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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1899
Page
4
The Fire Brigade Committee of the London County Council notes 4411 fire related reports in the year ending March 3. Of these 911 were false alarms and 3500 were real fire calls including 168 serious cases and 3852 slight. Serious danger to life occurred 338 times and 71 lives were lost.
Wages for Chilean factory hands range from forty to eighty cents daily with a twenty cent diario paid upfront for food. Many spend earnings by Monday with little savings, though the Caja de Ahorros voluntary savings system exists under American leadership for railway workers and other factories, yet managers discourage withdrawal.
About 5,000 new teachers are engaged annually in Pennsylvania to fill vacancies caused by death, changes of occupation, and related factors.
The article marks David O. Cook of Chicago approaching twenty five years as editor and publisher of Sunday-school literature. It notes his beginnings in 1875 with two small publications, the growth of his periodicals, and announces new ventures and a premium offer for subscriptions. It includes biographical anecdotes and references to his influence on religious young people’s literature. It also recounts early American lake vessels and a General Fisk anecdote from the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News.
Secretary of War Root's annual report outlines plans for Porto Rico and Cuba governance under treaty limits, a local government model with a presidentially appointed governor and a legislative council, and a major Pacific cable from San Francisco to Manila via Hawaii Wake Island and Guam. It also calls for army reform including a war college and better mobilization and training.
John Insley Blair died at ninety seven in Blairstown New Jersey. He built and controlled vast railroad enterprises for about seventy five years and amassed a fortune near 270 million dollars. He was a leading figure in U S railroading and philanthropy, shaping industries and communities through innovation and investment.
Adelbert FL Hay designated by the President to proceed to South Africa as the United States representative in Pretoria replacing Macrum the current consul. Macrum will leave immediately and May the secretary of state’s son will not await May’s arrival.
Congress opens with Henderson elected Speaker as Reed rules return. Roberts protests and a seven million name petition attracts crowds at the Capitol. The House adopts routine, pays tribute to the late Vice-President, and adjourns with seat drawing proceed. McDowell named Clerk and other officers chosen for the new session.
The Secretary of the Treasury transmitted to the House estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1901. The total requested is 691,081,994, up from the current and prior years, with specified department totals including Legislative 9,986,257 and War 190,112,851. Also noted are numerous bills and resolutions in the House, among them Constitutional amendments on polygamists, free Oklahoma homesteads, and reclassifying railway mail service.
Captain Nichols of the Twenty third Infantry at Zamboanga Mindanao has inaugurated a provisional government there. The insurgents surrendered four cannon and two hundred rifles to him.
The Supreme Court in Washington holds Addison Pipe Company and six allied firms criminally violate interstate commerce laws under the Sherman Act. The decision, read by Justice Peekman, sustains an injunction against the trusts and affirms enforcement under the 1890 Trust Act amid consolidations across Bratna.
The Secretary of the Navy's annual report outlines plans for eighteen new warships, armor procurement, and special legislation. It details armor needs for Maine Ohio Missouri, bids for ships, and ambitions for naval reserves, barracks, and dockyard upgrades amidst fiscal figures for 1900-1901.
Rostmaster General Smith urges Congress to stop abuse of second class mail, claiming waste surpasses 20 million dollars. The annual report shows expenditures of 101,652,161 and receipts of 5,021,334, with a deficit of 2,422,747 versus last year.
West Point Military Academy beat the Navy Cadets from Annapolis 17 to 0 before 26000 spectators. The renewal of Army Navy athletic contests drew government officials and dignitaries as the season closed with an upset filled finale and a strong Army showing on Franklin Field.
The United States and Germany signed a treaty at the State Department marking the samona territory arrangement. Diplomatic representatives Lord Pauncefote and Werr von Holleben attended the ceremony with simple formalities. The report also notes various unrelated items from city grants to library gifts and legislative notes.
A listing of dairy products, meats, fruits, vegetables, and tobacco prices appears. Prices cover butter, creamery items, eggs, beans, peaches, cranberries, flour, lard, live stock, and Havana tobacco with bids and bids in bond noted.
The article notes a looming apple glut in the US and Canada with an expected 22,000,000 barrels available for sale, but only about 85,900,000 barrels in storage and on ships, risking a shortfall. Prices ranged 75 cents to $2.50 per barrel as Europe’s demand faltered and domestic markets weakened. Makers of Farm Machinery May Combine.
Report from Philadelphia states the Warwick Iron and Steel Company closed a contract to sell pig iron with immediate delivery at 25 per ton. This is probably the highest pig iron price in the last twenty years.
In St. Petersburg Finance Minister de Witte approves duty-free import of 125,000,000 pounds of coal due to shortages in the Varay district, reflecting a response to regional scarcity.
The article mentions Moorehead Kaon hosting a cooperative dining hall creamery and nearby farms. It recalls a Nova Scotia dog story where a Newfoundland saves a baby carriage from rolling into the water, blocking the carriage and earning praise from neighbors.
In Arthur I. Street’s analysis from Annalee’s Going, population grew along the law of least resistance and greatest conquest, shaping the United States as frontiersmen crossed rivers and faced plains. A fragmented excerpt notes James Smithson’s odd tear anecdote about microcosmic salt and reports British Columbia’s vast timber wealth.
An assortment of 19th century ads and notes describes a 15c saving offer via Investlog 5c with premiums including starch packages and Shakespeare panels. Excerpts mention night light nests of Baya birds lit by fireflies, and medical quackery ads for No-To-Back to quit tobacco, Kline tonics, and a Maine cattle stock plan.
The late Issac H. Bromley recalls the nimble humor of New York Tribune writers. In the office Claries T. Congdon mused about Bayle's Dictionary being a jailer’s calm read, and Bram Ney quipped that Bayle could free him if jailed.
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