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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1905
Page
1
A fragmentary poem passage presents Gerald Gould’s meditation on love and the sea. It juxtaposes longing with fear as ships wreck and the speaker contemplates fate, desire, and trust amid perilous waters. The London Spectator quotation frames a moody, maritime reflection.
In a Washington Star excerpt set at Beaver Lick and Mountaus, Dawdles Belden defends Hawkeye the Indian boy from Nevyghon’s accusations after two horses vanish. Dawdles confronts mob mentality, proves Hawkeye’s innocence with his own bridle, and earns his uncle’s praise for courage and fairness.
A compact summary of iceberg formation from Greenland glaciers, detailing calving, drift, and melting processes. Describes massive bergs seen by Arctic explorers like Kane, the Labrador current carrying ice to Newfoundland, and the cycle from creation to dissolution in the Gulf Stream. Includes a note on Whistler and Miss Swith from Harper's Weekly anecdotes.
Debate over England s oldest inn cites the Ostrieb at Coln Brook Middlesex believed to be 700 years old and the Seven Stars in Manchester traceable to 1356 with a licensed cup dating to that year. The piece notes relics like an ancient clock and a hydroscope invention by Cavaliere Giuseppe Pine and describes a steel mast constructed telescope device with celestial viewing features.
A Drover's Journal excerpt argues parents should balance education with physical and emotional development. It urges letting children enjoy amusements, providing a pleasant home, and fostering companionship to build trust, warning against overly demanding standards that strain a child's growth.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes checks are resurging across fabrics from taffeta to cotton, including lavender and mauve tones. While checks suit morning and street wear, they are advised against for dressy gowns meant for both afternoon and evening, where tailored looks prevail.
The Hartford Post quotes a nervous woman described as misery to herself and others yet notes causes range from genuine triggers to habits. Advice urges exercise, work, purpose in life, positive social interest, and moderation. A famed physician and a famed actress share guidance on youth and beauty: work until tired, rest well, enjoy fresh air, cool rooms, daily sponge bath, and simple food.
A letter signed An Athetic Girl in T. B.to Weekly questions if a woman wrote it and describes a garden party with sportswomen. It contrasts a refined, graceful image with hunting and golf wear, noting boisterous sportsmen and a wish to avoid marriage to a coarse athletic culture.
Fragmentary OCR like text discusses honesty, trust, and guidance for children. It mentions not deceiving others, treating children with confidence, and allowing them to grow with care. Includes stray phrases about writing and credit.
The piece describes lighter trimming methods for garments including horizontal tucks for skirts, embroidered finishes, fluted braids, transverse tucks for tulle Brussels net and chiffon, velvet bands and bows,Venley lace and broderie anglaise combinations, three inch Hercules braid in Persian colors, and edgings for silk and fine cloth. Laces and Valencennies are highlighted as in vogue along with yellow damask suits and table linen inspired shirt waists. Small silk ribbon bows and tufted dots decorate yokes and surfaces.
A physician prescribes knitting to calm nerves, claiming a month of daily practice improves mood and health. He notes wool and silk projects soothe the eyes and mind, helping restless patients, with examples of possible garments and items to create.
The Taft administration issued a long investigation into the Bowen Loomis scandal. Bowen is dismissed from the diplomatic service and Loomis, though retained, is rebuked for mixing business investments in Venezuela. The letters from Taft and the President frame the action and note Loomis may face a lesser post. Bowen returns to East Orange awaiting further reply.
In Sandusky at the Ohio Associated Dulles banquet, Governor Herrick calls for exterminating professional lobbyists, condemning them as criminals and blaming lobbying for corrupting legislation and public trust, pledging reform and swift action across the state.
Boston municipal grafters top the nation in per capita expense for running public buildings. Official figures prepared in the mayor's office by Harvey Chase show Boston at twenty four cents per resident annually, based on 600,000 people. New York pays twenty cents for parks, Philadelphia fourteen, St. Louis ten, Baltimore sixteen. Fictitious names appear on rolls and syndicates run carpentry and electrical work for cities, while a firm controls disinfectants. Mayer Weaver arrests J. W. Hill for forgery and falsified city records.
Reports show cholera and dysentery batter Harbin in Manchuria with a death rate of 1004 daily and 56,000 Russian soldiers ill in Larbin. Prosecutions against Gorki and Maxin Gorii are abandoned. Other items note New York City playground funding, golf and tennis results, and various races and shows abroad amid a chaotic, fragmentary dispatch.
The note from Morocco’s Sultan asking the United States to join a general conference over Moroccan affairs has reached Washington. President Roosevelt and cabinet discuss participation with Germany and France, noting U S interests are limited but symbolic as a global power. Germany and France edge toward a settlement, with Italy and Austria may join if others consent.
Repulses would be brides as Ohio bans telephonic marriage licenses. Probate Court rules Columbiana County, long a Gretna Green, cannot issue licenses by phone. Licenses now require residency in Ohio. Dozens of couples face delays. eight were turned away by a justice in East Liverpool.
A coroner's jury ruled Ralph T. Jackson a Dubuque businessman died of heart failure after laughing at a Miners Central train conductor Limmy's story in Fort Dodge Iowa. The report notes the moment of collapse occurred about twenty minutes after the tale.
The fragment references Empress Eugenie entering her eightieth year, Mrs. William Bryan with daughter Grace traveling to Germany, Singora Cousino touted as among the world's richest women, Queen Alexandra's pigeon shooting campaign in Wales, and several social figures like Mrs. Rover of New York and Mrs. Ogden Goelet. Mentions cover international travel, wealth, and cultural movements with scant concrete dates or events.
Washington notes report Major Carrington in the Philippines court martial dismissed for misappropriation and faulty accounts. President Roosevelt endorses five months extra pay for Spanish War service and orders sweeping government reforms. Captain Wickman of the 25th Infantry is dismissed and confined at Fort Leavenworth for three years after the Omaha officer’s wife’s death case. Secretary Morton replaces the Charleston dry rock engineer.
Chinese quarters in Honolulu report retaliatory proclamations against U S exclusion laws. Alameda delivered 2000 bushels of pumpkins and rattles to exhibit, while efforts sought to keep them from land. Zoo escapes feared as posters claim Americans entering China will be fumigated and face a $5 bond at entry.
A Witlhiany Board man jealous of his wife killed her in bed at St Paul Ind, then committed suicide. The fire raged at the Columbian Rope Co building in Auburn as bystanders escaped through smoke and confusion. The incident is among a string of diverse reports across cities including Newport and Seattle.
A valve in a refrigerating plant at Broadway and Seventy first street burst just before midnight. Ammonia fumes filled seven floors, forcing about two hundred residents to cling to windows or flee stairs. Elevator shafts spread the gas. firefighters and ambulances treated the injured, with Mrs Josephs the most affected. Rescue crews flooded the cellar, then the diver suited engineer reined in the leak. Patrolling officer Sexton opened windows, aiding many to breathe, while wind pushed fumes to the street. Overnight, residents endured intense irritation and fear before any could sleep again.
Mrs George Campbell, wife of a prominent rancher near Tucumcari New Mexico, suddenly went insane and shot her five children to death before killing herself. The husband escaped and sought help, returning to find the entire family dead.
A deadly blast at the Ivan colliery in Ikbarlaisk owned by the Russian Donetz Company kills about 600. Other items note Secretary Way’s Washington visit, tsarist and famine distress reports, a London insurance agency expanding to St Louis, and unrelated world events.
In Montclair Ethelbert Johnson an eighteen year old from Bloomfield staged a suicide by self-inflicted wound and arson to win a girl's affection. A bullet found on the floor and a fragment of cloth suggested the act was a ruse, while a second bullet embedded in a door panel indicated a non fatal wound. The family discussion followed and the incident shifts to the broader note of the era.
Gov Stokes named a commission to reform New Jersey judicial procedure and send a circular to members statewide seeking responses to questions about the proposed changes. Members include John W. Griggs Franklin Murphy Bennett Van Syckle Charles L. Corbin and John J. Hardin.
A farmer heard a baby crying from bushes at dawn and alerted Justice of the Peace Garton. A newborn, wrapped in flannel and placed in a guano sack, was revived after urgent care. an investigation proceeds. Also noted are Mercer court verse controversy, a wife beating case resulting in six months prison, and plans for a New Jersey amusement park.
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