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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
1
The piece surveys rising school enrollment and a booming middle class with automobiles and air recreation, notes British concern over American locomotive competition, and highlights memory of Spain's empire while touching on nurse training and college costs. It also covers Korea trade, postal service deficits, and the push to curb second class mail costs.
A fragmented poem by Charles Eugene Banks extols liberty and the lead of Columbia. It evokes revolutionary ardor with lines about freedom, iron cannons, trumpets, and citizens arming as the nation proclaims liberty across mountains plains and seas.
The tale tells of Rose Inis a 16 year old boy who hid on a marsh island near Savannah while a British fleet attacked. He sprinted to a sailboat escaped volley fire and navigated choked creeks to safety as Patriots defended the city. Rose later served in the war and became known for his daring stand against the invading force.
A condensed note on Molly Pitcher as a legendary Revolutionary War figure. It describes her as the wife of a New England private who joined as a gunner, earned the name for supplying water, wore a distinctive uniform, and commanded fear in troops while manning a gun at Fort Montgomery and Fort.
Clinton Bedard sender notes how Light-Horse Harry Lee leads mounted raiders across Sussex Surrey and borders, racing swift to saddle and spur. The verse promises swift pursuit of Tory foes with fearless, tactical maneuvers and warnings from Camp to main.
A garbled voice describes an awakening to patriotism on a Fourth of July morning. It recalls an old home and a long drought of neglect, suggesting a renewed charge or duty carried by the youth and the memory of their grandfather’s patriotic blood.
A London era tale recounts Bronco Bill entering a two-lion cage to perform, the lioness mauling him before attendants saved him. He returned after dressing to finish the act, using a stick and pistol shots to terrify the lions, earning audience cheers. The piece also notes General Henry’s scarred face from Sioux fighting in 1873 and other daring rescues at sea and in Spain.
A collage of verse and jokes from youth’s companion and city papers, weaving poetic lines about night and nature with quips from newspapers. Fragments include humorous quotes about mothers, cooking, and everyday life, plus brief exchanges between characters and observers.
A collage of maxims on honesty and virtue from Shakespeare to Hazlitt, noting truth and duty, plus a report on petroleum use in railways. It covers Santa Fe oil burners in California, cheap one cent fares in Milan streetcars, and the shift from coal to petroleum with fuel efficiency gains and a smoke-free operation.
Otis replies to Washington cable detailing conditions in the Philippines. Rainy season limits inland operations in Luzon while insurgents, scattered and demoralized, hold portions of Tarlac and Pangasinan. U.S. forces tighten control, with 12% sick and officers increasingly deployed. Otis sees no immediate need for more troops due to terrain and insurgent prospects.
After a fifteen day road strike, the strikers’ Executive Committee and President Everett of His Big Consolidated sign the agreement. Both sides claim victory as the company agrees to rehire about eighty percent of the 800 strikers and permit arbitration on all issues except schedules and wages. The firm retains ultimate hiring and firing rights and will not discharge any worker for union membership.
Colonel Sila head of the United States Military Academy urges Congress to fill cadet vacancies from districts reporting for the September exam. Members of Congress are asked to nominate candidates to report at West Point on August 23.
Edward Atkins aged about sixty six committed suicide by revolver at his Waterbury Connecticut home after months of odd behavior. He was devoted to religious work with Salvation Army Hoseng Mission and Women’s Christian Temperance Union. He had left business years ago.
The Marine Review Blue Book of American Shipping 1899 highlights rapid progress in iron and steel shipbuilding. It notes unprecedented growth, large fleets under construction, and ships valued at over 40 million dollars with more than 200 merchant vessels underway. Newport News plans and Delaware yard projects signal multi‑million expansions while Great Lakes yards show about 6 million in new tonnage.
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