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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
1
A fragmented 19th to 20th century panorama surveys Cecil Rhodes’s imperial aims, rapid modern progress in industry, and looming global risks. It notes a Sydney statue plan, US coal and glass trade growth, Siberian climate effects on effort, and rising fire losses doubling past years, with global reflections on civilization and memory.
Nan and Tom Nugent pursue a bohemian ideal in a stylish Barracks apartment above Forty third Street. A world of Turkish hangings, divans, and a jazzy kitchen clashes with Nan’s dream of artful living, while Tom’s work on a Farnsworth case and a feast of quail reveal growing strain. In a night of confessions and comic cruelty, Nan vanishes and Tom erupts in a fit of jealousy, only to reconnect later over a simple, shared meal at Cafe Metropole, rekindling a fragile bond.
A couple argues over food as a hungry boy recalls daily feasts at the Rienzi. The man signals to the waiter to double the order, asserting his appetite despite a tense dynamic between them.
Dr Henry A Rowland, Johns Hopkins physics professor, reports experiments toward a theory of earth magnetism. Using a metal wheel with wire, a surrounding brass sheath, and rapid rotation, he notes magnetism grows with speed and seeks further tests to relate magnetism to celestial bodies. The work aims to be published for science.
C E Brucus a leading Turner County cattleman at Viborg South Dakota suffers repeated injuries from a railroad pen accident an acetylene gas tank explosion in a Viborg hotel basement a wagon mishap and a runaway horse incident all worsening his foot injury doctors and local observations link the misfortunes to a sequence of unfortunate events and complications. The article also notes a digressive passage on China’s law of succession including remarks on imperial succession and a distant historical example.
Reports recount Major Howard and crew defending an armed launch on the Rio Chico near Luzon, with Howard and Chamberlain killed and Sergeant Baris and Engineer O Neil performing valorous actions amid gunfire. Separate items cover Willie Cochranes heroism saving his sister in Brooklyn, trackman George Double saving a woman on ice, and various European and American anecdotes of courage and duty.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from Harlem Life and other papers features a comic scene of a worried woman comforting a frightened man over a mouse, followed by rapid-fire gags about burglars, butlers, poets, coins, and schoolroom quips. Strong lines from Cassidy, Judge, and Detroit Journal appear among brief jokes about i ceman, firemen, and misheard teacher replies.
The piece surveys horsehide uses from cordovan leather for shoes to gloves, bookbinding, whiplashes, and carriage coverings. It notes imports from Europe, especially Russia, with Normandy famed for fine hides and city hides rated best. American hides come from large draught horses, with limited supply yet strong demand. A separate vignette from New York Mail and Express recounts a flirtatious scene on West End Avenue featuring a pretty girl and a small fox-terrier addressed by two passersby.
Senator William Goebel of Kentucky was shot while walking to the Capitol with Colonel Jack Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard. He was wounded in the right side and the ball passed through the lung. Harland Whittaker was arrested as a suspect. Governor Taylor urged calm as the State Guard mobilized to maintain order amid the Goebel assassination crisis.
The board, after two weeks of hearings in the Goebel governor contest, met at City Hall and, by a party verdict of 10 to 1, declared William Goebel legally elected Governor of Kentucky while he lay dying from an assassin’s bullet. Also noted: thirteen Spaniards drowned aboard the Valio. thirty workmen drowned when the Expedient sank near Altona.
Reports discuss influx of poor Spaniards to Cuba amid yellow fever concerns and governor requests a naval history for Guam. Havana vital statistics show births lagging deaths by about 4000. Havana yellow fever nearly eradicated with five cases in hospitals. General Otis plans later curfew. Manila residents cheer the relief. Law Committee to create Cuba police courts and anti polu т property. England weighs impact of Bulwer-Lytton’s South Africa policy. Cartist arsenal found in Spain with 100,000 cartridges. Mexico hints Reyes to War, a Diaz successor.
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