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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1897
Page
4
A Mexican bull fighter attempting a novelty ride on a bicycle fell after hitting a stone. He lifted the bicycle and rider on his horns and tossed them into the spectators. The torero was severely bruised and vows to ride horses in the future.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch note describes Constantinople’s annual spring Tulip Festival with palatial decorations and dancers. A London magistrate criticizes kleptomania among women, citing a New York Journal report of a case where a woman stole twenty five cents and claimed mental infirmity.
The piece discusses the Washington statue modeled from a Stuart portrait and finished by Winstanley with Colonel Smith as body model. It recounts Dolly Madison saving the portrait in 1814 from British forces, its later renovation, and a humorous nose party described by a participant alongside a harlequin party with colorful decor and multiple tables of games for young people.
A savant reports turning turf into coal by heating in retorts to 250 degrees for seven hours. The process yields eighty percent tar and gas retained in the coal, with the product containing about sixty five percent carbon, six percent hydrogen, 3.7 percent water and five percent ashes. Turf coal reportedly provides similar heat output to sec onds and has been tested in Krupp's foundry and for home use. One thousand kilos sell for 1.75 dollars, with preparation costs about .75.
The 1897 report shows McKinley asking Congress to appropriation not less than 850,000 for destitute Americans in Cuba. Gallinger's relief resolution passes Senate with amended sum 360,000 for food clothing medicines and transport to U S. House debate stalls on belligerent recognition amendment.
Preston Thornton died from a self inflicted gunshot seen in the parlor of Milton H. Smith residence in Louisville Kentucky. His parents from Lexington were with him at death. Thornton belonged to a leading Lexington family. Nettle Belle Smith, daughter of Milton H. Smith, had rejected him. Chapman, sugar trust witness, jailed in Washington for refusing to answer Senate questions. He surrendered to U S Marshal under prior understanding.
Special correspondent with Turkish forces in Thessaly reports Edhem Pacha advancing from point to point and occupying Domokoy after a crushing Greek defeat. Bubonic plague ravages Cutellemandvi district of India with 2000 deaths in a fortnight. Half the population fled. 12,000 men work on the Louisiana levee. over 12,000 on Mississippi levees south of Red River.
Under the State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania a grand monument to George Washington was unveiled in Philadelphia near Fairmount Park. President McKinley spoke after a wide parade including U S troops National Guard cadets and civic groups. The ceremony featured prayer by Bishop Whitaker and remarks by Major William Wayne and William Porter.
The Nashville, fastest vessel of her class in the world, completed a speed trial on Long Island Sound with an average speed of 16.706 knots and a 19.07 knot required speed, earning a bonus of 260000 for the builders. Commander Washburn Maynard will command the vessel after acceptance, with the ship set to Newport News, Virginia. In France, frost devastates crops in Auxerre, Yonne, causing damages around 4000000 and leaving inhabitants in consternation.
Stephen R. Mallory ex-Congressman and foe of Chipley wins the Florida Senate seat by a 63 to 44 tally. Mallory vows to back the Chicago platform including free silver at 16 to 1, with no firm tariff stance. He addressed a large House gathering after the vote. Corbett contests the seat via gubernatorial appointment amid disorganized Legislature.
A westbound Southern Pacific passenger train was stopped about 1.5 miles west of Lozier Texas by three men who entered the express car and blew open two Wells Fargo safes with dynamite. One safe held about 2000 to 3000 dollars and the other about 87000 to parts of 000. The express car was wrecked. the mail was damaged but not stolen.
The Rev Sjoblom reports in London that in the Upper Congo the Belgian king’s commission has yielded little, while the rubber trade continues. State troops burn villages, murder natives, and cut off hands when rubber is scarce, with hands smoked and sent to officials. Equatorville district faces open warfare.
A battered schooner named General Sig Un was sighted 110 miles west of the Queen Charlotte Islands on May 3. The ship carried a corpse lashed to the wheel, believed to be Harry Saunders, its mate, and no crew members were reported alive from the San Francisco voyage.
Nine year old girl dies after being assaulted in a woods near Evansville Indiana while guiding cows with her brother. A tramp suspected in the crime. In Tennessee a sawmill boiler explosion near Reelfoot River killed four men and mangled others.
William Van Aken, once rich and powerful, tried to shoot ex-Senator John St. McPherson in his Aldridge Building office. Edward Low, McPherson’s secretary, wrestled the pistol from Van Aken, who escaped. Van Aken was arrested at the Tombs on a charge of attempting to shoot.
Russia quietly revealed its hand forcing Germany and Turkey out of the game as Bulgaria mobilized its army. Turkey allied with Germany pressed for Thessaly and a war indemnity while planning on Athens. News of partial Bulgarian mobilization triggered ministerial consultations and a shift toward peace talks.
In Hollister California a man identified as Joe Pincado collapsed dead during examination for the Aquare murder. He denied guilt with a dramatic appeal May God strike me dead if I am guilty and then died of heart disease believed aggravated by excitement.
Zunluod a major lumber camPner in the White Mountain region New Hampshire was destroyed by Ira The camp included three large infilks boardinghouse store and several dwellings operated by Van Dyke Sona Loss estimated at 100000 Florida House resolution calls for malfeasance to office war Adopted by a vote Two Boys Killed by trolley car in Scranton Penn sons of John Payuusk and Georg Germanidy Poles were killed as the trolley struck their wagon The tongue droppd from their hands The driver could not stop England's Lon Salisbury commented Europe cannot permit Christiana to be made subjects of the Sultan of Turkey Senate debates Morgan Cuban resolution Hoc Roy Wellington Prosperous Phosphate Industry 1000 1200 tons shipped from Farnandina Florida to European ports Phosphate production up Georgia and Florida deposits rapid growth
A reporter met Prof Alvin P Barnaby who, after years of illness and repeated medical trials, credits William s Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health. He details digestion and nerve issues, a change of climate, and eventual recovery following six boxes, and endorses the remedy. The affidavit was sworn by Notary Linux J Acuppes.
The Philadelphia Press notes Greek funerals differ from northern rites with open coffins, bright national dress, gilded hearses, and frequent brass bands. In Athens eminent burials become public festivals with parades, military displays, and crowd spectacles, featuring a royal presence and international military bands.
A New York Ledger note warns foreign ladies against kissing cats and dogs. Professor Flocci claims cat saliva contains bacilli harmful to humans and that inoculated small animals die within a day. The piece decries the habit and suggests it endangers people, particularly women.
In a Pearson's Weekly item a pair of Irishmen newly arrived in America camp on an open plain. They retreat under bed clothes to escape swarms of mosquitoes. One peer tests the outside and sees a lantern carrier. The frightened man warns Markey that a creature searches with a lantern.
Guidance on eye health suggests avoid glare and overuse, encourage outdoor activity mid afternoon, and warn against early morning exertion. It discusses general health, the Gluseng Industry, and notes Old Soldier Daniel B Boynton’s poll tax episode with Paris jail bail.
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