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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
4
A mother from Union City Michigan recounts her infant’s severe Cuban Itch. After physician care failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment which soothed him into sleep and dried the sores. Within two weeks the child recovered fully at age five.
A Chester Massachusetts letter notes witchhazel industry in the area with mills processing hundreds of tons of brush. Last year’s crop yielded 990 barrels of extract, with a price of 2 to 3 dollars per ton. Distillation from black birch brush substitutes wintergreen, paid 3.50 per ton, using 1658 tons to produce nearly 6000 pounds of oil sold to druggists and confectioners for 2 dollars a pound. Fernin, derived from ferns on the hills, is in development with similar properties to witch hazel and a distinct odor. The mill runs until June and explores further uses for waste materials.
The article extols the barn yard hen as a productive asset able to lay 700 eggs in five years and provide rich nutrients. It urges readers to keep fowls for income, notes disease prevention and breeding, and promotes a 25 cent book from the Book Publishing House in New York City for successful poultry keeping.
In St Paul at the Minnesota Press Association meeting, William Jennings Bryan urged a shift toward stronger country newspapers. He criticized daily papers owned by wealthy interests edited by hired hands and pressed editors with personal credibility to lead political discourse through local weeklies. He argued reliability hinges on reporters and local coverage.
The Philippine Commission provides freely available loans to several provinces for erecting public buildings on the island, supporting local infrastructure.
The Kansas City Journal reports a government decision renaming Cooweescoowee County in Indian Territory to Rogers. The change affects official maps, records, and local administration, reflecting a shift in territorial naming conventions.
Six hundred seven soldiers from the Seventeenth Infantry Regiment deserted near Beziers to join insurgent winegrowers. General Ballloud moved in with artillery, forcing the battalion to return to duty as Narbonne and surrounding areas brace for further action. A riot aftermath hits Narbonne with closures and mournful funerals routes controlled by troops.
A New York Hartford Railroad passenger train collided with a work train backing into Hartford killing and injuring many workers. Rescue crews and local residents battled flames and freed victims amid a chaotic scene along Slourney street. Coroner Calhoun opened an inquest and investigations target the Highland division dispatcher as superintendent Pollock arrived late.
Five-year-old Mary Robbins Newlin of Landenberg was found buried face down in a farm grave with a burlap gag and cloth over her head. District Attorney W. O McEliece and others questioned stepfather Irwin Lewis, who maintained innocence as the autopsy suggested she was alive when buried. Witnesses recalled digging holes and discovering partial clothing revealing a grim scene as Lewis denied involvement.
A head on collision between a passenger train No. 230 and a freight train on the Auburn Division of the New York Central near Pittsford, New York, left four dead and forty injured. The high speed crash crushed passenger coaches into splinters and hurled occupants from cars. engineers James Lyon and his son were among the fatally injured. A special relief train carried Trainmaster Emery and assistant Welsh with physicians from Pittsford.
Dr Paul R Nash of Philadelphia Central High School won a $1000 prize after 48 years for experiments testing whether light and other rays travel at the same velocity. The prize, deposited by Uriah A Boyd in 1899 with the Franklin Institute, was awarded after extensive testing using the star Algol and ultraviolet light to compare arrival times with light.
Pittsburg two men died suddenly on a Pennsylvania train at Union Station. White of New York dropped dead on a Chicago and St Louis train coach from apoplexy. Kate Thorpagn, sixty five, collapsed in a waiting room en route from Bombay to Elizabeth, bodies removed to the morgue.
In New Orleans an eight year old Italian boy named Walter Lamana, kidnapped by the Black Hand, was found dead headless two miles inland after his captors demanded six thousand dollars. Several participants confessed, arrests followed, and rumors of vigilantism spread as deputies guarded five Italian prisoners. Also noted are bids for two American superdreadnoughts with Newport News and Fore River shipyards likely winners.
Travers J Edmunds of Cheshire School in Cheshire stabbed Calvert Freeman of Medford Massachusetts during a campus bonfire incident. Freeman was taken to the infirmary with two back wounds. Edmunds, a Yale graduate, was placed in custody after the attack.
In Columbus Ohio a New York Central Lake Shore Limited train collided with an open switch at speed about fifty mph. The engine and all coaches derailed and overturned causing five passengers to be seriously injured. Injured include Mrs Elwareth Peowry of Cleveland with a sprain and other riders H L Reed of Mansfield with a facial cut and back injuries Jno Mahaffey of Cleveland fatally injured and two others also injured.
Des Moines Iowa residents approve a new government framework by a large margin. The plan creates five elected commissioners with one serving as mayor and the rest heading city departments while all other offices become appointive.
New records in pig iron production are reported as prices remain stable. The cotton mill sector shows long term contracts safeguarding activity far into the future.
Paris society reels from a cockfight scandal in Dowager Queen Margaret s conservatory. A prize cup funded by Dowager Queen Marie of Italy awaits balloon Alps crossing. Debates split the Women s League and United Women of America. Hara A. Tuttle offers $1000 to NY teachers for equal pay union. Carrie Nation pays a 29th fine for saloon disturbances. NY law asserts wives own property free of husbands. Mrs. Taft donates land and funds for Nueces Valley railroad benefiting her Catrina ranches. Granddaughter Gwenolyn Carey engages to Francis Malta. Mig Elizabeth Schatmodell of Chicago wealthy widow. A captain s widow found dead in gy ten vent revin. Gertrude Schopperle earns a scholarship at NYU for Germany study.
Four Muskegon residents Gus Wammer Ola Pearson Lydia Olin and Anna Johnson drowned when a rowboat capsized on Muskegon Lake during a pleasure trip. A passing launch observed one girl standing to rock the boat before the accident.
Omaha Neb men Thomas M Huntington and A T Todd prominent bankers and cattlemen were sentenced to pay a $1000 fine and three months in jail for conspiring to defraud the government of open range lands. Fred Hoyt was fined $1000 as well. All three appealed. Todd, sixty five, in poor health, facing prison was deemed a near death sentence by his attorney.
In Bangor Maine at the Grand Army encampment veterans delivered bitter speeches condemning President Roosevelt. Colonel Walls of Vinal Haven urged the Department Commander to press South critique while other speakers questioned Roosevelt’s actions and loyalty to the United States.
Frank A. VanderHp told Virginia State bankers at the Jamestown Exposition of looming hard times. In contrast, New York World interviews across the United States found most business men foresee continued prosperity.
Report notes advances in New England with extended bene fits to 20,000 workers, favoring penny postage. Mentions London interview where Mr Uenniker Heaton argues for universal postal reform.
In Bolne Idaho Judge Wood hears defense motion to instruct the jury to acquit Haywood. The State tests its case with a secret report from the Western Passenger Association detailing immigrant bureau activities and rumored leakages in railroad and steamship traffic pools. A tornado in Seminole damaged A Q Lett’s house and harmed two children.
The Cosmerolan Slipping Com ming of Phud luhia filed a complaint with the Tatertate Coniiascee Commission accusing the chainburpg American Packet COMPO of monopolistic restraint of trade. The action centers on alleged market domination and practices harming competition.
Three quarters of the Naval Academy class graduate in Annapolis Maryland with diplomas presented by Secretary of the Navy. The report covers other global political notes including Portugal’s king declaring an absolutist regime and various government and economic plans worldwide.
Emma Kauffmann of Sioux Falls was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her sixteen year old servant Agnes V Polretus. The case stemmed from a jealous conflict that led to a fatal shooting in Alpeta Michigan.
The body of Midhlpnin lenry Cliy Murnn Jr. the last of the lands upinen victims of the Indineh aeecident was recovered by Hampton Reed Virginia aboard the steamer Craling. The crew of the Ossining will moves a reward of 50 dollars offered by Adminit Emory.
The report notes a wave of petitions to the conference in She Hie where delegates were urged to approve a resolution. Dissent surrounds attendance rules and leadership, with several figures cited as opposing or testing procedures. One member, McKalton, is reported to have faced obstruction while others pressed for action and discipline amid discord.
A garbled account mentions Harton as a carpenter and a wife hiring, with a statement about Chee’s children and a death at home in Aspen. A survivor speaks of Barth, implying a fatal incident, but the details are unclear and the text remains fragmentary.
A fragmentary report notes a lounging event tied to Lunigrines and a New York Cup scene, mentioning excheigni and depeasii terms, with unclear names and venues. The text hints at a coupe at aloemints sal tis tet and a connection to Walt stil lon.
Government summary notes generally favorable temperatures in Missouri Valley and Southern States, with cooler than ideal readings along Atlantic Coast north of Georgia and in the Tower Inke region and upper Ohio Valley. Frosts occurred in lower lake regions and northern Middle Atlantic on June 12 13, with Snow in parts of the Rocky Mountain area.
Weal Growers Incorporate reports the Great Western Wool Growers Corporation organized at Caner City Colo with capital stock of 500000 dollars. The note mentions tea and coffee consumption trends and historical import figures, referencing Adams Express Company distributions of 24000000 dollars to stockholders at about 200 percent dividend.
Secretary Corselyou announces that banks must return the 20 million dollar special deposit they received since September by July 10. The directive shifts vast wartime finance handling and signals tightened government control over bank reserves.
A phony dealer operation run by three men forced the Thiartem Produce Company store in New York City to close while authorities report the trio swindled country dealers out of about $790 000. The defendants face charges after a lengthy investigation.
A brief dispatch notes a cheerful harvest outlook for Central Totshe with positive expectations for yields and agricultural conditions, highlighting farmer optimism and favorable weather patterns shaping the season's prospects.
The excerpt shows optimistic views on business prospects with expectations of improvement. It mentions “hornet drop” as a possible event and notes that car availability is improving but not fully yet. Overall tone reflects cautious optimism despite some ongoing constraints.
Fragmented OCR notes claim crops to China are good yet famine persists across the county. A New York City charity report is cited, noting yearly prosperity amid uncertain grain supplies and public hunger concerns.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a local scene with unclear names and actions. It mentions a commtry and tensions over a laxed foots full taped, a finished thor and doed traded Tee detive. The text is garbled and yields no concrete events or identifiable entities.
A wide range of items include louden testimony on cotton traffic, State Department talks with Central American diplomats, and an Interstate Commerce Commission probe into railroad discrimination against westward travelers. Navy, rail, and colonial affairs mix with royal visits, art discoveries, and notable deaths.
The fragmented notice states Germany leases a tract near Lowltonton Kentucky containing about 110 acres with a lease option to purchase in one year. Dr Arnold Pomk represents the German government and has arranged partial payments and transfer of parts of the county. The document cites US wealth figures totaling 107000000104 dollars linked to this land deal.
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