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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
1
Fragmentary narrative recounts a jewel heist involving a £6000 value diamonds, a man named Joe Ralts accused, pursuit by police, and a jail scene. The storytelling blends sensational dialogue with observations on detective work and relationships, highlighting the bias and morale of those involved.
The New York Journal recounts a melodramatic jailbreak plan led by Joe Hatts and accomplices in a town, involving a fake ransom, a hidden pistol, a guard gag, and an eventual escape that collapses as lawmen chase them. Wild Willie sheds tears as they flee, while a lawyer drawing a dying man’s will anchors a late-night distraction.
A roundup of miscellaneous scientific notes notes on ball bearing castors and poison, caterpillar muscles, crow cries, shark eyelids, long distance telephone reach from Boston to St Louis, a carbonized shepherd, a lightning incident, iron ship advantage, a German safety lamp, steel tube mills for bicycle works, Wyoming whale beds with fossil fish in Colorado, and vast petrified fish fields covering hundreds of square miles.
A faded tale recalls Bill Nye the humorist and magician Herrmann meeting in an Ohio town. They share a hotel and dining table while discussing weather. Nye discovers a diamond cluster ring under a lettuce leaf, quipping about shedding diamonds as the ring proves the joke.
A collage of 1900s fashion and society items discusses yellow and red as season colors, hat and hair styling guidance, and delicate stockings. It covers lace, Irish crochet, and collar trends, with royal etiquette anecdotes, women joining secret orders, and notable society figures such as the Queens, duchesses, and Miss Juliet Carson. It notes women’s work in ranching and small crafts, and new trades like gold beating in New York.
A fragmented today’s page discusses maintaining houseplants with seasonal heat shifts from spring to winter, recommending gradual temperature changes starting Christmas week to mimic outdoor spring growth. It also offers carpet and wool cleaning methods, and a series of old fashioned pumpkin and pudding recipes, plus notes on currants and English horticulture.
From Washington special reports Comptroller Eckels says bank failures nationwide show no panic. Deposits grow and loans expand while money leaves hoards. He notes only thirteen of 3690 national banks have failed since November, with most cases due to poor management rather than systemic collapse.
Reports from the steamer Peru describe cholera resurgence at Hong Kong and widespread famine in Western China. Chu Yang in Brechuen Province is hit hardest by floods after a landslide, with about 3000 local Chinces drowned and vast crops ruined. Meanwhile, Sheriff Ben Hayes sells two bloodhounds to Minnesota to aid prisoner tracking. News items cover the Madison Square Garden exposition for 1897 gas tech, cycling trends, and other miscellaneous notes.
Governor Braney of Kentucky says the work is killing him and confirms a resignation rumor. He denies any offer from President McKinley to Governor Bradley. Bradley says he would not accept any federal office. The Beaste muddle likely pushed Bradley from office. A Bradley-unfriendly candidate, Dr. Hunter, is unacceptable to Bradley, who declines to call an extreme commission. If Bradley appoints Chief Jonn W. Yerkes, he would face more censure. After realigning, Bradley may let Lieutenant-Governor Worthington appoint allies.
Winter cold did not curb water hyacinths on the St John and its tributaries in Florida. Congress is urged to act to clear the river before summer as navigation could be fully blocked. One mile and a half of beds extend south of Volusia bar toward Lake George, making steamer passages nearly impossible. Ships stall, crews improvise passages, and local loggers report ruined business while awaiting federal relief.
Lane County Commissioners state solvency and will pay no more interest on $125,000 in bonds held in New York and New England. They claim no repudiation, but tax collection is pressed by Eastern loan companies owning county properties.
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