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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
4
Practical guidance on home textiles and storage, moth prevention, and wardrobe care with cedar and packing tips. Also recipes for tripe preparations and a note on a multi-variety fruit tree in Oregon.
In a message to Congress Roosevelt details observations from his Puerto Rico trip. He urges conferring full American citizenship, backs local governance consolidation, praises education efforts, and notes economic growth from 1896 to 1901 with imports and exports totaling 46 million. He also calls for port improvements and coffee trade support.
In the U S Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Archbald ruled against Frank Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller, in a suit over a 315000 note against him. The defense claimed an street car pledge was invalid and unproven, though it had been allegedly made to avoid collection.
Omaha reports Louise Douglas a once famous comic opera actress died after swallowing a chameleon in an attempt at publicity. An hour before death two live chameleons crawled from her mouth and doctors say reptiles remained in her body. Previously she used the stunt years ago under the name Mrs Harry F Lee and left the stage soon after. She had been hospitalized in Omaha for over a year.
Robert Hueston Sr., eighty one, died at his Belleville New Jersey home six weeks after being bitten by a pet bull terrier he had reared since puppy days. The cause of death was hydrophobia.
Moody confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by unanimous Senate vote. Bonaparte Metenill and Etrays confirmed for Attorney General Navy and Commerce and Labor. Four revolutionists executed in Moscow, Russia.
Announcement of Oscar Straus pending appointment as Secretary of Commerce and Labor makes him the first Hebrew citizen in the Cabinet. A petition with about 20 000 signatures from eighteen states asks Congress to establish postal savings banks, presented by Representative Boutell of Whonids.
London reports that Right Hon James Bryce will be appointed ambassador to Washington and made a peer before departure. Odessa bank robbed by armed men stealing 14500 dollars. Standard Oil fights prosecution under a repealed banking law in Chicago.
Secretary Wilson orders New York meat packers to stop Sunday slaughtering. Wall Street takes precautions as no movement began to halt the rig of the money market.
Judge Frazer exonerates Mrs. Hartje from divorce charges, denying Augustus Hartje's plea. cheers erupt across Pittsburgh as crowds celebrate. Hartje’s indictment for conspiracy and perjury, and related figures like Scott Carnegie Welshons are noted. Children’s custody remains central to the ruling.
In New York City Judge Trust in the United States Circuit Court imposed fines totaling 150000 on the American Sugar Refining Company and the Brooklyn Cooperage Company after they pled guilty to indictments charging acceptance of rebates on sugar shipments in violation of the Elkins act. The Sugar Refining Company paid 80000 and the Cooperage Company 70000.
Mrs Angie Birdsong was found guilty of manslaughter in Hazelhurst for the death of Dr Thomas Butler. The jury recommended mercy for the court. Birdsong was under surveillance at a hotel, and her uncle United States Senator He Laurin moved for a new trial. The state minimum penalty for manslaughter is a $500 fine.
Former South Carolina governor Franklin J. Moses was found dead in bed at 61 Irwin street Winthrop Beach Boston. Authorities say a small stove overheated the room causing asphyxiation. Moses, about sixty, had worked recently for a Boston financial firm and served multiple terms in prison.
The German Emperor authorizes Chancellor von Bülow to dissolve the Reichstag if supplementary credit to retain the present force in Southwest Africa is not enacted.
Representative Murdock of Kansas argues the government overpays railroads for mail transport under an antiquated average daily weight. He cites Sunday weighings and 1873 rules, urging removal of the word working and a shift to business principles to curb potential overpayments.
Prof. Von Behring told The Society for the Care of Sick in the Colonies that tuberculosis is spread via milk. He argued consumption is the last verse of a song begun in infancy and that TB germs reach the lungs through the bloodstream or lymphatics, challenging Koch’s milder view.
Chicago banks show the largest earnings in history with total profits estimated over 11 million dollars. Each banking institution reports a record surplus with average earnings more than one hundred percent above dividends.
The 1514 Raphael portrait of the brother of Pope Leo X. sold to Oscar Huldschiosky for $106,000, setting a Berlin art market record. Other items note Patti's final London appearance and various social notes on Paris cab applicants and royal figures.
The Farmers' and Drovers' National Bank of Waynesburg Pennsylvania was closed by the Controller of the Currency. John B Cunningham National Bank Examiner was appointed receiver with assets and liabilities totaling $2,267,474.
The Maryland Civ, a prestigious Baltimore club, was indicted on a charge of selling liquor on a Sunday. The case highlights enforcement actions against exclusive social venues in the city.
The itemized notes include Yale football captaincy for 1908 Lucius A Woratio Biglow of Montclair New Jersey. Clea O Donnell Boston Holy Cross captaincy for 1907. Warnes at Cornell endorsing a twelve man football line. Chicago White Sox owner Comiskey resisting team changes. Pred C Chiurke denying plans to quit the National game in 1907. San Francisco baseball park upgrade. O Brien Minns fight purse details. Garite Herman title bout set for Tonopah New Year. Cincinnati club manager Hinalon opposing Miller Huggins bid while ready to trade several players.
Joseph M Nell a 26 year old blacksmith with a New York background died in the Greenwich Hotel after a brief wedding to a 23 year old woman. Investigators say death was caused by a pointed instrument to the brain. The wife was arrested for manslaughter in New York City and held at Bellevue Hospital after being taken from East Ninety Fifth Street.
Washington memos report Utah attorney Arthur Brown former U S senator died at Emergency Hospital after a fatal shooting at the Hotel Raleigh. Brown who served about fifteen months in 1896 was targeted by Salt Lake City resident Anna M Bradley. she allegedly followed him to Washington and fired after a quarrel over marriage. No eyewitnesses identified.
Washington senators introduce a bill to set one cent postage by charging two cents for the first ounce and one cent per additional ounce on packages up to four pounds. Huidekoper revises the plan in Philadelphia.
A garbled item lists deaths from smoking and mentions Polish and Russian affairs. It cites senators and representatives debating emergency currency, postal rate changes, prison-made goods, pensions, and government salaries. It notes Mark Twain appearing at the Capitol defending individuality and supporting a copyright bill.
Wages for about 45 000 operatives in Southern New England cotton mills are raised at least seven and one half percent. The final percentage is unsettled due to a dispute in New Bedford between textile unions and manufacturers. Falls River, Augusta, Amesbury and Eastonton reported ten percent gains, while Berkshire and Greylock mills and Interlaken mills posted five to ten percent increases.
The United States apple crop is pegged at 36,120,000 barrels for 1906 by Orange Judd Farmer. This compares with 23,495,000 in 1905 and shows variability against prior years including 45,360,000 in 1904, 42,626,000 in 1903, and 46,625,000 in 1962.
Estimates show the 1906 US corn pack at not over fifty percent of 1905 output due to heavy carryover from the previous year. The drop is attributed to the large prior-year surplus and reduced production.
Report shows backward deliveries in the Northwest with fifty to seventy percent of the spring wheat crop still in farmers' hands. The situation hints at harvest delays and potential market impact as storage and logistics constrain movement.
Labor remains scarce with discontent over insufficient wage increases. Cadfish shows an upward trend and buyers seek stock but face limited quantities. Railway earnings in November rise 7.5 percent year over year, yet freight movement is restricted by inadequate facilities. Corn price remains firm due to strong demand from commission houses and eight speculative offerings.
A collage of humor and anecdotes from courtrooms and London society. Items reference Lord Ellenborough’s wit, a stock broker’s father age quip, Rhodes Scholars counts, Madame Sterling’s etiquette clash with Queen Victoria, Brummell comparisons, and a high British official salary noting Earl of Minto.
A collage of testimonials and advertisements includes Frances Gardner praising Dean's Kidney Pills after spending over $100 on remedies for years. Also noted are voting apparatus at theaters, a $100 reward for catarrh cure, and snippets about Hall's Catarrh Cures and Ball's Family Pills.
A testimonial from J. Nosat ter of East Orange New Jersey claims cure of a long skin disease after using Cuticura Soap and a bought medicine. The letter reports prior hospital failure and notes employment difficulties due to the rash. The writer endorses the remedy as a speedy permanent cure for skin ailments.
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