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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
4
In 1888 two Jonzao doctors were summoned to a suspected poisoning case. They believed they knew the guilty person but he urged disclosure. They consulted colleagues who said a crime discovered in medical work becomes a professional secret, though this view is not universally accepted.
Backache is kidneyache warns readers to address kidney trouble before it worsens. A testimonial from J A Haywood of Lufkin Texas describes back pain from a sawmill accident and gravel passing after using Donn's Kidney Pills, claiming no further backache or bladder issues since. Sold by all dealers priced 60 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A jumble of cartoonish lines from London cabbies and diners, followed by a medical note praising Grano-Nuts for improving sleep and digestion. The piece weaves quick quips about steak, typewriters, and a testimonial about sleep aids and stomach health.
The Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia closes after failing to raise a 7 million guarantee fund amid a 10 million plus liability. Loans to promoter Adolf Segal, backed by late president Frank Hipple, drained assets. Hipple died of cerebral hemorrhage amid suspected coercive influence. George E. Earle Jr. appointed receiver. Presbyterian Church funds near 1 million tied to the collapse.
Lima Peru reports Valparaiso Chile details of a deadly attack on a telephone plant. Thirty eight of forty workers killed as chaos follows the collapse of Montt's house. Bandits robbed the dying wife of her jewels aboard a Chilean warship. Heavy rains worsen conditions for thousands camped in streets and hills.
Pittsburg railroads face severe labor shortages as crews become scarce for trains. Western roads pull workers from the market while old age limits for new hires were dropped and ads seek brakemen and conductors with rising wages to bolster crews before the fall rush.
Fragmentary report describes a bartender named Sutherland fatally wounding actress Way Jackson on a street in Butte Montana in the presence of bystanders. A waller alley incident is mentioned with a temple reference.
Fond du Lac Wisconsin Judge Joeler in the Circuit Court awarded Otto R Schulz a Racine wakers business owner six thousand dollars damages against about eighty members of the Trades and Labor Council for boycotting his shop. The dispute arose two years ago after Schulz refused to place a union label on his products.
The report highlights players like Ritter and Nik improving roles with Brooklyn and Washington. It notes WeGlaw's claim of minor league depth for the Giants, Soden denies a new Boston owner, Beebe shines for Chicago, and Stone and Hemphill pace St Louis bats, with broader League chatter on managers and independent clubs.
An attempted assassination in St. Petersburg targets Premier Stolypin and General Min. A young woman shot Min at a railway platform, then surrendered. Min’s wife protected him from a bomb and alerted authorities. Min had earned the rank after harsh actions in Saratov and Moscow, including summary executions.
A major portion of Mazailay suffers ruin after twenty days of incessant rain floods the coast region. Water works systems destroyed, leaving hundreds homeless as Governor Francisco Ganeda appeals for aid from Mexico City. Crops and sugar plantations incur multi million dollar losses.
Reports from 1900 describe typhoid cases linked to a water standpipe in Mich city after dead sparrows clogged the supply. Officials ordered standpipe closure, cleaning, and repainting. Other items note a Canadian nets clash, wheat price concerns, and social notes on prominent figures.
Cuban insurgents signaled willingness to quit the field if immunity is guaranteed. Gen Guzman’s force attacked near Cienfuegos with 200 plus men. one government defender killed and seventeen insurgents dead. Bejucal fort held all night with three rebels and one Rural Guard dead. Guerra presses for presidential election annulment and vows continued fight with 2000 well armed men supported by western Pinar del Rio residents despite money shortages.
In Chicaro Indiana a major health bulletin reports three hundred fifty thousand pounds of food destroyed for impurity. Inspectors condemned fifty nine thousand seven hundred nineteen pounds downtown including sixteen thousand pounds canned goods and two thousand fifty pounds of fruit and vegetables. Authorities seized samples from five candy factories three evaporated egg facilities three baking powder plants ten sleereninm mills thirty bakeries and seventy five fruit stands. Fifteen Greek peddlers two fish dealers three bakers and three frierenmm dealers were arrested for attempting to dispose of unfit food.
Manila reports a major Pula janes group split into smaller bands as 1000 troops and 300 constabulary plan nationwide actions. Leyte province south of Huyos Bay cleared of Palaganes with few bands on the west coast. Native volunteers aid the roaps and hundreds volunteered to help the roaps.
A La Dar man ranch incident near Riteville reports thirty two horses hit a giant harvesters unit during a harvest parade. Nine horses crippled and twelve killed as the machine demolished. Total loss estimated around four thousand dollars. Deer strikes noted on New Haven divisions prompting calls for safety changes.
Labor World notes elevator men in New York forming a union and a pending strike over rates in Batte. It cites unions among garment workers in Southbridge Massachusetts and Italian workers in Uliena New York. Employment in engineering trades improves, while quarry workers report good trade but labor shortages. Harvest labor in Manitoba and New Zealand railway works show strong demand. Wages rise in cotton industry across New England. Keir Hardie organizes agricultural labor. Boston Newsworkers affiliate votes to set new wage talks with AFL leaders.
Chile reports government drafted a reconstruction project for Valparaiso to raise streets, widen lanes to fifteen meters, and use uniform levels with land purchase funded by state aid and loans. Customs on construction materials suspended eighteen months.
Revolutionaries killed General Vontjablaiski acting Military Governor of Warsaw and Colonel Rieman of the Seminovsky Regiment. Both were linked to suppressing revolt and were targeted within hours of each other, showing terrorists can strike any rank. The era’s officials and the public reacted with disbelief and fear.
In Houston Texas a couple Archer and wife arranged a split from their daughter Pearl twenty to separate from her fiancé and planned a staged death to escape heartbreak. Pearl resisted but aided in departure then died alongside her sweetheart after a botched suicide attempt.
A jumbled OCR fragment lists diverse items from royalty deaths to naval plans and colonial notes. It mentions a princess burned at a mansion fire, shifts in military morale, naval ambitions, a steep rise in gold transfers, and various geographic locations including Russia, America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
At a Washington hearing the Interstate Commerce Commission, led by Chairman Knapp, heard from The Trunk Line New England and Central railroads and shippers about the new rate law. Railroads urged precise enforcement while shippers like James Maynard warned against classification shifts that raise rates. The commission said it would study the issues and issue a decision.
The will of Yantello Wesson filed in Springfield allocates 650000 to the Wesson Memorial and Maternity Hospitals and distributes the remainder of about 15.09 million to forty relatives. Specific bequests include 1,000,000 to John W.son and 840,000 to Walter Howeston, while his son in law George F E Bull is not provided for. The income from the residue is to be shared among twenty four family members.
Topeka reports Englewood the county seat of Clark County will shift location one mile south under founder A J Gould who also established Uinglewoad a Cab ergo addition. Five removal outfits were shipped for the move. The town site defect prompted the county rent removal and Gerald gifted 24 000 acres yielding 240 acres to U0 inhabitants. The Santa Fe railroad will relocate its tracks to the new site as Gould’s relative marks the day.
Lincoln Neb Governor Mickel orders removal of Omaha police board members after a secret inspection to enforce laws and root out corruption. He denounces misconduct and vows to stop such scenes in the city, while identifying commission failures as a problem.
Madrid issues royal decree restoring formalities for marriages on a patio of those seeking to wed, asserting obligation to declare religion. The move directly clashes with papal nuncio stance and is seen as fueling a political struggle as Parliament reconvenes.
The article reports a man accused of robbery in Vas with jewels worth $8000 and cash, later discharged after German law. a separate case of a wife murdering her husband and two children, with another child wounded. Costa Rican moves toward Central American union. a U S court in Helena sentences J Carroll for fencing public land. and Russo Japanese delegates at a boundary delimitation meeting show tension.
The July 31 Crop Reporter notes harvesting extending north to the English Channel as Europe faces delayed work due to heavy rainfall in South Russia and damage to crops. Italian wheat also affected by rain, with northern Europe expecting full harvest peak this month depending on weather.
George W. Stoner Dane County Register of Deeds was arrested in Madison for scattering suspected poisoned meat along residence plots. He allegedly carried beer and was taken to the police station. The report notes his long county city residence and University of Wisconsin ties.
Reported bumper berry crop in Connecticut leads to extensive surplus as thousands of quarts remain unpicked. A Detroit style line notes canning efforts by a livery housewife to preserve bilberries and bogberries for winter.
The article notes a decade of Sisal Abre planting in Yucatan yielding 297 009 000 Mexican dollars and highlights rising US demand. It cites widespread need for fiber in agriculture from Manitoba grain fields to Carolina cotton, coke ovens in Connellsville, iron and steel regions, and New England textiles. Weather factors affect harvest and distribution of goods.
Two young women identified as Miss Margaret McDonald of Boston and Miss Bella Phimmer of Worcester drowned at Gale Bay. Rescue divers salvaged remains after attempting to float the berries in a failed effort. Police said the victims were Misses McDonald and Phimmer.
A letter to the editor challenges errors about the White House’s early occupancy dates and reconstruction timeline. It argues the first occupant was John Adams in 1800 and notes the mansion’s 1792 start, 1814 burning, and 1918 rebuilding, while correcting paint material claims and urging factual historical writing.
The Iowa Legislature plans a 35000 appropriation to raise the state corn yield by 5000000 bushels. Professor P G Holden of Iowa State Agricultural College will oversee the program. Last year Iowa had about 9000000 acres planted and an average yield of 32 bushels per acre. Holden believes seed selection could add one third to the state yield and that the 4000000 bushels target is conservative, with outreach across the state to educate farmers.
The Utah Board of Education suggests asking 18 million U S school children to contribute 1 million dollars for fifteen new school buildings in San Francisco. The plan aims to boost educational capacity nationwide, with the target to finance new structures through student contributions.
A testimonial from Claude N. Johndon of Watnat, Jsan, Dune 1905, credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with curing two years of widespread itching and skin eruptions after trying doctors without relief. The ad notes a complete recovery following the Cuticura regimen.
An advertisement extols the Thousand Islands as a haven for yachting, motor boating, canoeing, swimming, fishing, and camping. It highlights cool air, sunny days, and moonlit evenings aboard palatial hotels with powerful searchlights, urging relaxation and rest along the blue St. Lawrence River. The copy promotes New York Central Lines travel to Clay and champions restful leisure as life extending.
Sweden's central public bath near Park 3 gleams with lavender and white decor. Pools border palms while a central inland garden anchors interiors. two large halls above host indoor tennis, dances, and public amusements as seen in Social Sweden in The Craftsman.
Report claims an unqualified success for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in treating a tumor case involving Mrs. Fannie D. Fox. The article asserts tumors are conquered and notes such growths often go undetected until advanced stages.
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