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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1895
Page
4
What follows surveys historic beliefs in skulls and mummy remedies used in medicine. It notes cannibalism ties to sacrifice beliefs, mummies as cures, and skulls fashioned into vessels or potions across eras and cultures.
Chambera's Journal describes Blondin the French tight rope walker with a vast baggage train. The main rope spans 800 feet with a heavy weight of 800 pounds plus numerous support lines and a large tent capable of seating 14,000, amounting to about $5000 to move between Southampton and Melbourne.
In southern Florida during canal excavations linking Lakes Eustis and Dora workers uncovered a sand brown stone wall, likely eastern side of an ancient fortification. The site near the Dora shore yielded partially intact blocks, pottery fragments, and a finished mottled flint spear head four feet below water, suggesting a much older settlement submerged in the area.
Notes and Quorica state that shoes were blackened with lampblock mixed with raveid oil early in the tenth century. A romance arises as a man from a company is fired after blacking his shoes, and others despise the smell.
An Englishman and a German partner advertise in a watchdog exchange offering trained guard dogs for sale or rental by month, week, or night. The German brings experience from Berlin where similar exchanges thrive, noting equivalent business activity in the German capital.
A historical text outlines banking and business rules for holidays and half holidays, detailing when checks and promissory notes are payable or presentable, how protests and dishonor notices may be issued, and how days are counted as business days. It also covers when certain dates shift to the following Monday and government or corporate bodies may operate on holidays. The act, approved in 1893 and supplemented in 1895, also addresses the formation of boroughs and ward divisions within New Jersey.
Connecticut memorial plans under new law to honor the Twelfth Regiment. The monument will be placed on a battlefield site and the unit's memory will be interred in the National Cemetery at Winchester, Virginia.
A 1964 account notes Colonel Henry C. Daming of Mortford led the Twelfth Regiment into action in the Civil War. Lt. Col. Frank H. Peek of New Haven was mortally wounded at Winchester. The unit, famed for its service from Mississippi to Port Hudson, reenlisted in 1864 and fought with Sheridan. Mayor A C Kendrick of New Haven served as captain of the regiment. A granite monument with Nineteenth Army Corps badge and Connecticut coat of arms, bearing Connecticut’s Tribute to War Fallen Heroes, is planned and site approved for Winchester National Cemetery with design by Stephen Malen of Hartford.
A careful theft at the New Hampshire State Treasury over a weekend yielded cash, securities, and officer records. The robbers exploited a vault access sequence, taking state bonds, a large check, bank books, and military land deeds, while leaving several bonds untouched.
Ex Tammany boss Richard Croker, fresh from a trip to London, is reported by cable dispatches to be hobnobbing with English society, hosting numerous dinner parties and moving in upscale circles during his stay in the city.
The May 1895 public debt statement shows decreases in both the interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing debts, with cash in the Treasury fluctuating. Totals for May 31 list interest-bearing debt at 716,202,010 and non-interest-bearing debt at 101,596,01, plus other treasury figures. National bank notes outstanding amount to 211,989,020, with circulation rises since April 30, 1895 and repayments of National bank notes and basic notes noted in May.
The sultan, a ruler from a tropical state near the equator under British protection, spent time in Europe as a guest. He contrasted with the Shah of Persia and the Afghan ruler, adopting local customs and traveling with a streamlined entourage, including English tutors and attendants, while avoiding the lavish display of other royals.
The army worm swarms from Merced to Los Angeles causing widespread damage. Secretary Lelong notes farmers seek control methods as reports of invasion rise across Mad en Pomona Chino San Bernardino Merced Porterville. Worms devastate vines lawns and orchards prompting drastic countermeasures including trenches and burial of pests.
A government inquiry found 290000 in gold bullion hidden in William Tekler’s woodlands tied to the Carn Mint theft. Investigators suspect collusion within the Mint’s staff, with several employees jailed on heavy bonds. A woman involved offered to reveal locations but details proved unreliable.
The State Department disclosed Spain disavowed the convoy action after a full inquiry, while the Alliance incident remains closed. May reports show May 16 government stance. May accounts detail shortages, including minted coins and currency shipments totaling about 47,253 pieces valued at over 4.16 million. In Venezuela at Maracaibo seven killed and eleven wounded in unrest.
A party of seven girls aged thirteen to sixteen bathing in Mate honing Creek near Darbury Pennsylvania vanished after a hole in deep water. Three were rescued. four others drowned. Mrs Binary Pass and John Ross of Norristown aided at the Schuylkill River rescue effort where two perished. In Cleveland Ohio three boys and three others drowned at Lake Erie while attempting a rescue at the bathing station. Michael Sheridan Patrick Morris and Emmett Sweeney, aged seven to twelve, were swept away as cramps struck.
Governor Morton signs measure annexing parts of Westchester to New York City and County. The law adds about 60 square miles of 20,000 acres and 7,000 new residents. Territory includes Norris Park Throgey Nook and areas such as Unionport Williamsbridge Aronxville Bay Chester and Bartow in the proposed Twenty-fourth Ward.
The text describes how bulls bred in Andalusia are raised and tested for bullfighting. Calves are branded, grazed, and in two years are tested by mounted riders with lances to gauge mettle. Winners are recorded in a stud book with names like Esparto. A prime five year old bull costs $350 to $400.
A Bath Maine captain, eighty four, claims to be the oldest pilot in New England while a hotel clerk warns a visitor against closing the register, saying reopening it is essential to avoid hoodoo. The clerk notes many hotel workers hold similar superstitions.
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