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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
1
A reader notes the Baratville Bazoo weekly brings more vivid news than the city paper. The contrast highlights quaint rural reporting with daring holdups and local color, suggesting the small paper captures stories the larger dailies miss.
Sara Dunning, a former junior stenographer, pursues money out of interest and forecloses on a poor couple’s home. After witnessing hardship of the elderly mortgage owners, she cancels the mortgage and embraces a new found empathy, realizing wealth’s true value as she reconciles with Lucille and plans a night out at the theater.
In a humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar the bride questions Harold about his true affection as he teases with grand declarations. He asserts constant love while she presses for sincerity ending with tears as doubt returns. The piece contrasts romantic bluster with genuine emotion. The second item notes the first milliard minutes since chronology will occur at 10 40 a.m. on April 30 1902, with a playful Mathematical Explaination on gos ss p.
A former cavalry officer recalls a somnambulist soldier at Fort Apache who wandered nightly, waking to be halted by sentries. Tim Keating, guarding the corral, faced the same patrol and ended up subduing an Apache warrior in a hand to hand struggle. The incident hastened the somnambulist’s muster out for disability.
A humorous verse fragment describes a mother ready to defend her family with a paint pot and brush. The scene paints doors sills and pans yellow as the home is scented with turpentine while a milder humor highlights family life and neighbors in a collage of quotes and jokes from various columns.
A stern father refuses his daughter’s plea to marry a Smith, railing at lineage and pride. The scene unfolds with melodramatic attempts, a dramatic chase, and a collapse as the daughter laughs at the father's theatrics. The exchange plays out against Detroit history hints and old family pride.
A Broome County man loses a barn and three horses when lightning hits during a storm. A three year old black bear resident rescues the animals, dragging each horse to safety before the roof collapses and the barn burns down, the bear dying in the blaze.
Shamrock wins easily ahead of Britannia by about fifteen minutes and twenty five seconds on a roughly forty mile course. Crowds watch from Ryde to Cowes as Shamrock shows faster sailing while Britannia struggles with a torn sail and slower windward progress. The result pleases Sir Thomas Lipton and supporters seeking America's Cup return to Britain.
George M Valentine a Middlesex County Bank cashier was sentenced by Judge Woodbridge Storm to six years with good behavior, to run concurrently with related counts. His wife Mrs Valentine and relatives supported him in court as he wept, surrendering to the facts of the 208000 embezzlement.
Secretary Haytina, acting on Senor Quesada's representations, instructs Minister Storer in Madrid to press Spain to honor peace treaty terms and free political prisoners including twenty held at Ferdinando Po and other prisons. Other moves include urging Chinese railway concessions and warnings of expeditions against Central American nations.
The Shamrock’s race against Britannia highlights the Vigilant Defender trials and speed in cups, with comments on windward strength and expected improvements in the new boat. Dreyfus court martial delayed, Philippine natives seek alliance, Transvaal fighting strength, Cuba proclamation, Detroit streetcar defeat, Navy machine guns, and Chicago currency shortage.
Reports from Apia describe clashes between Matanfana and Malletouna at Sutafa. Three chiefs were killed and later arrested by landing parties from Tauranga and Cormoran. Chief Justice Chambers takes leave. tripartite Commissioners meet in Bavall and Upolu to assess vacancy prospects. resignation offer from Chambers reportedly declined. Der Sulf says he may act as Chief Justice after Chambers departs. Some Matanfa followers fund opposition to the loss of theKtogahtp.
The Volksraad secretly shifts to a seven years franchise, favoring retrospective and prospective changes. President Kruger reviews Bloemfontein talks and says Milner’s nine year proposal is too broad, recommending seven years as honest and safe, while retaining world approval.
Mrs. Thomas Conroy, with a two week old baby, asked a Lyon Montana court for protection from her husband who allegedly threatened to kill her. She claimed he discussed killings after reading newspaper accounts and warned of punishments. Also noted gold from the Klondike valued at six million dollars arriving in Page Sound, Washington by two steamers from Alaska.
List of undelivered Manila mail prompts Post Office inquiry in Washington about vast pile of undelivered letters not addressed to the right company or regiment. Reports of Lord Curzon planning a Central India tour starting October 20 with Lady Curzon. A Mexican boy killed by a woman with murder charges alleged. postmortem cites neck injury and dog collar device. Secretary Hay relays a note from Ambassador Choate on Alaska boundary talks. outcome not encouraging. Cecil Rhodes arrives at Cape Town amid praise and talk of a Khartoum to Uganda railway funded by General Lord Kitchener.
In the House of Commons James C Flynn questions Irish nationalist claims about 36000 pounds of salt meat condemned at Deptford and whether salt beef for the navy had come from America. W E Eltison Macarteny notes American sources supplied British salt beef until recently and 50000 pounds of beef are procured annually at Deptford.
Special dispatch notes July 1 crop estimates from the Produce Exchange statis tician for three leading grains totaling 560 140 000 131 600 000 715 680 000 bushels producing 1 601 449 000 in value. The crops would equal about one third more wealth than the nation’s future wealth. In Washington special report United States Minister Buchanan cites a surge in US Argentine trade in Q1 with imports rising 1 616 759 and Argentine exports to the US falling 163 000?
A Chicago report indicates peanut quotations rose ten days ago with a price surge that doubles the value of the 1899 peanut crop. The crop is expected to be worth between 4 and 8 million dollars, with gains localized to a Virginia district as demand remains phenomenal.
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