11 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1887
Page
1
An excerpt presents a poetic reflection on love and inspiration with lines about imperious favorites and the pull of verse. The fragment mentions themes of listening, social daily life, and the lure of entrancing pain in romantic musings.
A narrator recalls a summer romance entwined with a scarred memory. He buys a ruby bracelet as engagement token for Bessie Mason, sisterly rival Arthur Hastings appears, jealousy festers, a fatal shot is fired at the river, leaving a dreamlike shock that unsettles him until the truth surfaces.
The New York Sun notes Boston shows growing skill in diamond cleavage cutting, a rare craft believed to be innate and practiced by five or six men globally. It suggests Boston may become a major diamond cutting center near Maiden Lane, with cleaved angles valuable for scientific uses and small jewels.
A dialogue snippet features Tommy noting Mr Snoggs walks differently, Pa claiming he is a high stepper, and Emeline’s sister hearing the remark. The judge is referenced as the speaker framing the exchange in a short observed moment.
A survey of scientific observations covers color theory, mining gas hazards under low pressure, cork lime bricks for light partitions, extreme Canadian winters, electrical discharge safety for public buildings, lamp vacuum details, bog wood forestry changes, tortoise shell trade origins, and historic uses in Rome.
A New York journalist cites extreme spending by women on attire, noting a single woman spending $25,000 in a year and others $20,000 to $15,000, with dresses and toilet goods reaching $30,000. The piece contrasts affluent spending with harsh scenes of impoverished women performing outdoor labor and scavenging for coal, fuel, and food.
John Quincy Adams, then a Representative, tripped on a straw mat on the House floor and dislocated his right shoulder. He was treated at home, but returned to the House with his arm in a sling the next day.
A terse urban exchange shows a tenant referencing rotten porch and shed roof and then shifting to the rent as the main grievance. The dialogue suggests escalating tension between renter and landlord over property conditions and payment.
The renowned pastor Henry Ward Beecher died after a series of strokes that began with apoplexy on Friday. Doctors Hammond and Searle attended him as his paralysis deepened, with family and congregation gathering at his bedside. A final decline culminated Monday evening as his life ended in his modest bed-chamber.
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher died after a slow labored decline at his Brooklyn home attended by family friends and servants. Mrs Beecher and relatives watched as he slipped away without a struggle at 0 50 pm. A large cortege and public condolences followed with officials pledging resolutions and embalmers preparing the remains for a statue in Prospect Park. Beecher lifelong abolitionist preacher and author of the Life of Christ, had served Plymouth Church since 1847 and drew national attention for his advocacy and eloquence.
The United States Treasury issues a circular to holders of trade dollars detailing redemption procedures. Defaced or mutilated coins will not be redeemed. Holders must request redemption, furnish amount held, and await notification before presenting coins at Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer offices for payment in standard or fractional silver.
A miscellany listing Joan Ericsson as a tireless naval inventor working ten hours daily and General Sherman as a sought after New York winter sensation. It notes aging dignitaries such as Viscount Eversley and the Duke of Albany, plus other figures like Asse Davis and Cardinal Canorvan Newnan. Mentions John Wanamaker paying 120000 for a painting and Dr Oliver Wienpell, M Crevrevt at 101, with notes on West Point cadet Johnson Woorraker and the Beale family land holdings. Also cites religious tours by Dr John ail and Dr L Cuylor ahead of Presbyterian unity moves.
A Salt Lake City wedding joined Hong Hop a local merchant with an Evens Church affiliation and a young woman recently brought into the community as a prospective Mormon. The ceremony drew notice for its unusual union and the newcomer's integration into church circles.
Reports list a 600 pound nitro powder blast at Ditmar Dynamite Works Baychester New York killing Henry Bahr and destroying a building. Reading Pennsylvania falls thirty feet as a scaffold collapses injuring fifteen. Treasury redeems trade dollars at par in New York Philadelphia. Alexander Crawford lynched in Winona Mississippi for murder. Pork corner in Chicago unsettles Board of Trade. railroads plan to implement new classifications. President appoints Pomr Martens and others. postmasters reassigned. Princess Liliuokalani’s death wish myth. Pope Rampolla named Secretary of State. Four Mexican soldiers handed to U.S. authorities after Nogales raid. Rhode Island Democrats nominate Davis for Governor. Garrett sells railroad stake to Alfred Sully syndicate. Wheat price swings in Chicago as market shifts. Maritime Bank of New Brunswick suspends and lumber firms fail in St Johns.
The tow boat Diamond, ascending the Ohio with barges, tore down a skiff carrying seven colored people including Harry Gross and his family. Six perished, one survivor, John Graham, rescued three others before two died of exhaustion. Four bodies not recovered. In Dry Fork near Harrison Ohio, Robert Blacker his wife and child crossed and the carriage overturned. Mrs Blacker was saved but Mr Blacker and the child drowned.
Immense activity in the arts features lavish sums for performances in Mexico and London, plans for plays from Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and dramatic treatments of The Mysteries of Paris. Notable figures include Barrett in Rienzi, Verdi’s entourage, and a Swedish king’s drama.
Senate and House wrap up the fifty-ninth and forty-ninth sessions. Highlights include adoptions to continue Texas election inquiry, Naval and Agricultural appropriation actions, public building bills, and a pension measure for Mary S. Logan. Speaker Carlisle thanked members as the House adjourned.
A dispute over county seat location in Coronado, Wichita County, led to a fatal shooting after Leoti men confronted Coronado residents. Charles Cotter and William Pains were killed, six others were wounded, including Ezra Loomis and Frank Lilley.
Twenty five Mormon women work as missionaries in East Tennessee. Minnesota ships wheat to Europe via the Mississippi and New Orleans. EsmenatoA County Nevada produced about $110000 in borax last year. Tyre's pineapple crop is large on Florida islands and mainland. Cotton output this year is 6440000 bales with very high quality. The German government considers strict Alsace policy. The German Empress awards medals for forty years service. AMRANAM Wor died in Karls burg aged 112, possibly Europe’s oldest man. HanvAnN and Gaudaur plan a $2500 aside three mile single scull race May 30 for Americas championship. A farmer near Tallapoosa Ga killed three turkeys in one shot weighing 18, and 16 pounds each. The world’s longest tunnel at Schemnitz Hungary now completed at 10 27 miles. Berlin mood towards France is calm with war questions resting on Russia. A woman in Wolf Pit township North Carolina scolds her husband during a dispute over their baby.
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