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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1890

Page

4

Old Mexico villages along Rio Gallinas near Las Vegas

A vivid portrait of Upper Las Vegas Plaza Vigil and Plaza Lianoy near Las Vegas showing adobe houses with clay floors, conical ovens, and donkey culture. It notes rural simplicity, rising Mexican prosperity post railroad, Catholicism with Penitentes, and the mix of old and new living styles in these hill country hamlets.

Las Vegas Rio Gallinas Plaza Vigil Plaza Lianoy Burro Ife Jerusalem New Mexico Tiarper

Dog Hospital in Chicago Seeks Free Clinic for Poor Canines

A dog hospital in Chicago struggles with high prices beyond many owners’ means and considers adding a free clinic or subsidized care as patronage grows. The piece argues veterinarians must be educated and gentlemanly, to ease the suffering of animals, and notes increasing public demand for better animal care.

Chicago Mina Whang Picayune

Deadly Old Colony Rail Crash Near Adams Estate

A Vine Yard Express wreck near Quincy Massachusetts killed seventy and injured over a hundred after the engine jumped the track at a steep curve near the Adams homestead. The fourth car bore the worst losses with many passengers trapped by steam and flames. Fireman Ryan died. Engineer Killick escaped serious harm. The Old Colony Railroad, praised for safety, faced its first major disaster since 1878.

Masachusetts Boston Worl's Oil Martha'a Vineyard Quincy John Quincy Adams Razn Sv Rock A Ag Oyne Quincy Re Dea Quincy Hospital Mass Brockton Ryan Enging Killick Sus- Wats Adams Estate Shihe Possenger Old Colony New England Wollaston

Senate and House Proceedings Mention Tariff and River Bills

A summary of Senate and House actions notes tariff bill debates and committee referrals, river and harbor bill discussions, amendments, and passes. It records conference rulings, adjournments, and various resolutions, with references to figures like Mr. Quay, Mr. Teller, and General Grant.

Quay Committee On Rules House Pension Bureau Teller Senate Freya, Washburn and Gorman Mr. West Finance Committee Messrs Mitchell, Bate Higgins Armmonz Potomac River Washington Harlem Plumb Hoar Senate LIII Nathaniel Melay Donald McKay Springer Wlindy Orier Yeas O’neill Ulyssen S. Grant Congress General Grant Cheadle Hinna Belden Kerr Awa Objective Perkins Kansas Counry Cluckammarnnga United States Navy Chalmers-Morsin Morgan Chalmers Ava Agricultural College Thomas Ous

Robbery at Italian monastery during daylight raid

A monastery near Narti Italy was attacked in daylight by bandits. The monks resisted bravely and three were killed guarding their property. The raiders escaped with valuables including sacred vestments from the chapel.

Narti Italy Bannate Vite London England Mount Athos Belgrade Twolya Armenia Moosh Spaco Narno

Massive fire damages Nessrs Rockwell tannery in Penn

A large tannery in North Clarendon, Pennsylvania owned by Nessrs Rockwell and Co. was damaged by fire causing an estimated loss of 100,000 dollars. Other items report Teutonic steamship fastest transatlantic record, a fatal rail accident in Orange New Jersey, and various national news briefs from the period.

Middle States Nessrs Rockwell & O North Clarendon Penn Teutonic New York City Jourer*a Sangeni Orange Faxi Fitchburg Grand Army Boston Maas Phonixer Burtavas Fol Hurlbut Buffalo N.J Spring Lake N. J Citannys Streur Tuoursos Yale Medical School Artford Conn

KurSia rifles ordered in France and royal reception abroad

Kursia ordered GuA000 rifles in France Exvrenon Witty Germany arrival at Reval Russia and was received with royal honors for the Czar Tn minors at Ostrau Austria strike infantry dispatched from Olmutz to maintain order Miles Platting England burned Cyclone hailstorm in Aube France ravaged eighteen communes crops destroyed loss estimated near 5 000 000

Kursia France Exvrenon Witty Germany Reval Russia Ostrau Austria Olmutz TF Houaxn Mit Miles Platting Manchester England Department Aube

Conference on New York Central strike in Buffalo leaders meet

Latter news reports GNAND Master Powderly and Sargent of the Federation of Railway Employes among others in Buffalo for a conference on the New York Central strike. Also noted are suicides, fires, robberies, and various incidents across the country.

Gnand Master Powderly The Knights of Labor Mr. Sargent Federation of Railway Employes Buffalo N. Y New York Central Henny Faruscron Nuldo Washington Bridge New York City

Fire devastates Main street town in Pennsylvania

A major fire on Main street in Pennsylvania destroyed the business district including the Buffalo Hardware Company and Ellsworth Honee, with fortstive houses burned. The blaze left hundreds homeless and caused an estimated half a million dollars in losses. The town plans to rebuild.

Main Street Penn Buffalo Hardware Company Ellsworth

Wrecks and deaths ripple through rail lines in several crashes

A Baltimore and Ohio express near Osceola Pennsylvania derailed after heavy freight blocked the track at a sharp curve. The 50 mph collision threw coaches and the engine, killing and injuring multiple passengers. Other wrecks occurred near Augusta Michigan and Albany New York, with engineers and passengers fatally harmed. Pinkerton detectives Ludington and Bowster died in West Albany during freight-car rescue. Additional incidents included a North Asbury Park Pennsylvania passenger attempt that ended in severe injuries, a three-death collision near Alton Illinois, and a Behroncetady wreck where engineer Vrooman died.

Philadelphia Baltimore Osceola Penn Yank' Bulivan Baltimors Ohio B. J. Sullivan Glenood David_Goodwin Gonnallsville Atlantic City Central Augusta Mich Robert Gregg Jackson Hendt Charles McRoberts Limited J. & Marcis Homes Battle Creek Clarelia Cashdy Offron North Shore Rigate Pinkerton West Albany N.Y Alfred Ludington George Bowster

Mob Hangs a Wurm Pratt After Jail Raid

About eleven in the night a mob marched into Blair Nob and took Charles Pratt from the jail. The sheriff and posse were overpowered and Pratt hanged in the jail yard by a rope. He begged to speak and offered a rationale about neighbors’ impositions before the crowd swung him off. No one else was hurt.

Blair Nob Charles Pratt Wurderer Farmer Towne Daughter Pratt

Global labor unrest and strikes ripple across nations

The article reports widespread labor issues from Morrisania to Wales, noting a new labor world movement, protests in Italy and Germany, and brisk union activity in the United States. It highlights factory conditions in London, government wage policies in Germany, and calls for worker councils to shape labor legislation.

Ilso Wales Fryate Italy Germany Cunard Steamship Company Rome Munich Bavaria United States Union Story and Firemen Portland Union Autor

Players and League Odds Highlight Early Baseball Season

Brooklyn leads with fifty wins while players’ league chatter covers home runs by Bones of Brooklyn and Gus Weyhing’s curveball command. Notes compare umpires, fielding, and pitching across Brooklyn Boston New York Chicago Cleveland and Pittsburg with contract fines and gifts for a Boston captain.

Bones Brooklyn Louisvi Boston Wnlcndrs Wuene Rauounn Benton Boy Conway Tue Brotherhood Pittsburg grounds _ee Grnsox Pinyera’Leaguin Synacuar Benus Gus Weyhing Brooklyns Prrenons Ocaruls R. Tr Havengaindoor Cleveland Ona Bundradaseg Jenny Denny Cub Wuather Brooklyn Players’ Club Louis Blerbaur

Three Die In Webster Station Railroad Crash

Mr Boynton aged seventy five of Lakeville New York Mrs Frank Tanner of Webster New York and her infant son were killed at Webster Station in a railroad accident. Boynton failed to heed an approaching Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg passenger train bound for Ontario Beach. The buggy was smashed and all three occupants were instantly killed.

Boynton Lakeville N. Y Frank Tanner Webster Webster Station Rome, Watertown Ogdensburg Ontario Beach

Robbers Stop Missouri Pacific Express Near Otterville

A Missouri Pacific express bound for the Western coast was halted thirteen miles east of Otterville at Robbers Cut by seven masked men. They seized about $14,000 from the express car and captured the messenger. Railway detectives and a sheriff led a posse in pursuit with bloodhounds, but the trail was lost in Otturville country. The robbery appeared carefully planned by a leader familiar with the Missouri Pacific routes.

Missouri Pacific Sodalia James A. Younger Otterville Treman Weryor Sodali Mo Delong Smith Pottis County Otturville

Deadly Wilkes-Barre Cyclone Kills Many In City

A devastating tornado struck Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania in an afternoon, killing about twenty people in the city and destroying roughly $500,000 in property. Four workers died at Hazard Wire Tape Works, twelve total in the city, with miners buried at Scott Street and others killed at Kytla’s planing mill and various buildings. The cyclone cut a half mile wide, three miles long path, blowing down trees and wrecking hundreds of structures, closing streets and crippling telegraph and power lines. Destruction extended to nearby Sugar Notch Summerville Harveysville and Parsons areas, with numerous fatalities and severe property damage reported.

Wilkesharre Penn Mein City Scott Street Atl South Main Street Clumber Kytla Planing Mnit Btezmaier Brown East Market Street Eity Parsons Sill Creek Wilkesbarre Sugar Notch Pennsylvania Summerville New Milford Delaware, Lackewanon and Western Railroad Harveysville Plymouth Methodist Episcopal Tlarvoy Elijah Tohringer

Disaster in Colorado Springs Leaves Dead and Missing

A severe cloudburst in Colorado Springs, Colorado, caused two Hoyea to drown and three family members camping on Dry Creek to be lost. A black cloud and heavy rain with hail battered roofs, toppled signs, and undermined walls. A Swede in the flats was swept away and a woman near the track was rescued. Twelve miles of Midland railroad washed out. Dams and irrigating ditches overflowed at Rocky Ford, injuring nearby land. Estimated city and vicinity damage at $200,000.

Spain Lovpos Pari Louisiana Utah London Heligoland Germany California UN Farmers’ Review Bostox Roanoke Toow New Hampshire Mate Vermont Arright Corawat H.C. Pansoys Natural Bridge Virginia Boston Jay Gounn Porelas Castle of Chapalleras Mexico Croalian Pacific Railroad Uredas Newrugswick Hollywelly Baglin Raat Carria Yarpa Berlin Austria-Hungary Phot Tas Fish Commission Massachusetts Colorado Springs Col Dry Creek Midlands Woodwest Rocky Ford

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