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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1905
Page
4
A jumbled page excerpt includes a Navy officer letter praising Peruna with endorsements, a Mount Vernon hunting scene description, medical cure claims for deafness, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and diverse items such as a Goethe quote and a Dresden court sentence. The text combines advertisements and miscellany.
Reported by the Tacoma and St Louis Globe-Democrat that a syndicate of Japanese interests has bought two lower Puget Sound shingle mills and secured additional capacity elsewhere, alarming white shingle weavers who fear displacement by Japanese workers. The item also recalls a humorous English judge story and other assorted notes.
A patient describes relief from long term scalp and body sores after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The testimonial notes complete cure within one week and cites Allegheny Pennsylvania as the location.
Reports from Tokio say Japan will begin constructing a 119000 ton battleship and two to three 12000 ton armored cruisers, first of their size. A naval buildup includes cruisers, destroyers, and a Chilean cruiser purchase while fleets patrol Tsugaru and Tenshiman Straits. Admiral Shimamura commands near Borneo. Admiral Toxo and Kaminura are noted.
Pittsburg Press reports AT T plans at annual Boston meeting to announce a merger of about forty telephone companies with a working capital of 250 million dollars. The aims include service between New York and San Francisco and connections from Canada to the Gulf with several named affiliates across major cities.
A northbound freight and a southbound passenger train collided near Tullahoma Tennessee on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway. Four trainmen died WHI Rea engineer Grace Suggs fireman Porter Burdell and Joe B Suggs engineer of the freight train. Several others injured. An express car and several freight cars were demolished and burned. No passengers were killed or seriously injured.
The huge 032 carat gem near Pretoria is described as of great quality and valued at 3.5 million dollars, generating praiseworthy excitement in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Kohinoor, allegedly weighing 212 carats before cutting, is cited for comparison with an estimated value of 1,000,000.
Fragmented dispatches report Papal secret instructions to Russian clergy promising severe penalties for rebels. Casualties from Riga riot tallied at seventy. Other items note Japan buying thousands of horses, and political talk in New York on telephone charges and transit law.
A coroner jury in Tate County found the Kirby family died by fire but believed they were murdered, with evidence of head injuries from a hammer. The case sparked mob fear in Wauehula after the Baldwins from Blount County, Alabama moved in. The five victims, including two young boys and a one-year-old, were found in a half-burned home with multiple blunt-force injuries. The crime remains unsolved, and residents suspect a small group of men.
In Nogales a discharged employee Walter Watters entered the Palace saloon owned by M. M. Conn and opened fire killing dealer Cowboy Johnson, Conn, the monte dealer, and George Bende before killing himself. Watters had been recently fired and was believed intoxicated at the time. Conn was a prominent Southwest racetrack sportsman.
Paris dispatch reports Premier Rouvier asserting France will stay faithful to Russia as yellow fever breaks out aboard the cruiser Boston. Commander Niles informs the Navy Department of illness among officers including Lt. PD Lethy and a paymaster as crowds parade Brest streets before the Russian Consulate.
Fielder drove an eighty horsepower De Distrivl to win the Vanderbilt trophy race covering a landmark distance. Bernin finished second on a sixty horsepower machine with Sartori third, despite a loose gasoline tank and car handling challenges.
Willie Mack fourteen? thirteen? is stabbed to the heart by John Cahill in Indianapolis. Cahill, a teen, claims anger over his younger friend or brother’s abuse led to the fatal attack. Cahill was charged with murder as investigators describe a drunken, chaotic confrontation ending with a lethal knife wound.
In a chaotic scene a mob attacked the grand duke in Moscow as fear spread across the city. The crowd, driven by anger, hurled objects and attempted to breach defenses near the palace while authorities struggled to restore order and protect key figures.
Incoming dispatches from Manchuria report Japanese detachments advancing west of Chintinpae and southeast of Hokentai capturing positions, taking prisoners and driving Russians back toward the Han River. Casualties for the Russians are listed at twenty five with heavy losses elsewhere as the Japanese push forward.
Sanmet I. Piles of Seattle won the United States Senate seat on the thirteenth joint ballot, succeeding Charles Sweeney. Piles, a Kentucky native born forty four years ago, moved west via Kansas and Arizona before settling in Washington in 1883. He practiced law in several cities and served as a prosecuting attorney.
Dr Kobbas, surgeon on the U S Cruiser Toston, reports yellow fever aboard. Voyage to the North is planned for Boston with Dr Cand from the Panama Canal Commission assisting as surgeon.
The article reports a dispute over the ownership of Snere Cay in the turtle fishery sector. A British representative Captain Boden prepares to travel to the site as Cayman fishermen voice concerns. The piece links broader scientific and institutional discussions to the ongoing contention.
A historic act broadens provisions of veviread statutes to Tritiod qa figitives from jusier two the Virpine Islands. Annmpolis Cadets Geidvate. Viloumas presented by Syvsidvat to Tit graduates. College notes cover campus events including Pelteeton Like work, New York University courses, and campus announcements about bursar creation and student aid initiatives.
Reported: Abram Pasternak and Deter died after a struggle in a Washington bathhouse in New York City. Authorities say the two men fought frantically as they attempted to escape the incident.
West Point defeated Chigatt 10 to 9 in a basketball game. Princeton beat Brows University 6-0 in hockey. Yale football captaincy election postponed due to divided opinion amidst campus buzz. Many high priced cars sold at Importers' Automobile Show in New York City. Montreal A A A defeated all-New York seven by hockey at the Clermont Rink.
A price list of dairy, cheese, vegetables, poultry, and grain items with regional names and per unit costs. Includes butter, creamery products, beans, squash, tomatoes, peppers, celery, cabbage, cabbage, poultry, ducks, fowl, squabs, flour, and grain quotes from various suppliers and markets.
Reports from the Midwest and Southwest show mixed conditions for winter wheat as the year begins. Snows across the region favor the crop, while Oklahoma remains dry and Kansas Nebraska outlook remains delicate without favorable weather. Canadian grain policy and U S export patterns influence markets as farmers face tight stocks and modest milling demand. Pineapples from South Africa reach Europe in peat packed shipments to prevent rot.
Production holds steady with furnaces running as evidence of optimism for the future. Iron and steel plants lead activity while woolens remain a featured textile product.
November exports reached 20 813 000 dollars breaking the month’s record, while May shipments of 136 0000 dollars set a new high for any month in the history.
December trade reports show weak exports for 1908’s end while the prior year tops with a high mark. A modest rise in most items occurs once removing the market indicator and grain bottlenecks. Imports outpaced only by April as California’s staple crop issue points to patterns.
A Paterson New Jersey woman describes nine years of kidney trouble with backache headaches dizziness and nosebleeds. She reports relief after using one box of Dean's Kidney Pills and urges others to try the product available from Foster Mulburn Co Buffalo New York.
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