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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
1
A nostalgic tribute from Good Housekeeping laments a woman named Tate and her compassionate life. It speaks of her kindness, resilience, and the lasting memory she leaves, even as leaves fall and seasons change. The verse commemorates her impact in the face of gossip and hardship.
Rita Canton faces a mortgage burden on the family mill as suitors press. Gustave Feder offers a hopeful match, while Rafa Vondeldorf proposes a wealth driven alternative. Rita weighs love, home, and a risky ultimatum to save her father’s cherished mill.
Rita returns home with a plan to marry Gustave after a hidden fortune in her hair is offered by a distant merchant. The father blesses the couple as Rita reveals her tale of temptation and sacrifice, the debt repaid, and a hopeful future for the trio.
A new tea company, inspired by Dr. Shepard, has purchased 6000 acres in Colleton County South Georgia for 20000 dollars. Planting will begin with 100 acres this season while next year over 6000 acres are planned, with output expected to top 300000 pounds.
Andrew Carnegie announces retirement from active business and Endows five million pounds for libraries at Braddock Homestead and Duquesne and five million for widows and superannuated employees. He calls retirement timely and says it is his duty to retire before old age. The gift stands as the era’s largest philanthropic act.
Andrew Carnegie outlines a $5,000,000 trust to the Carnegie Company funds with $1,000,000 income for injuries and dependents of workers. The over four million to aid retired employees from long service, with pensions. If a surplus remains after ten years, funds extend to other Allegheny mills near Carnegie works.
The 16-year-old Ile Neel, held in Camden County Jail on attempted murder charges, narrowly escaped lynching after a Berlin robbery. Constable Norcrode intervened with a revolver, breaking the mob and freeing the restrained prisoner who then reportedly admitted the hold up and obtaining money.
In Washington a note orders the cruiser New York to Tangier and Fez to secure settlement of U S claims against the Sultan of Morocco. Consul General Gummere is instructed to press the Grand Vizier for payment. Morocco has agreed on a partial sum but broader settlement remains unsettled, with the United States seeking about 50 000 in total claims. The New York and its crew may intervene if Moroccan courts resist. A threat that the Vizier may move the court to Morocco City if Gummere persists.
In a grand class initiation at the Forty seventh Regiment Armory Brooklyn about 950 members from Brooklyn and Queens joined the Royal Arcanum. The event drew roughly 3000 order members and 4000 visitors, with Grand Officers introduced from New York and other states as officers wore jewels and the march band played. The meeting opened under Edward Shemeld with I. W. Jones presiding as advisory chief. The ceremony proceeded with the formation of candidates as the crowd observed.
Andrew Carnegie offers 5 200 000 to New York City for sixty five public libraries to be built in connection with the existing Fifth Avenue and Forty second Street Public Library project. The city must provide sites and sustain library maintenance, with funds already presented to Astor Lenox and Tilden foundations via Creaton-S Bit te, the abettor.
Martino Brosius of the tenth Penny Yanin District and Chair of the Committee on Banking and Currency died at his home here from apoplexy. Born March 1, 1835, he served in the Civil War and was wounded at Bermuda Hundred. Admitted to the bar in 1868, he first ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1882 but then was elected to the Fifty-third through the Fifty-seventh Congresses. A notable orator, he held high leadership in the House.
Andrew Carnegie Mrs Carnegie Minas Margaret Carnegie and Mrs Carnegie's sister sailed for Europe aboard the American liner St Louis. Carnegie expected to return in October and will spend most of the time at Skibo Castle in Seathland. When asked how much money he has given, he smiled and said he could not answer now, adding he has just begun to give away money.
Coroner jury verdict finds white convict near Winston, Oklahoma, beaten to death by a guard. Witnesses say Hart whipped with a rawhide by a man named Pink Fulton. post-mortem cites the wound as death cause. A warrant issued for the guard but he remains at large.
A string of disasters reports an eight year old Thomas Conners killed by an accidental powder explosion in Thomas W Valing Feen area as his family’s house burns. A mob killer Black woman Ballie Crutchfield is described in a sensational line about her death near Rome Smith County. Memphis Indiana faces total townfire loss with ten houses left and widespread homelessness. Lingleeite Tennessee suffers a major safe burglary followed by several fires and 100 homeless. Montreal Quebec experiences a wholesale drug house fire at Leem Ing Miles & Co with a worker killed and a 250000 dollar loss.
In Cleveland a man named George Mart was accused of assaulting his wife after finding her with another man. Police officer Fiedler presented the case, and Judge Pledier ruled that the husband was morally justified in beating his wife.
Washington report states Charles A. Johnson, fugitive cashier of the First National Bank of Niles Michigan, was captured in Calumbus Ohio by Secret Service officers. The bank closed doors amid Johnsons embezzlement alleged at 100000 dollars, with potential larger sum suspected.
Reports say Count Bent de Castellane and M. de Hadays clashed in Parc des Princes Paris with M. de Hadays the editor of Le Figaro wounded in the thigh. The duel was directed by Count de Plon on a grassy plot near the track as jury deliberations on a separate case stalled with no verdict.
In Raleigh a legislative message reports William I. Martin, four years up to March 1 a clerk in the State Stenery, confessed to stealing $4000 from the penitentiary with forged warrants. Martin, about sixty, once a New York regiment major, is jailed.
A distorted report states the Maine House rejected a prohibition amendment by an eight percent vote, with the Senate expected to concur. The Times of London speculates on English tax increases including sugar and stamp duties, and an income tax rise.
The article reports that Aselatant Secretary of War Melginley in Washington appointed William Cary Sanger of New York as Assistant Secretary of War in place of George D. Merkle-John of Nebraska. Sanger's commission was signed within an hour and he began duties. Captain Bowmumd H. McCalla, commander of the Newark, is ordered home to join the Kearsarge. A sulfur discovery near Sulphur County Louisiana near the Texas line is mentioned with secrecy efforts. Charles B. Melleshot of Connecticut in London says Shamrock hopes to win the America's Cup, hoping a British victory boosts international prestige and monetary views.
A rapid summary: U S leaders push authority for Cuba policy and canal options under McKinley. Cuban and Philippine military actions, mutinies, and allegiance oaths unfold. Port Puerto Rico and Hawaiian governance topics surface alongside ship and rail developments. Tragedies and crimes include a murder suicide in Massachusetts and robbery-related deaths, with varied local disasters and legislative notes on suffrage and fairs.
Reported deaths include M Bogalenoff after a shooting by Karpovich and a clerical dispute between Portugal’s Queen and her husband. Germany allocates 31 million for China expedition. sieges declared in Russian cities amid student unrest. Macedonian lines fortified. red rain and brown snow draw meteorologists’ debate. Paris hospital doctor cites pneumonia treatment via diphtheria serum. Cook estate swears widow receives bulk of 8 million. French Navy orders armored cruiser Victor Huse and torpedo boats. British royals tour colonies. Turkey’s Sultan and Emperor William exchange telegrams after Bremen attack. China urged U.S. intervention in Manchuria. Brazilian President Soles assures republic safety. Boxer rising death tolls cited. Turkey-Egypt tensions persist. Bavarians mark regent’s 80th birthday. British naval estimates rise, new warships planned. White, London official, acquires Whitehall Gardens home. Lord Parnell becomes Privy Council member.
In Halifax County a bank robbery at the National Bank ended with a fatal shooting. Cashier Charles W. Ryan and Isaac Lyter faced a nineteen year old youth Henry Rowe and Weston Kelper as they demanded money. Rowe fired, wounding a teller and killing a man. Rowe was captured by citizens and several accomplices were seized as the crowd surged. Authorities moved to protect the New Carrolton suspects.
A Kentucky town was nearly destroyed by a fast moving blaze fueled by a high wind. Fire consumed nearly every building and the tobacco plants owned by the American Tobacco Company, with relief trains from Louisville and Henderson bringing supplies after hours. Authorities reported about 500 tons of coal and other aid dispatched while homes shelter evacuees. Local trains carried relief crews to assist and provide temporary shelter for the homeless.
Former President Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison are lauded for their public service and patriotism after the news of Harrison’s death. The tribute notes his sacrifice of popularity for duty and his decency in private life, leaving a lasting impression across sections of the country.
News from Hamilton reports Oscar Gidden and other incidents as authorities arrest Henry Shinn on suspicion in the death of Thomas F. Applegate, a local farmer. Shinn denies involvement while officials say enough evidence exists, with the arrest prompted by Captain Hartmann and Detective Monroe after a week of casework.
In Chicago the Appellate Court overturns a bench ruling by Judge Adama. The decision finds no reversible error in the trial progress and addresses claims that Judge Stein, who presided, was biased and failed to hear testimony.
An autograph letter dated to George Washington was found among some pauper stock at a paper mill in Kalamazoo Michigan. It was written to Captain James Jamison, a New York merchant, asking for boat freight rates on a quantity of flour.
The body of General Harrison lay in state at the Capitol rotunda for nine hours, watched by 50,000 mourners as police guarded the ropes. The funeral at First Presbyterian Church and related services honored the late president with simple, dignified rites attended by 2005 possibly 160 attendees, including President McKinley and Governor Durbin, plus cabinet members and dignitaries.
The narrative details a funeral for McKinley era figures with the pallbearers, President McKinley, Governor Durbin, and Lt. Commander Parker in attendance. The service at the church includes readings from Corinthians, a hymn, prayers, and a graveside burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. Afterward, McKinley dined with Durbin before departing for Canton.
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