rome After Illness

Elizabeth Hickson Field of New York City died in Rome after a long illness. She married Prince Salvatore Brancaccio at Parks in 1870.

Elizabeth Brancaccio Elizabeth Hickson Field New York City Rome

Head Tax For Wife Paid By Hartford Groom

Arthur Friswell of Hartford Connecticut arrived in New York City from Bermuda and paid a four dollar head tax on the bride he married on the spot.

Arthur Friswell Hartford, Conn Bermuda New York City

New Jersey Trains Identify Youth Found Dead Aboard

A well dressed youth named George Duncan died on a Philadelphia express en route from Harrisburg to Standish. He left a card with his name and addresses in case of sickness, and a loving note from his mother urged care for his brother. His body was removed to a morgue with conductor in charge.

Harrisburg Standish N. Y George Duncan Philadelphia Express Trenton Duncan George Clarence Duncan Katie Brigege Street Clinton County James Plattsburg

Jockey Hayward Dies After Long Racing Career

Jockey Hayward a famed rider in England and America for thirty years died at his Sussex home where he had retired. He spent about twenty six years as a jockey for top East coast patrons and rode elite horses owned by August Belmont D D Withers A J Cassatt Milton H Sanford John Hunter and others. His last major win came on Morello in the Futurity of 1892.

Hayward Wiliam Hayward England American Sussex East Belmont D. D. Withers A. J. Cassatt Milton H. Sanford John Hunter Morello

Woman paints home despite safety concerns

Mrs. Margaret Meskill works on her Montclair house at 8 Orange Road with a thirty five foot ladder as onlookers urge caution. She dismisses instruction insisting anyone can be a painter. A fire at Passaic church caused by a spark from a tinsmith's stove damaged broom and woodwork, triggering evacuations before flames were controlled.

Margaret Meskill Orange Road Montclair St. John’s Episcopal Church Passaic

Osborn and Maloney Plan Jersey Shore Gas Ventures

Arthur H. Osborn and his wife Miss Helen Maloney will stay weeks at the Marlborough Hotel in Asbury Park. Martin Maloney, father of Mrs. Osborn, shows interest in several Jersey shore gas plants, notably at Spring Lake and Belmar. Mr Osborn will manage the chain of properties as agent for his father-in-law.

Arthur H. Osborn Helen Maloney Marlborough Hotel Asbury Park Martin Maloney Osborn Jersey Shore Spring Lake Belmar

Asbury Park Pioneers Die Simultaneously

Two Asbury Park pioneers die in quick succession. Garrett D. Schanck proprietor of the Hotel St. Charles Gramercy returned from Miami and died of congestion of the intestines at age forty three. He leaves a widow and one son. White retired aged eighty seven dies leaving a widow two sons and a daughter.

Asbury Park Garrett D. Schanck St. Charles Gramercy Miami Fla William H. White Song

Deputy Sheriff Uses Prison Labor To Deter Hoboes

Deputy A T Lyons of Newton orders prisoners under guard to perform odd jobs at the Court House and park to discourage hoboes from minor offenses and shorten punishment with meals at the county jail.

A. T. Lyons Newton Court House

Ex Senator Drake Dies at Chester Home

Elias C. Drake former Morris County state senator died at his Chester residence. Born December 15 1853 he spent years in the Far West and later developed a renowned peach farm in Chester using his spare time to expand the operation.

Drake Elias C. Drake Morris County Chester Mr. Drake Far West

Mary Campbell Killed at Rochelle Park Crossing

At the Susquehanna crossing in Rochelle Park Hackensack Mrs Mary Campbell thirty years old failed to see an approaching west bound express train and was hurled upon the platform dead. Nearly every bone in her body was broken. There are no gates nor flagman at the crossing.

Rochelle Park Hackensack Mary Campbell Tirty

Southern Cabbage Grows Ahead of Neighbors in Woodbury

Edward Dobbs and the Nolte brothers, up-to-date farmers near Woodbury, expect to market cabbage two weeks earlier than neighbors. They received 120000 plants from South Carolina grown outdoors, yielding hardier stock than bed-grown crops.

Edward Dobbs Nolte Brothers Woodbury South Carolina

Local notices and social updates from New Jersey

In Lamington Mrs. John Lutes broke an arm in a fall at home. Richard Casper, a negro, was sent to the State Reformatory for assaulting a negro girl at Salem. Rev. B. W. Wyckoff marks a twenty-fifth anniversary as pastor of the Readington Reformed Church. Elmer E. Hann, appointed warden of the Hunterdon County jail, resigns as Flemington police chief. J. M. C. Davis won $2000 against Public Service Corporation after trolley injury. Miss Alice Aspinwall, Millville High School teacher, granted leave for the term. Howard M. Cooper elected president of the Camden Bar Association. others include Vice Presidents Howard Carrow, C. V. D. Joline. Treasurer William Early. Secretary Conrad Ott.

John Lutes Lamington Salem Richard Casper State Reformatory B. W. D. Wyckoff Readington Broadway Vanhook Street Camden J. M. C. Davis Public Service Corporation Alice Aspinwall Millville High School Howard M. Cooper Camden Bar Association Howard Carrow C. V. D. Joline William Early Conrad Ott

Fire Destroys Historic Philadelphia Oak

A 230 year old oak at Fortloth and Walnut streets in Philadelphia burned after a younger branch rubbed an electric wire, igniting the tree. Firefighters debated whether to save the tree or the wires, and allowed the tree to burn as wires would have to be chopped to reach the blaze.

Fortloth Walnut Streets Philadelphia William Penn

Boston man dies by gas after drinking, notes blame drink

Eric Loeffer, longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra cellist, took his life at home by gas. A note blamed alcohol. The report also covers a string of cases from across the country, including a six year old charged with murder in Union City, and other political and social tidbits.

Boston Mass Eric Loeffer Boston Symphony Orchestra

Diamonds found at Luderitz Bay rival Kimberley stones

Berlin reports German Southwest Africa sees diamond discoveries at Luderitz Bay similar to Kimberley and other South African stones. Other items include beef shipments from Argentina to London, funds for clubs in St Petersburg, a society figure's suicide, a Russian foreign minister retirement, and various global dispatches on ships, Alpine chamois to America, philanthropy, and strikes.

Berlin German Southwest Africa Luderitz Bay Kimberley St. Petersburg Iswolslkoy Austria-Hungary

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