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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
1
A fragment from Edith J. Mulburt appears in Harper's Magazine titled Farewell, Remorse. The poem reflects on bidding farewell to remorse as beauty fear and song fill a hall where revels once kept sleep at dawn while pleasures entice and the speaker contemplates a silent pathway toward death with a renewed quest and warning about remorse.
A narrator crafts a flawless original joke about rainy day skirts and tests it on friends and relatives. He assumes his choice Ferris will appreciate the wit, but Ferris dismisses the joke as lacking a point and humor, prompting the narrator to test the joke further in the street. The fragment ends as the joke meets mixed reaction.
The narrator recalls shareable jokes tested on friends like Smith and Dorothy, noting a rule to sell jokes before telling them. Interwoven are brief items from Century Magazine about a Porto Alegre meteorite measurement, a caffeine-free coffee species, Dead Sea level rise, and railway steel behavior, reflecting a miscellany of scientific curiosities and anecdotes.
A fragmented reflective piece discusses the impact of words and willpower on life. It argues unkind remarks linger, thoughtfulness drives success, and habit shapes character and destiny. It notes conscience, prejudice, and attention to others as factors in personal outcomes.
The Ohio State Journal article analyzes a self developed soldier’s pidgin in the Philippines. It explains origins from veterans and limited Spanish, noting key terms such as agun water tublig dinum chow chow washee washee matrimony and jawbone and describes how words from multiple languages fuse into practical speech for daily needs and gambling.
A passage recalling Rebecca Gratz of Philadelphia as the historical model for Rebecca in Scott's Ivanhoe. It notes her philanthropy, leadership in the first Hebrew Sabbath school, asylum support, and sewing and fuel distribution efforts, highlighting her cross creed impact and public esteem in 19th century Philadelphia.
Vancouver Washington bank crisis ends in double suicide as Charles Brown and E J Canby commit self inflicted deaths after confessed embezzling about $81,000 from the First National Bank of Vancouver. Bodies found near town with notes. investigation shows loaned funds and missing capital. District Attorney says evidence spans years while Controller of the Currency orders bank closed and Maxwell named temporary receiver.
In Hiawatha Brown County the great revival reduced local crime hearings. The district court pre judge noted zero criminal cases at a session, a drop from prior terms. A January revival drew 600 converts, dances and shows vanished, and only three trials occurred in months. Extrapolated economic notes mention exports wobbling and Mrs. Radcliffe of Denver being exonerated after a voting charge.
Disputed press claims about commissary frauds are downplayed by the War Department through a dispatch from General Macarthur. Notes mention Knox’s interest in horses and a London banker’s tax idea, while Alexandra returns to London after a visit. Admiral Seley departs Montevideo, and France reports the death of inventor Gras. McKinley commits five thousand dollars for a Canton Ohio hotel site amid broader wartime chatter.
Twelve year old Kate Allen led police to a string of burglaries in Poughkeepsie New York. She admitted entering homes of well off residents, taking money and valuables after begging, and stealing a child's bank. A servant confronted her at one home, and she feigned poverty to gain food. She initially claimed she went to work for an factory but later confessed.
The estate of the late State Senator Chris L. Magee in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, faces a $199 000 bill from Dr. Walter C. Browning of Philadelphia for twenty one months of professional services during Magee's final illness. The charge includes $80 per treatment hour with Atlantic City and Tot Sprtuas, Va., trips. executors refuse discussion and aim to contest the bill.
The Regular Army will be increased toward 70 000 with a larger force in the Philippines. President and Secretary decide to adopt General Miles's recommendation. details to be finalized by the Secretary and General Miles. Treasury and ordnance plans reflect a shift to full strength including 18 000 in the artillery corps.
London commentary notes the 1809 enlistment total of 42,700 dwarfed by US$301 in 1900 as infantry recruitment lags. The Times editorial laments unsatisfactory infantry recruiting despite wartime stimulus and lower height standards, contrasting with the thriving American system.
The widower named Briere faced the bodies of his five children in Chartres with a magistrate present. he refused to answer questions and was placed under arrest. Early reports blamed burglars, saying thieves stabbed and bludgeoned the children to silence their cries.
Viceroy To in Canton plans drastic measures to wipe out piracy and robbery in Southern China provinces. Aimed at killing an estimated 3000 robbers this summer, the plan stems from a Hong Kong ad report and involves severe penalties.
The State Supreme Court is asked to admit Carter Yosea Aguln under an application to practice law. The filing outlines eligibility and credentials for admission to the bar.
The text presents Aguinaldo's call for peace with the United States and acceptance of American sovereignty across the Philippine archipelago. It notes General MacArthur releasing 1000 insurgent prisoners to signal the new alignment, urging unity under the American banner and an end to hostilities.
Four men died when two locomotives of the Colorado Northwestern Railway were struck by a snow slide and swept from the rails into a steep gorge near Frances. The crew included John Milner James Marks and E B Fitzgerald among others. Marks survived after an hour of digging, though with injuries.
At St Marys parish eighth annual Feunionsand Irish night in Boston Massa Cambridge Tees Thomas Scully declared plans to tax all unmarried men over twenty five at 25 dollars a year until age thirty five, then 50 pounds after that age until exemption. He said no woman would marry them then and he would not open a matrimony agency.
Reports arriving from Nome describe sensational death tolls along the coast with 200 persons said to have died from exposure or freezing before mid January. The claims are uncredited and mention hardship from White Horse freight and passenger service challenging a stalled train.
A British consular summary for Texas 1900 notes Galveston’s continued prosperity and more business than the prior year despite the disaster. It cites partial repair progress, ongoing labor issues in various regions, wage and hour disputes, and broader industrial tensions including mills, strikes, and legislative moves affecting child labor.
The News epitomized Warmington items report John A. Kasson severed his official connection with the State Department as Special Reciprocity Commissioner. The War Department will not interfere with Sir William Von Horne's railroad project in Cuba. First Deputy Maurice Mubleran to go into business. General John C. Gilmore and Adjutant General's Department figure in retirement on account of wage law. President McKinley appoints former Minister John Barrett as delegate to the Pan American Congress. Solicitor General Richardsfied to brief in Supreme Court against bail for former Captain Oberlin M. Carter.
Major events span Havana yellow fever denial Cuba to Insular navy force pay cuts for Filipino sailors, dredging contracts in Cardenas and Manila regiments, and a Cuban constitutional committee meeting with President McKinley. Also noted are obituaries, PoW threats, and colonial budget debates in England.
Howard Haines says his wife may not get defense funds as he lacks funds. A powder and laudanum find in the Haines yard prompts expert testing. Court actions include two-year and five-month sentences for separate burglaries, a nine-month sentence suspended, and a bicycle theft case. The State Board of Education apportions $2,250,000 to counties from school tax funds, with $913,000 from a surplus fund to aid tax reduction. Other items note robberies, a man killed by a train, early crop losses, dog killings, a new naval gun test, and Longfellow manuscript discovery.
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