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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1900

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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.

Mountain Cliff Rescue Tale of Mercy and Courage

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.

Marshall Tommy Maggie Mr. Reynolds Chayo

Tales of Pluck and Adventure

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.

Voyage of a 14 year old castaway and eerie rescue tale

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.

Rory Gulf South Point Ile Grand Isle Lek Frulter Foelst New Orleans Times-Democrat

Librarica of Hono Lends Bones for Reading as Books

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.

Librarica Hono

Powers Found Guilty in Goebel Murder Trial

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.

Georgetown Caleb Powers Kentucky Taylor William B. Goebel Goethel

Pension Roll Grows While Annual Cost Falls in 1900

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.

Washington PDC Commissioner of Pensions Spain Congress

Allies Enter Pekin Amid Prolonged Siege Celebration

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.

Pekin Chee-loo Legation Imperial Jellly Company E Fourteenth United States Infantry Titus

Quarrel Ends With Two Drowned After Runaway Horse

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.

Thaly Goeses Pingnamton N.Y Eprederick Hartwell Frederick Edwards Ben Delaware River Ben's Eddy Harewell Edwards B Ostrom

Young Lovers Die Together in Maine Bogey Incident

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.

QR. C. Stedman J. C. Johnson Island Falls Lewiston Sted Map Johnson Stedman Bessie Kane Mia Irving Frederick H. Garrabrant Bessie Mrs. Irving Clinton, Me Carmer Jones Bonnie Turner Coal Clinton Jones Bonnie Tian

30000 Lepers In Philippines Reported By Health Board

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.

Washington, D Sureen Sternberg Guy L. Edie Board of Health Manila Philippines Japan Vasayas Porto Rico Mayaguez Manila Board of Health Council of Havana San Lorenzo San Juan Porto Itico

Anarchist Plot Against McKinley Detained at Quarantine

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.

McKinley Quarantine New York Secret Service Bureau Washington

Russia Accepts Waldersee Led China Force Move

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.

St. Petersburg Rrussia Russia Count von Waldersee China France Rusala

Boer General Forme Joins DeLiver at Rustenburg

General De Wet joins Commandant DeLiver who holds Rustenburg, outstripping Kinleigh and Methuen who pressed the border in the region.

de Wet Haa DeLiver Rustenburg Kinlehener Methuen Tho Bard

Pretoria orders and royal health fears dominate dull dispatches

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.

Chaffey Ohio Kwang Hau Cham Shabo Persit Berlin Helen Zimmerman Circus Path Vietor Heer Save Coburg and Gothia Turkey Wiet i Wabs Burdt Thomas Ho Norton Tntversiey Cineaminith Earpun Cousunite

Allics Used Dynamite in Pekin Attack Report

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.

London Pekin The Alles Mail Pokin Pei-Tsung United States Li Kung Chang the Times

The New Queen of Italy and the vacant house mystery

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.

Sabina Keer Madison, Penn Clan

Washington Notes on World Affairs and Local 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.

Washington Manuel Alverez Calderon Peru Alvey A. Adee New York General Cisneros Cuba MacArthur War Department Philippines Admiral Mra. Dewey Indian Famine Relief Fund Kelley Axe Alexandria Ind Uvalde (Texas) National Bank KB. Fisher Ella Thompson New York City Charles Seever Wille Florence Ahmnond Cap. Nome Hiness Thompson Stickle Abraham Lincoln Spencer County Nancy Hanks Lincoln Monument Association Liberty Cmgrace Ladianapolis William J. Bryan Temons Twentre Norfolk France Anti-Imperialistic League Indianapolis Bonniwell Bourke Cochran Tryan Iresno Cal Agsboclate Holbrook College Buntain City Knoxville Tenn

Two extremely aged residents reported in New Brunswick area

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.

Lyvng Middle Charles 3 Tunis Hannah Bartow Catherine Street New Bronewick Noah Raby Piscataway Nvarly Raby New Brunswick Morning Raby Andrew Bass Barney Hartwick Christ Church

Olive olive olive prospects and Memorial Day debate

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.

Skinner Marseilles State Department Washington Prange France TV Shaw Gram Vemy The Republic Chicago

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