23 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
1
A dubious OCR fragment discusses life as a play with death between night and day. It references a playwright, curtains, dawn, and muttering winds, citing a line from Bliss Carman's Tapes of Pan and noting unknown audience beyond the glass.
Two American boys, Dick and Reddy, roam near a river ford in Bangued and meet a dark young Filipino guide who aids them in approaching the insurgent Tino. The youth carries the wounded boy and guides them to safety while evading pursuit, and later, a colonel and adjutant discuss Tino's fate as the boys observe a photo of the rebel.
The Kansas City Star reports on wolf and dogskin coats popular with stockmen and hunters in the Dakotas Nebraska and Wyoming. Wolfskin coats cost from 100 to 150 dollars with sleeves cut from pelts, and buyers seek durable rainproof warmth. E W Hart of Brock Nebraska recalls trapping wolves for skins and a tale of danger with a large female, noting these coats are highly desired though hard to obtain.
A column cites The New York World creed for salesmen stressing honesty and drive. It notes jewelers rarely reset settings without adding stones, raising cost, and cites Boston Herald on dismantled royal tiaras and shifting tastes among American buyers.
In Tersey City near Mayor Fagan’s municipality a miniature Flatiron edifice approaches completion. The model stands five dwarfish inches alongside a large center Manhattan structure. The front elevation angle appears sharper than the metropolitan design, with a triangular site about half Gotham’s allocated space. The property is owned by an estate linked to John Carroll, former Cian deputy chieftain, reported by New York Dress.
A fragment discusses planting flowers for neighborly sharing and early blooming options including carnations. It pivots to etiquette on keeping a husband interested, citing Dorothy Dix on listening, shared tastes, amiability, flattery, and maintaining charm to retain a marriage. The piece ends with a stray public opinion excerpt.
The article notes that women's clubs in London have become a settled institution. It cites their broad roles in medicine, art, literature, and business, their facilities like public and private rooms, reading and packing areas, and adequate cookery. It emphasizes men and women sharing similar conveniences and social spaces.
A foreign visitor, a celebrated German architect, praised Bird Centre and American small towns for their democratic spirit and social equality. He noted towns as centers of culture and education where all classes mingle, contrasting them with city life and farm isolation. He observed women contributing at home and men of varied occupations living on equal footing.
A New York Press report cites experiments claiming men surpass women in taste smell sight and touch. It states men detected gall in water, prussic acid, a ticking watch, and pain more acutely, suggesting women feel pain less but endure fortitude, amid controversy.
The article outlines fashionable silhouettes in pale silks and chiffons with varied textures. It notes shepherds check skirts paired with broad cloth jackets, exclusive jumpers with hidden openings, and pleated mauve skirts. Fashion circles praise tied borders, tartans, and intricate fabrics like mousseline and tulle chiffon.
Two laborers recount how they were promised a job then given a “slip" by a contractor for certain building works. After about two hours they were interrupted by the foreman who challenged their progress as they shifted planks, with tension rising between Jack Thompson and Joe.
In Munich reports Mr Wroght notes rising horse slaughter for human food due to government beet import restrictions. The consular report cites scarce, low quality horse flesh selling twenty to twenty five cents per pound while white horseflesh reaches seven or eight cents. The piece notes social admonitions about accepting one's circumstances.
Twenty five masked men robbed the Mutual Bank in central Moscow raising suspicions of inside help. They overpowered guards, bound them, then opened the heavy vault with deft moves before fleeing through a rear entrance, leaving no trace as a large crowd gathered outside.
In Chattanooga Tennessee a mob of about seventy five seized a Black prisoner named Johnson from the jail after a federal stay was granted by the United States Supreme Court. They led him to a bridge over the Tennessee River where the beam broke and he fell. bullets followed as deputies hid in a bathroom. The incident inflames city residents and prompts a Justice Department probe into mob action and contempt of court.
New York City. Dr Josiah Strong, head of the American Institute of Social Service, quoted a contractor claiming that killing workers costs less than protecting them at work. He cited daily deaths in New York from avoidable accidents and noted high fatalities in mines and railways. A separate report notes a frozen death of a baby and a mother in Wyoming while traveling to a county seat.
A dramatic shift in Philadelphia street rail control ends the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company’s monopoly. The Philadelphia and Western Railway gains street access as the Rapid Transit Company surrenders key subway and elevated franchises. City officials sign a three year build plan for subways and elevated lines with projected costs near 1.21 billion dollars, paving the way for competition and new routes across the city.
Eleven year old Carl Wolfe died after being struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train in Portsmouth Ohio while carrying his father's dinner. The accident occurred near the railroad crossing as the boy tried to cross with the parcel. Authorities investigate the circumstances as neighbors describe the boy as diligent and kind.
A Brazilian storm triggered floods and landslides in Rio de Janeiro killing or injuring twenty people. Reports also cite fires and further casualties in Petropolis, capital of Rio de Janeiro state. Peasants in Tomek, Siberia, are described as cutting down trees on their lands and in forests owned by local landowners.
A garbled OCR fragment references King Alfonso as an automobile expert, Wheeler as a devout Christian, and figures like J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie in world affairs. It mentions Edward VII’s heir’s cards, Bernard Shaw correspondence, Langley’s legacy, and assorted notes on English language drives and public notices, all in a scrambled, non coherent jumble.
District Attorney Jerome holds that political contributions by officers of insurance companies were not a crime as payments showed no felonious intent. The report cites Jerome’s view that such appropriations, if any, were not made with intent to deprive or defraud. Other urban crime notes include a policeman killed in Jackson Michigan and a post office safe robbery in Brooklyn.
Amid Armstrong Committee sessions, Judge Andrew Hamilton confronted the New York Life Insurance officers and trustees. He attacked the board for guiding John A. McCall to his grave, claimed all expenditures were reported to and sanctioned by the auditing committee, and urged ousting the trustees to protect two billion dollars in life insurance assets.
A Buffalo jury found no damages against the Ladies' Home Journal in a libel case brought by Dr. Pierce over an article claiming his medicines contained alcohol morphine and opium. The defendant admitted the article misrepresented but the verdict awarded no damages. a motion for new trial was set for argument.
Ruth Fair Houdlett a Tadcliffe College senior from Catebridge Mays dies by own action using wood alcohol. The event is treated as mysterious with officials noting possible suicide amid evictions in Manchuria and a Senate debate on rail rate regulation as political context.
Representative Sumit introduces a bill to drain the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina as government ownership plans surface. Premier Sonmoe responds to Hal Pactement while a bill seeks 250 million over ten stages for road improvement. Japan’s naval wireless advances noted with inventor Kania referenced.
The New Jersey press reports a peace treaty between farmers from Union Middlesex and Somerset counties and the Watershung Hunt Club of Brainfield. Farmers will join wild chases, fences kept year round, and invited attendance at the club's fall Casino dinner. Separately, Mount Holly Water Company faces rate protests after a permanent price increase, despite a temporary rise. hydants and reserves cited. Additional notes cover farm labor issues, bloodhounds for burglaries in Burlington County, a Bloomfield school gift of 5000 dollars in memory of Rev. Daniel Poor, and plans to use interest for seminary expenses.
A man facing an accounting in Jersey affairs seeks relief amid complex estates. George W. Jersey of Oradel, thrice married with three sets of children, calls the Surrogate Poll to order accounting. he says the three estates are inextricably confused. The matter continues as efforts to resolve the tangled holdings proceed, with creditors and heirs watching closely.
The Department of Agriculture reports progress in breeding a non puckering persimmon by crossing Japanese and American varieties. An experimental stock has been produced to address soft and astringent issues seen with the old fruit. Distribution plans and further testing are underway to ensure market viability.
A old clipping notes Southern Congressmen pressing for a 200000 appropriation to eradicate cotton disease. Other items include Roosevelt family confirmations, Taft court doubts, a train robber escape payment, piracy in the Philippines, and various international incidents from Manila to Paris.
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