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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
4
A collage of observations and ad blurbs from early 20th century newspapers. A woman notes she speaks softly when seated on the phone but shouts when standing. The clipping also recounts aMontgomery County farmer turning $27 into $516 in one year. It cites ex congressman Ferrell praising Doans Kidney Pills and promotes Allen's Foot-Tabs with a light humor tone. It ends with remarks from Washburn at a dinner and a minister noting absent faces.
Washington reports the Sixty-first Congress adjourned sine die after authorizing more spending than ever before and enacting more general legislation. Taft noted appropriations reached about 1.055 billion dollars, surpassing the prior record. Spectators filled the galleries as the session closed.
In Lynn Massachusetts three Russian Poles shot and killed Thomas Landregny a Lynn shoe manufacturer and Patrolman James Carroll on a shoe district street at about 9 am. They seized a bag with 5000 to 6000 dollars intended to pay factory workers. One Pole killed himself after police surrounded him. another was mortally wounded and a third captured. A fleeing suspect hid in Ford Street brush before being shot. authorities pursued a second man on Moston Street.
Congress completed a sweeping set of measures including rail regulation and safety, postal savings bank, land withdrawals for conservation, two first class battleships, statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, lighthouse service reorganization, irrigation bonds, and expansion of federal oversight such as Interstate Commerce Commission reports, anti fraud, immigration limits, and trust enforcement. The administration gains new commissions, regulatory powers, and funding across multiple departments.
The final day featured applause for Uncle Joe Cannon and Vice President Sherman, with Senators relieved as the session closed. Gore’s land dispute exposure dominated, while Taft sent a message to Congress on the Rivers and Harbors bill carrying 52 million dollars and warning of future limits. Presidents arrival and the customary adjournment rituals marked the seven month long sixty first Congress ending.
Boston authorities arrest John L. Carroll promoter of a carbonic gas engine. Government experts say it would require perpetual motion to meet all claims. Carroll is charged with using the mails in a fraudulent scheme.
The National Game highlights Leonard Cole as a standout pitcher. Boston clubs negotiate for Hyatt with Pittsburg, and Street resumes strong batting after a head injury. Boston American signs Steve Mahoney from Fordham while Chicago American acquires George Browne via waivers. Greensboro manager resigns, Hicks named his successor. Jack Dung praises the Boston Americans as a great team. Harry Lumley cleared for waiver price of 1600. Ty Cobb cites pitchers shaping modern play. Beaumont shines as pinch hitter turning losses into wins as Ford, Browning, and Brouthers noted for steadiness and skill.
In a less than hour long chase, bandits flee toward High Rock as citizens and police pursue. Fatalities include Thomas A. Landregan and Patrolman James Carroll. a robber is killed in a thicket, while wounded include Andy Abson Basili Wasilivannowski and Abraham Lyons.
Mexico City reports General Porfirio Diaz chosen as President and Ramon Coral as Vice President by an overwhelming majority. The Anti-Re-electionist ticket led by Francisco I. Madero was arrested in San Luis Potosi and received about two percent of the vote in Mexico City.
Secretary Garfield and Gifford Pinchot had a long conference with Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay New York. Three Rough Riders attended a luncheon during the visit. Weypelin's airship flew from Dusseldorf to Dortmund and back carrying thirty two passengers including ten women who enjoyed the trip.
Reports from multiple cities note suffrage activities and public figures. Mrs. O. He P. Belmont spoke at Corona Long Island. a $50 000 slander suit was filed in Chicago. thousands of suffragists marched in London. Miss Gaston spoke in New York City on cigarettes. Other items mention moss gifts to the University of Pennsylvania, Ambassador Leibman’s murder case statements, a divorce defense, a Richmond Va church pastor disappearance, and awards and roles for women in telegraph service and the National League of Women Workers.
Senator Gore charges a $25,000 to $50,000 bribe attempt by a syndicate led by J. Frank McMurry to influence a congressional measure on Choctaw and Chickasaw land contracts. He says a $3,000,000 legal-fee payout would come from coal and oil land sales to a syndicate valued at $30,000,000. The report names ex Senators Long and Thurston and Rep Creager as figures connected to the case.
Frederick Kohler, known as the "Golden Rule" chief of police, was suspended by Major Bachr after drunkenness and immorality charges. The Civil Service Commission acquitted him and ordered reinstatement. Kohler had been praised by President Roosevelt and credited with reforming first-offender handling. The May 24 indictment contained twenty three counts. trial began May 29 with suspension preceding.
Captain Gillett, 70, Naval Academy graduate and former bank president of Swansville Ind, arrested on a federal indictment for banking law violations after his bank reported losses of 272000. Bank had suspended in January 1910 due to insecure loans. bond set at 10000.
Governor Haskell calls a special election for Angst 22 to decide a constitutional grandfather clause. Opponents argue the step will disenfranchise Black voters. Also reported are deaths of Mrs. Sarah A. Edwards in Los Angeles and a $17,500 verdict against the Fifth Avenue Coach Company in New York.
London American aviator Captain J S Cody, now a British subject, fell about 100 feet while flying near Aldershot and sustained severe injuries. The report notes accompanying dispatches on cholera among emigrants and other international updates from London and St. John.
A detailed listing of wholesale prices in New York for dairy items such as butter and milk, along with fruit and produce. Includes prices for eggs, poultry, vegetables, grains, and live stock with per unit costs and assorted quality grades. Also notes regional varieties and market terms from the afile exchange.
After debate in the Senate of Washington DC a plan to employ a bath room attendant for marble hall areas was approved. The bill fixes the attendant’s salary at fifty dollars and clarifies that the role is a general attendant rather than a masseur.
Hoboken police say Porter Charlton twenty one admitted killing his wife Mary Scott Castle in Como Italy. He described striking her with a mallet in a fit of temper and dumping the body in a trunk before sinking it in Lake Como.
Reports from El Paso describe widespread revolutionary ferment from Cananea to Cahuila opposite Eagle Pass as Mexican troops and rurales brace for riots. Soldiers and citizens are protecting government funds at border customs while authorities plan an iron-hand response. The census shows DC population at 331069 with ten-year gain and prior increases noted. A separate note details one of the first women juries in a U S court, in Wahns Peak Colorado, convicting Elizabeth Hutelinson as insane after a fire left the town short of men for jury duty.
Mrs Mary Cutler of New York withdrew her appearance in the Isaac C. MArble Will contest before Essex County Probate Court. Her attorney said further investigation showed no grounds for contest and there was no promise of payment as a settlement condition. Four other contestants remained. In a separate note, eight children were imprisoned in a freight car near Secaucus after being shut in for sixty eight hours. they were rescued faint and exhausted.
President Taft in Washington says he is elated over the degeneration enacted by Congress, the cession now closing.
A collage of short items including a London graphic letter about cathedral engine failures and a nesting blackbird. oblique mentions of stocks and savings, cures for skin humor with Cuticura, a railway clergyman joke, Marine Eye Remedy ads, British hop consumption, and a teething syrup product.
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