02 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1906
Page
1
A heavily damaged fragment reflects on music as light and darkness interwoven with memory. A narrator recalls a great musician, white hands guiding through shifting tones, the room's gloom deepening, and the enduring presence of love and sound beyond death.
A dying Oriental languages professor, famed in philology and Elizabethan literature, confesses to a doctor that a hidden lapse in knowledge torments him. He recalls a woman of high character at a prize ceremony and reveals he cannot spell a single word he fears everyone should know.
A speaker recalls a tense scene with his wife Jane over spelling the word seize and other terms. He describes a failing education, a revealing letter, and his wife’s reaction as he explains his linguistic slip amid a troubling parting. His last words to her are recalled as Is either set or si et The Sphere.
A diner learns a cooling method as an elderly man inserts a cylindrical salt cellar into a cup of hot coffee. He explains salt lowers temperature and is used with ice in cooling, then the clerk drinks the cooled beverage and rushes to the office. The tale ends with the clerk departing.
A Kansas City crowd at a hotel hears traveling storytellers recall ocean crossings and wide rivers near Lawrence. A substory shows a daughter pressed by a cautious father and a confidential clerk eager to discuss a business match with her, ending with the girl guiding the couple to speak privately.
A veteran officer notes an unprecedented issue in the cases of Rear Admiral C. M. Chester and Rear Admiral F. B. Chadwick regarding retirement. Born February 20, 1814, they reach the statutory retirement age on that date if possible, but since no such date exists, the Navy Department decides to retire them on the last day of February. Chester has nearly two years more service than Chadwick, having entered service in October 1850 versus September 1801 for Chadwick.
In Washington Senate discussions center on the Tillman Hepburn rate measure with Sen Tillman reporting House bill 12087 as is, promising a written view after digesting testimony. Minority leader Bailey and Aldrich weigh in as debate shifts to amendments and committee rights.
In October 1H1, indictments accuse Frank Tearne and other officials at Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and Colorado Supply Company of conspiring to issue scrip redeemed at Supply stores. Hearne as president and Beaman as counsel, with Sehenck and Miller as officers, controlled the parent and subsidiary firms and their stores. Other indictments allege use of the scrip system at Amelia Siek ing and Retining Company, but none served due to weak evidence.
Jnnuraner Presidents Meet with Marton of the Mutual Peabody of the Mutual and Dryden of the Prudential and other insurance officers in New York City for a secret conference amid industry discussions and strategy.
Dr. We Palmer known as a quiet author and war correspondent died in Baltimore at age eighty. The report notes his prominence and the public talk surrounding his life.
Reports from Sauchang in Kiangsi Province say eight missionaries including six Jesuits and two English residents were killed during clashes with local officials amid disputes over church property indemnities. Protestant and American missions reported losses and escape of some staff as gunboat deployments were ordered to Kinling.
A mob of about 2000, led by railroad workers, attacked the nonwhite district in Springfield Ohio. Buildings burned, residents beaten, and two victims named M. M. Davie and others attacked. police and militia restored order after saloons were closed and National Guard mobilized.
Robbers in Pinland shoot a man and seize 27500 dollars from the Russian State Bank. Ten men force entry on a principal city street, guard is shot, employees held up, keys taken, and a room locked with two empty bombs placed at the door. Neighbors say revolutio nists from the Balthe region are suspected.
The seventeenth Aniat report of the State Commission in Lunacy shows a rising insanity ratio, with one insane person per 200 of the general population as of June 1 1905. It details hospital counts, patient totals, and proposed reforms amid budget adjustments and parole practices.
The widowed priest Father Martin Van De Laat was buried in a public street car procession in South Vinletge. About twenty street cars carried mourners with thousands of members marching behind, while his will requested simple arrangements and use of street cars instead of costly funerals.
Emperor and Empress witnessed the marriage of Tithee Eitel Frederick to Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg at the palace chapel in Bertin Germany. The ceremony drew 500 guests from German royalty nobility and diplomatic circles.
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin introduced a bill to require all political party committees in National elections to disclose expenditures and publicity tied to campaigns. The proposal aims to curb bribery and force transparency in campaign spending.
Six miners were killed and several injured in a blast near Piper in Bibb County Alabama. The mine is operated by the Lette Car haba Coal Company, with J. J. Sata of this city as president. The Little Canada settlement sits along the Birmingham Mineral Railway corridor, complicating the scene of the disaster.
A Spanish sailor Alvarez and two Mexicans Weld and Weavien were killed when Alvarez shot during a temper outburst at 311 South Second Street. All three were sailors residing in the international boarding house on Second Street. Alvarez, a deckhand on a Clyde Lane steamship, was held for Coroner Jerman's inquiry after the quarrel with Albert Newmin ended in the fatal shooting.
A report outlines the trial of Joshua Lester, owner of a mine operation, facing criminal negligence charges after an explosion killed about sixty. Separate items note yellow fever warnings in Tamanna ports, calls for quarantine, and various local cases including transportation finance and public notices.
An official statement in the Assembly hints at war possibilities and the government’s plan to organize public offices in wartime. In Tokyo the Emperor’s investiture with the Order of the Garter occurred at the palace. A Russian National Assembly is slated to convene, opening May 10.
The House of Commons appropriated funds to compensate for the loss of lia Melange Wights on the cast of Newfoundland. David HW. King of New York City was sued for SHY825.84 for paint inge. The Tristrance Commissioners of the Western States sought NY Department cooperation for a thorough investigation of Mutual Life artysrs.
A velvet form baker named Sabatino Aragone was killed in his care on the Fort Leo rod in New York City. The murder is described as the result of a vendetta involving J. Pierpont Morgan and associates in Tangier, Morocco.
Reported weather and market effects on reorder business as light demand persists. Miners in Pittsburg adopt a resolution criticizing leadership and slow dispute adjustments. Isthmian Canal Commission discusses labor import from Spain for Canal construction.
Robbers struck the town at bay late and got over a hundred in tun, while two assailants fled as workers nearby were startled. A red flash and smoke followed as the bandits opened fire then fled, with damaged vehicles and scattered debris left in their wake.
United States Supreme Court unanimously backs railroads over rerouting claims in Southern California. President nominates new diplomatic posts in Constantinople and Mexico, while hearings close on shipping and tariff matters. An assassination attempt is noted against the president of Colombia.
Manila reports 214 cholera cases and 22 deaths in 1905 with additional plague and smallpox figures. Major General Leonard Wood leads Mindanao inspection travels while Filipinos seek a volunteer regiment. News spans global incidents from Annapolis ceremonies to rail accidents and civilian crimes of the era.
A powerful earthquake struck Buena Ventura Colombia on the morning of the 21st, followed by a tidal wave. Reports from the coast indicate about 2000 killed from collapsing structures or drowning, with thousands of corpses seen at sea and villages wiped out. Five fatalities occurred at Tuquerres and Cumaco suffered greater damage. People in Poonayan moved to tents as thanksgiving services were held. Twelve shocks were felt, with danger deemed over.
David B. Henderson, once Speaker of the National House of Representatives, died at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque Iowa after nine months of paresis. He was until his death attended by family except a son in California. Ex congressman Geo VP Perkins of Sioux City to deliver the eulogy.
In Penn China the city appears quiet but fear of a rising among foreign legations prompts extraordinary precautions. The Dowager Empress orders daily police reports and keeps a tight security presence as guards at the Forbidden City are questioned and large infantry formations are stationed.
Police and troops raided a house on Trine goluyl Lane in suspected bomb factory operations. Several bombs exploded with five killed and police commissary among casualties. Twenty thirteen persons were arrested as the raid unfolded.
A campaign meeting in Waksi Poland turned violent as Lovinitsts attacked the crowd. One man was killed and fifteen others wounded in the assault amid the chaotic scene. The report notes heavy casualties and calls the event a riot in the Polish capital region.
Bryce outlines Campbell-Bannerman Irish policy which the British House of Commons approves. Cuban health authorities deny any yellow fever cases on the island, signaling no outbreak at present.
The article reports that Small who confessed to the Moorestown murder now denies the big confession. It notes Jolinson’s murder claim and doubts about evidence. Johnson's testimony remains central, potentially altering the State's case and sentencing prospects for Small.
Thomas Green was filling the Sinbad's 35 gallon gasoline tank at Gardners Canal wharf when George Walton smoking nearby caused a spark. An explosion ripped through the sloop tossing Walton into the rigging and Captain Alvin Jefferies into the canal after leaping from the cabin roof. Green was stunned but recovered. boat damage estimated at $75.
Borough and Clayton Council weigh franchises for the Gingsboro, Clayton and Pitman Gas Co and a Philadelphia firm plans a similar bid. An acetylene plant may be installed, aiming to start within four months to supply residents at up to 150 dollars per 1000 feet. Council grants a thirty year franchise. public areas slated for free lighting.
George Wood reports to his lawyers that he recollects events from the murder of George Williams, including a trip with Mack and a “little black man” to Red Bank, where he was drugged and placed in a farmhouse bed, awakening later as another man touched his back.
Pat Marrow formerly of the battleship Indiana, while walking near Mills Lake on Manham Rd, rescued John Herney an Icehouses employee from icy waters. The bystanders from Icehouses cheered. Marrow returned home to dry off.
A wedding at Pollsh Catholic Church was halted when the bridegroom’s father, Anthony Vonbel, rushed in shouting Stop this wedding as he learned his son was set to wed while already married. The ceremony paused as the priest and attendees reacted to the surprising revelation.
The Supreme Court at Tretion entered a judgment canceling all franchises of the Imperial Trust Company. The firm was found guilty of acting without authority and in flagrant violation of law, with the judgment effectively dissolving the corporation.
The President sent to the Senate postmaster nominations including Dewitt C Carters Winchell William T Marsh and others for New Jersey appointments.
A collage of brief, uneven items reports petty robberies, a Glassboro glass business decline, the death of Catherine Peoples in Me ville, a Minotola bank set to open with 25000 capital, a new Atlantic City Presbyterian church, Gloucester City politics, and local civic events.
A merchant reports a family cannot keep two lamp chimneys atop a hanging parlor lamp in a room where a piano is often played. Ten cent chimneys broke nightly during play. A forty cent chimney exploded with a pistol like report, shattering into two thousand pieces. Vibration from the piano carved the glass.
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