15 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
1
Hon J H Bramwell of Ohio warns that the doctrine of Anarchy is a deadly plague and must be stamped out. He argues rulers protect liberty via strong government and condemns attempts to abolish government as chaos. calls for firm enforcement to curb anarchist prints and threats to society.
A discussion argues that credit rests on character reliability and business aptitude more than capital. It notes young entrepreneurs who start small, sweep floors, and rise by energy secure credit, while those with inherited wealth lacking ability are less trusted.
A fragmentary excerpt reviews the emerging New Southwesterner, a practical rancher overhauling old Western figures. It traces shifts from buffalo hunters to cowboys and miners, noting barbed wire fencing and economic scrutiny as key tools in a changing West.
Professor Robert T. Hill argues scientists often lack decisive knowledge about volcanic causes and future behavior. He cites limited data from eruptions at Marique and St Vincent, noting that many questions rely on eyewitness accounts and require long study to explain. He warns against premature predictions of cataclysm and asserts that past vents show ongoing activity without inevitable fatal outcomes.
Salt Lake City adopts an ordinance to prevent the spread of diphtheria and whooping cough among children. Schools must disinfect donated books after use. students may keep library books only as long as needed for study. Collecting pencils and sponges is forbidden, with fines for violations. The article also includes a moral tale about two men seeking fortune and the folly of avarice.
This readable verse fragment reflects on facing disappointment and hardship. It counsels maintaining hope for the future, recognizing natural elements like rain and snow as sources of warmth and growth, and seeking strength for life’s battles.
A young Oak Park woman believes her telephone is haunted causing neighbors to gather and treat the device as a medium for ghosts. A local electrician and Mrs Blanke contend the trouble is likely wind caught wires, while the tale imagines future long distance chats with Mars and even a remote link to the gods.
Mrs Blanke reports strange phone happenings during a storm with her son Theodore calling from home, and another tale of hearing a far friend while dialing. A specialist suggests nerves or possible practical jokes. no conclusive explanation offered.
A fragment from a Chicago record column mingles a humorous dialogue about Christopher Columbus and a telephone misrecognition with a sermon on thrift. It includes an essay on meat versus vegetables arguing weight for weight nourishment and economy in diet.
Rebels defeat government forces in Barcelona. forts fall by Friday and officials surrender. Foreign consulates are ransacked. civilians harmed. American, Italian, and Dutch consuls request naval protection. US cruiser Cincinnati ordered to Barc el a to deliver provisions as international ships converge.
A white man Mev Salyers and a Black man Henry Gates were hanged simultaneously beneath a tree in Lexington Missouri after being accused of robbery and murder. A mob escorted the prisoners to the tree and executed them, then dispersed as daylight rose. The incident followed an attempted defense at the scene and lasted about thirty minutes.
Washington and Caracas discuss safeguarding American interests as Venezuela faces upheaval. U.S. instruction to Commander Nichols directs Porto Cabello protection from La Guayra if town attacked, amid Castro regime instability and revolutionary gains near Caracas.
A distressing account describes the death of a young girl in a local setting. Rescuers searched with haste as the girl’s body was recovered and investigators began to piece together the sequence of events surrounding the tragedy.
A vivid, fragmented report details children drowning amid a crowd as a rescue fails. a bank robbery yields 100000 dollars in $1000 bundles. explosions ignite multiple stores and telegraph offices. officials mourn Senator Arkell and two Chicago patrolmen killed in gang violence. chaotic scene described with surviving witnesses and terse clues.
A Department of Agriculture report found US agricultural shipments to Great Britain total about 400 million dollars over five years. The study assesses trade conditions, prices, and market access, noting exports to the United Kingdom comprise roughly a third of total US farm trade and highlight key commodity flows and shifts in demand.
The International Harvester Company, granted a charter in Trenton, is authorized with capital stock of 1,600,000. It plans to manufacture farming machinery including binders reapers mowers headers shredders and related equipment. The charter fee paid to the state was 2400.
Advices received by the steamer Mlowéra Cran Aust note a terrible drought in New South Wales and Queensland. Millions of sheep have died and many wealthy ranchers are forced to seek work as conditions devastate the industry.
Reports from Oss ter Bay indicate an extra Contes session convened by President Hooseseh Juunedhitely following November elections. In Weenton Neal and Trenton Neal, a CGT node disrupted property, causing $200000 in damage as thirty five inches of rain fell in under three hours.
A damaged OCR passage describes a voyage from Bernatown toward Cape Town transporting Boer prisoners. References to ships City of Vienth and Tor ti Vrittes ot Wiles appear with unclear details about a coronation voyage and a large payment of 400000 in a legal or commercial context.
Fragmentary OCR text records a Cleveland meeting with Senator Huon about reform, plus scattered quotations about the Queen and Kitchener. The passage also mentions General Miles, Washington politics, and a speech by Representative Jones, all presented in garbled form with many errors.
The report notes William to lead Professor Cohues to Washington to discuss erecting a bronze statue. The monthly crop survey shows most crops in fine condition. An impartial dispatch lists American officers, expeditions, wireless links, naval movements, and plans including a South Pole expedition and Earthquake defense talks in Berlin.
The Manila Board of Muah Howe records 1005 Asiatic cholera cases from March 20 to May 25 with 500 deaths. It notes the Ieper colony ready for wee July 1, reports on American forces in the Philippines, and mentions Army strength at 31,050 with 220 sick.
Conflicted between the Salvation Army and Volunteers of America in Alleghany Virginia the two groups clash over open air work permissions and ground, with police saying no interference is possible while tensions rise between the BB Booth founded movements and their methods remain disputed.
Heavy rain and wet weather threaten honey production around Geneva. Beekeepers report bees starved for nectar and pollen, forcing artificial feeding amid robber bee raids. If bees can forage by late August some honey may be saved. early bloom plants and continued rain worsen outlook across states.
The half year report by State Superintendent F C Wharn lists deposits totaling 1 051 889 186 with revenue of 5 007 NS and a surplus of 1 156 40 560. Open accounts increased by 998 though overall deposits rose from 32 606 to etc.
A Minnesota raid uncovered a woman masquerading as a hired man on Spencer Widener’s farm. Arrested for hypersonating a man, she confessed after initial denial, known locally as Simile the old. Widener refused to believe his trusted worker was a woman, noting her strong frame and steady climbing of a ladder.
A garbled recount references the Duke of Cambridge and Admiral Charles B. Chirk from Vermont, with notes on public figures like Lord Kitchener and Andrew Carnegie. It hints at political and social topics including labor capital debates and proposed local developments, but many names and places are unclear.
A mother in New Jersey leaped into a blazing home to rescue her two young children after a fatal fire destroyed the dwelling of Chartex Adame in New Grotna Adams. She escaped with both children but suffered severe burns, while the house collapsed behind them as neighbors tended the injured family.
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