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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1892
Page
4
A 1838 crown valued around 1.3 million dollars weighs near two pounds and features over 5,000 stones, predominantly diamonds. It includes 129 pearls on the lower band, 113 on the upper, sapphires, rubies from the Black Prince gift, Maltese crosses, arches of gold leaves and acorns, and 728 diamonds in arches with 648 diamonds atop the mound.
A Paris National History Museum correspondent notes lionesses tigresses and female leopards show nerves requiring brombalium, while an elephant suffers toothache and an aspacious creature endures surgery. The piece also includes a q&a on Alabastine wall coating and a claim the Russian crown jewels are valued at 11 million dollars.
Across the wires, the Senate committee report shows the foreign relations panel sending the bill to conference with the House. The Geary Exclusion bill failed 48 to 14 as debate on Chinese immigration restrictions stretched to 4 PM. The Senate bill would renew ten year prohibitions and penalties for Chinese persons or descent, with removal provisions and strict enforcement, amid a tragedy of a woollen mill and other violent incidents noted in dispatches.
Wide interest grows as Congresses linked to the World's Fair at Chicago are organized. The general program outlines June temperance reform July literature and philosophy August art government September religion and non denominational congress with labor agriculture real estate merchants and more.
Bertha Schmidtetter, seven, died after being burned by her five year old brother Willie during play with a candy basket. Neighbors extinguished the flames as the girl suffered serious burns and died soon after. The incident occurred in Villadelphia Penn. Later, M. J. Lizrney, a Louisville and Nashville railroad freight conductor, won $20,000 damages from Standard Oil for injuries from a naphtha explosion caused by improper labeling.
A garbled fragment recounts various events from New York and nearby areas including a Catholic bishop consecration in Brooklyn attended by many bishops and thousands, a reapportionment bill in Albany, a criminal rape case in Clarence, a man self-inflicted injury, a ferry collision fatality, and a street altercation ending in death. the text mixes names, places, and dates in disjointed fashion.
A chaotic jumble recounts disasters and political shifts: a vault collapse in Jonesboro fatally wounds workers. a Kentucky woman dies in a kerosene blaze after a bull attack. multiple executions and indictments thread through 19th century headlines.
A four day old murder in Pointe Coupse Paris Louisiana ends with a tramp killing planter Cotton in his store and robbing 200 pounds. A crowd captured and executed the murderer by hanging. The report closes with separate cotton market statistics for global and American totals and recent receipts.
The Senate debated the Geary bill and Chinese exclusion, passed consular, lighthouse, and war-related measures, and considered the Urgency Deficiency and naval appropriations. The House rejected Rockwell Noyes contest action, debated election matters, and handled international monetary and banking items along with military posts and expungement proceedings.
A jumble of antiquated gossip and biographical snippets references Exvron Willis photographing a famed estate, Dr. Frovpbe succeeding as Oxford history professor, Viennese butterfly collection sold to Lord Rothschild for 25000, and various remarks about Whitman manuscripts, Gladstone, J. T. Casa, and Augustus Sala. Mentions of governors, faculty, and international figures hint at a celebrity-tinged column with inconsistent facts and names.
A rain-starved drought devastates La Starr Hidalgo Portier Zapita Mex icor and Dirval counties with failed early crops and mounting hunger. Reported smallpox outbreaks and cattle losses worsen conditions as relief hopes depend on upcoming rains and a light fall harvest. The piece notes British government actions tied to an international exhibit in Chicago.
Herr Jaeger, a longtime Frankfort Rothschild employee, is a fugitive charged with embezzling nearly 9509, 00 as bankers reveal intense trust within the Jaeger family. The cashier’s theft, rumored to involve stock gambles, ends with Jaeger fleeing before inevitable detection.
Treasury Bureau of Statistics shows March exports at 31,819,075 and imports at 99,549,838, with a year to date surplus. Twelve month totals reveal exports 1,003,234,500 and imports 537,059,89, yielding 109,225,021 in excess exports, plus notable gold and silver exports of 111,052,016 against imports of 60,096,459, and 316,237 immigrants in the last year led by 83,649 from Germany.
In a Fairmont West Virginia camp, three itinerant kidnappers who held two Saginaw Michigan boys against their will were involved in a deadly confrontation. One kidnapper died, another was fatally wounded, and a third was struck. all were fatally injured. The boys were rescued by a local passerby in Dunbar.
New York quotes detail wholesale prices for beans and peas, including Marrow, White Kidney, Yellow eye, and Green peas with per bush rates. Dairy and creamery items list extras and full cream varieties, followed by poultry, eggs, fruits, and vegetables with assorted regional varieties and bulk lots.
Almanac style notes report a 826 pound pumpkin from Alameda County California for the Exposition wax figures of rural life from Michigan, Lincoln relics display from Springfield Illinois and Bangamon County Illinois, healer visits by Prince George and other dignitaries, and extensive building work. Ohio monuments, mining tours, music preparations, and a Salt Manufacturers exhibit from Michigan are outlined along with state allocations and special displays planned for the Chicago fair.
A wide range of fragmented items notes conflicts and infections in Canada Russia and Ireland while Massachusetts reports 371 020 children in public schools and 125 agricultural stocks. Incendiary fires panic San Antonio Texas and rail assaults alarm England travelers. Italy faces bankruptcy risk and trade notes cite record West business. Boneless turkey production claimed from Campbellford to Montreal.
A convention is planned for May 23 and 27 in Washington to organize a National Silver League or similar body to promote bimetallic coinage in the United States. Delegates are requested from each congressional district, with two additional delegates per state and territory, plus one delegate from each local organization and industrial group.
James H. Cockerham killed Nancy and Wilton T. Davis during a violent confrontation at a Des Moines area home after a divorce dispute. He pursued Nancy to the roof, fired, then killed himself. Authorities say Nancy had a prior divorce from Cockerham amid years of alleged cruelty and abuse. The incident left a wounded, intoxicated bystander and a chaotic scene at the residence.
A Boston notice recounts Mrs. Jennie Ray of South Boston crediting Warner's Base Cure with saving her life after a cancer scare. The tale includes early 20th century medical doubt, a fortuitous recovery, and a call to women to seek unconventional remedies if conventional doctors fail. Also featured is Ellwood Cooper’s 1700 acre Santa Barbara olive orchard yielding large profits from olive oil and nuts across thousands of trees and a substantial per acre income.
A Paris tale describes a millinery worker who dipped white pink blossoms in water with green pigment to prevent fading. The petals gained a faint green tint, then transformed overnight into a vivid arsenic green, the season's floral novelty.
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes exports from Ichang include 13 000 pounds of tiger bones valued near 3000 and 9000 pounds of old deer horns worth 1700 as medicines. It cites belief in tiger strength through remedies and mentions Western science not yet aware. It also recalls the old Baltimore Ohio turnpike, maple sugar production, and Salton Lake water scarcity affecting salt extraction.
A garbled OCR fragment shows several era style patent medicine claims and testimonials. Names such as Lydia E Pinkham, Dr Swan, Brown’s Bronchial Troches, and Be Be Bradycrotino appear in sensational ad copy. The text includes paroled individuals and dubious cures marketed from Toledo and Beaver Dam areas.
Promoters of Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer a bold guarantee pay 500 if cured or no matter how bad your case. The ad claims the medicine cures catarrh permanently after years of testing and invites readers to try it by paying fifty cents to their druggist and beginning the treatment.
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