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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1886

Page

2

Jurors Discharged Without Pay After Term Ends

Jurors in the United States District Court were discharged for the term Tuesday morning without receiving pay. Upon the new Marshal taking office jurors will be notified by postal card, a first in sixteen years. The State Board of Agriculture of New Jersey seeks to persuade its representative in Congress to lift restrictions on importing American pork into France and other countries, noting low prices threaten a key industry and farming interests nationwide.

United States District Court State Board of Agriculture of New Jersey Congress France United States Ferney

Political turmoil and legal cases widen in New Jersey

A New Jersey session features the impeachment trial of Keeper Poverty amid public intrigue. The Janeway & Co. suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad over fire damage nears $1,000,000 while legislative battles over bridging waters, governor vetoes, and corruption inquiries stir Trenton. Assemblyman Cater plans an Opera House night to expose legislative corruption spanning eleven years.

Janeway & Co New Ae Een Senate House Baltimore & Ohi Co Asemblyman Cater Jers City Opera Trenton Tievens Wieton-street Vane Cutor

Ex-Senator attacked by schoolteacher sparks township politics

In New Jersey on March 20 an alleged attack by teacher Louise Blyeavin on ex-Senator Ephrasin Empson in Ocean counts provokes a clash over electing a Jackson township trustee. The confrontation centers on ousting principal Miss Bourke Blickman and alliances among farmers.

N. J Mies Louise Blyekaivin Ephrasin Empsun Ocean Golea Jackson Township Bourke Blickman Hig

Village meeting ends in assault over school trustee race

A village meeting at the school opened with prayers and speeches. Miss Blackman whipped Ex-Senator Empson with a long whip amid a packed crowd while alleging his cruelty. Miss Blackman defended her action, describing Empson as a bitter, wealthy political figure.

Emilson Senator Finpson Jackson Township Perry United ‘States

Daring Robbery and Shell Explosions Reported in March Dispatch

The report details a shell explosion near old Confederate fortifications causing fatalities. It also covers a bold burglary in Holmes county Mississippi where three men bound and tortured Mary Schlander, stole 1500 dollars and 100, leading to a gunfight in which one thief died and another was mortally wounded.

H. B Jones Telra Oak Asp Nebraska Henry A. Stadivan Ed Johnson Jobson Johuson Charles Fulinson Ardle Fasnane Ostlund Johson Charles Johnson Wisshet de Parker Rome Johnson Loveluck Peter Jolson Alher Mternoon Owana Neb Burt County Lant Ian Evang Everett Quicand

Extraordinary Railroad Accident Delays Freight Trains in Jersey City

March 24 report details a Pennsylvania Railroad freight collision near Galeg and Site streets in Jersey City. A locomotive toppled from a trestle, spilling cars and triggering a crash that caused no injuries. a resident awoke when firemen searched for casualties.

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Jaehnes Heavy Bail at Twenty Thousand

New York March 22 Alderman Jaehnes bail fixed at 20000 dollars. His friends struggle to raise the amount and the lawman remains in cell with prospects of stay. Bondsman reportedly quit after plans for release stalled.

New York Jaehnes Irdine

Desperate Clashes Over Voter Rights and Johnson Siege

A letter from Mirgissipp reports white citizens denouncing attacks on colored voters amid a tense election climate. Reports claim whites shouted to suppress organizing while a manhunt targets Henry A. Stadivan and chase for Ed Johnson ends with a fatal shootout near Oak as vigilante forces close in.

Mirgissipp Rinstare Thak Lowy Jia

Eight year old boy injured after fall from church tower

New Bruxschox reports Andrew Connolly, aged eight, fell thirty feet from the Fourth Reform Church tower yesterday and is believed fatally injured. A separate voyage collision near Hoboken involved the Lackawanna ferry and the Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore, injuring five aboard and causing extensive damage to the Lackawanna’s forward cabin.

New Bruxschox Andrew Connolly Reform Lackawanna Hoboken Vine Barclay Street New York Hoboken Jersey Shore Pensylvania Railroad Baltimore

Tunnel Disaster Near Pottsville Claims Several Lives

A tunnel accident near Pottsville caused a rock collapse killing twenty workers including Ito Wright and Nuldry. Sam Backup Lew Ruber Jol Coter among others were seriously or fatally injured with many more sustaining injuries. A ferry boat fire followed the incident in the same period.

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Camden and Atlantic railroad fire causes losses and ships damaged

The Camden and Atlantic railroad area suffered a major blaze with the Camden Fire Department and police linked to looting reports. Fire crews battled flames that destroyed wood and ties, causing about 820,000 in damages. Ferryboats Arasapha and Shackamaxon were saved from slips, while Cooper’s Point, built by Hata 2 Hollingsworth in Winns Del in 1879, sustained losses exceeding 350,500.

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Terrific New England Storms Hit Multiple Cities

A series of powerful thunderstorms and lightning struck western Connecticut and nearby regions this morning. Reports describe fires at depots in Watertown and Cheshire, a destroyed New Haven and North Western depot, and severe damage across several towns including Bridgeport and Chester, with injuries to a policeman on Crown street and fatalities in Vermont and New York areas.

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Preparing the garden with manure and gentle horsemanship

The text urges using well rotted manure and deep soil prep to boost garden yields and manure effectiveness. It stresses gentle handling to gain a horse's cooperation, noting a good horse responds to a friendly voice more than to anger or punishment.

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