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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
1
A collage of brief items covers populist aims in stores, Lafayettes dowers sold at expositions, Vermont pension plans, spending on colored schools, German troop readiness, beauty standards by nationality, South Sea island populations, gypsy moth control in Massachusetts, Ontario farm land values, early iron discovery, Chicago legal-political moves, and assorted European cultural trends and French agricultural study.
The piece highlights Washington's Birthday festivities with drums and bugle calls, banners, and parades. It recalls the birth of a baby and the nation’s springtime hope, linking the scene to Harper's Bazar’s observed pageantry.
The piece surveys Washington youth poems, some original some copied, including an acrostic likely spelling Frances Alexander. It traces romances with Miss Alexander, Miss Cary, Betsy Fauntleroy, Miss Phillipse, and finally Martha Custis, noting letters, courtships, and the Mount Vernon connections. It highlights diary notes from 1748 to 1749 and early marriage to Martha.
The article notes a cedar post Washington helped set near Farrington, saved in Southport, with Rev. A N Lewis recounting the tale. Washington reportedly advised reversing a post to prevent rot as it sets in the ground, a legend linked to his farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern.
An enterprising Western cooking teacher runs a cooking school with an attached luncheon service. Pupils prepare and taste dainty dishes then sell the evolved meals to regular customers as a lunchtime treat.
Vogue notes Paris accessories mirror Russian models with jeweled bolts and turquoise panels, from diamond lace dupes to Venetian chain necklaces. The Consumers' League in New York promotes better conditions for shop workers while urging shoppers to consider clerks’ long hours and low pay amid salesroom friction.
Arrangements for the inauguration progress with decorating the big ball in the Patent Building estimated at 13009 dollars. The President and Vice President will attend the ball with a reception committee led by Major General Nelson A Miles. Tickets cost 25 dollars with 1 extra for supper no invitations required except for foreign ministers. The ball is set for Thursday March 4 with a grand concert at 10 80 p m honoring the Army Navy and States of the Union. Governors and staff will attend the Saturday afternoon concert honoring Congress.
The Historical Society of Massachusetts leads a push to preserve the frigate Constitution as a perpetual American naval monument. At the American Historical Association meeting in New York, Professor Justin Winsor read a memorial urging immediate preservation measures, likening the effort to Britain’s Trafalgar tradition and Nelson’s ship.
A detailed schedule for a two division parade on Pennsylvania Avenue outlines military and civic units. Gen Horace Porter will act as Grant Marshal with A Noel Bakrman and H Corbin among staff. Civil division led by B B Warner includes civic clubs. Parade routes from Capitol east front to Mount Vernon Square and back. Estimated attendance about 60,000.
The design for the reviewing stand for President-elect McKinley's March 4 inauguration parade in Washington is by young architect Br. R. A. Whittingham. The white stand will feature American flags and red white and blue bunting with no obstructing posts in the roof, aiming for architectural beauty and durability in rain or shine.
A sketch recounts the life of Joseph McKenna born August 19 1843 in Philadelphia. It traces his move to California in 1855 ascent from Sonoma County district attorney to state legislator and long U S congressman. It notes his roles on the House claims and ways and means committees and his 1892 circuit judgeship appointment by President Harrison.
E. P. Speer of Georgia, chief of a Treasury Division, attacked collector William Callan after a dispute. Callan was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment. The report notes a stray line about repealing the Prohibitory law and issues with local Brito dispensaries.
Congress moves on several measures with mixed progress. The House passes the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill and the immigration bill, while the Senate defers the anti scalping act. A cabinet commission for Pacific road indebtedness is reported, and a copyright protection bill advances.
William Topp St. John former president of Mercantis National Bank of New York City and treasurer of the Democratic National Committee died at his home from a cerebral hemorrhage brought on by anxiety while attending a Bryan campaign event.
The Senate heard a long speech for bimetallism by Benator Chandler while President Cleveland called the Belgian minister to the White House. A Turkish envoy protested the arrest of a consul in New York. The House passed the Sundry Civil bill and Senator Morgan’s bid to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty advanced in secret session.
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