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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
1
A reflective verse fragment on three things that cannot return once gone. The lines warn that time spoken is gone, opportunity fades, and the arrow of action cannot be drawn back. The piece emphasizes lasting impact of words and deeds.
Elizabeth Steele reports on a local event with unclear details due to damaged text. Key figures and places are unreadable but readers are urged to watch for forthcoming clarification from the newsroom.
Chiffon Carrol visits Phillip Calvert, newly crippled, and bonds with him as his mother and the Carrol household accept the union of care and affection. The two share readings and conversations while Phillip pines for independence and a future with Chiffon.
A 19th century anecdote recalls attorney McCaskie coining and popularizing the term spellbinder in New York City politics. Reporters overheard phrases like spellbound after meetings, leading to the word entering common use in 1883 per romwean's Home Companion.
A collection of aphorisms and quotes on speech, power, compassion, temptation, and love. Notable voices include Cicero, J Steward, Chinries G Ames, and George Macdonald, reflecting on conduct, empathy, and enduring presence.
A Philadelphia child explains learning about electricity, claiming he can generate shock. He demonstrates by rubbing hands and touching a glass pane, while the father skeptically tests the setup. The tale highlights curiosity about science in a family setting.
William J Will Us discusses the electrification plan for two major steam railroads in the New York Zone. The project converts motive power on the Lindson division, enabling 550 horsepower per motor per axle with no gearing, using an exst steel main frame that also acts as a magnetic frame for the motors.
The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad plans to electrify the Harlem division from Grand Central to Croton and White Plains. A 87 ton locomotive, built at Schenectady by General Electric and American Locomotive Works, will haul through passenger trains at 60 to 70 mph with multiple units possible under one engineer.
A dialogue fragment shows a landlord resisting a long wait for a half chicken as a customer declines to leave. The exchange highlights impatience and humorous frustration in a dining scenario. The quoted lines feature exaggerated insistence on service and the booth keeper’s quip about halting the chicken order.
The Washington Post reports Senators Crane and Inox, used to dining together, were escorted to a private inner room after a committee clerk reminded them that the public room is not for senators. The pair faced a less than spotless table and menu, yet continued their meal in the restricted area.
A fragment recalls Reverend Mandel Creighton as vicar in Outumberkind who cared for his people. The tale mentions his roles as legal adviser and doctor, and a remark about a digester and cistern reflecting his broad duties and influence on the community.
A jumble of verse and prose notes a vow to nature and renewal, then a tangled description of an English parish overseer who alone presides appoints himself overseer and draws his own salary, followed by a French postal plan to replace tyans conches with electric rotor cars.
A brief, poetic fragment compares daytime pearls to gems, noting how light enhances their beauty. It mentions pink pearls from palms and orange-black pearls from Panama as examples of striking coloration. The tone emphasizes natural luster over dramatic reflections.
The passage recalls a chaotic scene after Mr Hogan's Boston trip ending with injuries to a man, a crowd surge, and a mistaken blame about the Mace Congress. Reports mention a Manchurian soldier, Chinese bandits, and a Japanese guide, plus unrelated notes on butterfly training and dyspepsia cures.
A fragmented note describes Mae Wathae Man stuck at a postaage stand with unclear details. The readable text implies a local incident or delay affecting a person named Mae and a postal setting. Further specifics are not provided in the readable fragment.
Reports from Saint Petersburg describe the Mikasa and Shikishima in dry dock at Sagebo yard with Tokiwa Iwate and Idsuma at Yokosuka. Rumors say Admiral Togo may be in the city, while navies trade criticism of ship condition and readiness amid Port Arthur operations.
In dense fog at Stamford Connecticut on the New York line a Boston Express struck the rear of an accommodation train. Conductor George Howland of Mount Vernon was crushed to death. A passenger Joseph Levinski was injured. The accident halted the express which slowed by the Atlantic Street bridge torpedoes.
The Devacher Verein of Pennsylvania University plans a German play. The Rumford medal for 1900 has been awarded to Dr Rutherford, physics professor at McGill University. Brown sees increased postgraduate attendance from the Southwest. The Co operative Society of Cornell completed a 2 percent dividend. Wellesley gains no net student increase over five years. A John Bell Scott Memorial laboratory is planned costing 1100000. Mrs Stanford funds library superstructure at Stanford University. New York Daughters of the American Revolution donate 1000 toward a 6000 endowment for Barnard scholarship.
Patrick Fortin, locomotive engineer, was hurled from the cab as a Lackawanna Lackawanna milk train ran wild for five miles near Hackettstown. The fireman took control only after a freight engine rammed the runaway. Fortin survived and was hospitalized in Paterson, declaring the train would have torn the railroad apart if not stopped.
In St. Petersburg the court revises the earlier verdict for the assassination of the Minister of the Interior Presive. Sazonof now faces fourteen years in prison while Sikorifs ky is to serve twenty years.
Lina Capitatist dies after accidental electrocution in Tha Ohio bathroom. W Criillin a leading city banker and president of the Limit Trust Company is killed when he touches a live chandelier while attempting to register it.
A Dresden committee formed to protest the travel of former Crown Princess Louise wife of King Frederick August now Countess Montignoso. The Countess is reported in Florence and in good health as the petition goes to the German Reichstag.
A British commissioner has taken over the legal and financial administration of the Longa Skinds with the king’s consent. It is not expected that the islands will be annexed to Great Britain. Crime and unrest are noted nearby with Bulgarian bandit activity and Greek forces involved as Hawkish troops surround towns.
In Calcutta and Caleatta, Lydia's leader Lydia Geen receives Iaya Tullaly as the eldest son at the Aine of Afstiaaisten. The throne boon signals a major transition amid national leadership changes as efforts intensify on the Black Sea fleet.
The president orders vigorous coercive measures against Venezuela and outlines a plan to curb large scale entry of Chinese immigrants via Canada. Christmas at the White House was a family affair.
Fred Jones of Newfane New York shot and killed Constable William C Gray and Mrs Abbie Goodrich after she refused his marriage bid. He then attempted suicide. Mrs Goodrich, sister of James Kelly, director of Newfane Manufacturing, died along with Gray. Jones survived and was moved to Lockport on a trolley.
A violent northern Portugal gale sinks boats and causes many deaths. Eighteen fishermen drown at Figueira da Foz and 600 men lose their livelihoods. A Mondego ferry capsizes with fourteen dead. Five boats sink near Leixoes Bay, five more perish.
The item notes a New York and Scandinavian steamship company planned for incorporation, with a report from Copenhagen. It mentions observers and official talks, alongside other items about cotton prices, a Reading dividend, and a temporary Appellate Court judge appointment in Albany.
New York financier Mr. John N. Rutherford, via a London despatch, plans to test a letter of credit for 10000 dollars and 750 in bank notes during a trip to Paris, France. The report notes the unusual transport of funds for travel.
The spring start of work at South AILddl e College Yale University is noted. Dartmouth College Library receives 3500 volumes from New Hampshire Historical Society. Sneath of Yale summer school travels south on related school interests. McGill’s Coker resigns from civil engineering chair. Williams College catalog expands to seventy four courses. Chicago University German department plans winter plays by a professional troupe. Civic Club of College of the City of New York reorganizes under Dr Stephen Duggan and Dr Walter Clark. Theodore W. Koch of the Library of Congress is named assistant librarian at the University of Michigan and new efficiency measures are begun.
The engagement of Miss Gertrude Carter of Pekin mission to Rev Alfred Gilman of the American Mission in Pekin is announced. Carter, a missionary in Pekin during the Boxer uprising, now serves at Hankow. Gilman has long been active in China missions. No wedding date is set and the couple has not decided if the ceremony will occur in China or here.
Farmers at the Atlantic County Institute in Sammonton heard W. Ridgeway of Gloucester County detail the benefits of asparagus culture, noting Atlantic County soil suits the crop though production is light. Hammonton experiment reports were praised and will continue. The Atlantic County Board elected officers: President Joseph Butterhof, Vice President J. E. Holman, Secretary Valentine P. Wolfman, Treasurer Frederick Fiedler.
Salem women report being robbed by negro footpads who have seized pocketbooks and valuables. Miss Alice Wilson had her bag stolen after leaving the Opera House, followed by Miss Beatrice Sands who also lost her pocketbook. Sands struggled and grabbed a robber39s hat, while Mrs. Tutt and Mrs. Fielding were held up but frightened away. A mob attacked J Charles Highter39s Market Street store as police fear a roaming gang operates citywide.
Supreme Court Justice Fort of New Brunswick refused to quash indictments against election officials accused of improper acts. He ruled that age 65 is not a disability after a Grand Juror is sworn, noting New Jersey fixes legal age between 21 and 65.
The burning wrapper factory of H. A. Dix & Sons at Millville leaves many families destitute across Millville Vineland Bridgeton and Carmel. Other county plants were cut for in the burned facility. A nearby storehouse with $100000 in stock escaped the flames. The Bridgeton plant is shut temporarily, affecting about 200 women workers.
Darry Thompson of Paulsboro, part of a nine-brother baseball clan once famed for a World’s Fair team, died in Camden and was brought home for burial. The brothers’ troupe toured nationwide and appeared at Chicago. The piece notes other local events including Cheeseman’s suicide, church organ updates, school debates, and trolley work in Gloucester County.
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