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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
1
A jumble notes a farmer hiring help, a New Jersey judge ordering parental discipline, rising farm animal values, Queen Wilhelmina, Memorial Day sports, direct Senate elections, American industry, postal currency, tablet inscriptions, church and education items, fast French trains, German rail pace, Liberia’s naval request, and U S Navy limits.
A Chicago Times-Terald item notes two birds that once sang in a sylvan shade, inspiring lovers. The birds vanished, joy faded, and last night one lover reportedly ate one bird for supper while the other bird remains on her hat.
Moses Safford, a carpenter, wins a conservatory contract at Balbourne House and courts Miss Balbourne while Polly Wentworth hubs in. A secret elopement plan collapses when Aurelia Bloggs reveals herself, leaving Moses betrayed by both fiancés and alone with Polly’s rebuff.
A bank run tale from the Detroit Free Press is recounted by an old banker describing how runs arise from rumors. In Monroe County West Virginia a historic cannon presented by President Monroe was unearthed after long loss, later pieces found and to be given to the State Historical Society.
A long damaged narrative recalls Lord Strathcona Donald A. Smith saving a ten-year-old Esquimaux boy during a 60 mile portage in Labrador amid a blizzard, then relates frontier fort sieges, Indian scares, and heroic rescues in Pennsylvania and beyond.
A Russian report claims a muezain near the porte caused a prayer call disturbance to mock the Turks. The Russian envoy, Maximol, criticized the voice and demanded removal, suggesting Russia’s motive was to insult the Turkish sacred rite and test Constantinople’s nerves.
Pay of the Tinian Mounted Police is eight shillings a month with duties to prevent illegal tree felling. Officers reportedly overlook unauthorized logging to keep proceeds, while new firephyes of Argoun wood are noted for their veined color and polished shine.
A five story tenement at 04 Jackson Street burned with mystery. Ten people suffocated or burned to death including the Cotter family of seven and the Solomons. Four policemen aided rescues, one cop especially praised for bravery. A second fire near Rutgers Street killed another victim, Jane Solomon, and injured nine others.
The widow of William Ewart Gladstone, Mrs. Gladstone, has died in London. Her funeral rites were held at Westminster Abbey after the interment at Hawarden. The family at Hawarden has long mourned, and Mrs. Gladstone's passing follows years of illness.
Mrs W Ewarl Gladatons, eldest daughter of the late Sir Righmead Gyusa Bart of Hawesden Castle, died May 19. She was married to Mr Gladstune in Tas and was admired by many who knew her. Her influence over her husband’s actions was noted amid her town’s esteem.
Fragmentary text references baseball and college games with scattered names such as Cincinnati and Kansas Nebraska links. The readable parts describe pitchers, scores, and regional teams but lack a coherent event, date, or outcome to summarize clearly.
Navy Department plans a large coaling station at San Diego California. The second International Congress of American Republics will meet in Mexico City between April and July next year. Major General Wesley Merritt retires due to age after forty four years of service. Major Frederick Wager retires from Fort McHenry. Jugs Cuestas LL D becomes first Uruguayan minister to the United States. McKinley appoints W D Bynum to codify US criminal laws. Navy pays office opens in Hong Kong with Paymaster Smith in charge.
A Cuban Supreme Court ruling states only civil marriages are legal under General Brooke’s decree and an appeal to the US Supreme Court is planned. Governor General Wood forms a special commission to address official corruption in Cuba amid reports from Manila of rebel leaders captured and other regional unrest.
For thirty three years Mia Eten La ts lived in a city dwelling in Omaha Nebraska and never revealed wealth. After her death her son John Tae discovered a newspaper hidden in a bureau and a fortune of 837000 dollars plus several thousand dollars of government bonds.
China declared war on the world after Taku forts fired on international warships. Allied fleets bombarded the forts for seven hours and seized Chinese torpedo boats. Casualties were reported among Russian, German, British, and French crews. legations in Peking were said to be taken.
The President orders Rear Admiral Kempf to act with other powers to protect U S interests and seize forts if needed. General MacArthur is directed to dispatch three regiments from the Philippines to Tien Tsin, forming a 5000-man force. The battleship Oregon is sent from Hong Kong to Taku.
A Boer dispatch from Machadodorp says General Roberts offered five days armistice after General Botha requested six. Botha declined the proposal and fighting resumed. Separately labor strife in St Louis deepens as a transit dispute becomes a capital labor clash. Yellow fever spreads through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec threatening Gulf ports. deaths rise among American planters and railway workers with migrants fleeing to the United States.
Charles K Landis founder of Vineland Hammonton Landisville Sea Isle City New Italy and other towns died at his Vineland home from paralysis. Born Philadelphia March 16 1834 he built land schemes purchasing 8000 acres for Hammonton and later created a temperance Sea Isle City and Italian farming settlement New Italy. His will disinherits two sons and largely leaves his estate to his sister Miss Matilda Landis. The sons may contest the will.
Holyoke Massachusetts officials toured several school buildings and announced a policy that all grammar school principals must be married. Among the candidates only bachelors remained as reappointments neared, with Committeeman Carmody urging marriage as a requirement.
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