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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
2
Highlights include army officer recruitment, Taft veto hints on reciprocity, Homeric politics as Lorimer and Hopkins figures surface in Senate probes, naval maneuvers with air tests, and royal pageantry with tepid public interest as envoys gather at Windsor and Dorchester House.
Presidents visited Fall River and Providence for talks on Canadian reciprocity. A Piermont post office safe was blown open with about $1000 in stamps and 358 in cash stolen. Services at Trinity Church New York marked King George coronation. Kilpatrick arrived at Sandy Hook with four coast artillery companies for Fort Totten. Weymouth body search near Saco yielded nothing. Alaska land claims rejected by Fred Bennett preserving coal lands. Twins born to Mr and Mrs Peas weigh three pounds. Will of Mrs Mary Eddy admitted to probate. Attorney General Swift appeals domicile ruling.
Governor Oswald West of Oregon leads a posse to arrest Jess Hall described as a nox convict who broke his parole. The period dispatch notes the event amid a wave of other national items.
Joseph F. Smith the LDS Church president testified before the Hardwick sugar inquiry, describing the Mormon church and Utah Idaho Sugar company ties with Havemeyer and the sugar trust. He called Havemeyer a benefactor and said the alliance boosted beet farming, production and farm value while denying restraint of trade.
Cornell edged Columbia in a heart breaking finish to claim the Varsity race after leading for miles. Penn and Wisconsin battled to the line with Philadelphia taking third by a narrow margin as Syracuse trailed.
Arthur E. Smith a Harvard senior and son of David O. Smith of Salt Lake City died by his own hand in Perkins Hall Cambridge. A bottle of cyanide of potassium found near the body indicated the manner of death.
The initiative and referendum bill was defeated in the Massachusetts House by 125 to 75. A two thirds vote is required to amend the constitution.
A lightning strike heavily damaged the St. Jean Baptiste Catholic church in Montreal causing extensive fire damage to the stone structure and leaving it practically destroyed. Local authorities report no confirmed injuries as crews battle remaining flames and assess the ruin.
Alaster, a sheltered, spirited girl raised by two aunts in a rural town, dreams of escape on the hill of hope. She earns a secret wage to help a widow, draws the attention of financier Mallows and Levering, and, with a father returning laden with fortune, finds love and a renewed future through a distant road project and a wedding, ending with happiness on the hill.
A judge grills an American prospect who seeks sole rights to film a South American revolution. The exchange frames a high stakes claim to documentary footage and influence over future coverage.
A 1910s style household column advises calm days, planning for winter fruit storage, and trying pickled cherries. It includes a recipe for Olive Cherries and a rhubarb jelly, plus ideas for quick desserts and decorative dessert boxes using sugar wafers and frosting.
A fragmentary verse questions moral choice and praise for bravery. It contrasts shame with bravery, invoking distant foes and duty. The speaker contemplates justice and courage in the face of danger, hinting at chivalric sentiment.
Instructions for making croquettes with four sample fillings including sweetbread and mushroom, fish, chicken, lobster, and veal. Each uses a cup of white sauce and seasonings such as salt pepper lemon onion juice parsley or nutmeg. Ends with sweet rice croquettes and vanilla ice cream molds rolled in macaroon dust.
Mrs. Scorer remarks on a woman’s unusual curiosity and frequent bridge play. Another character quips they would rather endure the unknown trump than repeatedly question her about it.
A witty exchange defines proposed college courses of love as coo education, highlighting playful social humor about campus instruction and relationship topics in a historical tone. The remark frames campus debates with a pun on coeducation.
An editorial reflects on the belief that fair play should start with opponents, criticizing the mindset that moral standards apply only when convenient and urging consistent sporting and civic integrity.
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