09 May 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
1
A fragmentary prose piece reflects sorrow and irony about life’s burdens and the lure of pleasure, contrasting troubled existence with a hinted belief in miracles, then shifts to a travel anecdote about Joseph Breen drawn into improbable hypnotic ideas and fate.
A man named Breen is mistaken for Cousin Joe and travels to Detroit after a train call. He is drawn by a hypnotic, unnamed influence guiding him toward a lucky outcome, while another passenger misses his ride and faces an unknown power. The scene unfolds with Breen welcomed by relatives in a stylish Detroit carriage.
A quotation from Mrs M L Rayne in the Chicago Record Herald questions a reversal of a number and suggests the other man in the problem remains an unknown quantity. She implies unlikely outcomes from tying it to DeKalb or Joseph Breen.
A distinguished naval officer, after Civil War hardships, recalls a wedding moment where anxiety nearly undid him. A clergyman calmed the scene as the groom joked about endowing his wife with worldly goods. The bridegroom retorted that she had not lost a thing. The page also mentions Minnesota game law concerns and a column of aphorisms labeled Wise Words, with quips from Shakespeare to Goethe.
The king’s pardon freed Chicago officers jailed after a Venice altercation. They denied intoxication, claiming self defense against a hostile mob. Captain Dayton reported their release. Navy and State departments had not yet been officially informed of all details.
William H Moody took the oath as Secretary of the Navy in Washington. He entered the room of the secretary when the bureau chiefs and clerks said goodbye to Mr Long. Naval attaches from foreign embassies paid their respects. Long departed Washington for Hingham Massachusetts after meeting the President and Mrs Roosevelt.
A Texas tornado near Glen Rose killed eight people and injured many more. Thirty-three buildings were demolished, leaving dozens homeless. Damage extended five miles north and seven miles south, with extensive farm property losses and crop destruction. Relief efforts and physician teams distributed supplies to affected residents.
Cincinnati story reports Margaret Taylor found in Bordighera Italy after four years in hiding with aunt Clark Taylor. Grandmother Frances Taylor and mother’s relatives were convicted earlier of child stealing. Authorities seek extradition to reunite Margaret with her mother as public and women’s groups debate pardons.
Talented Indianapolis musician TuManagolis Abromet faces arson charges after Harry H. Marsh reports burglars damaged Mr and Mrs Marsh home while absent. Detectives linked muddy heel marks from Fronten heels to Abromet’s room next door. Abromet denies involvement amid tense neighbor dispute.
The week saw 25,200 immigrants reach New York City with Europe as the source. For four months ending April 30 the total reached 1,765,604, surpassing all prior years by over 200,000. Monthly tallies note record arrivals in September and other months, with a total landings around 458,808 for the period. Observers include Captain Slelltiane of the Indian Army and reports on emigration trends.
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, retired, dies at his Washington, D. C. home after a severe hemorrhage. Present at his bedside were his wife, daughter, two sons, attending physician Dr. Dixon, nurses, and attendants. Telegrams of condolence arrive from Secretary Moody. This obituary notes Sampson’s long naval career from cadet to chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and his leadership during the Maine affair and subsequent court of inquiry.
General Manager AL G. Leonard of Union Stock Yard Co cites a paralyzed market and plunging cattle values amid agitation over the Beef Trust. He says reduced demand and imports from the Far West drive the slump, urging packers to cut forces to meet current and future trade needs. Farmers and stockmen face depreciation in live stock values.
Missouri Attorney General E C Grow and assistant arrive in Kansas City to gather evidence on a suspected packing house trust. Grow says a meat trust operates in Missouri and vows to crush it by law if stakeholders assist the Attorney General in obtaining necessary evidence, though he notes fears of packers' power.
Baltimore news reports the death of Amos J. Cummings of New York after pneumonia followed an operation. He had been a Democrat, served in Congress since 1860s, and was active in party affairs. The obituary notes his long tenure and his role in national politics.
A report notes a shortage of funds in the United States Census Oatos due to alleged peculation. Disbursements were investigated by Rector Mer Tam and Chief Clerk McCauley, leading to their removal and exposure of misused totals.
Andrew Carnegie announced to W. N. Prew, president of the board of trustees, plans to endow twenty new libraries across the United States. The total proposed gift reaches 81,000,000 with individual libraries ranging from 20,000 to 75,000 dollars.
The executive committee of the Louisiana Fourth District Exposition Company postpones the World’s Fair until August. Future directors have sent telegrams to President Carter seeking support to amend aims. Construction ceases and Crowned Hall plans shift to Europe as battleship Minols sails from New York to join ceremonies at the encampment.
Fragmented dispatch mentions Thomas Nast and President Roosevelt sending Nast to a South American assignment. Various stray notes reference Spanish war veterans meeting in Petro Michigan, a Kansas project, North Venatie Symilion costs, and disparateeconomic and wartime items with garbled names. The record lacks coherent narrative details.
The week’s minor events include President Roosevelt nominating Henry Clay Lynne, Commissioner of Fen Blony, as Consul General in London. Other items note funeral services for Amon J. Cummings, Senate actions on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, and various diplomatic and domestic developments.
The Coroner's inquest into Marietta Odell's death at her home in Wanngue on April 19 found arsenic in large quantities in her stomach. Pathologists testified death was caused by arsenical poisoning, with the jury noting an unknown person administered it. Authorities believe the girl may have taken the poison herself, and testimony linked her movements the days before death, including bicycling with Charles Fenner and two co workers who saw her with a druggist's package.
Congress plans to insert a 50,000 appropriation into the Argent Deficiency bill to cover death and burial costs of President Dic Ripley. About 41,000 will go to physicians and the rest to funeral expenses. The move follows consultations with friends of the deceased and other parties, with broad satisfaction expected.
John Fitzpatrick a young married man from Trenton, recently discharged from Municipal Hospital, killed himself after an arsenic dose. He feared his appearance due to smallpox scars would drive his wife Mary away. The couple’s final moment together revealed his fragile state and belief in rejection due to his marks.
Six Hungarian immigrants were killed and several injured in a head on collision west of here near Rockwold Cumberland Md. Smallwood news agent and Wi Hensel brakeman were badly hurt. The wreck involved west bound passenger No 47 and fast freight No 64 traveling about forty mph. Both engines were destroyed and three passenger coaches wrecked. The cause cited was a passenger train failing to clear the track before the freight left.
A Hoboken era style clipping recounts William Wilson, a mute preventing father in Matawan New Jersey, breaking a five year vow of silence after a violent argument. The story blends local recollection with scattered foreign news about famine and plague in India, a Dozen incidents of destruction from a Doeren tornado, and a note on a pension certificate for McKinley’s widow.
Two masked men armed with pistols robbed a crowded street railway near Broadway in Boston mass. They fled the scene with small change and notes from passengers. The incident drew a crowd as police sought clues and the rail company reported losses. Authorities estimated the city population at 78 million and per capita wealth around 24 thousand dollars.
Reports describe Rotterdam binding the world's largest rock excavation site and lock system covering 150 actus with water depth of fourteen feet, slated for dredging later to twenty five feet.
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