02 May 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1902
Page
1
Alfred J. Waterhouse argues in Success that self belief drives race success. The essay likens life to a race with fate as starter and judges above, asserting the winner is the one who believes victory is possible and continues striving despite doubt and fatigue.
A flawed pastor mounts a trial to save his post and heart in a small parish. A pragmatic deacon engineers a fake fortune and a ten year contract, hoping to restore the pastor’s health, loyalty, and church prospects, ending with a dramatic, improvised twist.
A provincial preacher impresses a city church with his sermons. They offer him salary and annual vacation, causing the deacon to fear losing his daughter and the ten year contract. The deacon resolves to endure the change with pious resignation.
The death of Cecil Rhodes is linked to a long illness and a pre arranged tomb in Matabeleland. He chose a grave in the Mutgpos range near Bulawayo where the rebels gathered in 1890 and where he rode unarmed to meet chiefs. The Rhodes family is noted for idiosyncrasies with Miss Rhodes described as masculine and fond of riding.
A will leaves nearly 200000 dollars in real and personal property to the first husband’s children, but provides a one fourth share to another claimant. Probate courts wrestle with whether the twins or a single child should receive that quarter, while guardians are appointed for the children. Separately, Archibald Colquhoun discusses Cecil Rhodes and a broad view of his life and motives, and other notes reflect on royal succession and social thought.
Agricultural notes from the Cultivator outline butter churn issues and dairy cow practices, advise shelter for sheep and better fallow crop management. It covers farm names, crop rotation, hog fattening diets, sunflower feed for layers, and balanced rations for cattle with practical cost-cutting tips.
The Cultivator notes that the red man was not foolhardy like the American hunter but excelled in stealth and ambushes. It praises disciplined warfare valuing a balance of maximum foe damage with minimal own losses, contrasting with white men who risked lives to prove courage and often denied invisible defeat.
A French physician asserts that sighing and crying are two operations by which anguish is vented and that patients who express natural emotions recover faster than those who suppress symptoms. He adds that even with a toothache one should avoid loud groaning and facial contortions.
Colonel John Mosby, famed Confederate cavalry leader now a U S government agent, leads efforts to clear private fences from public land in the cattle and sheep country of the West. He targets large fenced tracts amid a deadly range war with many killings and disappearances across Colorado, Nebraska, and surrounding states.
Practical tips cover conserving brooms by proper use and storage. A simple glue from broken glue and vinegar plus a gelatine based paste is outlined. Fashion shifts from ordinary pillows to bolster rolls and new bed coverings with embroidered details and decorative pillow covers.
The excerpt offers recipes for marrow balls boiled lentils and raspberry vinegar plus peaches with syrup and a rambling English social vignette about domestic cooking and manners. It mentions a Wan and Englishman at Unit and observes husband wife kitchen tensions with humorous comments on culinary skill.
In Joplin Missouri a violent storm killed at least three people and injured many as it tore through the city with hurricane force, destroying $300,000 worth of property and ripping roofs from numerous buildings. Similar storms swept Nebraska Iowa Oklahoma Wisconsin causing injuries, outages, and agricultural damage across towns and counties.
Washington reports an Atlantic squadron incident on February 23 aboard the Indiana. Master at arms James Douglass punished a recalcitrant Japanese steward Kumasi Mukamoto by beating him. Mukamoto died from his injuries. Douglass was convicted of involuntary war slaughter and sentenced to three years in prison aboard Bouthersne Bestar. The Japanese Legation requested a statement of the facts and has received it.
Captain Charles WoCCis declined to carry a naval representative to King Be King Manard’s coronation, citing the mission’s personal payments and courtesies as too burdensome. Admiral Watson succeeds Admiral Doyey in command. In the Philippines crime rare but tensions rise as markets stabilize. Poultry firms in Chicago report large cold storage stocks and rising prices. eggs and turkeys show gains while poultry demand remains high. Textile departments face stoppages from labor troubles yet overall industrial activity remains strong with upward price trends.
In Madrid a man named Saury was arrested after trying to enter King Alfonso's palace. A prayer book was found on him. He was handed to the French embassy. General Funston was reprimanded for criticizing Senator Honr. President Roosevelt ordered an end to public debate on the Philippines question.
Willim N. Boggs who was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for involvement with the wrecking of the Dover National Bank has been released and pardoned by President Roosevelt. Boggs was cashier of the Dover Bank and was to serve another year to complete his sentence. The shoe trade remains quiet with slight improvement and a more encouraging fall outlook.
The House paused the Omnibug public buildings bill carrying about 17 million dollars. Comedian Sol Smith Russell died in Washington at fifty four. Cuban affairs, naval actions, and trials dominate the week’s record with various officials and events across the United States and abroad.
The Fulton submarine boat at anchor off the Delaware Breakwater suffered an explosion in a rock bed area. Five crewmen were injured and three remained unconscious before being taken to Lewes hospital. Sparks injuries covered officers and engineers, while the vessel’s engines continued to function and the cause remained unclear.
Consul-General Osborne died at his Wimbledon residence after a long illness. He was cousin to President McKinley and led Roxbury, Massachusetts before his London appointment five years ago. President Roosevelt quickly moved Commissioner Evans to succeed him, noting the post’s high standing and salary.
A passenger train on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe derailed on a curve near Breda Missouri at Mania. Five people are dead and twenty three hurt including Leon Henry Gatde Oh Ts Rufus Ruster and Walter In dining car Chicago. The train was over an hour late, traveling sixty five miles an hour before the crash. The engine stayed on track while cars flipped.
Fourteen year old Beatrice Tolland teased Eric Sharp in a Frontenac school cloak room. The older boy drew a revolver, fired, and Beatrice died from a temple wound. He claims accidental shot while intending only to frighten her and later surrendered to police overwhelmed with remorse.
Famine follows the Guatemala earthquake with urgent calls for rice and New potatoes to feed starving residents of Quezaltenango. Five children died in a house fire linked to a butcher’s residence at Saint Norbert settlement. One father and mother were severely burned.
Local news reports a fatal shooting of Charles Englebrecht, town marshal, allegedly by Hernan Kuntze at Tiugo's road house after officers attempted arrests. Brother William Kuntze is detained. investigation continues as state inspectors discuss new meat laws and mosquito control funding.
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