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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
2
A catalog of recent Washington actions and department notices highlights pursuits from the White House. It catalogs crimes and casualties in a compact summary reflecting ongoing government activity and public safety developments.
Former Mayor Guthrie of Pittsburgh becomes Ambassador to Japan. Senate Democratic leaders aim to report the tariff bill by June 16. President Wilson signs the Currency and Banking bill to be sent to the House. Attorney General McReynolds says he will file new anti trust suits against the Hard Coal Trust.
Mrs Mary M Emery widow of Thomas Emery distributes $500000 in securities among the Cincinnati office force as rewards for faithful service. The note reports her as the wife of the late merchant and as part of a generous settlement within the firm.
Sporting Cease tenenth yee Hal Chase once hailed as the greatest first baseman is traded by Manager Chance of the New York Americans to the Chicago White Sox for Rollie Zeider and Baker Borton. Jules Groux wins the 500 mile Peugeot prize at Indianapolis with a time of 6 31 43 and over 65 000 in earnings. Farre ll minor league notes list terms accepted with Wichita Hobe Ferris and Topeka Luther Taylor. Evers of the Chicago Nationals accuses Camnitz of deliberate beaning Cheney Arther and Zimmerman in a Pittsburgh game.
A roundup of varied items reports fatalities from a machinery incident. canal locks completed enabling freshwater entry. Chicago ordinance targets suggestive songs with fines up to 100 dollars. a banker dies from poisoning with mislabeled medicine, estate valued at 500000. prisoner transfers urged. Kansas drought slows wheat. National Maine Monument unveiled in New York. Roosevelt H Bel case referenced. Education bulletin on girls leaving school. University of Michigan hall burned. 1912 train crash toll 250 dead 4334 injured. Lackawanna strikes close Cokeburg mines. grasshopper swarms span New Mexico Texas.
The article lists multiple happenings: The Un Confederate Veterans meet in Chattanooga. Mount Hope NJ mine strike ends. Congressman Goodwin of Maine dies. Joseph E Davies sworn in as commissioner of corporations. New York moves on milk safety, chicken imports, tariff inquiry pushes, and veto fights over hydroelectric bills. Other notes include court rulings, deaths, and a Panama Canal excavation update. A fleet cruise begins after Maine monument events, with racing at Belmont Park drawing 30,000 spectators and a bigamy case in New Rochelle.
Reports indicate the Danish Cabinet will step down following the electoral outcome. Executors include MHemtter named as new Paris police prefect. Peary receives Swiss Geol Society gold medal while Page meets the Duke of Connaught in London.
A roundup of incidents and rites across New Jersey includes Charles Colby held on bonds for illegal sale of liquor in Millville, Patrolman John W. Viiet fined for intoxication on duty in New Brunswick, and Woodbury’s Redfield cited for dog killings since a leash law. Roselle rector records a full service, while Assemblyman Richards recovers from typhoid in Atlantic City. Berney Becker faces $300 grand jury charges for passing bad checks in Jersey City. Verona and Newark residents face court actions, a four year old dies after a bonfire in Jersey City Hospital, and church properties in Woodbury receive repairs. Antlers Club reelects officers in Woodbury. Bowker herd reports hydrophobia in swine near Marlton. Gloucester City chiven renovates into a library and high school, and Rev. Howell resigns to join a South Presbyterian church in Easton. Morris County Traction seeks retrial over a $4,483.71 verdict. A horse-near-stable incident at Asbury Park yields a man’s death. Millville wife wins a custody verdict. Bergen County figures discuss gubernatorial alibis. Bellwood Park picnic grounds will end booze feasts for the season. Jersey City man Mahoney dies after a stair fall. Glassboro duo jailed for assault with razors.
The Senate inquiry into a lobby against the tariff bill began with interviews of senators from all parties who uniformly denied any improper pressure or bribery. President Wilson had said the lobby was real but not necessarily corrupt, and witnesses acknowledged possible future revelations about former congressmen active in seeking changes to the Underwood bill.
May prices fell on Class B eggs to 1.61 and Class C to 1.61 per 40 quart can. Fresh gathered poultry values listed for hens, chicks, fryers, squabs and roasters with various weights and regional variants. Beef, veal, sheep and hog prices shown for medium to prime grades, with cattle and calf ranges and dressed meat prices noted.
Veteran incubator maker GC L Byce of Petaluma introduces an electrical incubator and an “artificial hen” that uses a regulated electric current for even temperature. The device attaches to any standard incubator by plugging into a lamp socket, promising affordable brooding where power is cheap and continuous.
Richard L. Metcalfe editor of the Bryan's Commoner, Nebraska, is chosen for Panama Canal Zone governor. He will replace William M. Thatcher of Kentucky. the post pays 14000 dollars annually. Metcalfe has long newspaper experience and formerly edited the Omaha World-Herald. He was endorsed by Secretary Garrison and by Mr. Bryan.
In Cleveland public schools the eighth grade began a practical infant hygiene study using real babies. Edward Parsch eight months old received the first hygienic bath as Florence Cuiz fourteen helped take him to school. The infant was washed powdered and laid to bed and then slept promptly demonstrating hygiene value.
Alfred Austin, Poet Laureate of England, dies at his Kent residence three days after turning seventy nine. Appointed by Premier Salisbury in 1891, his official odes were often met with amusement rather than enthusiasm.
Rhode Island officials including Governor Pothier and state judges did not receive their salaries on the first of the month due to an empty treasury. The treasurer has funds only to pay laborers and clerks, with higher paid officials awaiting payment.
Governor Foss brokers a compromise after strikes at two Massachusetts mills resume limited operation. The Sturtevant Blower Works in Readville and the Becker Milling Co. plant in Hyde Park restart with only a portion of departments active. Foss confirms settlement terms.
Guidance on diagnosing roup in birds with nasal discharge eye swelling and methods to treat. Remove healthy fowls, isolate affected ones, warm dry coop, rinse nostrils and mouth, inhalation with camphor water, cod liver oil given, syringe eye cleaning, carbolic wash, euthanize severely diseased birds, lime the house and yard, lime dusting, bromide in drinking water, avoid additional water.
Fresh air sunshine and exercise are the three best medicines of poultry care. Air should flow to vent odors and purify the atmosphere while sunshine reaches each corner to kill germs. Provide space for scratching to improve blood circulation and overall health.
A reader urges strict adherence to accompanying instructions for the incubator process, emphasizing consistent compliance with each directive and avoiding deviation from specified steps.
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