05 May 1905
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
1
The verse recalls a man who abandons ease to join the world among men. He forgoes fleshly allure as phantoms fall away, his soul enlarging beyond prior bounds. Determination, toil, and faith shape a life of steadfast service.
George Delfor, once a Lookkeeper in St Louis, loses work when a wholesale firm fails. He harvests in effort to survive, then conceives a threshing machine improvement with farmer Mr Prime. After patent delays, the device succeeds, Delfor marries Martha Prime, and gains stake in the factory, securing a future for his family.
A concise overview notes eggs as a staple across nations with turkey eggs kept for hatching. It outlines egg composition, including albumen and yolk contents, digestion times for various preparations, and suggests eggs as a meat substitute to improve average diet.
A Topeka correspondence from Kansas City Times notes Senator Brewer from Dickinson County, dubbed the “egg king” of Kansas, traveling to Wannis City for a convention of egg desert. The report claims Brewer moved 11.4 million eggs last year, with 2 000 dozens of eggs per year cited.
Warsaw reports nearly 100 killed or wounded as troops fired on crowds and workmen during May Day celebrations. Civilians, including women and children, suffered amid unprovoked volleys and bombings. Disturbances spread across districts such as Zlota Sosnowa and Praga, with casualties mounting and fear of a wider strike as tensions rise before the Polish Constitution anniversary.
The Michigan House in Lansing passes a broad anti trust bill aimed at monopoly. It defines and declares illegal any corporation seeking to monopolize business, trade, or profession and invalidates agreements among individuals to avoid certain occupations.
Various early 20th century items report violent illness from haywire cheese produced in Cagasso Michigan, funeral services for General Teo and Brigadier General Fite Lee in Washington DC, and acts to preserve neutrality in China. Labor unrest includes Boston garment workers planning an archive campaign, strikes by trainsters against Montgomery Ward & Co Chicago, Bayonne New Jersey, and Minnesota plumbers choosing "phdpate" action. Union activity expands with new locals, and the national telegraphers plan a double session in Buffalo City.
Captain W A Raibourn of the Twenty-ninth Infantry shot Lieut W H Point then killed himself at Fort Douglis after an arrest for intoxication. Point, injured, had served in the Philippines and with the Fifty-first Iowa Volunteers. Raibourn, a 33 year old Indiana native, faced possible court martial and dishonorable discharge amid mental strain from the incident and pending resignation.
Washington reports a current focal year deficit of about 31 million with April alone showing 9 million in excess of receipts. Officials expect year end deficit near 25 million as cash balance in the Treasury slumps below safety. Treasury balance ponders funding gaps and bank-held cash, while calls grow for securing funds without destabilizing the money market. Also, an Assembly Judiciary Committee recommends removal of Supreme Court Justice Warren D. Mooker over alleged irregularities tied to Post Office matters.
The funeral of Joseph Jefferson was held at his former summer home at Buzzard's Bay Massachusetts. Bo's family aided the service as few distinguished guests attended and townspeople gathered. The burial took place at Sandwich.
A note from Kansas City records a municipal matter involving a Bat Pranchise and local official Hugh Meviowan in Trdinapeth Tid with a 25 cent fee. Separate items report cordial exchanges between King Edward and M Loubet in Mul France including a long audience with French Foreign Minister Delcasse.
The piece preserves scattered names and places including Madame Mabsrom widow of Hus sian View Aduilead and the Petropaviovsk, Mrs. G. T. Watts widow of a tourist, St Peter's Church in Dorvehester, England, and Miss Matthe Robinson of Detail Michigan. It appears as a ceremonial or memorial fragment with obituary-like mentions and academic references.
Andrew Carnegie announced a $10,000,000 endowment to provide retiring pensions for teachers at universities colleges and technical schools in the United States Canada and Newfoundland. The fund, managed by a Carnegie Foundation board and funded by United States Steel mortgage bonds, aims to benefit educators regardless of race or creed and will be overseen by trustees with five year terms.
General Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia died at Providence Hospital in Washington from apoplexy and paralysis after a train journey from New York. He led Confederate cavalry in the Civil War, served as Consul General at Havana and governor of Virginia, and was a key Union peace advocate after the war. He was born November 10, 1835, in Fairfax County, a nephew of Robert E. Lee, and a grandson of Henry Lee. He graduated West Point in 1856 and held various commands before and after the war, culminating in a later army role and public service until his retirement in 1901. He left a widow and five children, two sons serving as officers.
The text notes the Swiss-Spanish commercial treaty expiring August 1 this year and mentions planned commemorations in New York. It cites a fund to restore Paul Revere’s old home in Boston, a new fruit cannery in Santa Clara, California with 3,000,000 cans yearly, and Bureau figures on various economic activities. It also details a French battleship wreck with a large monetary loss, a tree cutting in Oregon, and land sales for a dam project in Colorado.
In Chicago a fierce teamsters strike triggered a request to the Treasury for federal guards to move government money. Senators and company heads debate protection while railroads and employers clash, amid street battles and a fatality near Marshall Field’s.
Preparations for the Southern Industrial Parliament meeting in Washington May 23 to 26 are under way with delegates from Southern Governors, mayors, trade bodies, banks, and railroads. A DC police census shows 22.45 million population with 227,607 white residents. Porto Rico appoints Maywell Fenilie as Attorney General. Other items note Peconic Bank closing, Producers' Pipe Line Refinery charter, Charleston water outage, dynamite found near Calumet, and various legal and financial developments across the United States.
Frank Kennedy of Trenton abandons intended marriage after revealing a runaway streak to join a circus. May Cobine, the jilted bride, says she is not suing for breach and is glad she discovered his plans before marriage.
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