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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
1
The piece surveys varied 1890s topics from religious influence on soldiers to women in public work, and lists scientific and social theories on crime, insanity, and self harm. It notes debates at Smithsonian and London bodies and cites Tribune statistics on suicides with causes and methods.
A London estimate shows about 25 000 American tourists visited the city last season, a disappointing showing that hurt shops and hotels. Americans spend around 1000 during a three month European trip, London earning about two fifths of that sum, with Paris attracting more money due to higher female shoppers and different tastes.
The article recalls Washingtons Birthday as a major American holiday with early celebrations in New York City and Philadelphia, noting public banquets toasts and patriotic poetry. It chronicles 1784 New York observances, editorial tributes, and social entertainments, highlighting the nation’s evolving commemorations and enduring reverence for Washington.
The piece from February 22 1898 praises a patient ample minded hero with a firm face and great heart. It laments time's toll and questions whether the subject would change his role given what time has brought, noting his devotion to the nation.
A classroom scene recalls President George Washington as the hero of American birth, with students singing and teachers recounting his legacy. A humorous dialogue and poems hint at nostalgia, schooling, and respect for Washington as the Father of His Country.
Gloving trends note black stitched gloves as retail glances from a counter. The Empress of Austria hides incognito as Countess of Hohenembs arriving by yacht Miramar in San Reno Italy, staying at Royal Hotel, photographing Mediterranean scenes.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions various transcriptions and names, creating a garbled record without a clear event, place, or date. It references multiple odd spellings and scattered terms that do not yield a coherent news item or identifiable entities.
The United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Cast Iron Pipe Trust contract of association void as an inter state commerce restraint and a violation of the Federal Anti Trust act. This marks the first manufacturing combination convicted under the statute. The opinion was delivered by Judge Taft with Justices Harlan and Clienit participating.
Reading Pennsylvania firm Carpenter Steel with 250 workers reports Navy order for 27000 steel projectiles weighing 480 to 1039 pounds each. Bethlehem Iron near Bethlehem starts up 1000 workers producing gun material and armor plate to fulfill remaining government contracts.
Klondike steamer Clara Nevada reportedly burned and wrecked near Bernier Bay thirty miles south of Skagway. Observers in Seward City saw flames as the vessel disappeared. forty passengers and twenty six crew members are feared lost amid rough seas and gale conditions. The Islander brought word from Union and reports severe weather along the coast.
The Spanish Cabinet met in Madrid and decided to publish a decree accepting the resignation of Senor Dupuy de Lome as Minister at Washington and appoint Senor Louis Polo Bernabe as his successor. A decree will convene the Chamber before month end to enable the March 20 election of the new Cortes.
Joseph Letter, Chicago grain speculator, signs contracts with eastern lines to ship 500,009 bushels of Letter wheat from Armour elevators. The Wabash contracts follow the Grand Trunk and Nickel Plate as the third road, aiming to load wheat for export as fast as cars can roll.
Filibusters active as expeditions depart from Nassau Sound Fernandina and Jacksonville to aid Cuban insurgents. Senate and House seek exhaustive State Department information on Cuba while authorities report disparate movements and communications amid the crisis.
The piece surveys a wide set of US government items from the era including a Senate resolution on information from the Attorney General about the Kansas and clo Railroad, arguments for woman suffrage by leaders of the National Woman Suffrage Association, and diplomatic notes from Spain and Central America. It notes nominations to various federal posts, Treasury and customs matters, and weathering incidents across the nation.
Average price paid for surplus platforms is 220 H qt net to shipper. Week receipts at city rail points show daily fluid milk 728,189 cans, condensed milk 169 cans, and cream 408 cans.
Mrs T DeWitt Talmage once of Pittsburg is described as a social leader and brunette widow of seventeen years. Her marriage to Dr DeWitt Talmage is his third union. she is said to be handsome, wealthy, tall, with black hair and a graceful carriage.
Five men swept over the falls at Ora gon City Oregon in a plunge through rapids fifty feet down. Four were drowned while one survivor Harry Preaman escaped death in a manner not understood. The article lists the deceased as I J Shannon George Freeman Jr George Freeman Jr and James Freaman.
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