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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
1
An elderly professor at the rectory orchard shares tea and a chance romance with Evadne, a witty young woman. Their dialogue reveals unspoken longing as they walk across the meadow, she questions age and risk, and he declares love, calling their moment a miracle come true.
An 19th century profile describes the New Orleans mint's waste controls in the silver casting area. Contained processes recover silver from cooling water, filtration mud, floor sweepings, and flue ashes. The article notes quarterly processing yielding silver bricks and compares Uncle Sam's frugality to bank presidents while detailing crucibles and ore recovery steps. It also mentions lead pencils once made from lead and the few global locations where graphite mining is prominent.
Reports recount the Loch Sloy wreck with twenty four lives lost near Kangaroo Island after a May 5 collision with breakers. Survivors endured thirst and hunger for weeks, seeking water at Cape Borda lighthouse before rescue.
A collage of quirky lines and snippets. Humorous quips, verses, and brief notices from various papers touch on daily life, shop talk, and oddities. Names and places drift through: Emma Dowd, Puck, Chicago Record, Tid-Bite, Harlem Life, and more, with scattered curios about merchants, travel, and weather.
Dispatches from Cape Town report conditional resignation talks by President Keager, with the Volksraad divided over his leadership. Aims to ease tensions between factions, with analysts noting continued calls for resignation while the state seeks stability during ongoing economic and political pressures.
The article reports on sessions of the International Tone Conference, outlining proposed conventions for the settlement of international disputes, laws of land warfare, and banning asphyxiating gases and expanding bullets. It notes U.S. position not bound by the conference findings and ongoing ordnance experiments for smaller calibre projectiles.
A distorted dispatch reports Governor Candler ordering state troops under Captains Aeton and Smith to Bainbridge in response to a mob lynching of Charles Muagk, the second Black man claimed in Oglatees outrage. The victim was transported to Early County jailhouse, where he was lynched after alleged confession.
Payastews Pennsylvania reports a mine explosion at Gerlud atone thaw of the Redstone OM Coal and Coho Company. Many workers were trapped or killed by a blast that caused a fire and emitted deadly gas. Rescue efforts were hampered as delayed assessments spread through the crowd gathered at the pit mouth.
Cable dispatch from Mayor Van Wyck confirms Admiral Dewey will arrive in October for a grand welcome. The city plans a vast reception with a large parade and decorations. A committee invites governors and militia units to join, aiming to honor a national hero with notable public displays.
A racially charged mob violence event in Houston Texas ends in fatalities. Black victims are named among those attacked. one man confesses to burning a building while others flee or are captured. A chaotic sequence of accusations and injuries follows as authorities and bystanders respond.
A confusing report describes Lieutenant Bennett of the Ninth Regiment National Guards taking unusual action against a strike at the Newton colliery near Yotesville. Bennett allegedly led his unit to compel workers back to duty, using force without formal authority. The incident involved private coercion of several company members and drew attention to military intervention in labor disputes.
The Montreal bank halts operations as a major defalcation is uncovered. Over 350,000 has been stolen by two of the bank's officers, with one suspect reportedly fleeing to New York. The institution, holding a capital of 350,000 and a surplus over 1,500,000, seeks restitution and guards against further losses as investigation continues.
A group including Willy SterlekR Mabel Neal and other Caldwell residents, aged from nine to ninety, drowned during a river bathing incident at Drury. The party faced a sudden sinking. many were unable to swim and cried for help before the boat and current carried them downstream. Authorities reported multiple fatalities and a long legal and municipal response followed in the nearby towns.
Assistant Secretary of State David J. U1 accepts a post at Columbian University in Washington and will pursue diplomacy. Manila receipts for January to May 1899 show totals in the millions with duties and tonnage figures. next naval commander for fodinga named as Captain Francis W. Dickens. Secretary of War allocates 8500 for military education programs at Port Monroe, Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley. Manila operations include eight Third Cavalry troops and transport preparations. Navy reports refrigerating plants for rebuilt ships and Buffalo refit approved. Society of the Army of the Cumberland sets Detroit reunion for September 26-27. Arbitration talks at The Hague proceeding with U.S. delegates authorized. Various crime, political, and accident items follow with multiple deaths, indictments, and incidents across the country and abroad.
The Pressed Steel Car Company signed a ten year contract with Carnegie Steel for at least 1000 tons of steel plates daily starting Aug 1. The deal, valued at over 150 million dollars, is said to be the largest steel plate contract to date and will supply plates for steel freight cars. The Pressed Steel Car Company, with plants in Allegheny Pittsburg Joliet and McKee’s Rock, runs about 2500 finished cars weekly and uses Carnegie plates for much of its production.
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