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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1906
Page
4
Ex Senator M. C. Butler letter to Peruna Medicine Co. endorses Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach catarrh, claiming it relieves symptoms and adds a gentle laxative quality. Article also notes unrelated anecdotes on kidney health, agriculture and early 20th century topics.
Charles I Spier personal representative of JT Torey was found dead at 3 15 am in his residence 7 Tompkins avenue New Brighton Staten Island. The revolver was in his right hand and his left held the terrier Buster as he descended the stairs. A pistol shot through the heart suggested by police remains puzzling with burglars dismissed by lack of proof footprints or scuffles. Spier had recently insured life for 75 000 and faced a 50 000 judgment. The scene shows silverware on the dining room floor and an open rear piazza door but no signs of entry or struggle.
Investigators in Waterloo arrest Rev. C Stewart after the Mar 6 church fire at the First Baptist Church, which destroyed the building as the congregation faced debt payoff. Threatening skull-and-crossbones letters followed, and parishioners recall insurance valued at 7000 dollars, with 6225 paid.
John Mitchell urges miners to resume work under the Anthracite Strike Commission award while the Scale Committee negotiates. He warns against a rash arbitration shift and favors preserving gains from prior strikes, aiming to raise the lowest wage toward the top standard. A unanimous Scale Committee report favors returning to the award and delaying major action until agreement.
Philadelphia police guard 14 000 residents during a rapid quarantine of a densely populated nine block area. Doctors conduct mass examination and vaccinate 3000 while 11 000 had recent vaccinations and are released after five hours.
George Whiteman aged forty and his father seventy were found slain in the barroom of the Uitle hotel on the Old Bridge to Matawan road. The door was forced and bodies lay with brutal razor wounds and severed throats, suggesting a violent struggle with attackers.
Mrs. Earl Lindsay of Indianapolis found an intruder under her bed as she prepared for bed. She armed with two shotguns and fired as the man tried to flee, striking him in the leg. The intruder, identified as James Wilson, is wanted in two Indiana counties for burglary.
The International Longshoremen's Association calls a strike halting most Great Lakes cargo except lumber and passenger boats. At Cleveland Ashtabula Erie and Buffalo ports fleets idle, about fifty thousand workers off steady pay, losses pegged around one million dollars daily as owners face union demands.
A collision between passenger and freight trains near Altoona Pennsylvania on the Pennsy line leaves ten dead and many injured. The crash results from a misread order on the Chicago and St Louis Express and involved multiple cars and locomotives. Rescue teams from Altoona and Williamsburg aid the wounded as investigators assess the signaling failure and wrecked coaches and mail cars.
Two Russian students Striga and Sokoloff were discovered with bombs in Paris's Bois de Vincennes. Striga's bomb exploded killing him and wounding Sokoloff who both studied at the School of Mines and belonged to the Russian Students' Union and Revolutionary Society.
The Rev Father Thomas Sherman abandoned his trip to the historic fields linked to General W T Sherman and returned with the military escort to Fort Oglethorpe. A messenger from General Duvall ordered the immediate return from Carterville. Sherman voiced regret over misinterpretation and said scrutiny hurt him before he reluctantly left with the escort.
The Trades' Insurance Company, one of Chicago's oldest fire risk firms, is placed in receivership. Byron L. Smith of the Northern Trust Company is named receiver with a $2,000,000 bond. The San Francisco earthquake losses are blamed for collapse and stockholders face near total losses. many policies may be wiped out or settled for about two thirds of claims. Also, Mormon Bishop Jolley of Levell, Wales, was arrested on polygamy charges amid a Mormon colony surge in the state.
Riots grew from election excitement in Guadeloupe with homes sacked as an American warship was ordered from Santo Domingo to the island. The New Theatrical Trust Klaw & Erlanger and allies in New York plan a $30 million effort to control the theatrical scene.
The battleship Rhode Island, aground on York Spit near Norfolk Virginia for two days, was freed by four naval tugs named Uneas Walnets Ter cules and Molmwick. The cruiser Minneapolis observed the operation and saw the ship pulled free.
The Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin cites 1100 killed and 17 110 injured in the last quarter of the prior year among railroad employees and passengers on duty. It notes 2077 collisions and 103 derailments, with total damages estimated at 2 817 201 dollars and more accidents than the preceding quarter. It attributes the rise to new workers assigned dangerous duties and long hours.
A collage of early 20th century notes highlights Hindoo women rights talk in India, Miss Carelle Mickey’s top Wilson College honors, a San Francisco divorce after twenty years, fundraising to save New York Medien College for Women, a Italian queen’s balloon crossing award, Brunswick maids’ wage hike, an eighty six year old traveling saleswoman, Jaz Belle Otero’s insured feet, and various women’s employment trends and feats in America and Europe.
Henry G. Goll former assistant cashier of Milwaukee’s First National Bank was convicted on nineteen counts of misappropriating bank funds. Judge Quarles denied a new trial and sentenced him to federal prison at Fort Leavenworth. LResults reflect a high profile banking crime case in 1930s era.
A city notice records a Benton County rate decision affecting public utilities. Officials discuss terms and potential impacts on residents and ratepayers as a state review proceeds.
A garbled late 19th century price list shows wholesale dairy and produce lines including creamery terms, eggs, beans, peas, and various fruits and vegetables with quoted prices. The fragment references ShezAtapiets Wholesale in New York and lists items such as potatoes, apples, poultry, citrus, and grains with unit prices and per container amounts.
The piece notes the White House renovation addressing why white paint is used despite wear from smoke and dust. It explains inspectors chose ready mixed paint over lead and oil, citing practicality for the vast national properties. It also mentions global glass making advances and other varied topics in a long OCR dump.
A mixed clipping reports a severe infant eczema case in Vermont and a Canadian province debate on car speed limits and tolls. It notes local legislators restricting speeds to four miles per hour and Donnidon NW residents planning costly roads for auto travel, with tolls and dates mentioned in partial form.
A fragmented report recounts a mock legal quarrel between clergy and kin over a curates aunt sailing a ship that later sank. The exchange features a suspected provifentil interference and a sharp retort echoed by Talleyrand’s reputed sick-bed remark.
Conerean of Cooks held an international congress under patronage of Grand Duchess Maria Joe Kotwi. The event showcased dietary improvements for health and economy with national dishes prepared and tested. Prizes awarded for top dishes and samples, recipes shared with all visitors.
A portrait of Lydia E Pinkham born Lydia Eaton in Lynn Mons 1819 a Quaker mother and teacher who promoted a root herb based remedy for women. Her family built the business after financial hardship and expanded into pamphlets and newspaper ads while her daughter in law ran the office after her death. College athletics saw a student Kem from Pennsylvania University die from a wrestling injury.
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