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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
4
W. H. Harwood writes in St Nicholas about the Great Lakes as a rich storehouse of romance and early exploration. He notes French priests voyageurs and coureurs de bois visited the region as early as 1540 to 1680, delivering messages of commerce and religion while admixtures of adventure and pillage marked the era.
In New York days Governor Stuyvesant and family ride to meeting at the Fort near the Battery in a grand coach as Mrs. Burton Harrison notes in the Ladies' Home Journal. The scene contrasts their Paris gowns with colonial church routine and the look of public gaze. The piece then surveys beds worldwide from English four-poster to Japanese matting and Egyptian chairs, and ends with a Klondike joke about baked beans.
Senor Gul len informs US diplomat that Spain wants Consul General Les recalled from Havana. Spain also objects to using naval vessels to deliver US relief to Cuba as US ships Montgomery and Nashville prepare to land supplies for starving reconcentrados, amid White House awareness for days of the move.
It is admitted the Naval Board of Inquiry has finished only the first branch of its investigation into the explosion that wrecked the Maine. No date set for completion as Secretary Long expects a more detailed hull examination. Congress remains passive on Cuba, awaiting the Inquiry’s findings.
Plans for four coal sheds at Key West were drawn up and the construction contract will be let immediately with a thirty day completion target. Commander Bradford of the Bureau of Equipment is expected to place large coal contracts for Key West shipments. The Navy also readies ammunition supply for warships on the Asiatic station with orders to the training ship Mohican.
The House, 311 voting nyo on Cannon bill, unites to back over 250 million dollars for national defense. Spectators fill galleries as representatives praise the president and pledge united support amid foreign threat concerns.
W. W. Howard, a relief worker, has just landed in New York from Cuba aboard the Vigilanela. He says Armenia suffered less famine than Cuba where insurgents are well armed and the land is desolate with burned towns and abandoned fields. He notes calm in Havana and little fear of war among residents, except among the lower classes toward Americans.
The Supreme Court held that Nebraska’s statute, central to the so called Nebraska maximum freight case, is unconstitutional. The ruling finalizes the challenge to the state law despite prior interpretations.
A compilation of short items notes jail sentences suicides and arrests from New York Albany Providence Brooklyn and other locales. Highlights include Henry Southgate jailed in New York for wife’s support issue and A Draper named NYC School Superintendent. crime trials in Wilkes Barre and Rutland. ship movements between Key West Havana and Matanzas. labor strikes Erie Canal workers seeking higher pay. editor resolutions on the Elsworth bill and port interests formation. multiple accidents drownings and a range of legal verdicts and sanctions across several states.
A fragment shows a market price list for vegetables and staples. Items include potatoes, cabbage, onions, tomatoes, beans, squash, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, kale, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, and various grains and flours with unit prices and bulk quantities. The list references multiple vendors and measurements, reflecting a busy marketplace.
Acting Secretary of War transmits congressional abstract of state militia. Missouri shows 2939 total strength with 400,000 available for service. Arkansas 2020 and 250,000. Illinois 6200 and 4,790,000. Kansas 1463 and 100,000. Kentucky 1371 and 361,137. Mississippi 1725 and 203,320. Tennessee 1696 and 180,000. Texas 3023 and 500,000. New Mexico 652 and 38,000. Oklahoma 547 and 50,000. United States total 18,111,953 with territories 114,862 and grand total 16,301,599 available.
The Speedwell, Captain Collier, en route from Marco to Key West, was struck by a squall near Marquesas and capsized. Nine of the 13 aboard drowned including Captain Collier’s three children and the Nichola family from Bridgeport. Survivors include Captain Collier, deckhands Samuel Cates and Jesse Green, and passenger Rh. W. Bates. The craft, about twenty tons, rode out the gale then drifted to Key West after two hours in the sea.
The Commerce Committee voted unanimously to report adversely on Henry Demas for the Naval Driver post in New Orleans amid multiple charges. The strongest indictment cited Demas work for the Louisiana Lottery while a state senator, among other accusations.
Mr 8 H Waller claims ownership of an ancient ring found among county heirs. The plain gold band bears inscription John Waller ob Septem Sth 1754 and A TE 83 6. Documents suggest the ring descended from Sir Edmund Waller the Royalist. The Glasgow KY item notes unrelated cranberry freezing methods. A Czech Austrian discord reference describes a tall helmet as a Teutonic emblem.
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