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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
1
A vivid reminiscence follows a peculiar gray headed neighbor who tends a garden daily, digges the same patch, and douses the narrator with salt. A pursuit leads to observations of the man’s odd behavior and a tense dynamic with a pipe wielding caretaker and an eventual ride to an asylum. The narrative blends odd devotion, neighborly oddities, and the unsettling gaze of the old man.
The article surveys ambitious irrigation plans in Kansas and Louisiana. It highlights Cheyenne Bottoms in Barton County Kansas using overflow from the Arkansas River to irrigate land, while in Louisiana the Atchafalaya region aims to drain and reclaim millions of acres of floodplain via canals and pumping stations. The piece notes potential land values, government roles, and broader hopes for arid land reclamation and agricultural growth.
A town near Almoat was engulfed as a freight train wreck caused burning oil to spill and ignite a large station. Two tank cars exploded, fire spread through homes, and several buildings including a Masonic Hall and a storehouse burned. Firefighting crews from nearby areas fought the blaze as residents escaped. Estimated damage runs into thousands with many dwellings destroyed.
An Hawaiian wife Lida disguises her leprosy using a witch doctor’s preparation to join her husband Lut Huhipa in exile on Molokai. Doctors suspect deceit yet are moved by devotion and permit both to depart together.
Fragmentary historical note recounts a religious figure judged imposter in Mbogo country. Mohammedan leaders planned succession but Mohammad alleged rival caused tension. A man named Mauludal reportedly died on a hill after kneeling to Mohammed, ending a contested leadership incident.
A veiled dispatch from Washington reports Doukhobor and related Russian religious groups planning to emigrate to North America. About 50000 may move, with communities in LithIs, delsawetpol, Baku and Kars seeking new homes in Canada and Trans-Caucasia regions. Pressure cites taxation and hardship as drivers.
The Humber of Krupp employs a May City ITI closure, Colchester Cotton Mile, and Burlington, Ve are cited. President Michelyk declines the United Mine Workers Union name. The Atlantic Coast sees seamen demanding higher wages. Pressment orders affect Chicago and other papers. Toby Mitchel warns that a strike may be declared if operators do not respond by August. Chicago authorities set to repress dissent with a $2 per 100 rate on 180,000 yearly sales.
Attorney General Griggs resigns to resume law practice as President McKinley faces canal treaty fallout. Washington officials cite influence on foreign policy while a policeman faces arrest over census frauds. United States meat contracts spark controversy and the government contemplates purchasing the Corcoran Art Gallery for 3300000.
The clipped wire bundle lists Cuba US postage parity, Cuban customs rework, and insurrection captures in Luzon. US figures travel to Washington. Marinduque province to become separate. Fire in Rutland VT hall and Mare Island shipyard groundings noted. International items include China brigand murder, Japan Korea recall, and Denmark royal visit.
Detailed reports show General Kitchener proposing lenient terms to General Botha after February meetings in Middleburg. Milner and Chamberlain later pressed stricter conditions, including amnesty, civil law, and a limited franchise, with Botha replying he could not commit to surrender without independence. Press reaction cites potential peace through concession.
Capo Coloniata and three others, Minabér S Woaler and J A Neuwoudt, were condemned for treason and murder after a court martial. The death sentence was initially passed a week ago following the wreck of a transport ship at Lansbeach which killed five. The prisoners were paraded and then executed. later, two others received life penal servitude. The dispatch notes the death sentence was carried out immediately. In a separate matter, a school expulsion case in Lawrence saw Charles Morrison awarded $67 in a Supreme Court suit against local inhabitants for allegedly unjustly expelling his son Wilbur from the high school. The case heads to the Supreme Court on exceptions.
Disjointed OCR style items report surrender rumors in Panay and Luzon Manila area, heavy storm on Porto Rico, disrupted rail and telegraph across Caribbean and U S. Army actions noted with deaths and captures in Panay. Updates cover postal, cotton production, and Cleveland synagogue incident.
General Funston leads a mixed force in a daring plan to capture Aguinaldo by posing as insurgents and using a feigned escape to bring him to trial. The operation involves Major Marrs Capolla Newton and native scouts, with gunboat support on a coastal march into Luzon.
War Department reports a potential reduction of American troops in the Philippines within months if conditions improve. General Chaffee, to succeed MacArthur, will examine the situation at principal points to advise on feasibility and extent. The review is delayed until General MacArthur's return and will proceed under his guidance.
Spanish Minister Arcos and Secretary Hay exchange ratifications at the State Department on a treaty involving the Philippines. The United States pays Spain $100,000 as part of the agreement, to secure full possession of the Philippine group and prevent other powers from challenging it. The Cagayan and other islands north of Luzon are not included in the treaty, which aims to consolidate U S control.
A 16 year old boy found the decomposed body of his father Lafayette Bronson in the Sence River near Baldwinnyilte. He reported the discovery to his father’s missing since November 2. The incident is tied to local searches and no clues have emerged. Nearby dispatches note Dreyfus affair updates and various sport and national topics.
A band of seven robbers wrecked the State Bank of Somerset with a heavy blast shortly before 2 a.m. They seized $8,000 in gold and two livery rigs, held citizens at bay, and fled northward. A dogged pursuit followed as shots rang out and deputies aided by bloodhounds tracked the gang to deserted rigs. insurance will cover losses.
A Yokohama correspondent reports a Japanese squadron under Admiral Taushima sails to Korea to confront Russians. Urgent wartime orders from General Viscount Katsoura push commanders toward home defense. War rumors trigger market declines on Arrows boureses and a nationwide uneasy, anti-Bolsing mood.
Indignant Sedalia citizens dynamited John E Floyd's saloon blowing it apart. The blast wrecked nearby homes and shattered beer kegs with whiskey flooding the debris. Several residents were injured or narrowly escaped harm as the explosion left only rubble. Meanwhile Ottawa officials admitted a misapplied image on a new Canadian four dollar bill, confusing the Canadian and American locks on the face.
In Liberty Texas prominent attorney Wharton Branch is arrested after a fatal shootout that killed W. Duncan and his father-in-law W. Waul. The feud began between Duncan and Tous Branch. Branch and Wharton Branch were involved and Branch was charged with the killing.
Curiosity led A B Avis, hardware merchant, to ignite spray material in a barrel on D H Burge's Vineland farm. A blaze followed injuring Avis and Mrs Burge, destroying the barn and stock. Loss near 2000.
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