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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
4
The Utica ditch supplying water power to Angela's Camp has been shut off since Thursday causing mills to stop and residents to endure sleepless nights without the thunder of steamy machinery. The stoppage marks an unusual quiet period for the town's industry and daily life.
Andrew Carnegie offers a ten million dollar donation to establish in Washington a graduate research university for higher education. The government would serve as trustee, with no land required from Congress, and the endowment covering all construction. The project aims to place Washington alongside Berlin and other centers of learning.
Mrs Jane L Stanford transfers property valued around 30 million to Stanford University. Eighteen million in gilt-edge stocks and bonds, plus about 12 million in real estate across nearly one million acres in twenty six counties. She also deeds her San Francisco home valued at roughly 400 thousand to be converted into a museum and art gallery.
Senator Lodge introduces a bill for a new building near the White House to be used for dining reception rooms and executive offices with the first year dedicated to entertaining. Roosevelt supports a separate structure while preserving the residence. The bill contemplates about a billion dollars in appropriations and faces House delays unless the president presses it.
London correspondent to The Times reports that block houses must be 700 yards apart and connected by wire entanglements to hinder Boer night movements. He notes the need for time and troops, and mentions De Wet concentrating 1000 men south of Wellon in the Orange River Colony.
Los Angeles reports the cashier J Ktatinian flees with about $100,000 from the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Vice President H W Wellman estimates the loss at that amount. Fleishman has not been seen for five days and his whereabouts remain unknown. The bank is described as Southern California’s oldest and strongest, with $500,000 capital, $1,000,000 surplus, and $5,500,000 in deposits.
Miss Maude Whitcutt of Kentucky stood in Bowling Green telegraph office and married Dr. J. T. Simmons of Peaster Texas by wire. The ceremony used Texas questions and a Justice of the Peace administered by Miss Wilcutt, who teaches in Butler County. The couple met while traveling and the Bowling Green witnesses aided the telegraphic union before Simmons left for Texas.
Capt Richard R Turver, 63, longtime Libby Prison keeper and Democratic Suffolk County chairman, died in Isle of Wight County Virginia after being captured at Richmond by Federal forces. He reportedly faced threats of hanging as tensions rose over harsh treatment of Union prisoners. He was a lumber dealer.
A garbled column cites figures such as Senor Margalf leading a Republican party in Spitin, Austria’s Emperor’s year of reign, General Hutton appointed Commander in Chief of Australia’s forces, Captain Prescott linked to Boston Fire Dept pension after forty seven years, and Danish author George Brandes granted $1500 yearly. References include President Roosevelt, airship plans by Santos-Dumont, Dr Myles Standish elected Massachusetts governor, Admiral Schley, Boston mayoral races, and historical mayoral appearances in Quincy.
Pandemonium on the Chicago Board of Trade as grain prices rise to season highs. Wheat leads the rally with May delivery at 80 cents per bushel, corn and oats also advancing amid heavy activity and strong buying. Traders say gains stem from natural market forces, not manipulation, with many longs spread across the pit.
In Brookside Birmingham a justice of the peace, B D Coffman, shot and killed Rev J W Bradford pastor of the Methodist Church in the parsonage after Bradford ordered Coffman to leave. Three shots were fired with one hitting Bradford in the temple. Coffman surrendered to the marshal.
Grace Van Tyle, twenty, daughter of Peter Van Tyle of Mount Orange, died after three dreams of white shrouds and a hearse. Relatives cite supernatural warnings, while physicians attribute a fatal anxiety disorder. The report also notes colonial conflicts, sports moves, and other varied items in brief.
New York prices for milk and dairy products show standard quality milk at six cents per quart, various creamery and skimmed milk products with fees and percentages, butte r and eggs listed by state and region, live poultry and fowl prices, and vegetables and fruits by market lots. The document catalogs per unit costs for milk, creamery products, butter, cheese, meats, poultry, and produce from Jersey and other states with state and coast references, including 1901 1902 era figures.
In Binghamton New York milk prices rise from four to six cents per quart with expectations of seven cents before January. A drought and high grain costs force dairy farmers to convert cattle to beef while corn and wheat markets show strong price moves driven by demand and speculative activity.
Report notes unabated price strength and active trade in iron and steel with no signs of a downturn. Crude and refined products remain large in volume despite bottlenecks from steel scarcity and transportation limits. Sugar yields in Hawaii reach a record, wheat prices rise on speculative support, and industry faces power and railroad constraints. Moose hunting breaks records as season opens, while overall business shows mixed results with filings and shipments described.
A New York man fired on a party seeking to chastise him after an alleged insult to Ros Taylor, the 17 year old cousin of the Taylor family. William P. Tashog Jr, WH N Treflin, and J T Stiff were shot. two died and one was wounded. Marx claimed burglars mistaken as attackers. coroner's jury cleared him. The case prompted wider debate as reports mixed with other dispatches on religion and travel.
The treaty grants the United States the right to build and defend the canal and to ensure free transit for world commerce. It foresees warship passage during hostilities with equal transit rights and does not explicitly require fortification of the canal. Senate sentiment strongly favors swift ratification.
Washington report from the Isthmian Canal Commission to Congress backs the Nicaragua route with an estimated construction cost of 189 864 007. Panama route projected at 144 233 358, plus 109 141 000 for Panama concession. Nicaragua may lack natural harbors but can build proper harbors. Commission estimates six years to complete plus two years prep, total length about 8 1/2 thousand miles. Annual operating cost higher by 1 350 000 than Panama.
Unfolding chaos reports a boy named Robert Carter, eighteen, suffering a mental collapse after a violent incident at a boiler room. A steel drill harmed a man, a jumper scene described, and the boy was taken to South Chicago Hospital with uncertain recovery. Separate items note a fatal stabbing of a child in Newport and a Virginia Supreme Court reform proposal failing by a vote. Snow events affect southern states, with heavy phowls in Carolina areas and supply disruptions linked to insurgent actions.
An obituary notes J. Lytle, a resident of Dallas County, died after a long period of sleeplike states with intervals of wakefulness. He was fed by tubes during sleep and reportedly struck by a train at Fort Worth. The source lists ML Bayard as a wealthy man killed in Texas.
The fragmentary text sketches mix of domestic domestic tableaux with kitchen table rituals and social invitations. It then shifts to a string of 19th century medical and patent medicine ads promising cures for bowel issues, teething syrups, nerve restorers, and general health gimmicks.
A fragment shows Princess Viroqua praising Epps E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a blessing for public health. She claims it restores lost health and benefits both state and nation. The text emphasizes heritage and wellness without specifics.
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