26 Jan 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
1
Genevieve Symons vies for George Alberti while Carrie Fairfield’s plight unfolds. Christine’s mischief brings Alberti to Carrie, reclaiming the parrot Zulleka and a renewed romance. Carrie faces hardship, Christine’s tale ends with a hopeful, unlikely engagement and a bridge between old lovers.
Amanda Portland Ore reports plans to protect Pir logs feared by sawmills in Irish Columbia by building enormous cuts and towing them to San Diego for use in firewood, while a local tale recounts a niece’s flare for exact shirt pleat directions and a family dispute over ironing at Uncle Calebs.
The article describes hatpin holders as decorative toilet sets and tall glass bottles, noting various designs. It includes a tale of a young man offering to accompany a woman home, plus reflections on courtesy toward women and the value of anniversaries and gentle manners. It also mentions home crafts, tissue paper care, and a piece on Florence Logan, a Chicago patent attorney who rose to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Brooklyn Engle notes new season trends in neckwear with chiffon and embroidered stocks in white and color, tailored long tab ends, and handkerchief ties. Trim collars with embroidered edges pair with plain shirts, while scrim collars and cut sets remain stylish with twohair and Henretta fabrics in bright blues and greens.
The piece discusses hat styles and accessories for winter wear, noting small hats with feathered coifs, ostrich plumes, and decorative pins as affordable novelties. It mentions Irish netting patterns, French production, and a humorous digression about fashion and public figures, including references to cultural figures and a Paris embassy secretary.
The strawberry patch needs weed control and seed disposal. Trim rows to a neat width and cover the bed with strawy manure. Proper care now will yield a bountiful crop next spring.
A Brazilian battleship Aquidaban exploded in its powder magazine near Hort Tacarepas and sank within minutes. 2120 crew lost, 98 saved, with four rear admirals among the dead. The ship, flagship under Admiral Melo during Brazil's 1890s revolt, had helped seize Rio harbor but was later torpedoed and rebuilt. The disaster ends with a cautious note on the cause, not yet determined.
The Indianapolis News outlines fall planting tips for trees and flowering shrubs. It emphasizes preparation, pruning, soil work, and protection against wind, frost, and moisture, noting roots should be pruned and bruised parts removed, soil firmed, and trees slaked with a soil mound for stability and growth.
The article argues for establishing groves of black walnut trees wherever feasible to improve farm profits. It outlines planting strategies, including sowing two nuts per hill or one if vermin risk is high, and maintaining a reserve bed to supply saplings. Spring timing is advised when fall planting isn’t practical, with early spring work key to successful growth and rapid tree development.
Palm care guidance covers Kentia varieties, light and temperature needs, watering by soaking the pot, avoiding overdrying or overwatering, leaf spraying, and pest prevention. It notes seeds and end shoots can start new plants, with full establishment by the third year and a mention of palm popularity in England. Also includes a piece on London Yorkshire county vermin control and a schoolroom anecdote about a teacher and pupil.
A late night disaster when the Valencia wrecked on rocks near Puget Sound ten miles east of Cane Beale in fog. Ninety four passengers and sixty crew were aboard. sixty to seventy lives lost. Survivors reached Berle and Coron, while the ship’s machinery failed after striking the rocks. A mother lost her child while other passengers fought to pass infants to loved ones.
U.S. government signals continued effort to balance relations with France and China while appointing ambassadors to Japan and the Philippines. Reports cover military drills in the Philippines, native regiments on Lutuila, and plans to drain Second River in New Jersey. Law, finance, and diplomatic shifts thread through a wide array of world events, from Morocco to Santo Domingo, and internal reforms in New York.
In Washington D C officials confirmed Senator Burton of Kansas was present in the chamber for a moment to verify his attendance and thereby secure his mileage payment despite his indictment and conviction, with an employee guiding the recollection from the cloakroom entrance.
More than 100 colored students at Talladega College protested over the employment of L. C. Parks, a Southern white man, as superintendent of the college farm. They demanded his discharge, a demand the president LB. Nee reportedly refused. The group appeared to Dr. H W Band of the American Missionary Society seeking support.
A bowling tourney at Kendallenry Bowl in Jockport N Y ended in tragedy when pin setter Ribo bent over to replace knocked pins a speeding ball struck him and his skull was pictured He died before medical help arrived English priests sent to the Philippines eight missionaries from the Missionary College in England will sail to Manila funds raised in the U S by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith A mob lynched Ernest Baker a negro in Hopkinsville Kentucky after he attacked sixteen year old Mary Gentry in a center city incident Extradition talks between Great Britain and the United States aim to include bribery and fraudulent bankruptcies James K Both a noted figure in Washington politics is mentioned plus other international items and a cat named Slippers is noted as a Roosevelt household curiosity
The President sent to the Senate a list of nominees including Luke L Wright of Tennessee as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan David E B Thompson of Nebraska to Mealy Lloyd C Griscom of Pennsylvania to Brazil Henry Clay Ide of Vermont as Governor General of the Philippine Islands James F Smith of California as Vice Governor of the Philippines and C Wesley Thorne of the District of Philadelphia as Collector of Customs.
Marital tale from Kansas City shows a groom three years with a man alias. Pauline Webster so called wife of Miss Kelly confessed to marrying for love but posed as a Rast-woman. Whitin was arrested as the couple’s story unfolds.
A. J. Magnus, famed millionaire and son-in-law of Adolphus Busch, shot himself during a dinner gathering in Chicago as guests assembled. He died instantly from a self-inflicted wound, prompting shock among attendees and notices of mourning. The report notes his connections to Magnus & Sons and the Busch family.
A fifteen foot trench in Claremont Montclair caved in burying Ambrosia Testa and injuring another worker. Nearby residents aided rescue efforts as a Willagy B. Dickson automobile, carrying two women from his family, helped summon physicians and transport the injured to Mountainside Hospital.
A water famine fear grips Bordentown amid a row over city ownership of the water works. The city signed to keep supply from the old company until January 13 when it would yield the reservoir and pump station. The plant was not finished and the old firm sold to Harold B Wells, who planned to take charge January 13. The city refuses Simpos Session or to pay price, raising worries Wells could cut off water. Guards patrol the plant to keep possession.
Walter Williams and his wife die in a derailment at High Street Crossing as a coal train forces the gates aside. Their infant child perishes, the horse is killed, and the carriage is crushed. Officials aboard the Comet train rushes past the scene as the couple perish in an instant.
Mrs Mary E Croig was instantly killed at Lyons Station on the Lackawanna line while crossing tracks to Newark. An east bound express, believed to be mistaken for a passenger train, struck her as it neared sixty miles an hour. Her body hurled onto the platform amid passengers. she was survived by a husband.
A Chinese resident in New Jersey alleges a plan to publish the United States Chinese directory of the Quong Luck Society of Seattle Washington. The directory aims to aid distribution of letters to the USA, with the post office delivering about 107000 letters last year.
Charles C. Browne, once linked with Appraiser y Stores in New York, has disappeared from Little Falls. He faced conspiracy charges to defraud the government with S Rosenthal & Co and was convicted in federal court. the verdict against Browne stands on appeal, Rosenthal is abroad with a $30,000 bond forfeited, Browne's bond is $12,000, and his Little Falls property is valued at 49 Hy.
A former Freeholder Martin J Cauley died at his parents home in New Brunswick after a blood poisoning incident linked to a scratch. Other items report skylarking, a new Gloucester club for old maids, farmers institutes across Cape May Cumberland, Kuser negotiating plans for a Trenton auto plant, Lumberton fire company purchases, river craft plant at Westville, rival real estate boom near Vineland, Riverview Heights school land offer, widespread phone adoption in Wenonah, an apple tree aged 135 years brought to the American, and earthquake influenced cane construction in Cano Hollow Linn Peru.
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