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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
1
Fragments describe a tornado or hurricane roaring from inky skies. The monster of wind rages, wrecking houses and lifting structures, as smoke and death loom over the ruined landscape. Desperate cries and fear frame the disaster.
A Brooklyn social circle recalls Mr. Murgatroyd, the wealthy undertaker who mingled social life with his grisly trade. A former guest recounts theatre parties, fourteen cabs, and a snow white hearse horses chauffeuring a somber ride through Riverside Park, revealing a chilling glimpse of his secret profession.
A speaker recalls a wary estrangement with a suitor who faked cheer after a secret bereavement and revealed plans for a long coaching trip to Germantown then Philadelphia. The narrator reflects that his lack of feeling marked him as unsuitable, drifting apart after a later sighting with Miss Jordan and an aging tea interruption.
A survey of recent progress notes that petroleum lamps waste most energy as heat, while a market motor uses a quarter of it. An English firm reports a new electric pottery method with photography-based designs and a glaze. German and Austrian efforts push smokeless, safe explosives. Iron pipes suffer rapid carbonic acid damage in German tests. A herd of elephants walks from Southampton to London for a British exhibition, provoking astonishment and fear in horses. A Nashville joke recounts a sham battle mishap where soldiers collapse unexpectedly during a hot drill.
Admiral Dewey recommends advancement of Ensign W H Standley and permanent appointment of J Lysaght of the gunboat Yorktown for their daring rescue and survey work at Baler Luzon amid insurgent fire. Standley climbed a tree to sketch the position while Lysaght supported below and guided the effort, even as Lt. Gillmore and others were captured.
A garbled OCR passage describes a very wealthy man and his interactions with two women at a dining moment. The fragment mentions remarks about a brother and a and a list of unclear names and actions, leaving the central event ambiguous.
A collage of witticisms, proverbs, and jokes from various sources appears, with stray lines and incomplete names. It references famous authors, newspapers, and common maxims, mixing humor, philosophy, and odd anecdotes without a clear single narrative or focus.
Delia Lockhart of New York City ascended alone when her husband Professor Lockhart refused to go up. A faulty balloon and strong wind dragged her through trees for over a mile, tearing clothing and flesh. Crowd watched in horror as she clung to ropes, was knocked unconscious, and later treated for injuries deemed not life threatening. The husband arrived after the accident and allegedly taunted her.
Cable dispatches describe a nighttime rebel sally against Amerdome near San Fernando. The Seventeenth and Twelfth Regiments with Iowa troops held outposts after brief exchanges, one American killed and four wounded. Sporadic fire continued for hours. Separate reports claim a Negroes outbreak on Negrog island as California Regiment departs, with 240 rebels attacking Company E. troops repelled them with one man wounded.
University of Chicago officials adopt a resolution opposing any ban on public utterances by professors or faculty members while stating the university is not responsible for individual faculty opinions. The action counters a recent anti expansion speech by a professor at a meeting of trustees and university leaders.
The Volkyraad votes 14 to 13 to add an extra member for Pretoria and for districts with a single member. Provident Krager pushes independence and supports more representation for gold fields, proposing a Ruud commission to discuss redistribution but warns against a general scheme due to public opposition. Also notes a court appointment as receiver for the People's Building and Loan in Bloomington with assets of 105000 and liabilities 218000. Camp Meade leased until June 11, 1900, to keep it as a troop headquarters for the Philippines-bound force. War Department extends lease of 400 acres of Yallop farms to March 31, 1900.
A fragmented report notes dangerous riding distances and gear adjustments in new bicycles. It mentions Danish racing restrictions, English riders, a major show in Charleston in November, and Des Moines Iowa securing $40,000 for highway reconstruction as part of league funding.
Mrs Emma D E N Southworth dies after weeks of illness in a West Washington mansion overlooking the Potomac. The Dolphin sails with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charley H Allen and Lt Cmdr W H Southerland aboard for a month long Atlantic coast cruise. Cuban agent Quesada seeks release and transport of Cubans from Spanish settlements near Ceuta and Fernando Poo. Bermuda treaty talks advance with Commissioner Gasson and British envoy Tower guiding draft for Bermuda legislature.
Aged couple Mrs Elizabeth Ann Ingersoll of Painesville Ohio and John O Collins received indeterminate imprisonments for abducting two and a half year old Gerald Lapiner from his Prairie avenue home May 30 1808. Gerald was carried to Ohio via electric car and Lake Shore station. Collins claimed innocence while Ingersoll’s sanity was questioned but both were found guilty.
Four people die when a wall collapses at the Western Paper Stock Company plant on Indiana Avenue after a recent blaze. Victims are Bartholomew Sparklowics Julius Ostorsky Mrs. Jouie Doyle and Stevon Bigdles. About 120 workers were in the building with eight injured escaping the flames. Causes are suspected to involve spontaneous combustion of old rags in the basement.
A Memphis Paper Company blaze at Gayoso and Wrout streets caused the death of ex Chief Cleary and serious injuries to Assistant Fire Chief Janes Ryan. Property loss is about 2 350,000. The Gayoso Hotel, a Memphis landmark, was utterly destroyed. An unknown Black man was trapped under collapsing walls and killed.
From San Francisco a special report states Queen Dowager Kapololu, widow of Kalakau, died after a three day unconscious period from a paralytic stroke. Buried beside Kalakau in the royal mausoleum, she was popular in Hawaii. Her sole overseas trip was to Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1887. She deeded 200,000 in property to her nephews Princes David and Cupid, and left an income of 12,000 annually. Last year she gave a large gift to the cruiser Charleston for bringing Kalakau's body back from San Francisco.
Special from New Brunswick reports a bad wreck on the Raritan River Railroad near Perth Amboy. A train with engine and two cars slid down a twenty foot embankment after a sharp bend and a switch failure. All passengers were rescued. many had minor injuries and returned home.
The Cattle Trust in Texas draws attention from Attorney General Smith as the existing law exempts livestock from anti trust rules but a January 31 2000 change removes that shield Analysts report options on Panhandle ranches and oral cattle holdings totaling about 800 000 head by Johnson S Brothers Slaughter John Scharbauer A B Robertson Winfield Scott Traimmel Stowder Long Ware and others the syndicate aims to control the national cattle market once formed.
Special from Teaprxa Pennsylvania reports an iron ore boom causing labor scarcity in the Scranton valley. Farmers struggle to hire help as women press into berry picking and mills attract workers. Wages may rise above 1.95 a day plus board while wheat sits at 2.50 a bushel. District Attorney warns thirty husbands that non support will not excuse court absences. A 15 million dollar Twine Syndicate is formed in Delaware as Lowell mills report unprecedented prosperity and labor demand exceeds supply.
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