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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1899
Page
1
Giles Hewitt’s pride in a grand barn ends in disaster when a lightning strike kills Esther after months of marital tension over kitchen and door renovations. Neighbors recall the couple’s quarrels and Esther’s quiet pleas for practical improvements, culminating in Hewitt’s desperate plea for the promised door.
The piece surveys veteran gossip on life’s best period, noting varied views. Frith mocks porridge aged living, Keeley cites improving health with age, Stanton praises present fulfillment, and Duffy valued his sixty four to seventy second years as tranquil.
Narratives recount Dr A L Chapman, wounded in Nicaragua, reaching New Orleans for treatment after serving as Rama’s ranger surgeon. He details capture near Agua Caliente, escapes, and long trek to safety, then reflects he may not return to Nicaragua. Also told is a racing world of rescues aboard the Stella, where a football helps a boy stay afloat, plus a naval anecdote of brave sailors saving a comrade.
The article notes Breton and other cultures relating wet brides to future happiness and mentions the Era of Simbirak calling the eve of marriage the weeping dog. It also describes a Bryn Mawr dance where Gertrude Lonsleagh won for a head dress with miniature incandescent lights. It adds Taondon’s daily influx of 120,000 visitors in a 4,500,000 population area.
A collage of quips and humorous vignettes from various papers, offset by a brief note on St Cuthbert’s grave and a European garden rarity. The humor ranges from a homeowner’s desire for productive leisure to jokes about newspapers, teachers, and daily life. The item ends with a London window dining publicity stunt.
Washington outlines a policy to engage in China’s dismemberment under treaty protection. The plan reserves U S rights, opposes sovereignty seizures, and insists on open door guarantees while watching developments for potential stages of deeper involvement.
A tornado hit Ocotroy Ohio causing major damage including collapsed shops at Akron Sewer Pipe Co and injuries to three men. In Canan Fulton Ohio a school wall fell, injuring nine pupils with four trapped and rescued. Toledo faced strong winds capsizing small river boats and glass fronts blown out. Tiffin and France stone quarry workers were injured. A house in Au Rust o Ohio was struck by lightning, killing Julius Bundt.
Major General Leonard Wood, military governor, toured Manzanillo and nearby areas finding conditions improved across visited places. He noted workers returning to sugar plantations, poverty declining, and local people denying fears of brigands. Cubans opposing American policy were blamed for alleged lawless reports.
A woodstorm swept through Altoona and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. The Altoona SIL MU, Rhises Woodworking MIA and three homes were damaged with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. In Hallidaysburg the courthouse, Presbyterian Church and a business block were partly destroyed. Johnstown Tyrone and Huntington also reported heavy losses.
Judge Dale rules street cars a public nuisance and the system stops operations. The lease on the current company expired recently, yet service continued amid city protests. Newfoundland Fiahettes report strong support for Royal Commission findings on French fishing rights removal issues.
A collection of brief notes mentions Noar Admiral Schroy’s election as Loyal Legion commander in New York, General Merriam’s call for martial law at Wardaoor Idaho, retired Modlen Director George H. Cooke as a Grant Nile party survivor, and Emperor William ordering typewritten coparts. Other items note Toluto mayoral candidacy, Chief Justice Fuller’s parrot Bonita, Governor Gerr’s hunting exploits, and Robert M. Hitt’s career path from reporter to diplomat.
General Brooke reports Lieutenant Whitney died of typhoid in Havana. Warrant reimbursements for Spanish American War troop costs go to Iowa New Hampshire Florida. Arlington burial for Colonel H C Egbert attended by Washington troops. Government seed contract awarded to Charles Parker California with delivery by December 1 and distribution next January. various incidents include a fatal street clash in Hancock Ga and a fatal bicycling accident in Waltham Mass. Local political shifts in Maine and Rhode Island deaths and marriages noted amid broader military and foreign affairs updates.
The United States Consulate in Manaos was stoned by a mob and the consular arms torn down. The incident followed a Wilmington mission. the consulate and English agent were absent and escaped harm. The report notes US efforts to foster relations with Brazil and Peru, including a later visit to Iquitos and praise for American engineering and investment in Manaos.
A United States Grand Jury found bills against El lery P. Ingham and Harvey H. Newitt and others in a counterfeit scheme. Indictments cover conspiracy to bribe a Secret Service operative, defraud the United States, and utter forged revenue stamps. Additional counts allege aiding counterfeiting and bribery involving Secret Service personnel.
Eight Europeans arrested in Johannesburg on high treason charges for enlisting men to rebel. Names given include Colonel Nichols, Captain Patterson, Lieutenants Tremsectt, Ellis, Allen, Quartermaster Mitchell, and Sergeants Fries and Hooper. Prisoners moved to a special train. authorities held a secret session to decide their fate. None reportedly employes of the British South Africa Company.
Rear Admiral J C Watson sails for Manila to assume command of the Asiatic Squadron aboard the City of Pekin. An enthusiastic dock crowd bid farewell as he departed with his staff and five Mare Island mechanics for Manila. The voyage follows Dewey’s leadership in the region amid reports of storms, wrecks, and ongoing conflicts nearby.
Professor Hansen of South Dakota Agricultural College travels with Secretary Wilson to study climate and crop viability in semi arid Northwest regions. Seed samples include Russian Bromo grass as potential solution to frequent crop failures across Dakotas Montana Wyoming and Colorado.
Caicaoo, IN Special The Tribune reports labor market conditions across Illinois. Demand exceeds supply except in the state capital with revival of manufacturing and general improvement. Rail extensions, municipal projects, and farm work can absorb all unemployed workers who seek steady jobs. The Great Central Rainy Company orders twenty locomotives from Baldwin Works. Carnegie Steel Company members foresee property value growth, and Klondike output for 1899 98 season is about 220 million.
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