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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1891

Page

4

Maida Morrill's Parisward Summer Romance at the Lake

Maida Morrill, a store teller in a bustling city, plans a lakeside celebration with Harland Brownlee but faces pressure from Elias Bascombe. Brownlee exposes Bascombe’s crass flirtation and Maida’s resolve deepens as she rejects him. A moonlit boat ride and fireworks seal Brownlee’s affectionate pursuit, culminating in a promise that marks a lasting turning point.

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Fourteen Die in Swiss Train Disaster Near Zollikofen

A Paris express collided with an excursion train near Zollikofen Bern, killing fourteen Swiss passengers and injuring twenty four. Rescue operations, surgical treatments, and hospital care followed as authorities investigated causes and railway negligence.

Switzerland Moenchenstein Zollikofen Borne Berne Warnot Zol- Hkofen Borns

American Wheat Prospects Amid European Shortfalls

A Paris cable to the Herald cites Senator William D Washburn of Minnesota predicting a five million bushel U.S. wheat surplus as Europe’s crops suffer. Reports from Russia, Hungary, Austria and France suggest reduced yields, raising import needs and potential farmer restraint from selling excess grain this year.

Paris New York Europe Herald United States Willian D. Washburn Minnesota Reiuhls Washburn States Europa Stockholm St Petersburg Russia Moscow Ukase Berg Germany Norway Sweden Rustia Seates Frou Buda-Pesth Minneapolia Vienna Austria-Hungary France

Rainmaking experiments reported in Midland Texas

The Dallas News describes U S Department of Agriculture rainmaking tests near Midland Texas. Five experiments with explosive powder and electrical dynamos allegedly influenced local cloud formation and rainfall but officials say the storms were not caused by the blasts and that further tests will determine atmospheric density and feasibility before a decisive experiment.

Appocut Midland Texas Dallas News United States Department of Agriculture Madi Aye Hoover Prince of Operation

Bloody work in Chili as governor's violence devastates Pisagua

Report from Pisagua describes chaos after Balmentu troops recaptured the city. Governor Valenzide returns with vengeance, ordering firings on crowds. executions and bombardment devastate the town. Dozens of miners, women, and children are killed. a ship ferries away the surviving inhabitants.

James Knox Chili San Francisco Psagua Chi Yearaon Nitrary Balmentu Valenzdia Balmacoda Nony Perros

Price of rye climbs in New York market and rail accidents report

The New York Produce Exchange shows a heavy advance in rye prices as wheat also jumps. An express and freight train collision at Egg Harbor City New Jersey injures several. A funeral in Boston honors James Hassall Lowell. Vermont marks its centennial with a Bonnington monument dedication involving President Harrison and others. Multiple global and domestic events follow including arrests, drownings, fires, and political appointments.

Buddie New York Produce Exchange Egg Harbor City Pegate James Hassall Lowell Harvard College Boston Mt Auburn Connery Vermont Bonnington Harrison New York J. Brices Danbury Conn Leonano John Shuster Pittaury Jzsyk Pourney Poincroy Massachusette Hannisox Cape May

Cloudbursts Drown Dozens in Austria and Wales

A Botzen dispatch reports Kalman village wrecked by a cloudburst. many drown as torrent floods Bremer tracks. From Wales comes word of 10 000 attending the National Eisteddfod drenched by a sudden storm, canvas pavilions torn and crowds swept away in a chaotic scramble for shelter.

Austria Wailer Botzen Talfer Eisao Kalman Kollman Bremer Adusnatch Srainsea Wales Aul Aostampaly Othe Nubely

America’s Chance to Control Grain Market in Europe

London reports harsh weather boosts rye prices in Amsterdam and Berlin with rye dearer than wheat. Germany imports 92.59 million quarters from Russia and 10.4 million from Holland while Italy buys 50.6 thousand and Nordic nations 1.5 million. America can only supply 1 million quarters, so Europe’s loss must be filled by wheat and the coming two weeks’ weather will shape the market.

London Amsterdam Berlin Germany Russia Holland Italy Norway Sweden America Europe mar‘Oly Commissionera United States Ga Bean Phelps Bava Russa Hamburg Bremen

Tragic Excursion Disaster Kills Fourteen On Long Island Trip

Four hundred travelers from Theodore Kays' store in Brooklyn sailed to Cold Spring Grove on the Crystal Stream and Republic. A squall struck as the barge broke from the dock, the upper deck collapsed, killing fourteen including women and children and injuring many more before rescuers and doctors aided the survivors at Oyster Bay.

Theodore Kays Grabscavenus Brooklyn Cold Spring Grove Long Island Crystal Stream Republic South Fifth Stret Brororys Epituster Gmge Pior Oyster Bay Village Oyster Bay Robert Bchluer

Labor world notes on unions and wages across regions

The report covers union membership in Lospow and Corrx Bachy, wage gaps for unskilled and skilled labor, women’s lower pay in general, and international notes from Australia and Austria. It notes labor papers excluded in Germany, Belgian women workers in Antwerp, and a French labor party adoption of four children from Fourmies. Massachusetts federation convention details, legislative gains, and new child labor rules are cited.

Lospow Handa— Corrx Bachy Cand Tur Journeymen Tailors’ Union New York Rilroadore Sixrrey Trades Union of Women Belgium Antwerp Tex Zuncland Labor Congress Brugsela United States Wowex Australia Workshops and Factories Commission Tuneke Austria Andifty Jean Culina Fourmies France French Labor Party Massachusetts State Labor Federation

Jacksonville Fire Destroys Major Blocks and Carriage Works

A massive blaze began at 12 Andre’s in B D Knights & Co crockery store on Forsyth Street, rapidly engulfing the Hubbard block and surrounding buildings. In six hours the Tremont Hotel, Freedman’s Bank Block, several hotels, and numerous homes were burned, with losses exceeding a million dollars and insurance around 400 thousand. A heavy wind fueled the fire as dynamite in stores shattered glass and residents fled, leaving the city desolate by night.

Andre B.D. Knights&Co Crockery and Glassware Forsytha Street Jacksonville Fla Hubbard & Co Main and Forsythe Hubbard Tremont Hotel Burbridge Seminole Freedman’s Bank Smith's Forsythe and Mary Convent St. Joseph's McMurray & Baker's Arge Vlatsince Chelsar Tilton Busindas

Mrs James K Polk Dies in Nashville at 87

Mrs. James K. Polk widow of the tenth U S president died at her Nashville home aged eighty seven after a short illness. Born September 4 1803 in Murfreesboro she lived in seclusion for fifty years in Nashville and Washington. Her husband left a peculiar will directing pensions and estates to be settled by the state legislature.

Nashville James K. Polk United States Tenn Yolk Murfreesboro Mr. Polk Polk Tyler Lincoln Btata Ten- Nessee Volk

Notable figures and distant ventures in a fragmented era

A scrambled chronicle notes Paory Nopuria of Palo Alto University planning an 80,000 s hospital in Milan for poor artists. It mentions Dr TaLMace traveling from Du burna Indiana to Sioux City Kansas, and foreign cadets at West Point. It also covers aging statesmen, diplomats, and royal figures with various ages and roles in Europe and the United States.

Charles W. Erdman Louisville Contsul Colon Rowann H. Faixnenl University of Pennsylvania Senate Avot Goc Census Office Roosevelt Civil Service Commission United States Baltimore War Department Fope Chalraan M. Wapphotox London Pny Te Czar Europe Dross Jance Friep United States Supreme Court Enison Tne Austria Reausent Naples Louise Wilhelmina Ans America Bridgeport Conn Phillips Brook Mao Bishop Walker North Dakota Rosa Binck de Lessepe

Axtell Stallion Valuation Sparks Tax Debate

Terra Haute officials assessed the stallion Axtell at 500 dollars and a Farmers Alliance committee plans to petition the State Board of Tax Commissioners in Indianapolis to raise the value. Alliance members push for 105000 dollars while others seek 75000. They claim large yearly profits and say owner Air Hyams threatened to move Axtell from Vigo County, affecting the assessment.

Terra Haute Ind Axtell Farmers’ Allinoce Indianapolis State Board of Tax Commissioners Alliance Air Hyams Vigo County Locs Board

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