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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
2
President Taft sent Congress the Tariff Board report on Schedule K with a recommendation for rational wool and woolens duty cuts. Senate adopted a resolution approving Taft denouncing the 1832 treaty with Russia. Russia signaled willingness to negotiate a new treaty before the old expires.
English writer of Bea stories Personal W Clark Russell died leaving 97000 in estate. News notes record Priscilla Ayres Inslee celebrating her hundredth birthday in New Brunswick New Jersey. Justice Davis in New York refuses to confirm a referee report on Upton Sinclair divorce. Rose Eytinge, first American stage appearance 1852, dies at Amityville Long Island. Taft lays cornerstone in New York for world first settlement house for the blind.
Sporting James E Gaffney and John M Ward formalized possession of the Boston National League Baseball Club and elected Ward president. Battling Nelson used Ad Wolgast’s illness to challenge for the lightweight crown. John McGraw said no changes to the Giants lineup. Fireman Jim Flynn of Pueblo signed to box Palzer Kaufman winner on January 11.
General Baltimore shows the best prospect to host the Democratic national convention. Other items note steam vessel auctions, an emergency drill in Syracuse, fingerprint reliability, a tunnel collapse in Ithaca, wage hikes in New Jersey transit, a major Lackawanna wreck, and varied legal and political developments across the nation.
A heavy snowstorm inflicted two to three feet of snow across western Kansas while other national events unfolded. The Supreme Court revised its rules to cut litigation costs and Wright Lorimer, famed for the Shepherd King, died by gas in New York. John Bigelow and Margaret Norton Potter also passed away in New York and Chicago respectively.
Reuters style summary: British courts blame foreign line in collision with Hawke on September 20. Italian forces push Turks from Ainzara as French deputies back the Morocco treaty. Russian Duma ponders tariff war and Jewish rights amid Duma changes. Menzalek seized in Red Sea carrying troops pay. Essen Krepp works build 15 inch gun. North Saskatchewan Land Co pays 1.672 million for land near Prince Albert. Tang Shao yi concedes dynasty demise and Chinese republic outlook. Dual German army navy figures show no excess. Mexican plot to assassinate President Madero surfaces amid rebel gains. Crown Princess Cecilie bears a son in Berlin. Austrian coal trust fined 2500 each. Emilio Estrada dies in Ecuador.
Teheran reports mass casualties as Russian troops attack Resht, Ghilan’s capital, and Tabriz. About 500 Persians, including women and children, are fatally hurt. Persian authorities condemn the bombardment and dismissal of American official W Morgan Shuster. Incidents spurred by Russia’s ultimatum and refusal to pause hostilities.
Gen Bernardo Reyes was captured near Linares in Nuevo Leon after a battle with Federal troops. Reyes was paroled by order of President Madero, with the condition he not leave Linares. The capture was announced via telegram from Séronni mm commander of the northern robbery zone.
Pittsburgh reports a $23 million total as the New York Central Lines places 155 steel passenger coaches with American Car and Foundry. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad distributes a 40 000 ton rail order. Within ten days railroads are expected to announce awards for more than 600 000 tons, lifting 1912 tonnage toward 1 500 000 tons.
The Daily Calumet plant in South Chicago was wrecked when explosives under the press blew it up. Police suspect members of a black hand group carried out the attack. Editor George W. Bolling has campaigned against black hand letters.
King George V bags three tigers and three rhinoceroses at the first shoot in Nepal, following prior pheasant practice in England. In Washington Congress adjourned for the holiday recess and will reassemble on January 3.
The bulletin notes the Shanghai peace conference and Tang Shao yi's arrival. It reports the completion of Buffalo’s largest inland ship lock at 1 250 000 dollars and a ban on tips to hotel staff after January 1. Dolores Chihuahua rebels seize the town as Chihuahua troops move to battle. A bartender badge bill advances in New York. Dynamite found near Arthur Letts in Los Angeles prompts discovery by children. Morner family murder scene draws 10 000 observers at Troy as bodies are examined. A fire destroys Rev Dr Charles Nash’s garage in Watchung New Jersey. Persian anti British boycott leaves Shiraz shopkeepers hungry, prompting soldiers to seize supplies amid renewed tensions with England and Russia.
The wholesale price for milk is 4 3/4 cents per quart in the 26c zone or $2.01 per 40 quart can delivered in New York. Butter and eggs show varied state and local quotes with factory and gathered products listed. Live poultry, fowl, turkeys, ducks, geese, rabbits, and venison prices are provided, along with calves, sheep, lambs, hogs, and hay and straw rates for regional markets.
A week’s highlights across New Jersey include deteriorating conditions in Clayton and Collingswood, a new Saddlertown school contract awarded to Boyer and Lewis, a truant officer appointment in Bridgeton, and plans for road macadam between Flemington and Stockton. The Woodside Athletic Association is incorporated, the Hand Pier project advances in Ocean City, and a 1000 horsepower dredge arrives to build a land-locked harbor.
New Jersey health officials publish a statement to correct misimpressions about a federal order on shipping oysters from polluted waters. The memo, prepared by William H. Chew, notes past pollution controls and explains that the new power to condemn oysters and sources applies to unfit beds while Maurice River shows limited pollution. It also details inspections, sewage plant issues in Millville, typhoid watch on the Maurice watershed, and a planned Port Norris meeting with oyster interests to discuss views.
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