21 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
1
A fragment describes the Christmas tree in the orchard and the season’s fruit like apples pears quinces plums and peaches. It contrasts summer fruit with the tree’s fruit and recalls scenes at the parlor dining room and the pine box for a roar.
Reverend W H Weeks writes a gentle tale of white angels visiting Earth, seeking real angels among children and nature. They observe gardens and trees, hear birds in place of angels, and note children's misdeeds from broken limbs to bad tempers. The piece ends with a hymn to Jesus and Christmas joy for children.
The angels visit children hoping to find flawless hearts and hands yet find every child marked by spots. They return to the King who then comes to earth as Jesus born in Bethlehem to teach kindness, goodness, and the power good deeds grant.
The Interstate Commerce Commission hears North Dakota farmers describe the grain blockade's price drops and idle wheat as elevators fill. Bankers and farmers testify that slow car service and prolonged transit worsen a nationwide shortage, prompting relief concerns and broader freight scrutiny.
At the White House a conference with Senator Hansbrough showed the President is determined to find legislative remedies for the Northwest car shortage that threatens freezing and starvation. Hansbrough reported conditions in North Dakota and neighboring states confirm the seriousness, and the President pledged personal attention to alleviate immediate suffering and prevent recurrence.
The Hamburg American liner Prinzessin Victoria Luise struck a rocky ledge off Port Royal while returning from New York with passengers aboard. The ship ran aground without a pilot or guiding officer. Captain Bru Inswig then locked himself in his cabin and killed himself, as passengers were safely landed.
In Phoenix Arizona a severe fuel oil shortage cripples gas and electric services. Residents rely on wood for heat and candles for light as utility outages persist.
Former actress Sylvia Gerrish was found dead alone in the Hilton mansion on Morris Heights in New York City. The report recalls the infatuation of Judge Hilton's son with the actress and notes the tragedy as a notable local death.
Supreme Court Justice Brewer spoke in New Rochelle New York warning the nation about rising debt levels and heavy borrowing as a risk to finances. He urged prudent fiscal measures and stressed the need for responsible national policy.
Former Vermont governor George W. Hendee dies in Morrisville at seventy four. Lord Cunton sails from New York after settling his wife’s estate. Pope Pius urges passive resistance to Church-State Separation law in France. Mexican figure Ignacio Mejia dies near ninety three. Supreme Court Justice Hannan rules against Kentucky governor bid. Andrew Carnegie gifts Carnegie Lake to Princeton and condemns brutality in football. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge impresses Washington with a sharp season’s trap. At a London American gathering the Eton master backs Roosevelt as civil world leader.
Pittsburg reports that State Treasurer William Berry sent cashier Benjamin F. Kae-say to Waynesburg to verify the bond coverage for 75000 in State funds on deposit at the Farmers and Drovers National Bank. The missing minute book hides the 14 bond names, including J B F Rinehart the cashier and Daniel S Walton the president. The public remains unsettled as authorities pursue the missing bonds and potential criminal action.
President Roosevelt sends three messages to Congress on Panama labor policy and canal completion, Naval Personnel improvements, and Public Lands laws. He favors Chinese labor for canal diggings, proposes streamlined commissions, and warns about timber and mineral land abuses while detailing forest reserves worth billions and financing options.
Joseph Sherwood, 60, a longtime worker at Menden Manufacturing in Waterbury Connecticut, was discharged due to age after his sight and hearing failed. The next day he hanged himself with his suspenders from a door sill, leaving his wife stunned by the loss.
Judge Walter L Sanborn rules $5 million in Chicago Consolidation Traction bonds are not property of underlying companies. Executors can advance plans for a hospital and art gallery in New York and Mrs Yerkes Mizner can start Chicago hospital construction using funds from the Shipman will.
New York City George Burnham Jr general counsel of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company was convicted of larceny and sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum to two years in state prison. A stay of execution was granted pending an appeal. Frederick A Burnham president and George D Elfridge vice president are released on bonds of 20000 and 15000 respectively on the same charge.
The death of Mgr. Adami, a wealthy Roman prelate, is announced in Rome. His will leaves $1,000,000 to the Pope. He had given valuable gifts to Pope Leo XIII and Mrs X, including a gold pectoral cross set with brilliants.
Mary Anderson de Navarro issued memoirs while Mrs Q Werbert Parsons faced a denounced plan of trial marriages as polygamy. The thirteenth annual newsboys dinner was hosted by Mrs Frederick W Vanderbilt in Newport. Reports tell of royal and social intrigues including the Duchess of Marlborough and Sultan era bans.
Northwest coal shortage imperils life amid freezing weather. Glenburn Commercial Club appeals to North Dakota and Minnesota governors to mobilize state militia to force coal trains. Evgeloth and other towns report darkness and suffering. farmers burn outbuildings and seek shelter in a brick schoolhouse. Calls for federal help and rail action intensify as mines and rails fail to deliver fuel.
The Interstate Commerce Commission sent telegrams to presidents of major Western and Northwestern railroads urging immediate action to relieve car shortages. Officials warn continued delays could trigger food famine as coal and essentials fail to move, with widespread congestion described as worst in U.S. history.
Louisiana molasses remains scarce as buyers report poor quality and high prices. Fresh crop prospects show a short season with strong immediate demand from manufacturers distributors and consumers, suggesting limited supply ahead.
Frank Schleimann at Sing Sing sought education to please his bride who married him in jail. Driven mad by studying fractions he took his own life, ending a vain quest for learning.
Directors of the Saybrook Bank in Essex Connecticut guaranteed depositors to calm a bank run after the bank loaned 48000 dollars to a man whose estate was worth only 9000 dollars.
The report notes state disparities in child labor, wage practices, and living costs. It cites Ohio and Massachusetts female labor shifts, Rhode Island mill wage increases, widespread unemployment in San Francisco, and union activities among railroad workers and actors. It highlights 210 railroad conductors divisions and 29 000 switchmen in a 43 000 worker pool, plus New York City engineers seeking an eight hour day.
A large majority of House members in Washington voted 142 to 25 against simplified spelling, approving an amendment to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill that requires documents to follow standard dictionary spelling.
The President sent nominations for ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to France Lloyd C Griscom to Italy John W Riddie to Russia Irving B Dudley to Brazil and Henry White to France with Henry White Rhode Island to France and Lesia Combs Kentucky to Peru as minister plenipotentiary to Peru for Senate approval.
The House of Commons voted 416 to 107 to reject all Lords amendments to the Education bill. Irish members supported the Government in this decision.
Matt Priestly, a county supervisor, killed himself in Sioux City, Iowa, after being indicted for stealing public funds. The case ties to an ongoing investigation and follows charges filed against Priestly.
Germany's debt stands at 950 million dollars. The Pure Food Commission heads to Lexington Kentucky to hear whisky interests. Bishop George F. Seymour of the Springfield Indiana Episcopal Diocese dies from pneumonitis. Southern Pacific orders about 6.5 million dollars in rolling stock. AHA meets in Mexico City to plan 1907 convention in Atlantic City. Indianapolis population now 219 154. Riots break out in Ping-Kiang Kiang-Se China. Owen Ford postmaster at San Marcos Texas fatally shoots himself. coroner calls it an accident. Eleventh Kentucky District counties mostly dry. British cruiser Drake sets a new naval record by making 104 hits out of 133 and 9.2 inch guns.
Minister Grip of Sweden presented in letters of recall. New navy personnel plan would save Government $5,000,000 in seven years. Newport Rhode Island to host a torpedo factory. Read-Admiral Mason urged ships to carry ammunition. Miss Jane Addams and Miss Mary McDowell urge an immigration conference bill. Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn declined Smithsonian secretary post. Cortelyou urged continued business policy in the Post Office. President favors higher sailor pay and denies any new treaty with Japan. Roosevelt to show Panama Canal photos to Congress.
Senor Guma a sugar statistician predicts Cuba’s crop up to 1 524 714 tons from 18 percent central factories. Hawaii plans to import 1000 laborers from Spain. Manila inoculation deaths prompt cholera and plague traces found in corpses.
Clifford Hope a negro coachman for Augustus Hartje is sent to the penitentiary for perjury in the Hartje divorce case amid a mob clamoring for his life in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. The report also notes political and legal matters from New York San Francisco Maine Chicago Denver Boston New Orleans and Ohio reflect broader national tensions.
King Alfonso accepts the new Spanish Cabinet as Russia and Japan clash over commerce terms. Sweden’s Prince Gustav Regency begins amid his father’s illness. Germany’s Reichstag dissolves after a budget defeat, while Britain’s Dreadnought gains new armament.
New Jersey reports reveal Appleby and Wood Company of Leonia using false pine land sales. Deeds in Mt Holly county records show thousands of fraudulent transactions. Victims include a woman misled about suburban Mt Holly plots and a $400 lot with no resale value. George Reitz dies by accidental rifle discharge on his Woodcliff estate. Three Rotterdam immigrants die from asphyxiation in Hoboken hotel. Johnny Kerrigan, seven, dies likely of hydrophobia after a dog bite near Midvale.
James Murphy, 45, of 604 Emery Avenue, Trenton, was found headless with a mutilated body after his head lay on the trolley tracks as a moving car passed. Neighbors say Murphy had behaved strangely for days and warned friends that a terrible fate awaited him. Relatives suspected temporary insanity and ignored warnings.
Governor Stokes named a three member Municipal Commission to study state and municipal laws. Appointees are Joseph L. Munn of Essex Mayor Frederick W. Gouchtel of Mercer and Howard B. Stokes of Cumberland County, the Governor’s brother.
Glassboro's Solomon Stanger plans to supervise farms next season with labor paid on a salary basis rather than by share. The shift, urged by large farm owners, will be watched for results as a test of the new method. Also, in Yardville and Allentown, three men robbed a stagecoach of about $5 in cash before fleeing, with authorities quickly pursuing leads and the case awaiting Grand Jury action.
The last house in Fostertown Capa May County has been razed after Constant Foster left sixty years ago seeking gold. Residents have since moved away and no building remains.
Major General Ainsworth praises the U S War Department fingerprint program as a foolproof method to identify unidentified dead soldiers, prevent fraudulent enlistments, and confirm claimants in pensions and other cases. He says fingerprints will end unknowns on battlefields and ensure accurate identity in war and postwar records.
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