This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
2
A digest of fifty states happenings covers tariff debates on wool schedule and German claims. It notes gold reserves rising by 9.2 million and cash by 12.5 million while note circulation falls 6 million. Ireland and Austria figures appear with minting and labor shifts as McCray negotiates Indiana coal talks.
Directors declare an initial quarterly dividend of 75 cents on gen no par common stock. Also noted are Bank of Canada tax digest prep for 3700 branches, rail reports favorable, and leadership selections at First Joint Stock Land Bank with H C Hulmes elected secretary treasurer and Dr Paul Reinsch named financial adviser to China. London stocks quiet. gilt edges steady. oil shares dull. Cotton ends lower by 43 to 33 points on New York market. Submarine cable expansion cited from 50 years ago. Senator Smith of South Carolina accuses Grugzenheim of favoring a smelter trust.
Oddities from the era include cracked buttresses at St Pauls Cathedral London endangering the vast dome. Other items note NY City acquiring Pier 80 for 426745.19, Great Britain edging the US as Canada's top trade partner, and various incidents from Atwood West Virginia to a Philadelphia home inmate shooting.
Lew Tendler remains lightweight champion as Benny Leonard holds the title. Empire City racing yields excitement with Tall Timber winning the Wakefield Handicap. Palatine police halted Chicago racing revival. Lil Stoner released to Birmingham Club. Criqui challenges boxing champ for France. Day Cups swimming distance extended to three and a half miles. Robinson's team faces a rough Western trip. John Golden leads Shawnee Open field after first round. M H A amateur featherweight champion scores 11 straight knockouts at NY Athletic Club. French Boxing Federation blocks Carpentier Siki match, deeming Siki not championship material.
A string of brief dispatches notes Queen Mary requesting no jazz at Goodwood, Jamaica preparing a US tour to promote tourism, airman Chanteloup reporting from Malang, US ships leaving Bermuda for New York, an attack injuring Port au Prince mayor Edouard Mondes Millet, Enver Pasha slated as emir of Turkestan, German harvest failures from drought, Cuba facing an economic crisis with a $50 million foreign loan proposal, piracy hindering silk shipments from China, and Dublin parliament postponements amid war service commitments.
Paris reports German monarchists plotted an attack on Premier Poincare with the plot attributed to a Berlin source linked to Rathenau's murder. Poincare’s safety was heightened with police and guards around Paris and his country home. In Berlin London’s defenses against air raids are deemed almost non existent by Colonel Hermann Thomsen, a former air force chief.
The Postmaster General has sanctioned using postmaster as the title for women serving as post office heads, replacing the older term post mistress. Records show a sharp rise in women appointees during the Harding era.
Rosemary Bauer aged eleven asked for 20000 a year in probate court. Judge Horner set her allowance at 15000 annually noting the estate earned 72000 last year. Her mother Mrs Jacob Bauer said Rosemary is a partner in household expenses.
Dublin reports fierce clashes as Free State forces push into the south with roads blocked by mines and strong irregular opposition. National troops attack from three sides with field guns and machine guns while civilians aid the wounded under fire. Despite hardships, troops press forward toward Cork as Parliament delays until August 12. western coast from Shannon to the sea is clear of irregulars.
Paris court fines an Italian painter 16 francs for bigamy in a case marked by peculiar circumstances. Glacia r Park Mont Dr Frank Wynn of Indianapolis, a noted mountain climber, is killed while leading a party up Mount Siyeh. Rome reports cabinet formation failures by Orlando and Bonomi causing governance tensions. London notes Labor MPs and election results and a Pontypridd win. Newburgh New York lacks a city manager as incumbent suspends himself. Albany sees Governor Miller donate 8000 to state treasury. Mexico City reports clashes at the Hercules textile plant amid a strike.
Republican insurgents failed to block the 60 percent ad valorem plan on coarse wool as Lenroot and allies faced heavy opposition. The House bill’s 33 cent duty remained, while Wadsworth’s 28 cent proposal was defeated. Lenroot warned the party risks a Democratic 1924 hinge if protective wool rates fall.
The Osaka Shoshen Kaisha steamship Hawaii Maru collided with the Puget Sound steamer Calista near West Point, Seattle. Calista sank but wireless from Hawaii Maru reported all hands saved and requested immediate tugs. Two tugs and the Hyacker departed at once.
Federal Prohibition agents in Austin and Beaumont were indicted on murder charges. William A. Nitzer, division chief, faces slaying charges in Beaumont tied to Justice of the Peace H. E. Showers. In Austin, Bassett Miles and three others are charged in the death of Clayton Peeler.
British coal fields report no embargo on shipments to America. After a lean period, miners welcome the boost from American demand, with Northumberland and Durham fields seeing bookings through August. South Wales shares optimism as orders rise and prices freight rates react.
Administration circles hopeful for a voluntary coal strike settlement at conferences between operators and miners. The railroad shopmen dispute hinges on a Rail Labor Board rehearing and railroad executives and labor leaders. The War Debt Funding Commission opened formal negotiations to fund allied war debt. Oil and gas royalties on government lands run about 500000 dollars monthly. Senator Culberson may retire from renomination and not join run off. Senator Overman questions claimed federal budget economy. Secretary Hoover named chair of a government coal distribution commission and urges state coal agencies. Harding appeals for shopmen to return to work during the Board hearing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.