27 Mar 1903
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
1
A poetic reminiscence recalls a boyhood orchard of birds and animal companions. The speaker laments the passage of time and wishes to be a boy again, surrounded by familiar names and simple joys from a bygone era.
Abigail Silover fights off an Indian attacker in a cabin standoff twenty miles from Detroit. She drenches the foe with boiling mush and later hurls a kettle dish at others, saving her brothers as Jonathan Sitover returns home amid rifle fire. One attacker dies from injuries. The scene occurs near the Siloverenbhn homestead, noted as now near Detroit.
In a Michigan wilderness settlement Abigail Silover braves danger as her father departs to finish a new house. Neighbors and Indian allies mingle with fears of uprising while Abigail coordinates supper and hides her family when a Cree chief Nakomis arrives to inspect the home.
A scanned article notes that a parasitic fungus controls cockroach populations in South Africa and discusses earthworms forming nutrient-rich soil. It also reports mastodon skeleton belts in New York, a French experiment on anesthesia via electric current, plant toxicity from caffeine and theobromine, and a question about Weeping Willows' lineage linked to Washington era trees.
In Santo Domingo revolutionaries capture a city fort, take control of government offices and landlines, and release political prisoners. Foreign Minister Sanchez seeks refuge in the U S Consulate. President Vasquez is absent. Casualties mount as fighting continues and stores remain closed. Washington reports no war plan. cruiser Atlanta ready to deploy if U S interests are endangered.
Secretary Root dismissed Estes Rathbone's charges against Brigadier General Leonard Wood. He endorsed that no answer was required and no action would be taken, stating the accusations lacked foundation. He noted General Wood acted with War Department approval and that Cuban sentiments toward the U.S. official were not official acts.
London reports the death of The Very Rev Frederic Wilfrid Farrar Dean of Canterbury in his seventy second year He was a famed Anglican theologian author of Life of Christ and other works born in Bombay August 7 1831 educated at London and Cambridge Farrar held posts at Marlborough College Cambridge University Westminster Abbey and Westminster residency before his passing.
Chicago aldermanic action seeks a $100 fine on landlords who remove tenants due to their children. A concession by Alderman Rudxton would allow landlords to avoid prosecution if they prove children’s presence disturbs quiet. Rudxton claims a strong case with eight children in his own family. Also reported is the death of Avie Wuelnessman’s tragic accident in Nashville, Tenn, where Connell of Nugaville was struck and killed by a freight train near Birmingham.
Baron von Sternburg was attacked in Rossetlstag and his American wife dragged into the debate. Both were defended by the Chancellor in the fallout from the incident.
Five men of the tug Mi lot crew drowned after a collision with the Ute steamship Winitred off Marcus Hook in the Delaware River. Survivors were rescued by the Pilot. Names of the deceased include Alonzo Titened, John Hentett, Prink Auklison, Albert Majuter, and Diana. An apparent race mixture among the dead and listed judgments in separate cases are noted.
London reports Mrs Florence Maybrick, convicted of poisoning her husband in 1880, will be released on life sentence in 1903 and move to penal servitude for life only until then. U.S. Embassy and Home Office confirm forthcoming release to influence ongoing land and legal actions in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In Manila a looming crisis follows the arrest and conviction of three prominent Moros who led a raid and arson on Perang District. Thirteen Chinese houses burned. leaders linked to the Sultan of Jolo, prompting protests. Officials insist the sentence will be carried out.
Reverend Dr. Wiram Hutching, pastor of Bedford Avenue Baptist Church in Brooklyn, is approaching his ninety first birthday on May 20, after celebrating fifty years of marriage to his third wife. He previously married in Boston and has three children from earlier marriages. He has suffered spinal trouble and has grown weaker in recent years.
Explosion at the Athens Coal Company mine near Springfield killed six miners and injured others. The entry was jammed with gar and workers were lighting and blasting. some men died within feet of the entry. Cartridges were held back during the incident. Separately, Russia pledged 10,000,000 cartridges to Serbia with delivery delayed to late May amid Balkans tensions.
A year-old child, Susie Levi eh, died in Sheppron Pennsylvania after overexertion during a rope jumping activity. The report notes the fatal collapse followed extended effort, with authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
The report covers wage payments in Olle State, adjustments of wage data, machinists in Chicago demanding five percent raises, and May Day actions. It notes the Lumber Carriers Association signing wage agreements, a nationwide eight hour plan, Weather Bureau staffing, and Oregon Senate labor bills on blacklisting and employee protections.
President Castro announced resignation of the presidency of Venezuela and handed over duties to the Congress president. Congress unanimously declined to accept the resignation and urged a reconsideration. Castro refused to abdicate and offered a new campaign to Congress while asserting he will not resign.
Reports describe the American Fall and surrounding riverbed nearly dry due to a rare upstream disturbance. Observers walk the exposed riverbed seeking relics while sections of the Horseshoe Path remain inaccessible and the water level lowers across the gorge.
Dr Charley W. Roberts of Scranton Wa died of heart disease while working on a plan for a large Milford Pennsylvania sanitarium offering German baths for heart ailments. His twin Samuel W. Roberts had died months earlier. The two deaths deeply affected the family. A bank robbery in Kentucky and the Soufriere eruption on St Vincent are also noted in brief items.
A blast at the Providence Mine in San Felipe Guantfatte Mexico caused nine miners to die. The accident followed a failure to detonate several blasts, and workers rushed to the scene where rescue efforts were halted. Joseph Brown aged seventy eight and Mrs Sarah Pattie aged seventy seven were reported among the deceased.
A garbled notice describes a mortgage foreclosure involving the Pity Presbyterian church in Chicago. It mentions a property sale and the debt secured by the mortgage, with the lender and terms not clearly readable.
Mrs Ely Nunteon, a centenarian and longtime resident of Chicago, died at her home. She was born in Lillehammer, Norway, on May 23, 1829, and lived in the county for most of her life, reaching a remarkable age with full years.
The State Department released Secretary Amngs memorandum commenting on Argentina seeking opinions of the United States about coercive debt collection by stronger nations. The memo supports arbitration for disputes not resolved by diplomacy and urges peaceful, lawful enforcement of obligations between states.
Three masked robbers attempted a mid train hold up on an electric car between Los Angeles and Santa Monica. A gun battle fatally wounded passenger WW A Griswold of Manchester Iowa. Two other passengers were wounded as the robbers fled into the night. The incident halted the car about a mile from the city.
The Federal Grand Jury adjourned after ten days with more than 250 indictments against miners tied to the alleged hold up of Deputy Marshal Ran Cunniingham in Aodeaville and in the Stanford area. Indictments cite resistance to federal authority and conspiracy. Cuoniingham plans a posse to pursue the insurgents, and trouble is feared in the Unite region upon his return.
A committee of representatives reviews the decree regulating state etiquette and order of precedence for high figures. They argue the proposal submissively grants civil power over the military and would abolish honors for princes not in the royal hierarchy, reflecting democratic pressure for change.
Fragmented report mentions a one year old infant in Taemin Washington and a deceased person with possessions. Names such as Wilcox, Weaver, and a school principal appear amid racing and sports notes referencing Bagatelle and Belleville and a Boston Americans tie to New York donations.
The Cuban treaty passed the Senate 50 to 16 after a two week adjournment amid amendments from the Foreign Relations Committee. Provisions included delaying ratification until Congress approves, tariff concessions, and schedule changes. Several nominations were confirmed, and debate over publicizing speeches followed before adjournment.
Six people die amid a wreck described as a collision between the steamer Plymouth of the River Line and the freighter City of Paamton near New London. Casualties include multiple colored quarrymen and several crew members. one passenger identified as G H Marsten of Paterson NJ. The scene shows twisted steel, girders, and scattered debris as rescue efforts proceed.
The President offers the Directors post at the Census Bureau to a Boston native formerly Chief Rratstician of Manufactures to replace the resigned Mie May Vink. Mac Nob dith to take the helm in May, a New York native now living in town, as preparations for the new census directorate proceed amid other political and social notes.
A deranged mother in Fiskdale Saint Sturbridge Massachusetts killed her four children aged six, five, one and a half, and five months then set the house on fire before ending her own life by slitting her throat. Neighbors halted the blaze and investigators found the brutal scene with an axe and kerosene involved.
An inquest at Ath Hoy, under Constable Albert A. Phares, led to the widow and Garfield Taylor being held for Grand Jury action after testimony showed the widow sought a druggist to learn how to kill a person. The deceased died shortly after she administered a powder believed to be strychnine. A chemist found strychnine in the body.
Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald, commander in Ceylon, is to be tried by court-martial on serious charges of immorality. The Governor of Ceylon empowered the court-martial, and Macdonald is expected to return from England to face the accusations after consulting with peers.
John Alexander Dowie urges followers at the Auditorium to contribute 400 000 to 500 000 dollars for the new tabernacle in Zion City. He warns he could secure the money elsewhere but wants it from his own people to keep it in their hands and accelerate construction. He says this is not a hold up but a bid for both money and lives.
Fragment discusses Jed Inn Stagn and Ontogenous names, a Wells Fargo Express reference, a naval collier, and missionaries in China. Mentions a future command of the collier Pompey and a Boxer uprising along the Yang River with rebels massing. text is garbled and partial.
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