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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
3
A fragmented note discusses how electric lighting improves performers comfort by reducing irritation and fatigue, comparing gas flame effects with air currents and temperature. It mentions throat problems potentially easing with electric lights and includes a stray dialogue about police station wings and fly cops. It ends with a plug for St. Jacobs Oil and a bizarre line about Philippine islands.
Reports from Washington indicate Britain may abrogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty to permit American control of the Nicaragua canal while guaranteeing its neutrality and safeguarding British interests. Officials say negotiations could open soon, with discussions likely involving Sir Julian Pouncefote and Henry White.
Spanish refugees recount harrowing episodes of rebels parading captives through Manta and Palippine Islands. Victims tied to bamboo poles, dragged, and subjected to taunts and forced confessions. Reports describe a brass band coercing displays of fake discord while captives suffer in cells and cesspools.
The State Department directs Vice Consul General Springer to Havana to close the U S Consulate General there but keeps Cuban offices temporarily open until independence recognition allows resume. Spain consulate reopening awaits ratifications of the peace treaty. A Spanish officer remained at his post. one non citizen officer faced interference. The Navy Department received Spanish naval exchange lists throughout the war.
In Cincinnati a police court jury convicted Miss Allie Putnam and four Christian Scientists of violating state medical practice laws. Judge Solwah fined Putnam $100 and released her on $100 bond pending appeal. The State Health Board, backing the case, vows further action and may pursue the matter to the United States Supreme Court.
A German agent in league with the Gerving Agent at Simon allegedly used consular influence to import guns and war materiel and secure commercial gains. The US Consul is ordered to heighten vigilance. Ghani Bay, a noted Turk linked to outrages and allied with Aldo de Camp to the Sultan, was murdered in Constantinople.
Whist tournaments continue at leading colleges while Portuguese East Africa shows limited bicycle routes in Lourenco Marques with steep and sandy roads hindering biking. Beatrix Hoyt is content with golf facilities at Shianecook. Sitayneack organization adds land for a longer women’s course, expanding local recreation.
A blaze at the residence of Charles H. Raymond, Mutant Life Insurance general agent, killed three women and injured several others. Victims included Mrs Victoria Raymond and Mrs Harriet Fee, with victims and survivors listed among the dead and injured. Rescue efforts failed to save some as fire escapes were unused in the panic.
Samuel Sampers was re-elected President of the American Federation of Labor by a practically unanimous vote at the closing session of the eighteenth annual convention in Kansas City Missouri. Banuel Gompers noted in report as a fellow observer.
Prince George of Greace the High Commissioner arrived at Sudo Bay escorted by Beitisu and flagship ships from France Russia and Italy. A procession greeted him as a te deum was sung before the church and government building where the Cretan flag was raised. He issued a proclamation pledging just governance and equal liberty.
Shattly Washington special reports a snow slide on Crater Lake shore burying Mia Darling and others. Five bodies recovered with one missing. the incident adds to seventy deaths on the Chilkoot Pass trail in 1839. Names include Bert Jovis, Harry Shaw, and Lake Linderman party members.
A coasting accident at Turtle Creek Pennsylvania leaves Joseph Wyat aged thirty dead. Two seriously injured include W B Madden with both legs broken and Joseph Connor with serious injuries. The incident caused collapse at a steep hill burying the party amid great forces.
A historic price catalog listing various beans and peas such as Moarrow, kidney, and white kidney, with 1893 to 1898 dates, alongside fresh fruits and berries including apples, grapes, cranberries, and Cape Cod cranberries. It also covers poultry, dairy substitutes, and extensive vegetable prices for potatoes, cabbages, onions, tomatoes, squash, and greens, plus livestock and grains prices. Abstracted entries show unit names, grades, and price ranges for the era.
American locomotive makers receive orders from England, China, Japan. Baldwin works in Philadelphia and Schenectady plant fulfill shipments as Midland Railway of England and Nippon Railways of Japan place orders. Engines are American pattern with eighteen inch cylinders and twenty four inch stroke, built by 1000 workers on site.
Birmingham and Midland hardware firms fear the U S acquisitions of the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico will affect trade. They plan a resolution for the Associated Chambers of Commerce in London to present to Lord Salisbury seeking friendly contact with the United States to avoid differential duties on imports and British products. The Lafayette statue proposal places the monument in the Louvre Gardens near the Gambetta statue in Paris.
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