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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1896
Page
4
In the St. Louis Mid-Continent critique, Ms Moody mocks bragging about salvation by works. The speech condemns self-praise of those who claim a personal ascent from poverty to wealth and warns against earthly boasting in eternal life.
Aluminum coffins feature uniform width with square ends and vertical sides, decorative moulding at the bottom and upper edge, pilasters at corners, nine rounded moulded tops, and extension bar handles. The 6 foot coffin weighs about 100 to 190 pounds depending on construction, with metal lining caskets around 175 pounds and other metallic caskets 450 to 600 pounds. Prices range from 750 to 1000 dollars according to Scientific American.
Archaeologists report mummified remains found in caves across the Capa Colony and Orange Free State. The well-preserved specimens show a distinct tail position and other marks like two canine teeth and beards in males. The cause of preservation remains uncertain whether deliberate burial or natural catastrophe.
A New York Times passage summarizes the debate on whether humans existed in the glacial period. It notes objections from those denying remote antiquity and suggests early peoples may have lived beside the ice rather than inside it, citing Professor G F Wright on Eskimo conditions in Alaska.
R M Kellogg of Tonia County a leading West Michigan fruit grower and secretary of the West Michigan Horticultural Society argues that trees have likes and dislikes and intelligence comparable to animals. He says trees respond to surroundings and must be touched to yield best results. His lifelong study was presented at the Western Michigan horticultural convention in Grand Rapids with broad agreement among attendees.
An illustrated old ad extols St Jacobs Oil for sprains fevers and burns with warmth and friction to draw out pain. It touts other products Dobbins soap Kilmer’s cure all kidneys and bladder and a Turkish turban inching toward a moral of curiosity with odd product references and a Chinese mandarin cap remark.
Secretary Carlisle outlines a circular inviting proposals to purchase 100 million dollars of four percent bonds. Buyers may pay 20 percent initially and ten percent plus accrued interest every fifteen days, with full payment allowed anytime before maturity. Early full payment earns interest adjustments and bond delivery proceeds.
James Isterne of Avondale New Jersey spent eighteen hours trapped at the bottom of a forty foot wall with debris above him. He was rescued amid a dramatic scene as onlookers watched and workers used a spade to free him.
Captain-General Martinez de Campos of the Spanish army has been recalled from Cuba after failing to quell the insurgency. Madrid acknowledges shortcomings and government efforts to absorb blame while rumors claim leniency toward rebels and harsh actions by Campos.
J Pierpont Morgan forms a New York syndicate to buy 100 million in United States 4 percent bonds with 100 million extra in gold, but subscriptions are unnecessary as the Treasury gold reserve plan fades. The dissolution follows President Cleveland’s loan decision and Morgan’s letters asserting the syndicate would supply gold to protect credit.
The Republican joint caucus of the lower legislature met in Des Moines. W B Allison for President drew steady applause from members and visitors in the lobby and galleries.
The President hosted Senor Carbo the Ecuadorian minister and Mr De Botzebue the Russian minister. He praised full hemispheric representation in Washington and expressed pleasure at Ecuador returning as a diplomatic presence. He spoke of prosperity, progress, and friendship within the Western Hemisphere and noted the usual formal exchanges with the Russian minister.
London meeting of the International Arbitration League, presided by Sir John Lubbock, urged future arbitration to resolve disputes between the United States and Great Britain. A committee including the Bishop of Durham and Canon Wilberforce was named to promote arbitration and friendship. The London News says the gathering may mark a historical date.
The National Democratic Committee met at the Arlington Hotel Washington and chose Chicago to host the 1892 Democratic Convention on July 7 after a late 29th ballot contest among Chicago New York Cincinnati and St Louis with sound money prevailing. The session drew many Democratic leaders and ended with a vote 83 to 18 for July 7.
At New Haven Connecticut an acetylene gas explosion wrecked a four story brick building at Orange street injuring three and killing Joseph Hauser a machinist Harbona Stephens a bookkeeper and Thomas Tool a son of Edwin J Tool. The blast occurred in Pfleghar's tool room on the third floor during experiments to control acetylene gas. Several other workers were injured and bodies were recovered amid the ruins.
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