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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
4
P T Thompson of Louisville recalls riding a two wheeled velocipede in 1866 at the Ebbitt. He notes a 60 member velocipede club formed thirty years earlier, amid two wheel machines with large wheels and no pneumatic tires. Post forty years, he found the old bike in a garret and wowed spectators by riding it.
A Wilkesbarre special reports the Dodson colliery at Plymouth tapped a red vein after a tunnel and a hoisting slope. The primary shaft runs 278 feet at a 21 degree pitch, begun in March 1896 and completed after 14 months. A second opening started April 1 and reached coal by June 20, 267 feet long at 25 degrees. The twin openings and the intervening space were finished rapidly, praised as a top mining feat despite prior doubts. The report also notes the Russian emperor’s simple tastes and his extensive court entourage and French chef.
The Tammany Hall Executive Committee in New York City endorsed the Democratic National Convention ticket of Sam J. Bryan for President and Arthur Seawall for Vice President after its 61st Wigwam meeting. The vote was not unanimous as several leaders abstained or opposed endorsement pending the State Convention.
An outing party of five, from Knoxville, including Charles Perry eighteen, Walter Weight twenty one, and Carrie Phibbs seventeen, perished when a chute boat on a lake incline struck their rowboat. Mrs. Forrester survived, clinging to an upturned craft until help arrived as divers recovered the bodies.
After a heated convention Populistas in Washington agree to fusion with Democrats for the coming campaign. The Democratic State Committee and Free Silver Republicans in Spokane appoint a joint committee to confer with Populists on the matter.
Twelve distressed mariners aboard the Bourgogne after a mid ocean wreck voyage to New York from Havre were rescued amid a gale. Three hundred passengers watched as brave seamen battled breaking seas to save three men who were submerged and later hauled aboard a rescue boat.
A muddled note cites alleged pledges to appoint officials, including Governor Altgeld and Attorney General, but the speaker denies direct or indirect promises to any person or office. The text mentions Chicago and various names while asserting no commitments were made to anyone.
The Diamond Match Company began as a Connecticut corporation to control match manufacture. The Moore family seized the business, forming the Diamond Match Company of Ilnels, which rapidly grew. Assets included Akron factories. capital rose from 10,000,000 to 11,000,000 by February 1995. profits funded timber salvage after forest fires in northern Minnesota. The Moores also organized the New York Biscuit Company, or Cracker Trust, rivaling American Biscuit. this company now holds a 9,000,000 capital stake and owns nine state bakeries, including the Baltimore Misn bakery acquired in March. speculative activity has affected its stock.
The Italian armored warship Roma, about 5900 tons, caught fire after a near Rome collision. Built in 1865, she measured 262 feet, powered by 8000 HP, and carried heavy armament including two 23 cm guns. to prevent magazine explosion she was sunk by torpedoes.
Arthur Sewall of Bath Maine denounces rumors he will resign in favor of Watson the Populist nominee. He cautions against acts of betrayal and predicts Bryan may join the Populist ticket with headquarters in Bath. Mrs Bryan is expected to accompany him on the trip. A coroner's inquiry into a railroad disaster near Northfield City North Journal points to Edward Farr the deceased engineer as the probable cause for the crash.
Albert Jackson endured five days aboard the wrecked schooner Jessie P after a Gulf storm near St Andrews Bay Florida. Deserters left him with biscuits and water, rats attacked as restraints broke, and he fought to break the hatches until fishermen arrived and rescued him.
A Black man named Jack Glimore entered the home of William Hutchinson near Blackville Emanuel County Georgia and insulted the women. A posse pursued him and he was whipped near Rentz turpentine works. Whites then fired, killing Thomas Kearney and wounding Joe Hutchinson Frank Powers.
The Spectator notes whales feed on minute crustaceans in clean waters and describe their feeding pattern and sleep. Whales swim with mouths open while feeding, dive under ice to sleep for hours, and can rest submerged without breathing through nostrils.
Dr Warren L Babcock of St Lawrence State Hospital reports five years of experiments to locate the germ of insanity. He details a procedure draining spinal fluid and injecting salt solution to relieve brain pressure, claiming success in treating the disease with his methods.
Wenstchee Washington plans to relocate two miles to a riverside site. The town’s sizable buildings will be moved via canal to the new location. Water shortages and the high prices set by current townsite owners fuel citizen anger.
A canary perched on a brake rod of a Red Bluff local as it entered A Street depot. It moved to a depot beam, then back under the car where Ben Bales captured it. Other notes mention a Mexico American colony and Sweden discarding the Remington rifle.
A new fleet of drawing room and ten-section sleeping cars, built by the Pullman Company in the Empire style, will run on the Southern Limited between New York and New Orleans. The cars emphasize safety, comfort, and elegance for travelers. The train departs New York daily at 4:30 p.m.
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