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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
1
Revenge and tragedy at the mine shaft in Wyoming Valley
In a Wyoming Valley mining town Black Jake Murphy seeks vengeance after a boxing defeat by Jim Carroll. A deadly shaft accident follows as the engine driver Tom Allis loses control, and Black Jake faces the grim discovery that his father perished in the shaft while attempting to pull his son from danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Murphy
Mike Hudek
Yankee Pete
Jim Lick
Slocum
Yankee Pete's
Jake
Wyoming Valley
Pitville
Woodford
Jim Carroll
Black Jake
Old Murphy
Jin Carol
Watc
Carroll
Od Murphy
Rane
Fatal fall at the block pit reveals faulty reversing gear
An engineer toppled into a deep pit after a connecting pin in the reversing gear fell out or was removed. Jim Carroll testified that Murphy the pump runner left his post and urged the ascent, contributing to the tragedy amid fear and a frantic call for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Jake Murphy
Jim
Carroll
Old Murphy
Jake
Ellently
Tom Allis
Allis
Jack Blake
Tom Allla
Tim Carrall
Jake Murephy
Buea
Jim Carroll
Waverley Magazine
California
Benham
Eel River
Nan
Chicago Chronicle
Mink Trade Boosted by Drought and Fat Fur This Year
A New York Times quote describes fur buyers noting drought boosted mink fatness and fur quality. Traders say limited trout, concentrated feeding, and deep pools increased mink hunts, predicting a strong winter skin catch for fur houses despite hardship for farmers and fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New England
Difference Between a New Laid Egg and a Fresh Egg
A London Times letter explains that a new laid egg shows a milky white when boiled, while a fresh egg has a transparent albumen. Freshness lasts days to weeks with careful storage, turning the egg daily to keep the yolk centered. Eggs that cannot hatch when returned to a hen are not fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bens
London Times
Gratitude For Modern Lights And Fast News Advancements
A reflective reminiscence notes the shift from candles and coal to gas and telegraphy and mentions the joy of cheap postage and rapid communication. The piece recalls Washington’s death and early postal costs in a nostalgic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
National Congress
Philadelphia
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Theodore
L. Cuyler
Y. B
Leslie
Wise words and lessons from Philadelphia Record reflections
Passages praise learning restraint and character, noting prudence and patience as pillars of success. The remarks emphasize self control in public life, the value of friendship at court, and growth through adversity amid scattered musings on manners and reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cryer
Temple of Success
Marrhige
Philidelphia
Tales of Pluce and Adventure Echoes from Congo Journeys
Readable excerpts recount the African exploits of Cherry a Chicago traveler who crossed the Congo in 1896 facing arrests slave raids and native customs. He describes cannibal practices and chiefs battles while living among tribes and teaching astronomy and geography.
Probleme of the Ages lecture on oveult selene
The lecturer opens by inviting questions to clarify the subject as plainly as possible. A cadaverous voice asks why women kiss, prompting a moment of audience interaction in a Chicago Tribune report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selene
Mata
Rish
Chicago Tribune
The Shiniest Dime and Other Readable Fragments
A collection of light verse and curiosities from St Nicholas style writings. It spans a little girl with five dimes shopping for loved ones and a dramatic tale of a fox in Glamorganshire with a classroom escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Glum Prophet and Farce of Fractured Wit Across Pages
A collage of satirical quips and verse items from various papers. It ridicules a dour prophet, scoffs at editors and preachers, and threads in jokes about aging, manners, and courtship. readers encounter snippets from Denver News to Detroit Free Press and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aged Literary Inc
Detroit Free Press
Wildway
Mellow Wars
Stare
Boston Transcript
Indianapolis Journal
Ice Caves Supply Arizona Town With Freezing Ice
The New York Sun reports Flastaff Arizona sits on an unusual underground ice reserve. Caves in pine wood terrain near the Santa Fe Pacific Railway form a natural ice deposit. Access requires a ten foot drop into a cold passage where ice fills the chambers. Summer temperatures remain near freezing and visitors risk faintness from the cold. The deposit size and extent are not known and geologists have not solved the mystery of the ice lake formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Pacific
Arizona
Nature
New York Sun
Washington News Highlights From The Era
Washington items report Mrs. Frye’s sudden death in Washington while the president plans a May Pacific coast trip for the Ohio launching at San Francisco. Other items note a proposed 200000 for inland river survey, 100 million total cost, and various overseas and domestic political developments and incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
William P. Frye
Senate
Washington
Pacific Coast
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
TlInols
Beaplaines
Mississippi
William V. Sullivan
Misssissippi
Marie Atkinson
St. Stephen’s Church
Alexander R. Shepherd
Shepherd
Mexico
State militia reform items and notable regional notices
In the annual Adjutant General Oliphant report to Governor Voorhees Inspector General Congdon urges purging deadwood from the guard and higher standards for physicals and admissions. Justice Ludlow of the Supreme Court dies in New Brunswick after a long career. Mrs Snedeker rescues her three children from a Livingston Park blaze, suffering burns. Beatrice Maybaum becomes Beatrice Stern after marrying in Newark. she vows to keep practicing law. State assessors report 605 corporations taxed in 1899 for 2,051,200 and discuss franchise tax impacts. Sudden deaths hit Bridgeton. telephones rise in Mantua. local industry and livestock notes follow, with a new Marine recruiting office in Bridgeton and plans for a $20,000 school. A coal supply crisis threatens Port Norris as epidemics strike horses near Elmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliphant
Voorhees
Joseph A. Congdon
State Board of Assessors
Vorhees
Mantua
Gloucester County
Lewis Barnold
Almonesson
United States Marine Service
Bridgeton
United Cranberry Company
Arkoola Manufacturing Company
Capital
Independent Glass Company
Camden
Elmer
Alaska Fur Output Slashed by Hunters and Prospectors
Ruthless slaughter by hunters and prospectors in Alaska over the past three years has cut fur output by fifty percent. Dealers warn fur bearing animals are dying rapidly and the Territory may soon become extinct unless the National Government takes steps to protect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoshio Foru
Enyway
Washington
Marquis Ite
William
Kingdom of Prussia
Cape Colony
de Wet
Sternberg
Berlin
Germany
Count von Waldersee
Inkerman Col Wain
International Army
Pekin
Tung Fuh-Siang
China
London
Great Britain
Manzon
National Council
Rolgeris
Alaska
Memorial to Perry in Japan Beacon on Plymouth Rocks
A Japanese government committee proposes a memorial to Commodore Perry in Japan. The plan includes a bronze monument and a lighthouse on Plymouth Rocks near Crag Hall to commemorate his opening of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Japan
Commodore Perry
Indy Place
Magndeent
Plymouth Rocks
Crag Hall
Commodore
World’s Highest Pitroad Bridge Completed by Steel Company
The world sees completion of the highest pitroad bridge by Poennsvisamia Steel Company and Barmah Raul tos Companys for Tilky Wandwel. The structure titled Toda Kathenad Bridge joins major Shan Halls and the Gakterkiadaetoan region, marking a historic engineering milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utgheat Kathenad
Toda
Poennsvisamia Steel Company
Fortilly
The Worlds Coalfields Overview
The world's coalfields cover about 500000 square miles with China and Japan together holding 200 miles, the United States over 2000 miles, India 35000 miles and Russia 27000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
India
Russi
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University of Chicago
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Tuptico
G. O. ‘Ludiow
George C. Luillow
Supreme Court
New Brunswick
George Craig Ludlow
Mion
Hunterdon County
Rutgers College
Middlesex County
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Constitutional Committee
Alfred Reed
Ludlow
W. P. Snedeker
Livingston Park
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Misa Beatrice Maybaum
Continental Hotel
Newark
Emanuel Stern
Joseph Leucht
Temple Bnat Jerushua
Stern
New York University Law School
Katharine Holleran
Mary Kane
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