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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
1
The verse recounts a canoe journey with rhythmic paddling and calls to the water. The speaker, named in a lyrical voyage, answers the paddle’s urging as night settles and stars rise, while images of wet weeds and inlet’s breast frame the voyage and longing.
Allen Weir, a visiting artist, sketches Ruth at a Quaker farmhouse and falls for her. Ruth, torn between two suitors, faces pressure from her mother Hannah as Wilson asks to marry, while the farmer’s family watches a fragile liaison unfold beneath moonlit pines.
In a quiet New York household Ruth defies norms as Allen Weir courts her under the approval of Ruth’s mother, Hannah, who grants blessing and permission. The couple elopes, with Ruth carried away from her settled life by Allen.
A Boston or New York reader recalls two dream based coincidences. First a West New York mother dreamt her son would die under a train and found him crushed on the tracks. Second a Paris bound maid’s mother allegedly died in Philadelphia the same night the dream warned, later confirmed by a cable. The tale concludes with a fib spared the maid. New York Mall and Express.
A survey of contemporary tech topics notes electric ice-making for summer demand, smokeless powder ingredients, corona as an electrical phenomenon, a novel sound intensity measurer using an iron filings core, and healing via eggshell membranes tested in Brooklyn’s Seney Hospital. It discusses incandescent bulb filament flashing, a Virginian cross roads post office device with lockable boxes, a traveling bay press on wheels, and hay baling innovations with a compact bale formed for easy handling.
A 24 year old snake charmer John Farrell of East 145th Street attempted to tame zoo bears with mystic signs and peanuts. Three keepers armed with spears saved him as the polar bear grabbed his right hand tearing it to shreds. He was taken to Fordham Hospital with possible loss of his arm.
Eleven year old Mary Antes in Nisbit Pennsylvania faced a five foot yellow rattlesnake as two dogs and a terrier accompanied her. She stayed with her pets to fight the threat, using a stone to break the snake’s back and a club to finish it. The terrier died two hours after being bitten.
A Philadelphia Record snippet notes banks wash old paper money monthly, rubbing and wringing notes to refresh their look before drying them on lines. It contrasts the process with the Arctic summer, where Esquiman children forage for wild berries like porwong amid melting snow and brief warmth.
The English death duties loom as the new Duke of Argyll addresses tenants in Gaelic, urging timely rent payments while noting the heavy government tax burden he faced inheriting the title. A new electric car company announces a rapid prototype intended to cover Providence to Pall River in minutes, highlighting a bold tech claim.
The text outlines three harmonious systems of worship in Chin namely Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist paths. It notes that Jem, the three harmonizing beliefs can be held by the same individual if chosen, and cautions against assuming property rights or private ownership by Chinese adherents.
Six young women, including the Lowe sisters of Germantown and the Lonsdale sisters of Chestnut Hill, drowned after drifting from shore near Fourteenth street. Lifeguard Foster led a dangerous rescue, saving two survivors and aiding multiple others as a strong undertow pulled them seaward. Two victims revived on the beach amid widespread praise for Foster’s bravery.
General Prinsloo surrenders unconditionally with about 086 men 1432 horses 055 rifles and a Krupp nine pounder. General Roberts orders General Hunter to resume hostilities. Prinsloo Crowther and their men are disarmed in Caledon Valley amid a British setting. A large British force will advance in the eastern Orange River Colony for final Transvaal operations.
A long gun battle in New Orleans ends with the Black suspect Robert Charles fatally wounded after killing and wounding multiple officers and bystanders. The Thomy Lafon School and surrounding cottages were burned as mob violence intensified around Clio Street. Police and militia cleared the scene, with 30 cottages burned and 20,000 people witnessing the tragedy.
Edward Moore, a Fairmount township farmer battered by robbers weeks ago, died from the fright and injuries. About $30 was taken. Neighbor Mabel Tubbs, ten, heard the racket, escaped through a window, climbed a tree, and ran to a nearby house in her nightgown to raise the alarm. The robbers were briefly pursued but escaped. one robber was wounded.
In Middleport Ohio a jeweler's shop experienced a fatal flaw as a twelve year old boy, sent to fetch a tool, accidentally triggered a clocked alarm mechanism tied to a .32 caliber revolver near the safe, shooting him in the left lung. The incident alarms local residents and raises questions about the store’s security setup.
Hamilton Runyens of Marion Ohio and Miss America Arthur of Barbourville West Virginia were shot while driving near Long Branch and died. Several detectives work the case with many theories but no satisfactory explanation of the shooting.
Rome reports a Queen Regent proclamation announcing a new king and planned Parliament after the funeral. Socialists and anarchists condemn the line. Police arrests rise amid claimed conspiracies. Vatican signals deter revolts as calm spreads nationwide. Thirteen sailors drown when British ship Sutherlandshire wrecks near Sumatra. Capes Neme quarantine renewed. Notables include Lt. Richmond Ebobson in Tokyo and several political mentions.
The Mount Azuma eruption in Japan reportedly killed about 250 people. The incident coincides with a separate legal dispute where Dartmouth College trustees claim 275,000 in damages from the International Baker Company over trespass on college lands in Coos County during the hindering season.
The article notes the equestrian statue of General John A Logan by Franklin Simmons arriving in Washington by December 1, plans to buy mountain guns for China service, and updates on ships, officers, and global affairs. It covers resignations in the U S government, education plans for natives, arrests in Havana, and various incidents across Cuba, the Philippines, Europe, and Africa. It mentions political and military events, disasters, and notable deaths.
The State Board of Education endorsed the expulsion of three of five young women from the State Normal School after a prank during a seniors reception. Juniors, not invited, raided the kitchen in nightgowns, jelly on pillowcases, chandeliers, and a dance in the dining hall. The incident led to faculty action and possible education statements.
John Bohnenengel of Hazleton Pennsylvania a German mounted as a molder at Hazleton Iron Works has created a noiseless smokeless gunpowder. At a private exhibit a shell filled with his powder fired at fifty yards produced only the sound of the plunger dropping while the bullet struck the target an inch bold and passed through.
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