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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
4
A collage of idle anecdotes from different cultures on courtship and love tokens. Tasmanian factions fear ochre bans, Guaragos and Melanesians pursue courting rituals, Maori practices hint at love through wax knots, and a Master Mind puzzle prompts reporters to rush to details.
A playful clash of botany and natural history as a feminine botanist intervenes with a masculine naturalist while cramming a wriggling creature into a tomato can. The anecdote ends with a quip about making preserves. The piece then notes Chinese peasants building mud dikes three to six feet high to retain rainwater for rice fields and the constant summer task of pumping water.
A fragment discusses the challenges of understanding a woman's feelings and medical needs, noting that information often cannot be shared with family doctors. It argues that proper care requires insight into a woman's unique trials and disturbances.
The House approved the Army Reorganization bill by 233 to 133 with party lines largely intact. An overwhelming 159 to 51 approved a substitute prohibiting sale of alcohol at posts, exchanges, or canteens, while canteen provisions and retirement of generals were debated and amended. The measure includes a regular army of up to 96,766 enlisted men, abolition of the army canteen, new corps, removal of volunteer officer age limits, and a provisional force power for native possessions.
Washington special report details the Oscar year ending June 30, 1900 with total receipts of 102,314,570.20 and expenditures of 107,740,267.00 leaving a deficit of 5,385,688.70, 1,223,088 less than the prior year.
The Postmaster General estimates next year expenditures at 121,270,349 and receipts at 116,018,042, forecasting a deficit of 4,634,307. The report stresses rural free delivery expansion, noting 391 routes in 1899 and 2614 routes by Nov 15, serving 1,801,524 people, with potential annual costs under 1,000,000 if extended nationwide.
Former Congressman Charles A. Towne of Duluth, a Silver Republican, arrived in St Paul and notified Governor Lind that he formally accepted the U S Senate appointment to fill the vacancy caused by Cushman K. Davis. He received his commission and departed for Washington to take the seat until the Legislature, dominated by Republicans, elects a successor.
General Chairman J. A. Newman of the Santa Fe division says the strike was taken to secure justice for union members on the Gulf system and to protect workers. He asserts the company could cut wages or impose burdens on operators if not opposed. Railroad officials claim they can fill vacancies easily.
Chicago reports say 40 percent of operators responded to the strike while trains move without interruption. About 1300 to 1800 workers joined the walkout across the system causing freight delays and orange shipments at San Bernardino. New Mexico stations report trains tied up as orders await.
The iron ore laden barge Charles Foster sank ten miles from Erie after a sudden gale. Eight crew members perished including Captain John Bridges, first mate, and two Cleveland men. Tow vessel Iron Duke, also laden, escaped to port after parting tow lines.
Washington special report states Ali Ferrough Bey the Turkish Minister received a telegram from the Sultan praising his administration of Turkish affairs in Washington. The Sultan intends to reappoint him to the Washington mission as a mark of high appreciation. A dukedom for Lord Roberta is reported with Parliament to vote him 500000 dollars.
Otis Maine residents face financial turmoil as state law allows seizure of property to satisfy town debts. A Bangor lawyer secured a judgment of about 190 dollars. deputy Crosby seized oxen, cows, and other goods to cover it, with auction yielding only 150 dollars. Further creditors move to seize more property, risking widespread loss of belongings. Inhabitants may sue the town to recover full value of seized items with twelve percent interest, potentially triggering further seizures to cover obligations.
Secretary Gage sent to Congress the proposed federal outlays for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Total requested expenditures amount to 626,741,762 with varied department increases and decreases from the current year across Legislative Executive State Treasury War Navy Interior Post Office Agriculture Labor and Justice departments.
The Hancock arrived from Manila via Nagsakt with about 1500 sailors and soldiers dead from battle or disease in the Philippines China Guam and Honolulu. They will reach the Presidio for interment or shipment to relatives. A Paterson tragedy ends Maine survivor Samuel Griffen’s life after a fatal accidental shooting during a saloon visit.
John Gibson of Catlettsburg charged with killing his infant step-daughter with a hot poker was jailed in Maysville after a night-long railway chase to avert riots. He hinted others were involved for life insurance. He claimed the fire aim was to fake smallpox death. John M Higgins, Indianapolis City Council member, jailed for attempting to accept a bribe to push a measure through the council.
The House approved the Groat Oleomargarine bill 190 to 92. It subjects all imitation butter products to state police powers, allows transport unless colored, and raises the tax on colored oleomargarine to ten cents per pound while cutting uncolored to a quarter of a cent per pound after a lengthy debate.
A digest of notable people and happenings: wheat yields in Darling Downs may set records with some fields at fifty two bushels per acre. King Oscar of Sweden improving. Queen Victoria planned spring Cimiez visit. Roosevelt to Colorado for a hunting trip. German Crown Prince seeks top European marksmanship. Senator Hanne denies future candidacy. Dr D K Pearsons to donate fifty thousand dollars to Colorado College. Nansen's lecturing is confident yet socially shy. William Richardson once faced a Confederate hang sentence. Count Tolstoi keeps a strict daily routine of writing dining and walking. William A Procter funds a new chemical lab at Cincinnati University. Chief Porter of the Creek Indians a wealthy educated man. Governor Sayers quietly contributes to Galveston relief funds.
Dawson warns of smallpox outbreak in the Klondike with 25 to 30 cases reported and an epidemic feared before spring. The news mentions Adnea Adama Treat, noted as the oldest Mason, dying in Denver born in Hartford in 1707, and Turkish naval reforms pursued by the Sultan. The Army names Colonel Jon P. Weston as Commissary General of Subsistence.
A mass meeting held in Washington under the Women Interdenominational Union supports the constitutional amendment to prohibit polygamy in the United States and all jurisdictions under its authority. The meeting highlights the push for a nationwide reform spearheaded by women’s groups and religious leaders.
Relations between Holland and Portugal have soured after Portugal withdrew the exequatur to the Dutch Consul at Lorenzo Marques, heightening tensions between the two governments.
West Florida area west of the Chattahoochee River may join Alabama if voters approve. Alabama legislature appoints a committee to seek Florida's terms. The item is part of a broader set of international and domestic notes including Hong Kong inquiry on a Filipino Junta and other late 19th century topics.
A boiler blast at G. W. Harris’s steam sawmill in Peru VI killed William Parker Vernie Bull and A C Miner instantly. The incident marks a fatal accident alongside ongoing Congressional notes on appointments bills and war policy.
A dense price sheet lists butter, cheese, eggs, live poultry, hay, vegetables, fruits, tobacco and more with per unit costs for regions like State Penn Jersey Long Island and Conn. Prices cover creamery butter cheese eggs and milk quotes with various grades and container sizes.
Preliminary Department of Agriculture estimates show corn at 25.3 bushels per acre, buckwheat 15, potatoes 80.8, and hay 1.28 tons per acre. New York Pennsylvania lead corn and buckwheat averages. Southern states face drought impact. salmon canning trust on Frazer River collapses as agreements lapse.
Professor Hallock recounts a New York Academy of Sciences meeting describing a peculiar lightning flash over Lake Champlain. A cloud two miles from the main shower struck a rock mass, leaving innumerable tiny scorch marks indicating multiple mini discharges.
A fragment notes a woman reading a Health Officer monthly report and remarking on the disease total while speaking to her husband. It also references the Caspian Sea as the largest water body with an outlet to the ocean, spanning 180000 square miles.
An editor asks readers to overlook shortcomings in his weekly paper noting personal milestones: a local writer elected justice of the peace, his bachelor foreman married, and the editor’s firstborn son born after ten years of marriage with hair and eyes like his father. He ends by inviting subscribers to kick if they must.
San Francisco merchants express surprise at the steady demand for American goods from Tahiti. Local buyers showcase broad interest across many product categories.
The report notes a sharp rise in cottonseed meal prices by about 25 percent and a decline of around 100000 cattle head on feed from last year in the state. Hop crops are heavy this year, with rising store prices and general economic strains affecting industry profits and insolvencies.
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