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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1896
Page
4
Records describe tongs said to be from China 1122 B C with Egyptian depictions 2200 B C. India claims use since 900 B C mainly to handle bodies on funeral pyres. Seventy pairs of tongs found among Pompeii ruins.
A Colorado project envisages a forty eight mile multipart tunnel under Pike's Peak linking Colorado City to Cripple Creek and Independence with a double track railway. The plan includes cross tunnels, a bridge to Grassy and Gillett, and a main line to run by March 1, 2008 pending a 20 million dollar contract.
Mount Desert island home to Bar Harbor Maine is praised for its dramatic coast and rugged beauty. The piece contrasts winter calm with summer bustle as visitors flood the town for rowing yachting and cliff views before autumn quiet returns to Lenox and the White Mountains.
A seventy year old German student at Grieswald University remains in study without final exams. He inherited capital from a relative to be drawn while at college with no occupation, then donated to charities after graduation. For fifty three years he lived in ease, drawing the income while supposedly studying for holy orders.
A historical advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual irregularities womb troubles and general debility. It claims quick relief from bearing down pain backache and other symptoms alongside promised benefits for both sexes.
In Peoria Illinois yesterday the Democratic state meeting chose a ticket and delegates for the National Convention in Chicago. About 6500 attended inside a commodious Hamilton avenue hall with 2000 more unable to gain entry. Secretary W H Stan’s details followed.
The Illinois Democratic convention renominated Governor Altgeld by a large rising vote of 1069 delegates amid a rousing ovation. Alexander Hamilton Bull served as temporary chair with Ches. Ladd as permanent chair. The ticket named Monroe Crawford for lieutenant governor and others, and a free silver plank was adopted. Delegates-at-large included John P. Altgeld and Hinrichgen among others.
In Wisconsin at the Democratic State Convention the gold standard majority won 271 to 219 after heated debate. Senator Vilas and General Bragg led silver opposition. the majority report declaring for gold was adopted. Delegates-at-large named Vilas Bree, Eliadora, Hogan, and others as the convention adjourned.
Washington items report the Venezuelan Boundary Commission revealing new evidence from Caracas while William Ryan arrives with Cuba news. Havana debates annexation as Sir Julian Pauncefote plans talks with Secretary Olney. Also notes Postmaster Sayre’s removal in Atlantic City and various political and legal developments across the United States.
A three story frame building at Fifth Street and Mtot ayvenue in Ron Fernocinco California collapsed after foundation work exposed ground beneath. Three were killed outright and eleven injured. two more victims believed trapped. missing include an unidentified passerby. Owner Ramuel O'Keefe faced defective foundation notices and mismanaged contracts. Rescue teams saved eleven occupants of the lodging house and restaurant as flames were subdued.
Benjamin H. Bristow a noted lawyer and former Secretary of the Treasury died in New York City area. Born June 20 1832 in Kentucky he served as United States Attorney District Attorney and Attorney General nominee before becoming Treasury secretary under Ulysses Grant. He helped fight the Whisky Ring and focused on private practice after 1876.
During a Laurel Bill Park game in Manteton Pennsylvania a section of the diamond sank sending players scrambling as a sinkhole opened near third baseman Harry Blackwell of Laurel Hill. Spectators fled the area while the hole dropped away beneath the field creating a bottomless chasm.
Justice Stephen J. Field reports a three quarter hour exposure to Rontgen rays in San Francisco revealing knee joint affliction. Xray shows tibia and femur nearly grown together with a solidified hinge and less distinct bone outline, proving the technique discloses internal injury extent.
Grand Jury in London indicts Dr Leander Starr Jamison Major Sir John Willoughby Colonel J Gray Major I White Colonel R F Waite and Hon Henry FP Coventry held for trial June 16 at Busy Street Police Court for allegedly violating neutrality laws by invading the Transvaal Republic. Hank Robbed at Noon by One Man. Minera Bank Creede Colorado robbed of 81000 by a single intruder who entered private entrance and, after threatening the cashier with a revolver, took all the money then fled through an alley and escaped, reportedly killed in a duel. A duel occurred at Kummerort near Berlin Germany between Lieutenant Buch of the Ninth Regiment and Lieutenant Tenbrin of the Sixth Regiment. Buch was killed. Schoolgirls pallbearers in Kentucky. Miss Sullia Deano, a local schoolgirl, requested her classmates act as pallbearers and they carried her coffin in white.
Dispatch reports widespread damage on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec with forests burned and railway bridges destroyed. A fatal shooting near Danville, Illinois, is noted, blamed on a troubled son. A tidal wave near Japan is linked to 20 000 deaths, with US Secretary Olney receiving details. A political gathering in Petion, New Jersey gathers 20 000 attendees. Turkish losses in a fight near the Haurng district are listed at five hundred killed or wounded.
At a St Louis conferenc e of bolting silver delegates they issued an address to the people of the United States urging the nomination of Senator Henry M Teller of Colorado on a free and unlimited coinage platform. They call for Democrats Populists and others to unite behind Teller and reject the current currrent system.
In Mexico City a grand demonstration greeted President Diaz’s renomination for a fifth term. The procession drew about eight thousand people, including four thousand hooded Indians from nearby villages and other supporters.
A rally shows Diaz campaign momentum with a huge petition drive, reportedly over 40 volumes and half a million signatures, indicating strong support and little opposition for renomination.
Ex Secretary of the Navy William C Whitney argues in a letter to the public that adopting a free silver policy would split the party and hinder national financial goals. He states most convention delegates favor silver independence, and cautions against pursuing monetary policy without international agreement.
In a three month crime wave caper at 10 o clock, Ovo arti men entered Peter Ackerman’s butcher shop, demanded money from Ackerman and clerks, and fled with about 160 dollars after a pursuit that ended with several dozen shots fired by police and robbers exchanging fire across blocks.
A group of men including Georg Mirhor and Frederick Steber were aboard an express train of the Caudertines AutoRailroad headed to air flight. Their coach or barn was damaged as the engine failed. The incident occurred in Absecon NOS with several named individuals listed among the travelers.
The Republican platform denounces Democratic rule, pledges protectionist policies to boost American industry, sound money, pension safeguards, and a strong Navy. It calls for Monroe Doctrine assertiveness, native law enforcement on immigration, civil service support, and rights for veterans and women, aiming for national prosperity.
The article profiles William McKinley born January 20 1843 in Niles Ohio detailing his lineage education Civil War service rising from private to Major and Lincoln’s recognition, legal and political career from Canton to Congress and finally his bid for the presidency alongside Garret Hobart.
Garret A Hobart longtime New Jersey political figure and financier built diverse interests including railroads banks and utilities. Born 1846 Tongach New Jersey he rose from Paterson attorney to state legislator and senate president and later held multiple corporate directorships and public utilities posts. He resides in Paterson with a daughter who died in Bellagio Italy and a twelve year old son.
A Buffalo visit prompts a Sun letter arguing the true cost of a $100 bicycle wheel is about 18.60 to 21.60 in parts and labor. The author notes dealers and bosses gain profits while workers face low wages and suggests $50 to $100 wheels with better profits and wage parity.
The Western market offers disabled or aged horses for as little as 1.82, with foreign-born residents reportedly using horsemeat. Some groups allegedly mass-casualty animals then divide the meat, while others run abattoirs to feed poor districts. City ordinances target mass casualty events outside stock yards, with arrests claimed to involve hides and bones sales only. The note cites New York Press on this issue and adds a catalog of royal footwear sizes.
In a large English prison a library favored by inmates showed Smith's Hand book of Family Medicine as the most sought after. Prisoners read it to learn disease symptoms to feign illness and avoid work, even manipulating soup to be sent to hospital wards. They used the book to imitate ailments from cholera to whooping cough.
A late Eugene Field anecdote recalls Senator Horace Tabor dining with Roscoe Conkling. Tabor cracks a pecan between his teeth and quips about crackers in his soup. An unrelated ad fragment promotes a general knowledge book and health product offers from a New York city publisher.
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