27 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
1
A devotional citation from Rev. J. B. Cutler urging acts of kindness to ease burdens and cheer the homeless through simple deeds regardless of creed. The message emphasizes charity, shared burdens, and the uplifting power of generosity.
A tale set in London and the country follows Lilian and Dick as years apart strain their fragile bond. He pleads against poverty while she seeks a life of luxury, and a risky reunion in Hyde Park rekindles unresolved love and bitter consequences.
A landlady discovers lilies and a faded portrait as a carriage leaves with a mysterious occupant. She carries the flowers to her kitchen and places them in water, noting the odd beauty among dust and tobacco. The scene lasts days as the fragile tribute remains a silent link to the unknown guest.
An English chemist links London fogs to unconsumed fuel and suggests abstaining from coal. A Harvard scientist notes Maya use of toes for tasks while barefoot women pick up items easily. A Swedish inventor creates an automatic herring processing machine turning 20 000 per hour. A corn wheat grain in Eastern Washington yields 60 bushels per acre. A pulp maker uses nickel smoke sulphur to produce calcium sulphite for paper. Bay Joe outlines bird-friendly grounds and small bird house openings to attract native species. He warns against over tidy country yards and urges natural surroundings for nature’s cherubs.
The narrative recounts Thomas Bracket Reed praising a bright young office boy who earns $5.50 weekly, not $50, in a humorous Washington anecdote. It contrasts that with Westfield disaster heroism highlighting Mrs. Wartsen who sheltered victims, notified authorities, and repelled danger, emblematic of true chivalry.
An article describes small leather pads to place on bed ends to prevent wall damage when beds are moved. It details a circular eight inch cushion with silk cover, white or ecru scalloped linen top, and decorative embroidery in gold thread and oriental silks.
The New York Post notes many city rooms and apartments lack light but can gain charm with simple window seats. Create a cushioned nook using a back cushion, muslin and denim cover, hair cushions, brass tacks, and a gingham finish. A tacked bench or rattan style can fit into the space with movable cushions and optional valance.
A Chicago Record-Werald excerpt outlines dining etiquette and serving order. It covers removing service plates, leaving handsome plates during dessert, serving from the jet and beverages from the right, guests not handling plates, finger bowls with fruit, hostess timing, and alternating first servers. cites a French custom of starting with the host and a luncheon trend of hot meat tucked into napkins.
A collection of simple desserts and side dishes with measurements and directions. Lemon Turnovers, Ralwin Pie, Celery Root Salad, Scotch Scones, Chocolate Lent Cake and related notes appear in rustic home kitchen style. The text lists flour, sugar, eggs, milk, and flavorings with steps for mixing, baking, and assembling.
A cut from the head of Queen Marie Antoinette is offered for sale in Amers. The relic, now owned by a descendant of a royal guard, is linked to the execution and fetches modest sums at weekly sales. Prices for such curiosities vary, with some selling for a few shillings.
Washington signs terms for U S acquisition of Guantanamo and Bahia Honda naval sites in Cuba under a math amendment. Guantanamo Harbor is praised as ideal and Bahia Honda to serve as a coaling station while land stakes and possession remain to be settled by condemnation. American business interests grow, with limited anti American sentiment noted amid a generally friendly Cuban government.
The Supreme Court upheld Congress power to ban interstate lottery transmission. In Champion v United States and Francis v United States, justices split over constitutional reach, majority ruling in favor of government on transit of lottery tickets by mail or express but with dissent from Chief Justice and justices Holmes and Harlin.
Brigadier General George W T Chief Disbursing Ottives of the Army is retired. The Senate confirms William R Day as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Admiral Dewey gains prize money for his officers. Teed Smoot's bid for Senate is read. Cartelyou heads the Department of Commerce and Teel becomes President's Secretary. Naval appropriation passes with 500000 for submarines. Anthracite Strike Commission begins work. Way and Bowen sign a protocol on Venezuela claims.
A seventeen year old, son of a prominent farmer, allegedly shot and mortally wounded his father and another relative near Frankfort. He then told neighbors robbers had attacked, but later confessed confusion surfaced during questioning and he died from a gunshot wound before arrest. authorities investigated motive and sequence of events.
Governor approves Thomas J. Navin as Jackson Prison Board member after past prison term for forgery and reform stance. In Mississippi, a massive fire destroys the Mississippi College foundry with 200 girls evacuated safely. Legislative acts advance Frances Wind statue approval. Wage talks rise across railroads and mining sectors as strikes loom and unions push for higher pay.
A flood of terse items reports rising sea levels on an island, military actions in Mindanao, leadership changes in San Juan Porto Rico, and various political tensions. One notice names a Mass. commander election, others reference Bank of York, deaths from a shell, and diplomatic maneuvers in London and at sea.
A New York man, Tsane Chase, is arrested on charges related to the death of Haves Patteray Whose Salem home is cited. A second man, Totter, was released on bond after pleading not guilty for attempting to waylay Chase. The incident occurred when Chase, threatened by the intruder, gunned him down with a pistol during a confrontation at the farm. The case has drawn comment from lawyer Frank F. Nolan and minister M. Marthaerry of Switzerhutd, who linked it to ongoing tensions and political talk in Washington. The report also notes post office departmental shifts and a storm that caused extensive crop damage along the Ghee Oble River.
Disjointed OCR style excerpt mixes a proposed Yarmouth marriage by an Earl to a Miss in Washington with references to Turkish reforms, and mentions a trial of a Sultan, plus a fatal house fire. Names and places are garbled but suggest a period newspaper item combining society news and international politics with a sensational death.
Washington reports a controversy at the U S Bureau of Education as Prof W T Harris removes Dr Arthur MacDonald a criminology expert who studied pupil testing and psychology instruments from his post MacDonald urged applying criminology to schooling provoking strong objections from Harris and colleagues who oppose using bodily signs to label children as potential criminals and favor humane reform.
A Clifton Hotel blaze in Cedar Rapids Iowa killed ten. Four more bodies remained to be found as rescuers identified two victims. The three story brick hotel burned after junk and electrical faults ignited. Many guests escaped by jumping from windows as stairways filled with smoke.
The lettered narrative identifies I T Gossels as clerk involved in a banking house case. It states Howard T Goodwin, last December, died by self-inflicted action and was not a defaulter to the firm, with embezzlements linked to a taste for rare books and bindings. The firm’s head Pat Gardner referenced thirty years of trust in Goodwin.
Fragmented items report attempted hall applications for James I. Titian ex lieutenant governor of South Carolina and murder confessions in Indianapolis. Also mentions Carnegie palace of peace at The Hague, Royal orders and honors in Italy, and aging public figures with assorted political notes.
In Vineland six or more sculptures were presented at the high school by Professor Dilworth Eschbach and accepted by Board President A W Onthank funded by school proceeds from plays at the Opera House. Other items include a prison caution and local marriages.
A state department special report from Consul Atwell in Row Hats France details experiments by two French parentsix who fed alkworme leaves washed with red orange and blue to produce bright red recounts and other colors. The work aims to displace dyers and color pilk naturally, with further tests ongoing.
Samuel Nicholls of Kenesaw Nebraska received from Andrew Carnegie a $400 draft and a monthly annuity. Nicholls and Carnegie shared a voyage and friendship. Nicholls had previously sought help without reply. The report also notes experiments to combat malaria by cultivating an aquatic insect to destroy malaria-carrying mosquitoes and a legislative proposal for epilepsy treatment funding in the Tihais Legislature.
The German Emperor William I defends belief in one God while acknowledging reform of Old Testament text. He distinguishes two revelations, historic and religious, praising Christ as God in human form and stressing spirit over science in religion.
Elndseee Antozoplam reports Chamberlain and his party were greeted by about 10,000 people in Green Market Square Cape Town. He received several addresses and urged race union, yet noted worsening interracial hostility since his arrival. Rebellion was praised as heroism while loyalty faced ostracism and pulpit involvement in separation propaganda.
David Shaud, jailed on burglary charges, killed Mrs. Ida Becker three weeks after she testified against him and later killed Cyrus Sebuotor, a policeman who tried to arrest him. Shaud, awaiting trial on a new motion, had warned Becker he would kill her.
A Scottish court grants Spain 337600 dollars against two Clyde shipyards for failing to deliver four torpedo boat destroyers in time to quell Cuba unrest and avert war with the United States. Venezuela raises port duties thirty percent and imposes export rates on coffee and cacao to settle foreign claims. Diplomatic ties with Germany and Venezuela are renewed.
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