08 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
1
A poetic fragment describes a baby as a secret beloved, kissed by a guardian angel. The verse imagines rosy cheeks, soft wings, and rings of gold in a cradle of serenity, praising grace and tenderness surrounding an infant.
A traveler recounts years ago in Paris when, dressed in varied national costumes including a vivid Spanish outfit, he was summoned by the prefect of police who warned of danger but allowed continued masquerading. Later, while returning in that costume, he is seized, hooded, bound, and whisked away to a chateau in a masked encounter involving three armed men.
In Paris a man in Spanish dress is mistaken for a real Castilian by locals after a kidnapping scare. Police briefed by the tale reveal how disguises and a caper led to his dramatic return to safety. The prefect advises abandoning the fancy costume and securing Parisian attire.
A New Orleans man traveling from New York attempted to tip an Alabama guard to pass through. The guard declined, the man postponed his family reunion, and the trip was derailed by the incident. The family reunion was postponed a week as a result of the event on the Georgia train journey.
A noisy jumble of broken phrases shows how tricky English verbs and prepositions can be for foreigners. The piece riffs on mistaken uses like break down versus break up and notes a bishop’s widow planning a Jerusalem kindergarten amid humorous misreadings from Harper’s Weekly.
President Roosevelt's annual message to Congress emphasizes national prosperity, warns of drought and war costs, and calls for stronger regulation of interstate commerce. He urges robust oversight of corporations, rail rates, and labor conditions, with a focus on fairness, efficiency, and federal supervision.
A Topeka report says Miss Enina Cushman a Brown County teacher closed her school for ten days to help parents save the corn crop. She wore husking gloves and worked in the field joined by other young women and four nearby schools that followed the same plan in the week long effort.
A parade of figures from history and society appears in a curious gossip list. Lord Carew is famed as a farmer. Edward J. S. Wesley, a Wall Street veteran, is ninety five. Dr. George Relche, mayor of Berlin, is a poet and jurist.
A Belgian steamship Philippeville reports sinking the steamship Harlow from London, southeast of Dungeness, while en route from Antwerp to the Congo. The Philippeville rescued one crew member and set course for Southampton. Four crewmen of the Harlow are missing.
A quirky roundup notes the King of Spain as a fearless rider, the Duke of Argyll turning sixty, Kaiser owning eight cars, King Oscar of Sweden praised for maps, and Pope funding earthquake relief. Also mentions General Cronje in London, Prince von Buelow praised, Hall Caine plans to publish a new distribution scheme, and Prince Yamashima funding a year-round meteorological station near Yokohama Japan.
The President urges prudent economy while preserving essential national powers. He warns against reckless cuts to the Navy or Panama Canal work, calls for strengthening the State Department, and supports reforms in public land management, immigration, pensions, and salary adjustments for diplomatic staff.
Tokyo budget outlines large payouts for army and navy as Manchuria withdrawal consumes funds. Estimated total expenditure reaches about 515 million with 190 million for war veterans and dependents. other notes reference a Texas bank burglary and a St Louis police demoralization report.
Planters in Mexico report losses as substitutes for beans flood the market in the United States. The shift to alternatives hurts profits and prompts calls for action to stabilize prices and supply chains.
Cornell defeats Columbia 23 to 0. Rnapp’s Kiameshi wins the Dinko Stakes at Beanlies track. Meadowbrook Club riders clear sixty two fences in a drag hunt. Walter J. Travis takes low score prize in Atlantic City open golf. Gildden trophy route chosen through Canada. Tarvards loses to Yale after Buffalo start. London auto show opens under favorable conditions. Vanderbilt and Foxhall Keene rivals for Florida auto record tour. Norley from Habevard foothill sent to Boston hospital with brain injury. Cravens selling price 2102% trap shooting station at Madison Square Garden for 21000.
Secretary Bonaparte's first annual report to Congress calls for consolidating four Navy bureaus into one or two divisions, unifying personnel and supply offices, and expanding the senior ranks. He favors a marine engineers service for shore duty, restoring commodore grade, and promotion plans to increase flag officers while weighing battleship sizes and costs in light of the Russo Japanese War lessons.
Madrid reports a new ministry replaces the Montero cios Cabinet after its resignation. Weyler's repression policy fails to quell separatist movements in Catalonia as agitation remains serious. Barcelona’s ports show unrest, with four leading newspapers seized and the city governor resigning.
After examining about 5000 veniremen, a jury was secured to try Charles Gilhooli for causing the death of a nonunion worker during a strike. Hundreds of veniremen admitted prejudice and could not render a fair trial.
In a compact sketch, notable women are mentioned including Queen Alexandra of Greece, Florence Nightingale, Mrs. Sarah A. Evans named Portland meat market inspector and new president of the Oregon State Federation of Women's Clubs. The piece touches on motherhood, nobility, and achievements across Britain and beyond.
Desperate clash at Sebastopol as mutineers and shore troops duel for hours. Otchakoff battleships burn, shore batteries exchange fire, and ships Dnieper and others sink. Lt Schmidt captured after heavy casualties, mutineers surrender to Brest and Bielostok regiments amid chaotic town damage.
In St. Petersburg Russia Father Gapon speaks from hiding and says revolutionary chiefs err by preaching armed rebellion, a tactic he himself avoided. He discusses strategic missteps and the risks of violent uprisings during the unrest.
It was announced in Tokio that the Japanese regations at Tandon Willington Paris Berlin and St Petersburg will be elevated to embassies.
A fragmented note reports Senator Burton being sentenced at a Washington jail facility. It mentions a public fee issue and ongoing legal actions, with garbled details on the exact charges, venue, and sentence length.
In recent city and national notes, a record dinner drew the largest crowd in Portland area memory while Washington women plan fiction related diversions. Elsewhere Minneapolis resident Thomas Shevite receives a pardon grant and a $60,200 gift funds a Minnesota women’s building. Chinese labor markets shift as Japan dominates the coolie trade. San Francisco fire department faces budget woes as town sharks threat grows. A Pittsburgh woman’s golf scandal prompts resignation calls. Western elites returning home from California commercial life. Portland memorial funds back Speaker Reed’s monument. Rand authorities in South Africa clash with the Red Door organization among Chinese workers.
The steam barge Delawanan sank eight miles east by south of Minots Light after snapping tow lines in rough seas. Captain John B. Munsey and his wife perished, along with the barge crew. one sailor was rescued. Other losses include the schooner Charles E. Sears at Chatham Bar, the Bosphorus wreck of the Boieldiwen with all hands, and the Canadian steamer Monks Haven groundings near Port Arthur.
An earthquake felt across Italy caused minor damage with the Ariano di Puglia Cathedral suffering significant harm. No deaths reported. Also noted are the dismissal of Midshipman Joseph R. Williams from the U S Naval Academy for unsatisfactory conduct and a mob scene involving the Duchess of Fife during charity efforts in London.
The Controller of the Currency in Washington received a telegram stating the American Nasional Bank of Boston was closed by its directors. The telegram indicates a directive halting operations for hours.
A string of garbled social sketches lists names such as Mrs Jelty Green and Mrs Clim Curtis, plus mentions of Leavenworth County Kansas holdings, a former mayor, and various aristocratic figures. The passage references travel abroad, journals planned for printing, and remarks on beauty and fashion from different locales and eras.
Charles HB Scudder, a leading New Jersey businessman near Trenton, rushed into a deep lake to save a hospital inmate who leaped into the water in an act of self harm. He struggled beneath the surface during the rescue and barely reached shore alive, leaving him exhausted yet safe.
Mrs Annie Lindsay aged seventy was found dead at 104 Kossuth street Trenton death attributed to pneumonia by County Physician Rogers, her son James Lindsay forty believed to have killed himself, body discovered in a dirty room with broken furniture and signs of attempted arson. Police pursued the missing son as the investigation began.
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