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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
3
The Baltimore Convention Hall fills as delegates gather for the Democratic National Convention. Ballots begin with Clark, Wilson, Underwood and Harmon leading early rounds amid disorder and a police effort to restore order.
Alabama opened with 24 votes for Oscar Underwood as Governor O Neal announced. On the second and third ballots Clark led with 44614 to Wilson 33954 and Underwood 1114, Harmon 141, Baldwin 14, Sulzer 2, Bryan 2, with 14 not voting. Former Governor Francis chaired as roll calls continued.
Walter D. Moody of the Chicago Plan Commission told the National Press Association Chicago will become the U S metropolis in 25 years. He cited per capita indebtedness of 25 dollars for Chicago versus New York's 213 dollars.
Assistant Luzerne Borough Police Chief Michael F. Eileen awoke to an intruder in his room in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The burglar fled through a rear door pursued by Eileen who fired, striking the man in the head and killing him instantly. The unidentified Slav about 40 years old was killed.
At noon Chairman Parker was late to the platform as a large police squad lined aisles and a double row stood before the press stand after a night of unrest. Parker met with Parliamentarian Crisp and Senator John Sharp Williams before the convention was called to order amid an excited pre-session meeting.
The steamer Sidney C. McLouth, owned by Sidney C. McLouth of Marine City Michigan, burned on Green Bay twenty miles from Green Bay. Captain W. W. Sharkey and fifteen crew members launched lifeboats and were rescued. The vessel, built in 1880, measured 285 feet in length and 41 feet beam.
J M Jamison hotel proprietor of Charlotte was instantly killed when his car was struck by a freight train at a grade crossing near here. Mrs W M Bagwell of Hamlet NC and her seven year old son were seriously injured. Mrs Jamison and her two children were uninjured.
Report highlights the scramble for two thirds at the convention, with each candidate leading in separate tallies. It notes James A. O'Gorman's Wilson backing, Parker's Clark-Hearst alignment, Bryan's push to the floor, and mentions Cantor praising Baltimore. It also recalls Howell as long-serving DNC member and a Wilson parade at Johns Hopkins.
The laurel wreath for victors signals its deep cultural significance from Greek games to Roman triumphs. It inspired terms like win one's laurels and connects to Apollo and Daphne, with leaves valued for beauty and scent though cautionary about almond-like poison in certain forms.
American medical officers arrive to lead the effort against bubonic plague in San Juan Porto Rico. Surgeons Lieutenant Colonel Jeffer son R Kean Major Frederick F Russell Lieutenant Frederick H Foucar and others join Porto Rico authorities to curb the outbreak as sixteen deaths are reported including one aboard a schooner and one in Carolina. Health certificates become compulsory for travelers leaving San Juan amid interior town protests.
Washington report says Wardle, Taft's Chevy Chase Links caddy, despondent after his mother rebuked him for trading a hen for a watch, hanged himself from a tree in Hang rhan's Hollow.
A report notes that Spain has more than 15,000 olive growers supplying the industry. The figure highlights the scale of olive farming across regions and underscores potential regional economic impact.
Mrs. L. C. Warriner of Lincoln Delaware recounts severe eczema on hands face and neck, plagued by itching and blisters. After unsuccessful treatments she credits Cuticura Remedies Resolvent Soap and Ointment with a complete recovery fifteen years ago and recommends them to others. A free sample offer is extended by Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
The Kongo lacks real roads outside Stanley’s old route and Katanga mine links. Native trails and waterways are primary transport and porters carry about sixty pounds. No native industries survive as rubber gathering and goods trade fade. young men serve as soldiers or state workers.
A book agent laments that his greatest drawback is finding a publication as engaging as his sales chatter. He argues talks often outshine books, making it hard to match the promise with the product.
An exchange shows Saxon insisting the morning is fine while Sandy resists a quarrel in a London opinion piece style dialogue. The brief skirmish captures regional tones and dialogue without further conflict details.
The preacher Rev. Thomas Phillips declares poverty destroys people’s spiritual lives and dismisses religious cant about poverty. He calls for honest confrontation of poverty’s harm to faith and community.
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