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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
1
A compilation of varied clippings discusses speed, modernization, and social views. It notes U S military power, Japan relations, French republic concerns, and juvenile literature ideals while musing on trolley systems and a bid to coin a shorter auto mobile term. It mentions Ben Franklin, health officer education in Vermont, and a Racine dollar puzzle as well as aCosmopolitan insight on home budgets and a Winston Churchills parallel.
Violet and Mrs. Fenwick buy cresses from a small street seller and feed him lunch. The boy Almon Fenwick Tracy reveals his mother Mia Tracy is ill and widowed, and Violet learns she is his cousin. A lawyer arranges the reunion and, later, a tale of a battlefield sweetheart ends with a touching moment as a granddaughter finishes a lacework embroidery and remembers a slain officer Rudolph Carter Williams.
A warm summer afternoon unfolds at The Birches with gentle wind and drifting clouds. The scene focuses on tranquil nature and the calm atmosphere as leaves shiver in the breeze.
A geologist cites a Pearson's Weekly tale explaining fulgurites or lightning holes formed when a bolt subsumes sand into glassy tubes. These natural glass conduits vary in diameter from a quill to over three inches, found in sand and rock, with notable examples on Armenia's Little Ararat and Mexico's Toluca.
Rescue tale of seven year old Charlie Barwood who saved a drowning girl at a mill race in the Western Catskills using a log and his coat as a lifeline. A second reminiscence recalls Lt. McLaughlin’s daring Porto Rico ride delivering a protocol message, averting battle, and his later service in Cuba before death. Also recounted are perilous fishing misadventures on Cedar Lake, heroic saves at Cherry Creek bridge, and a Philadelphia tenement rescue by Officer Murphy.
The article describes lamp shades replaced by graceful lamp veils adaptable to any lamp. Veils cost varies, can be home made to match room decor, usually silk, gauze, or grenoline with round or square shapes and center hole. It also covers carpet cleaning, moth prevention, and paste, rose potpourri and scented mixtures for home use.
Aguinaldo has appealed to foreign powers for recognition of Filipino independence. Manila consuls are asked to forward the appeal to their governments as Filipinos assert sovereignty before the Paris treaty and claim captured Spanish prisoners prove their case. Madrid sends commissioners to negotiate while Dewey’s actions are cited in support of independence.
Secretary Root announced during a visit to the President that the war in the Philippines will be prosecuted with all possible energy. He pledged full use of men, arms, and supplies to end the trouble as quickly as possible. Captain Otis is under arrest for slow disembarkation and failure to advance under fire after Calamba fell. The State Department sees Aguinaldo's appeal to foreign powers as a formal bid for recognition, unlikely to alter foreign governments' stance.
A coroner jury in Maine finds twenty dead from drowning tied to the Mount Desert ferry disaster caused by an alleged insufficient silo construction. The ruling supports possible action against the Maine Central railroad. state law provides 5000 to relatives for fatal injuries. Mrs. Martha Coburn of New York drowns after a carriage accident near Cheney Bros. reservoir in Connecticut. a horse rears, is freed by her granddaughter, and the carriage plunges. Benjamin H. Suell, pension examiner, shot Lizzie Welissenberger after she rejected his advances.
A carpenter Fred Hunnel attempted self harm at his home in Des Moines Iowa aimed to kill himself. His son Archio tried to wrest the weapon. the gun discharged fatally. The father was arrested before harming anyone else.
Newswire style roundup reports Minister Conger in Pekin confirming Port of Ban Tung opening to foreign trade, postal service expansions in New Jersey, naval movements to Guam, banknote circulation figures, a Mississippi convention plan, and a parade of murders, accidents, uprisings, and international notes from Belgium, Spain, India, and Korea with named officials and places.
Late wholesale prices show receipts and average fees for cream, milk, and dairy products at city rail district points. Listings cover butter, cheese, eggs, canned goods, fresh fruits, vegetables, poultry, and meat with varied weights and quality grades across regional suppliers.
The Northwest wheat fields face a labor shortage as farmers struggle to hire harvest crews. Wages offered range from 2 to 3.35 per day with board, and railroads report urgent requests for fifty workers to Bowdle SD and widespread harvest-hand needs across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Officials consider measures to attract labor to Red River Valley amid the crisis.
Washington special reports July receipts totaled 48,054,268 with 10,971,404 from customs, 23,922,575 from internal revenue, and 2,760,229 from miscellaneous sources, up from 1898. Expenditures reached 56,561,090 creating a 5,506,802 excess over revenues, against a prior year deficit of 30,416,887 chiefly due to extraordinary army and navy costs for the Spanish War.
The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture of Pennsylvania notes spring and summer droughts have severely damaged peach trees. Harvest in Delaware County will be small as a result of the adverse conditions.
A leading Cuban sugar broker warns this year’s harvest will be exceptionally small due to scarce rain and capital. Iron and steel demand rises in the East and West while new business concentrates in the South. Cotton prospects improve in Southern Texas as drought eases. The glass trade remains active with best conditions in years. Drought relief reaches the South Atlantic and East Gulf, with rains benefiting Ohio and Indiana. July railroad business shows a 16.1 percent rise, the largest monthly gain this year, aided by liberal southern rains and improved cotton prospects. Woolen goods makers buy more domestic grades and prices trend upward. Cotton duck traders in New York report a successful formation of a trust with capitalization of 829,500,000. Coal, car, and gondola orders surge, with large plants reluctant to commit new orders.
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