05 Jun 1903
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
1
A fragment from Henry van Dyke recalls stepping through an open gate into a garden of untroubled thought. A child within, with pure eyes and a gentle smile, invites the speaker to enter and play, echoing a lost innocence and a familiar little child within.
Philip Ledyard, heir to a fortune, defies his mother by choosing Mary Martin, a carpenter’s daughter, over Josephine Battels. A Florida expedition to document scarlet ibis nesting exposes him to conflict and duty, culminating in a marriage won by genuine affection and a single symbolic red feather.
The San Francisco Argonaut and New York Times weigh in on rough edges in bound books. Publishers, booksellers and buyers debate style and practicality, with France favoring paper covers and personal binding.
San Juan News notes November as rainiest month and February as festive rainfall month. It cites April or May as the least pleasant spring months and September or October in fall. Winter is calm, summer warm but tempered by trade winds. crossing Antonio Bridge and ocean breeze bring health and vigor.
A Philadelphia Press item notes Friday as a busy day for issuing licenses at City Hall. Clerks joke about foreigners’ names, listing couples such as Abe Kantrowicch and Roga Abramowicz, Gregan Raspo and Lonciata di Cleco, Jona Petryk and Maggie Avizenut, among others, as “average specimens” of the week. The piece observes the public’s sentiment toward applicants with unfamiliar names despite the oddities.
The piece describes a pink or blue dimity sunbonnet with lace edges and a lace cape, tied with dimity bands. It previews a yellow and white frock with black Russian embroidery, blonde bodice, square neck, and embroidered belt. It cites American girls as capable, healthy, and stylish, then explains a double fold ceviot skirt with pleats and plaits for fit.
A mother and daughter run a New Hampshire camp while Providence girls attend one in Maine. A Boston conference heard that girls excel in water sports and endure camp hardships well, echoing that camping out is an art tied to the simple life and western practice.
A young Western woman describes starting in maternity wards and advancing to a children's hospital, earning recommendations from top physicians. She stresses required qualities, responsibility, and strong job prospects with higher pay and steady employment, noting she may be the only American pursuing this focused path from the start. Meanwhile a discussion on desks with secret drawers highlights female interest in mystery features, while noting some men also buy them.
A fragment highlights desk features and secret attachments not offered to typical buyers. The quotation notes that ordinary desks lack hidden compartments and hints at discreet pin storage and subtle gages within desk designs mentioned by the New York Times.
The snippet lists Radcnffe College gifts from Benen Mra H L Higginson, female station agents in Indiana, first-time women medical degree graduates in St. Petersburg Illinois, Aunt Penelope Gardiner's 1853 ministry, Mrs. Ashton as wife of four Civil War veterans drawing pensions, Mary E Pretty's 17600-word typing feat in Philadelphia, hair tonics, Baroness Burdett-Coutts eighty ninth birthday and philanthropy, plus a physical culture teacher praising seven-minute mile runs and lung benefits.
The Dry Goods Economist highlights a wide range of apparel and accessories, from washable silk scarfs and Chantilly lace to parasols and mohair suits. It notes bouclé cotton outfits, lace mitts, white to black gloves, and versatile coats in pongee linen and taffeta, plus hats, neckwear, belts, fans, and ribbons for various outfits.
A compilation of aphorisms and reflections from Cicero Burke Channing Butler Zimmerman Emerson and others on life learning and attitude. The passages contrast slow living noble character rigorous judgment self mastery and the nourishment of knowledge.
The mayor has issued a six week order requiring all cats to stay indoors to curb stray cat activity. Town officials are unsure how to enforce the rule and monitor compliance.
Vast floods sweep through Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas with 50 deaths in Kansas City and 34 in Topeka cited, while 15 000 to 20 000 are homeless. disease outbreaks follow, with diphtheria and scarlet fever. relief pours in as waters recede and trains move victims to higher ground. property losses run into millions across Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Trustworthy advices indicate the Panama Canal treaty faces defeat in the Colombian Congress as deferral of action for two years is sought to secure funds for the Panama Canal Company. An imperial edict from Pekin names Wei Fing-fang, the former Chinese minister at Washington, to the Foreign Office, signaling a significant personnel change.
Enalan Huessner faced manslaughter charges in Kiel for killing a lifelong friend Lart many who served as a private in the artillery. The prosecutor pressed for hard labor, but the court sentenced him to four years in prison with degradation. Chicago readers note thrift and savings balances surpassing 100 million marks.
Kansas, Southern Nebraska and North Oklahoma farmers charter a cooperative with capital stock of 200600 dollars to handle grain for the era.
A reported message from Bagot claims that the Colun aid Conghes Witt voice rejects the Manan Coimhoes ball present Tours by the Colun aid Conghes Witt. The assertive note suggests near certainty of the rejection.
North Topeka remains largely submerged while the flood recedes. Authorities plan a thousand tents outside the city for refugees and expect months of containment due to sanitation fears. Thirty four known dead, looting reported, and vast property losses are tallied as Roosevelt and other entities offer aid.
Grant Blodgett the Bank of Buffalo bookkeeper died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds amid personal crisis rumors in Buffalo New York. A separate report notes seven killed in a Southern Railway wreck near Bryan Alabama where two trains collided and burned. Baseball highlights include Tiny Calderon leading the American League batsmen and various team updates across Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburg Detroit and others. John L. Ward president of the Vermont Baseball League is reported dead at Austin Texas.
The storm sent refugees fleeing to North Topeka as a launchers returned with unconscious victims after thirty six hours exposed on trees or roofs. Heroic rescues by Bailey and Alexander saved women and children amid widespread loss with families left headless and property swept away by floodwaters.
Flood relief reports show Des Moines valley refugees returning home while Ottumwa faces food fuel and housing shortages. War Department pledges aid with tents and supplies, as cold weather, exposure risks, and infrastructure damage persist.
Albert O Mathes of Dover New Hampshire admitted taking funds from ten depositors totaling about 15000 as Stafford Savings Bank faced a large deficit of 815452 discovered by bank inspectors. Depositors are made whole from bank surplus as Mathes remains critically ill after a fall.
The week featured presidential confirmations and court actions. Highlights include Chaplain J T AFeKkeen’s reelection, the Supreme Court adjournment and plans to advance the Northern Securities case, Manila arrests and executions, labor strikes in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and a series of international developments from Europe to China.
From New Jersey news comes a portrait of Jane Green of Willow Grove, age 100, a lifelong resident who never attended school and voted only from Andrew Jackson onward, with two marriages and large families. Other items note two Italian workers killed in a Waverly rail collision near Newark, Mamie Magee's death at Moorestown, and local fire district and hospital investigations and appointments.
Cablegram from Captain Colbeck aboard the Morning reports the Discovery icebound in Antarctica. Provisions must be transshipped by sledges over eight miles of ice as the ships cannot come closer. The cause of the provisioning failure remains unexplained and the expedition will likely need 50 000 to 60 000 more dollars than allotted for expenses.
A Philippine exhibit at the St Louis World’s Fair will feature a colony of about 1000 natives. The display aims to depict life in the islands with native industries, crafts, agriculture, and peasant living conditions. Residents will be brought from the Philippines to perform and live on site during the six months of the exposition.
Fragmentary text describes a continuous forest with small clearings and motive villages established within. No further context or details available.
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