The Ecotism of Woe Dramatic Verse Fragment
A somber speaker laments isolation and personal hardship. The speaker notes he is the man who has trouble to lend and fears losing a friend as merriment vanishes into sighs when approached by others.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
1
A somber speaker laments isolation and personal hardship. The speaker notes he is the man who has trouble to lend and fears losing a friend as merriment vanishes into sighs when approached by others.
In a Utah valley, sixteen year old Maggie sends her brother and friend Tommy to Perrins with a promise not to climb. The boys disobey, reach a cliff, Tommy falls, Marshall races for help, and a night of search ends with Tommy found and both boys saved by a mountaineer team led by Mr Reynolds.
A brief feature highlights bold exploits and daring journeys in a collection titled Tales of Pluck and Adventure. The piece teases adventurous episodes, emphasizing courage, skill, and resilience as characters navigate challenges and seek new horizons.
A veteran pilot recalls a 1893 Gulf voyage after a hurricane. A boy adrift on a rafted cabin floor survived seven days with injuries, hunger, and exposure before rescue near Grand Isle. The captain’s crew gave aid and the boy later recovered, then vanished from contact.
Some universities experiment with lending bones instead of books under a library system. Students pay a small fee to borrow any bone, renewing weekly to extend the loan. Reported values include skeletons worth up to 800 to 900 pounds, vertebrae and teeth traded at lower prices, and rare components like skulls or femurs fetching varied sums.
Caleb Powers, Kentucky Secretary of State, is convicted of complicity in the Goebel assassination. The verdict of guilty carries a life imprisonment sentence after a six week trial that included eight Democrats, three Democrats allied with Goebel, and one Republican jurors.
The annual report shows the number of pensions on original applications rose to 40,645 with 4,699 restorations, adding 43,044 new names. Total pensioners June 30 1900 stood at 993,629, while the average annual cost per pension declined to 132.39 dollars.
Report describes the Allied assault on Pekin with Americans Russians Japanese British and French units. inflaming street fighting, heavy casualties, and a joyfully received city wall entry. Company E of the Fourteenth US Infantry raised a flag on the outer wall as troops climbed to secure the imperial city. Heavily contested siege with Chinese forces resisting and armistice violations noted.
Pingnamton New York special report says Frederick Hartwell and Frederick Edwards drowned after a quarrel on a driving trip near Ben's Eddy along the Delaware River. Ostrom swam ashore to raise alarm while the other two men, unable to swim, were swept away as horses tangled in harness and dragged them into the river.
In Clinton Maine two youths, Thos Dering and Bonnie Turner, both dying after ingesting morphine, were found by the roadside. They had planned to marry after a year of courting but chose death as they could not wed. A horse injury delayed funds for medical care. They drove away, tied the hearse to a fence, and died about two hours later. A note requested burial with their portraits.
A Manila Board of Health plan proposes isolating all lepers on a single island with facilities for care. Reports indicate leprosy was introduced in 103 and the archipelago now hosts about 30 000 cases mainly in the Visayas. In Manila 100 lepers found concealed in houses. New York City population 3 437 202. Porto Rico riot in Mayaguez leaves one dead and two seriously wounded. Colombian revolutionaries surrender main force.
Two Italians believed to be anarchists were detained at Quarantine, New York, after a Secret Service report that they planned to come to the United States to kill President McKinley.
A Russian cable report says Russia agrees to General Count von Waldersee commanding allied forces in China. It notes the Emperor’s not reversing his policy for quick order with France and other powers and vows to act if disorder in China demands, while preserving humane military heritage. The Empress Dowager is reported as a prisoner in the inner city after bombardment.
General De Wet joins Commandant DeLiver who holds Rustenburg, outstripping Kinleigh and Methuen who pressed the border in the region.
From Pretoria General Chaffey suspends action after a boer capture. Queen Victoria's health fears rise with the death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Turkey’s Sultan seeks peace while Professor Norton assumes a new US consul post in Europe.
London dispatch describes the attack on Pekin by the allies with dynamite and 4000 armed native Christians aiding the assault. Chenari reports say walls blown, communications cut, and imperial palace in motion while international powers dispute terms and troop availability.
Executors report a vacant Madison Penn house containing fourteen thousand dollars in cash and gold. The article mentions various political disputes and unrelated events, including a cabinet meeting in Washington and heat across the coast. It references burglaries and local crime with chaotic details and names several individuals in a string of isolated incidents.
Senor Manuel Alvarez Calderon arrives as Peru’s new minister and is formally welcomed by the President. Reports detail Cuba, Philippines, and domestic events from martial leaders to finance, including a leper count in Manila, a famine relief fund total, a bank fraud claim in Texas, and the vandalism in Knoxville followed by a mass execution in Corinth.
In Middlesex County two residents are listed as aged 104 and 128, Hannah Bartow of Catherine street New Brunswick and Noah Raby from Piscataway Poor Farm, with census supervisor Charles Tunis confirming the figures after investigation. Other items note deaths and local incidents including a track worker found near Singac station and various regional notices.
Consul Skinner reports French olive growers discouraged from cultivation with poor olive oil markets while a French olive industry commissioner fears a disappointing crop. In the U S Navy, Commander in Chief A T Shaw proposes moving Memorial Day to the last Sunday in May to enhance solemn observance. Michigan notes 27 log schoolhouses in the state.
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