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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
4
A note on everyday mispronunciations from an educational journal lists commonly mispronounced terms sourced from the Texas School Journal. It also recounts an old Kentucky house story near Pottinger’s Fork and a Buffalo trail, plus a humorous home encounter about bills and missing shopkeepers.
Dispatches describe a 400 strong allied force near Tien Tsin repelling Chinese attacks amid growing foreign fears in Shanghai. Reports claim Boxers terrorize Pekin, with outsiders threatened and foreign legations reporting safety. Admiral Seymour faces criticism as events unfold in China.
In Cedar Rapids Charles Mefford 27 a long-time inmate of an asylum went on a deadly spree killing James Fitzsimmons his wife and injuring others including Kate Fitzsimmons before fatally shooting himself. Reginald Andrews halted Mefford at one home and Joseph Drake fought him at another. New Orleans section notes reported another escapee William Robinson after release from Jackson asylum shot two men and was saved from lynching by Sheriff Klock.
Cable reports Britain plans to dispatch 1200 marines to China immediately and may mobilize 10 000 regulars under General Roberts. Russian mobilization orders go out for all Siberian regiments. In Yokohama secrecy surrounds Japan’s military buildup.
Dispatches from Che Foo report Admiral Kempf's forces entering Tlen Tsin and lifting Admiral Seymour near Pekin. Terrible arrives with news of Sikh and Welsh units joining American German and Russian forces. Seymour reportedly captured. ministers fled Pekin. Ten thousand British troops plus more are en route. Russia, Japan mobilize large forces. Chinese defense around Pekin appears strong with 60 000 troops and heavy weapons. Indications point to a wider conflict spreading south.
A Southern Railway passenger train on the Macon branch derailed after entering a sixty foot deep washout near Camp Creek. Thirty-one people were killed and many others injured or burned as the wreck caught fire. The Pullman car occupants survived while crew and passengers perished. Bodies were recovered near McDonough and Atlanta.
Army scouts report a 32 man Dakota band through Bruigher's Bend to cut a channel in the Missouri River at Inger's Neck. The move aims to straighten the river, flood-control and land redirection, impacting thousands of acres of Nebraska land toward South Dakota. Local residents fear floods and loss of fertile farmland.
A late dispatch from Rear Admiral Kempf reports Americans killed and seven wounded near Ten-Tsin while moving toward Tinn-Teain. Washington orders Remey from Manila to Taku with Chinese support to search troops. Wu Ting Fang seeks armistice but President Wilson declines binding terms.
Acting Director General of Posts in Cuba role changes with Rathbone removal and Fosves elevating Martin C. Possess as inspector to perform duties. Fourth Assistant Bristow recalled from Cuba. Postmaster General Smith states Rathbone will remain in place as witness while other charges are pursued.
Fragmented text notes demands for immediate reply from a government body and mentions a Southwide convention nominating WHI S Jenmougy for governor. It references Bryan’s cousin as contender, with scattered references to Florih, Flor ida, and a Newark event. The passage blends political pleadings, nominations, and early campaign intrigue.
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train en route to a Saengerfest collided with a backing freight at De Pere, five miles south of Green Bay, killing eight and injuring thirty four. Among the dead were Edward Kuckte and Lawrence Plank of Fond du Lac and George J. Lloyd of Eden. The crash occurred as the passenger train was entering the station when the freight inadvertently blocked the main track.
The list details dairy products including creamery items, cheeses, and milk grades with numerous percentages and quality notes. It also lists fruits, berries, poultry, vegetables, and grains with per unit prices and regional origin references, plus notes on tobacco and stock market activity.
The weekly Weather Bureau report shows drought in northern spring wheat areas needing rain in New England Texas and the Rocky Mountain region. Middle Atlantic rains ease drought while South and East Gulf crops suffer from heavy precipitation and heat. California sees rain damage northward. the Missouri Valley reports rapid crop growth with good cultivation overall. Peach crop in Lake Michigan region set to reach record yields with heavy daily hand-picking. Manitoba crop acreage up from last year while Canadian trade remains seasonal. Wool prices weak in the East but strong in the West. cotton orders lag. stock markets show cautious activity.
Reporter outlines banker Witham leading a Georgia style tour of 14 employees to New York, staying at Gilsey House with multiple bridal couples and single women, offering rewards to marry cashiers. His rise from office boy to proprietor includes mills and mines.
Two daughters of Tsnae Ledenderil of Fayette County acted in a drenching downpour to save an excursion train from Columbus Miss bound for Birmingham. They warned trackmen as floodwaters threatened a culvert, the train halted, and workers repaired damage after hours of effort.
Munco Tipsward was killed by his brother in law Wil ly Dilly during a horse duel on a country road in London Township. Lilly fired as Tipsward fell from the horse dying. The feud between families has persisted for years and is cited as the motive. The rest of the passage describes a Democratic state ticket nomination and platform positions for a 1906 convention in Chicago.
War Department orders Washington assign Major General Chatte to command forces in China and move Fourth and Twentieth Infantry from Mala to faba for duty while Math Infantry heads to China. In Granite, Greer County Kansas an inspector and a group gamble for cards caused a fatal wound, with Gilmore and Anderson among injured.
The article notes Helen Caddick's pleasure trip from Zambesi to the great lakes and describes an African laundry method where a native boy irons garments by rubbing them with feet. It also mentions H. C. Thomson recalling a Transvaal trip with a Free State companion and a wartime impulse to rush for a rifle.
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