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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1886
Page
2
The report states female convicts in the State Prison will be kept in the apartment area assigned to them and not allowed elsewhere in the building. It argues this is proper and notes learned wisdom from experience on the matter.
The Senate backed local option on liquor with a plan for a county by county vote and a 60 day post election window. An editorial urges support for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and argues state benefits include lower taxes and stronger commerce amid national railroad expansion debates.
The State Prison Keeper Laverty faces rumors of impending resignation to the Governor though most claims are false. The Board of Prison Inspectors will report soon amid questions about discipline at the prison. New rules bar female convicts from Keeper Laverty's household or areas with male convicts.
A Hopewell Township farmer Thomas O Hustwail aged 42 cut his throat with a razor after a period of low mood. He died at his home on a sixty acre farm valued around $20,000. He suffered from personal crisis mania and will not have an inquest. The report also recounts a sensational Arkansas snow storm with a bear incident and odd frontier anecdotes involving travelers and Native Americans.
A reflective piece notes the deaths of four notable leaders during winter. It honors General McClellan and Thomas Hendricks for military and scientific merit, Lieutenant Hancock for duty, and former Governor Horatio Seymour for purity and truth in public service, recalling a Civil War era incident with General Sedgwick.
A vivid scene depicts Hancock alighting beside Ajax's dying form with blood staining the ground. He kneels, kisses the wounded hero's brow, and weeps openly, showing a rare, brotherly bond between two fierce fighters resembling twin brothers in affection and courage. Peace to their ashes.
A fragmented, era old column blends heated temperance discourse with church matters and local advertisements. The piece references a temperance meeting at a church and includes notices about supplies from Groves Chamberlin and local merchants, plus various names and places.
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