20 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
1
A 19th century vignette depicts Juliet Tompkins facing a knock from Poverty at her door. She declares sovereignty over their modest home, offering shelter and dignity as Poverty stands outside, personified as a force that must be faced with resolve and mercy.
Henry McNeill settles land in the Oklahoma Territory after 1889 opening. He hides provisions in a sod dugout to protect them from claim jumpers. When two intruders seize his papers and threaten him, he returns with a spade and shotgun to regain possession and captures the bandits, who are later found wanted for thefts in Kansas.
Article extols the Chiguilk Unga EHerendeen Hay coal deposits in Alaska as extensive and high quality. It notes strategic location in the North Pacific, proximity to U S, British Columbia ports, and Asia, with shorter sail distances to Manila, Guam, Honolulu, and other ports than Seattle or Vancouver sources. Includes Wise Words aphorisms and a brief note on Germany's Nam's Horn smokestack at HeLnau.
A New York Tribune piece guides crafting a toy yacht from cardboard and lead with diagrams. It also recounts Johnny aiding a Mole in a tale from Youth's Companion, mixing a craft tutor with domestic fiction.
A collage of vignettes recounts children staging a bath prank for their father, homemade toy construction tips, and a tale of paper cutouts. The piece also notes postal London density and a brief on arranged marriages in parts of Europe, with prices and social custom details.
Farm Topics offers practical advice on teaching lambs to eat from a creep pen with troughs of coarse feed and clover hay for protein. It also describes poultry housing features such as shelves, nests, roosts, and draft avoidance to keep birds healthy and comfortable.
A translated Ministry of Finance note reports rising poverty across European Russia. It cites per capita sugar intake at about one third of a teaspoon and notes rail construction spending not yet aiding laborers. The commission’s preliminary findings show a 21 1805 per capite figure and a 44 percent drop in the black earth provinces, prompting concerns over economic despair and delayed benefits from infrastructure.
Report claims King Edward’s Aldershot illness was a cold masking a plot against him by Scotland Yard. No arrests have followed as officials maintain secrecy at Bootland Yard. Evidence suggests the king’s Windsor return shows no fear of attack and medical precautions aim to conserve strength for coronation duties.
Commandant Kemp, with General Delarey, arrived at Kimberley and gave bitter estimates of Boer losses and war conditions. He said about 60,000 Boers held at the outset, only 7,500 of 5,000 men available fought at Colenso, and Boer deaths were heavier at Braakspruit and Winkenfonth. London reports Kitchener confirmed surrenders totaling 16,15 Troops across the Transvaal and Orange River Colony.
Grand Jury charges Mayor Alberta Sores attempted to bribe officials to secure secretary Thomas Brown as Sheriff appointee. Alleged plan would divide $20,000 sheriff’s funds among Brown and three County Commissioners. Also named are mayoral brother, police chief, and six detectives previously accused.
The Democratic State Convention adjourned after nominating a ticket led by John Ty Pickering for State Treasurer and John Hopkins re-elected as State Central Committee Chairman. A bitter plank fight over silver led to a revised platform affirming fundamental party principles and opposing the Kansas City platform, with emphasis on anti trust enforcement and Philippine independence.
After a weeklong search Pueblo residents recovered Kathryn Bullen from the Goodnight Ranch area four miles west of town. She lay in the Bessemer ditch with severe injuries, ragged clothes, and limited speech. Doctors fear permanent infirmity as the missing woman shows little chance of recovery.
Mrs Strake a white resident of Brandywine neighborhood killed her six children with a reporting rifle and set the house ablaze. One infant perished in the flames while two others died later. Husband away at church returned to find five bodies in the yard and the house nearly burned. Police report the motive as unknown.
A broad, unnamed report lists diverse 1900s era items: Cuban minister Gonzales de Quezada visits the White House to present credentials to Roosevelt. Senate split on Nicaragua and Panama canal routes. House approves funds for Lincoln monument and a dedicatory project for a Fort Greene memorial in Brooklyn. naval tests hint at oil fuel. a Samar governor appointment. Manila cholera decline. deserters captured. several murders embezzlement trials. Chicago university plan. Carnegie library gift. various international and domestic political notes and incidents.
Secretary Maguire hands the schedule of taxes to State Controller Morgan. About 4048 firms are taxed, totaling 1 000 874 dollars. The state expects additional revenue from velvet corporations. Also noted are the 200 000 000 dollar stock aggregations and other municipal property taxes.
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