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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1887
Page
2
Report notes Gov Abbott weighing postponement of Washington trip amid chaotic House organization. Senators and representatives pivot between political shifts and fires that morning cause multi-city losses totaling tens of thousands.
The institution closed the year with 37 inmates, up by six from last year. Average pupil age was 14. Annual maintenance cost totaled 6,420,738 with 5,500 paid by the State and 152.40 from farm sales and 10970 from pupil work. Rent and personal estate valued at 48,707.50. Trustees urge extending age for girls to 21 and seek 6,000 for maintenance and repairs, 1,000 more than 1886 funding.
State and localities spent 2 678 185 17 for public schools in the past fiscal year, up 249 169 59 from the prior year. City and district taxes for building and repairs totaled 628 893 67, up 60 504 89. School property value reached 7 263 089, up 438 113 2 since 1885. The census shows 2 161 fewer youths 5 to 16, but 424 more attending school. average salaries: male teachers 58 99, female 26 04. Two boys from New Brunswick were injured in a coasting accident. Six Jesgerjong regiments are reported on the hills. police may end the sport.
A survey of courtship and financial restraint urges young men to discuss incomes before marriage and save tokens of affection for later life. The piece defends temperance progress, cites Prohibition party influence in elections, and compares liquor debates with social changes. Obituaries, local incidents, and regional commerce updates follow.
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