Trenton celebrates 125 years since famous battle
The 125th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton was honored with a reenactment in Trenton New Jersey. Militia companies and 500 trolley poles displayed as Hessians pretended to surrender near the battlefield site. The parade, reviews by Governor Voorhees and civic leaders, and afternoon exercises at the opera house marked the commemorative events.
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Woodrow Wickon
Princeton College
Fle Stight Fey
John Scarborough
New Jersey
Filipino Outlaw Attacks on Peace Officers Reported
Washington reports detail brutal acts by armed bands against Filipino policemen serving under American rule. Records recount three Laoag to San Nicolas guards seized, bound, tortured, and drowned in a well, with one outlaw hanged as others sentenced. Additional killings, beheadings, and a provincial murder are noted, while a military commission justifies harsh sentences yet deems some penalties inadequate.
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Asphalt Trust Insolvent Piledges 2 500 000 Annual Interest
New York City reports indicate the Asphalt Trust is insolvent and in receivership. The Nationalsphalt Company valued at 22 million and the Asphalt Company of America now merged face deficits around 1.5 million annually and 1 million in interest and sinking fund payments. Receivership threatens Philadelphia stockholders with losses estimated near 20 million.
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Missouri Launched at Newport News Shipyard
The United States battleship Missouri was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Miss Morton Cockrell, daughter of a senator, christened the ship and Secretary of the Navy John D. Long spoke in defense of navy appropriations.
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Saffer Flood Devastates Sniffer Moroccan Port Town
A cloudburst swept over Sniffer in the Moroccos Lt Apundated lower town for twelve hours, flooding the port and causing enormous damage. About 200 people drowned and Saffee, a fortified seaport with 12,000 residents including 3000 Hebrews, suffered heavy losses. The city walls, palace, and fort were affected. Separately the czar of Russia reportedly agreed to attend King Edward's coronation if in good health.
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Brooklyn Bridge jump shocks city and wreckage of news
A chaotic spread of items describes a Brooklyn Bridge jump by John Pinover a young liquor wholesaler from Middletown New York. His survival chances are unclear. Other notes cover a remarriage attempt of elderly individuals in Holland and a mine shaft accident that killed six men.
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New England
Harvey Bruce Confesses Murder Plot and Kinurderal Details
The statement to his mother and aunt describes a Christmas Eve murder of Peter A. Hallenbeck by Limeeck and the Van Wormer brothers, Bruce’s nephews. It details the planning, the approach to the Greenport farm, the thirteen gunshots, and witness accounts from Hallenbeck’s family, with evidence from horse shoes, tracks, and revolver calibers matching seized weapons.
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Hallenbeck
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Hallenbeck House
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Death of Captain Leary and other early 1900s items
Navy announces Captain Richard P. Leary died at Chelsea Hospital after heart trouble ending his term as Guam governor and command of the receiving ship. Reports note other events: attacks, marriages in Europe, Colombia rebellion costs, Philippine guards, Zeerfontely losses, Venezuelan unrest, Carnegie education gift, and Ottoman focus on Miss Stue mission.
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Late Wholesale Prices of Country Produce Quoted in New York
The New York dairy and produce market shows current wholesale rates for standard quality milk at 6 cents per quart, with varied listings across Creamery West and East states. Beef, pork, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and staples are cataloged with district references, per barrel, per hundredweight, and per basket pricing, reflecting regional price dispersion and seasonal offerings across New York and neighboring states.
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British Disaster Report From Johannesburg Front
General Kitchener reports a failed British action at Zeefontein where Colonel Pitman’s camp was rushed by Boer forces. Casualties and the loss of two guns raise concerns about De Wet’s position after Do Wet’s Christmas coup. Additional boer maneuvers near Mockhouses and Clockshouses threaten surrounding fortifications. Darghers may have joined De Wet.
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Manitoba Crop Yields Report Strong Seasonal Harvest
A Manitoba provincial crop report notes total grain output of 95,179,858 bushels with oats 50,502,089 and barley 27,880, Dunhiels. potatoes 4,797,483 bushels and dairy value at 226,014. poultry totals include geese 33,010 and chickens 60,000. Prices fall slightly on corn amid higher Western receipts. coal shortages hit Chicago. salt shortages in the South. Shoe factories remain busy, wheat demand steady, and general trade shows modest activity with some declines in business failures.
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Mystery of Cropsey Disappearance Solved by River Body Find
Five weeks of speculation ended when the missing Miss Ella M Cropsey was found floating face down in the Pasquotank River across from her father’s home. A coroner's jury named a blow to the left temple and drowning as causes, with James Wilcox in custody awaiting further investigation amid guard orders to prevent unrest.
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Iba M. Cropsey
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Fragmented reads on manners and morals in old society
The piece braids varied fragments from a boarding house tale about a fashionable young woman whose eccentric table manners provoke scandal and discomfort. It shifts to cautions about marital secrecy, literary fame, and consumer ads for tonics and medicines, reflecting杂 mix of period items and social quips.
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Wife of Rear-Admiral writes letter on Admiral Sampson
Tribune reports Mrs Sampson's letter describing Admiral Sampson's condition as beyond recovery, noting her claim he is physically comfortable but mentally worn, and that she distances herself from recent events while praising his care for Palmyra and old friends.
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Governor Rogers Dead in Olympia After Illness
The Washington state governor died after a pneumonia illness that began with a cold. Lieutenant Governor Henry G. McBride, who will become governor, arrived from California and has lived in Mount Vernon, with a background as a Superior Judge and Republican officeholder.
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Senator Sewell Dies After Illness and Tour
Senator William J. Sewell, long-time U.S. senator, died surrounded by his family after a two year battle with illness. He traveled to Europe seeking relief and health resorts, including a stay in Archeville, North Carolina, before returning home to pass away at his bedside.
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Deaths and sports notes blend in an early 20th century Gazette
Obituary notices reference Senator Sewell and his lengthy career, noting his military service from captain to major general and his reelection ending March 4 1907. The sporting column lists a six day bicycle race in Philadelphia plans, Henley rowing, Pennsylvanians at Yale and Naval Academy crews, new car records, Bobby Lowe signing in Chicago, and a detailed roster for a collegiate baseball club.
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All of Six Children Dead in Ohio Case
Cincinnati report details the deaths of six siblings from Coveington Kentucky family, all succumbing to an epidemic within weeks. The eldest, eighteen-year-old Melisa or Melis, remained near death as Christmas Bay ended. Bertie Tangier aged one died December 7 and Vaula aged four died December 4. Seven doctors treated the home but could not halt the illness.
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Killed at the Bank Vault by Electric Shock in Akron
Abraham Wheeler, cashier of Citizens' National Bank in Akron Ohio, died at age about 53 from a trolley current while handling a vault door contact after an electric line wore off. The incident involved a faulty electric wiring setup and a grounded vault mechanism. Wheeler left a wife and daughter.
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Holding For a Kiss and a Dying Man’s Plea
Fragmentary clipping recounts a beggar on a stoop pleading for shoes and money while his boots are worn and decayed. A separate note from the New York Times recalls a fairy tale moment where a father tests a daughter with a numinous choice between gold and a brother’s safety.
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Invention of playing cards traced to Tang China
A fragment outlines the Tang dynasty origin of playing cards in China with red silken cords on engagement cards and notes the long tradition of ceremony around wine and visky. It also mentions deafness cures, Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonials, and Mrs Winslow soothing syrup, ending with a poet's remark about epitaphs.
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