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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1888

Page

4

Revivalist Van Brunt hanged for murder at Castile Wyoming

Robert Van Brunt a former revivalist known as Happy Bob was hanged in the Ware saw yard Castile N Y for the murder of Will Roy on October 7 18 7. Eva Roy who pleaded for his life earlier was refused admission.

Robert van Brunt Waresaw N. Y Saul Yard Will Roy Castile Eva Roy van Brunt Wyomin C County Waa Bom England Queen's Scots Guanis Canada Toronto Hammond Hamond Salvation Army Happy Bob Canadia New York Warsaw Wyoming Lo Roy Batavia Eva Will Roy House Roy van Brant

Lockout Hits 70 New York Area Breweries in Peaceful Tie Up

About seventy breweries in New York City and nearby locales including Brooklyn Staten Island Jersey City Union Hall and Newark were shut down at noon Monday as employers refused to recognize the Brewers Union authority. The lockout left nearly 4000 workers idle with quiet, graveyard like silence at deserted breweries. Only engineers who are Knights of Labor largely refused to quit. Both sides expect a protracted struggle toward victory.

New York City Brooklyn Staten Island Jersey City Union Hall Newark Te Mich ja tha_ dpewerlss xO Fosscn Bresweries Journeymen's Union Engineers Inbor

Notable Ages and Odd Facts From A Century Ago

A jumble of anecdotes cites Mrs Ganrreny’s income, old leaders like Gladstone and Ingersoll, and public figures such as Rose Cleveland and Osian Wrape. It notes birthdays, careers, and peculiar claims about emperors, banks, and Vienna bread in a wide, informal catalog of prominent people and trivia.

Multiple Disasters and Political Movements Across Nations

A scattered report notes a wall collapse killing two workers in New York and injuries in Pennsylvania. It cites a train wreck in Philadelphia, a fishing schooner loss near Gloucester, and various political moves in Maryland, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Alston's Fatal Attack Near Wenthurtall Texas

A fragmented report states Alston attacked a woman near Turpin and Poolville Texas last Saturday, stabbing her forty three times then killed himself by hanging with rope. The body was not discovered until the following day.

TLN Alston Huimself Wenthurtall Towns

Remains of Prussian Veteran Linked to 1518 Rebels

In a basement apartment on North street in Muddletown an elderly Prussian veteran named Frederick A. Bortram, connected to Sizul Mockar Strago and others from the 1518 revolutionary effort, died by suicide after ingesting an overdose. He had lived in hardship since exile and poverty, earning a meager living by cobbling and German lessons, hoping to regain his confiscated estate. He left a German wife surviving him.

North Street Muddletown Sizul Mockar Strago Frederick A. Bortram Reading Penn Middletown Ilo

Tragedies On Jaimes Street In Kansas City

Two youths on Jaimes street Kansas City Missouri Delia Keenan fifteen and Amos Hurley two blocks apart took carbolic acid and died within hours Hurley death classed as family trouble the girl's motive not yet established.

Delia Keenan Amos Hurley Jaimes Street Kansas City Hurley

Suicide incidents reported in West Virginia and Ohio

An on staff member of Confederate General Lonestreet in the Montgomery Hotel Coal Valley West Virginia committed suicide by overdose then died twenty minutes later. In Coshocton Ohio saloon keeper Charles Lorenz twenty eight shot himself at home May night marking the fifth local suicide in two months. Absalom Davis a Bremen Ohio farmer age about sixty killed himself with a thirty two calibre pistol about five o'clock morning in his home.

Minnesota Nels Olsen Folong Miss Lilly Field Fergus Falls Minn Hotong Miss Field St. Olaf Fergus Fails Helens Mrs. Field Fergus Wal’s Lilly Unger Charles Field Holenz Wendell Station Boma Washington J. J. Rathbone Paris Thomas T. Tunetall Mobile Ala United States Conan San Salvador Frederic Hrortert New York Jankin MacVeagh Minois Alexander C. Haskett South Carolina M. A. Hanna Ohio James W. Savage Nebraska Union Faelfic Railway Senate J. T., Logan Supreme Court of Idaho Barcalona Spain Vicksburg Mies Helena Ark Curtis Hillyer Ustrno England Pholim Benatok Waite House Comanttea Nathin-Glover John Mi Glover Mesouri Ceneral Charles Lorenz Coshocton Oho Oll Absalom Davis Bremen Tim Day Morrill Secretaries of War, Navy Treasury Army Navy James Stupids Rnwards Joseph Warrey Bunker Till Bridgenort Conn National Ammory Springfeld Mass William Leo Davidson Cowen's Ford Virginia Traylor Lewis Anwards Longits Turpie Union of South Dakota Stewart Secretary of State John Prussia France Uut Coke Sousta Civil Service Committee New York Custom House al Rudeberger Sherman Grosventres Montana Farwell Spooner Dakota Union Tita Day Callas Megal Florida Tim Scretary The Tor Tse Renate Taddleberger Supreme Indian Territory Thadudiemry Messrs. West Edmunds

Opera figures and tours amid London season notes

A sprawling item lists singers conductors and composers connected to London summer performances. Names include Pitt Maurice Grau Wrend, Remiksits, Cuana Lovins Rexosa Minne Hank, Diovox Borow, Joseph Jefferson, Boorn Barrett, and Eva Annort. Reports touch on tours in Europe and America, forthcoming concerts and theatre plans, with notes on patrons and financials.

Pitt Maurice Grau Wrend Isan Cuba Gayvaune London Remixstits Cuana “Lovins Rexosa Minne Hank Diovox Borow London Philharmonic Joseph Jeferson Boorn Barrett Pittsburg Tin Europe Valtdire Sophontba Trigun Rome MiLe Beascur Carmen Eva Annort Cavat Zicny Lniling Italy Tscnairon Sky Lyceum Theatre New York Varig Bardou Masanet Biakmous Circe Tecory Amelia Mur Patt South America England Scnverren Agnes Booth Schoeffel Blanchester-by-the-Sea Fotal Keston Elks C.godewin, Jr Holtom Arap Intro Early The Brooklyn Brat Chevalier Istandin Gronnge Deshler Welch Napoleon Bower Josephine

Ice blocking Newfoundland coast traps ships for weeks

Captain Dawson of the steamer Portia reports being trapped off Newfoundland for three weeks as east winds pressed ice toward shore. A heavy ice pack blocked the harbor entrance and shore, with visibility limited and ice so solid that he walked four miles. A later breeze loosened the ice allowing escape past many icebergs near the coast.

Newfoundland Dawson Portia New York Wales Atatyrans Hay Brootns Cape Race

Wreck on Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham Line Claims Several

A construction rain wreck west of Birmingham Alabama on Friday evening killed four workmen and fatally injured one more. others suffered lesser injuries. The crash occurred as a slow moving backing train struck and uprooted a cow. A funeral in Shawntown, TD honored John D Brown as thirty residents mourned. A Shamokin Penn craftsman named Javis Barry died in a related accident. Bailey, husband and seven children, faced poverty with a $1,000,000 loss to an uncle’s death.

Middle States New York City Pittsburg Penn Lennathit Wonkhor Bezun Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and New England Railroad Lehigh Valley Springfield Mass Poughikeepsie American Exchange Europe Senator Hawley Henry F. Gillig New York London Joseph Hird Florida Hurieus Cluld First National Bank St. Johnsville N.Y Washinton Philadylphia Jamey Barkiet Gloucester Afnss Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham Birmingham Ala Javis Barry Shamokin Hay Bailey

Floods Move 15 Million Feet of Logs Near Fremont Wis

Flood waters swept away a boom near Fremont containing 15,000,000 feet of logs. Logs scattered over two square miles, many reaching the lake, as salvage efforts begin amid rising waters and damaged timber.

Tne Fremont Wis Senate Eli IL Reynolds District of Newark WT. Walthall Afissiasippi United States Demorata Tur Tote Secretary of the Treasury Matthew Arnold Ling Tunin America Bivla Morocco Madrid Spain Roumania Bucharest Tuk Carolanas Pasait Vanning Christmas Penchynt Great Britain Philadelphia Spooner Fred William ‘O'Kearn Charles Green C. Bo Tetera Wid— Ower Oak Ridge Hoffman Los Cruces New Mexico Sacate Tuy Lousiana Aeta Hannah St Langdon Betsey Mransfield Tami A Wicht Poly Germany Neptune St John Now Ounti Joux Dittox Joseph Chamberlin Jous Banive

Fragmented eye catching mix of 19th century miscellany

The item lists diverse notes from markets and politics including farm acreage sales in the south, potat o production, liquor saloons in London, a Texas family with nine children, imprisonment of a Samoan king, a Paris illness peak, petroleum strikes in Kansas, a French army cattle contract, Arab horse export ban, and a Sydney elder statesman. It mentions a Chicago murder suspect, a Scottish minister selling property, coal theft rumors in Fond du Lac, and various travel and shipping notes for Neptune freight. The tone is observational and terse with a string of short alerts and anecdotes.

Alaska London McLaMont Tevarkana Texas L Malietos Paris Leavenworth Kan Denver Tux Sultan Turkey Jous B Prey Henry Clay Sidney N.Y Tascott Millionare Snell Washington Carlis IC Street Fond du Lac Wis Mon Tirren Arian Virnna Orinien South America Sanatoda Neptune St. Jems New Foundland Lawati Wallin Geri Iy Varin Winniam Laytrox Milwaukee Pern England Ifavny Rosrvanne Galverton

York markets show mixed dairy and grain pricing

The report lists multiple items with pricing and quality notes across beef calves bread and grain sectors, including dressed weights and state classifications. It mentions Wheat No 2 and various regional dairy products like Creamery and Cheese with references to Western and State classifications.

York Burley Seers Rye Jeyts Yorks Horton Norther Watertown Mass N. Y

Conkling’s Illness and Death Recap From Albany to Utica

The narrative traces Roscoe Conkling’s final illness and death following a blizzard during a New York office visit. It recalls his early life in Albany and Utica, politics, Senate career, and the rapid decline due to pulmonary edema. His wife’s steadfast vigil and public figures’ condolences frame the obituary.

Teveoa Conkling New York Conkling Gantry

National Baseball Salaries and League Hopes Highlight Season

The report outlines salaries led by $37,000 for Boston and scattered salaries across teams. It notes Indi ana Clutch aims to boost sales, a captaincy for Grity Dressy, pennant ambitions for the Philadelphias and New York squads, and mentions pitchers and players like Maxatei Micra, Lynch, Valentino, and others. It highlights a four club Southern League start and a new Yale connection with coach Clarkson and others. The piece also references a padded glove invention and anticipated high attendance as the season opens.

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Textile workers form delegation and labor district union

Delegates from ten states representing S040 textile workers meet in Philadelphia to organize a district of Knights of Labor. The report notes pencil factory activity in Castleton Vermont and widespread coke production from Chattanooga to El Paso.

Metan Philadelphur Agantly Knights of Labor United States Castleton Chattas Nooga Leon Shoddy Crafts Hoora Southam Maital States Rolling Stock Company Anmestan Ala Ameren Coun Emsley City Tso

Kemp's Balsam Promises Quick Relief for Coughs

An article touts Kemp's Balsam as the cure for lingering coughs claiming it shows excellent effect after the first dose. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female health issues including nervous exhaustion and menstrual irregularities.

Malherbe Bernly Mike Werites Burton

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