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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
4
A jumble of 1900 communications references windmills used to power devices, a cough remedy joke, a legal oddity near Des Moines, and a remark on cocaine asylum needs in British India. The text shows quirky notes and courtroom banter from era notes.
The April 29 tremor across Turkish Armenia left about two thousand dead in Melazgherd and surrounding villages, with 400 homes destroyed and a garrison wiped out except for one lieutenant colonel who went mad. A telegraph operator narrowly escaped death to relay alerts as panic spread through Euphrates valley communities.
In Wilkes Barre the Executive Boards of the United Mine Workers endorsed three District Presidents to the Conciliation Board. Operators refuse to recognize these representatives, raising the threat of a region wide work stoppage unless credentials are accepted and the board formed. National President Mitchell backs the miners and a Buffalo conference advised.
New York City dispatch reports Ambassador McCormick stating the Kishineff massacre did not reflect Russian policy. He asserts no instruction to act and doubts Russian government condoned the attacks. He says enforcement and accountability remain to be seen.
Clinton Indiana reports a farmer Benjamino Van Houten loses three children in a house fire while his oldest son 13 attempts a rescue. The boy is dragged out by neighbors and dies minutes later. Other items include a girl’s suicide suspected to be due to smallpox fears and various international notices.
Washington era papers report Ames & Co Toronto a major broker with Boston ties failed. Accounts show $200000 deposits at the Savings Bank Department and liabilities around ten million, with Ames and partners plunging millions into the drain.
The U S Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice Brown upheld the manslaughter conviction of Oak Mankiech a Japanese held after annexation but before Hawaii Territory was organized. Mankiech was convicted without indictment by a grand jury and by a majority vote of the trial jury drawing criticism from several justices.
A compilation of disparate notices reports Salt Lake City lake readings show Utah’s Salt Lake two feet below normal after three weeks of heavy rainfall puzzling scientists. Other items note Judge Caldwell’s upcoming retirement, cable news from Guam, and various biographical mentions of figures from politics science and literature.
A detailed market page listing dairy products like creamery butter and skims, berries including huckleberries and gooseberries, poultry prices for fowls turkeys and ducks, and a wide range of farm produce and staples. It includes Pacific Coast and Eastern produce, beans, peas, vegetables, fruits, and flour, with per unit pricing.
Advices from Florida report a large orange crop despite the previous freeze with an expected value around 2.7 million dollars and a gain of about one million boxes over last year. Pineapples expand as several square miles enter cultivation and 2,000,000 boxes are shipped this season at about 3 per barrel.
A devastating tornado strikes Gainesville Georgia killing about 100 people and injuring 150. The Gainesville Cotton Mill and nearby Pacolet Cotton Mills complex suffer severe damage with many workers among the dead, while stores, hotels, and homes are wrecked. Rescue efforts mobilize with physicians and relief funds organized for the afflicted town.
A 19th century reflection notes six forces shaping civilization family church government literature commerce and personality. It argues love religion authority truth force and inspiration are mighty forces driving progress. Also mentions windmills still useful for pumping water and tests at Royal Agricultural Society grounds near Ealing. Scotland and Ireland censuses show populations nearly equal with Ohio for scale.
Readers report Doan's Kidney Pills eased bed wetting in a nine year old and improved urinary symptoms in adults. Testimonials claim relief from back pain swelling and dropsy signs, with references to urine clarity and less frequent night trips.
A lighthearted look at a new physiognomy craze termed the tennis face. The feature describes deep wrinkles crimson cheeks and raised brows as signs of this modern malady affecting feminine players, noting its novelty in the past quarter century.
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