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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
1
Fragmented verses describe a sea shore scene with ripples, gorse, and plover as the speaker recalls a beloved. Imagery shifts to a moonlit night and a radiant yellow sea rose, praising its beauty and the memory of meeting, ending with a figure named E. Healy.
Winthrop Smith proudly prepared his Plymouth Rocks hatched last October for Welchville's May poultry exhibition. Uncle Herbert's timely May 2 arrival with the birds, after skipping a ball game to finish chores, ensures the coop is ready. Winthrop enjoys a banner week, attending the fair daily and feeling hopeful about a prize.
In a Morning Star note, Uncle Merbert jokes that chickens may win prizes. Winthrop indeed wins a prize, leaving with a five-dollar gold piece. The narrator reflects that obeying directions and returning paid off in the end.
A ten year old compares automobiles with horses, arguing cars run longer with less care and cheaper fuel. He notes horses require daily feeding, training, and risk of illness or death, while automobiles need gasoline, need no training, and can monitor distance and fuel use.
The Brooklyn Lid quotes a debate on the reliability of verbatim crime reporting. Several papers offered divergent renderings of a suspect's speech, though two papers agree on a version, while others differ wildly. The piece critiques yellow journalism and questions which quotes reflect truth.
A very deaf tourist stays one night with an amiable old lady in a remote English village. He asks to be woken at a set hour, but wakes late to find a polite note under his door reading ble, it a half past 1. The anecdote appears in Harper's Weekly.
Taft sweep confirms 317 electoral votes to Bryan 166, with Taft carrying New York City and Brooklyn by decisive margins. Hughes wins New York State by a large plurality while New Jersey and Connecticut tilt Republican. Ohio and several Southern states go Republican. Illinois and several others vote taft. Bryan suffers crushing defeat as Roosevelt’s line remains distant.
A fire gutted Ward Building B of the State Custodial Asylum for Feeble Minded Women in Rome New York. About 150 patients were housed, with around thirty confined to beds. All sick and helpless were moved to safety. Replacement costs are estimated at 100000 for the building and 25000 for furnishings.
Statistics from municipal poor relief funds show Paris diving costs up eighteen percent since 1905. Greece runs twenty tons daily from its top sugar factory with sugar at eleven cents per pound. London pausing pauper numbers rises from 118,954 on September 6 to 144,577 in 1907. British railways in 1907 killed 1,117 and injured 811. Jamaica establishes a monthly steamship link to Galveston by the US Shipping Company, with future expansion. An imperial decree bans morphine needle manufacture to a frontier penal site. Scotland’s 1907 fish catch totals 9,078,059 hundredweight worth 15, and industry employs 6,408 men on 10,3860 vessels totaling 141,380 aggregate tonnage valued at 23,640,561 dollars.
London report notes the engagement of Samuel B. Clari son and Miss Helen Maloney of New Jersey has been broken off and published by The Morning Post. The paper requires prior notice from a principal and the notice is understood to have come from Mr Clarkson’s collectors.
West Point relies on Dean for about half its football chances while Belmont sends horses to France to prove racing lineage. The Automobile Club of America organizes motor boat division to bolster the sport here. Roosevelt acknowledges John J. Hayes in Marathon victory. Keyser dominates three mile run and returns to prior win. Ming Kale Harley wins women’s national golf at Chevy Chase. Police case from Brooklyn ends with brief payout note.
Louisiana returns show Dryan winning statewide by about 40 000 votes. Provosty a Democrat won the Supreme Court Justice seat and Shelby Taylor a Democrat was chosen Railroad Commissioner. A constitutional amendment on mortgages from taxation is believed to have passed.
In North Carolina Raleigh officials project a Democratic lead reduction to about 40,000. Eighth and Tenth Districts show indications of Republican gains. In Florida Jacksonville reports a Democratic margin of 18,000 to 20,000.
With two thirds of precincts counted in Providence the state shows a probable Taft plurality around 16 000. The Republican state ticket led by Abram J Potter for governor wins by a smaller margin and the Legislature is expected to be Republican.
Returns show Taft carrying Utah by 25,900 votes and the full Republican state ticket, ensuring the re-election of Senator Smoot.
Nashville reports indicate Bryan will carry the state by about 26,000 votes, with the Democratic ticket winning by a large margin. Congress representation remains unchanged.
Senator N B Scott claims Taft carried West Virginia by 25 000 while Wheeling Intelligencer reports a 15 000 to 18 000 margin. Returns were delayed but Republican candidate W E Glasscock appears to have near full GOP support and a safe margin for governor.
In Columbia, South Carolina, Bryan achieves a roughly 60,000 vote majority. The state ticket and Congress races lean heavily Democratic as results show broad party dominance.
Boston report shows Taft with about 70,000 plurality and Draper around 60,000 in a statewide result where the entire Republican ticket is declared victorious. The tally covers 254 cities and towns with no omissions noted.
Indications show Taft carrying the state by about twenty thousand as the Legislature leans Republican in both chambers and the two Republican Congressmen were re-elected.
From Reno Nevada indications point to a substantial Bryan victory in the state. Reports note strong support for the candidate among local voters and peak interest in the Nevada results.
In Baltimore Maryland Republicans and Democrats claim the national ticket but late returns show Taft carrying the state by about 2000. Of 125 Baltimore precincts of 321 reporting Taft leads by 1225.
Republican leaders announce a Taft victory in Pennsylvania with a plurality exceeding 200,090 votes. They predict the Legislature will be overwhelmingly Republican.
St Louis reports indicate Bryan leading by an estimated 29 000 to 40 000 with the Democratic State ticket appearing successful though Cowherd trails. Legislature likely Democratic, fate of Senate race unresolved between Stone and Folk. latest returns show Stone 6915 Folk 5894.
Lincoln Nebraska precinct returns show a four vote net Democratic gain across twelve precincts outside Lancaster and Douglas Counties. If this holds Bryan could carry Nebraska by a small plurality though results are scattered and inconclusive. In Virginia Richmond reports the Republican State Committee concedes Bryan by 15000 with one possible congressman, while Democratic state majority may be under 20000. Returns overall are low and nine of ten Democratic congressional candidates appear elected.
Reports from Sioux Falls indicate Taft has won South Dakota by at least 15 000 to 20 000 votes, with the Republican ticket for state offices and Martin and Burke elected to Congress.
Two thousand sailors of the American fleet were allowed ashore at Amoy reception grounds where they dined on a European chineese meal as cholera restrictions prevented a parade. In a separate note, veteran minstrel Bert Waverly died in San Francisco.
Newsy items report the Formosan Railway stretching 34 miles was formally opened. Plague in Terceira is rising, while New York seeks action against Coal Print. Bowdoin College president attacks Maine corporation laws amid Health Dept reports more heart disease deaths after a baseball incident. Venezuela readies defense as Dutch threats loom. Automobiles replace patrol wagons in New York City. Americans sell bonds abroad for a 14 million dollar street railway project. America’s art demand grows despite hard times, says Henry Duveen. A Johns Hopkins library fire destroys books and treasures.
Oklahoma City reports a reduced plurality for Dryan and predicts a Democratic Legislature. McGuire Fulton Davenport Carter and Ferris expected to win congressional seats, leaving Nean as the lone Republican. Gore likely to be re-elected with a 90 percent Democratic Legislature.
Langing Michigan reports slow returns but indicates Taft will carry Michigan by about 100,000 votes. Republicans are poised to elect all twelve Congressmen. Heems, Democrat, for Governor, gains noted, with Dicke claiming Warner elected by 15,000 to 25,000 plurality.
Denver reports three strong Republican counties showing large majorities for Taft and the state ticket. If this trend holds Taft may carry Colorado by at least 20000, with Republican Congressmen and the state ticket winning by 6000 to 20000. Returns suggest a sweeping victory including a legislature to elect a Republican to succeed Teller.
Late state tallies show Taft carrying Fargo and nearby areas by about 30,000 with Roosevelt’s 1904 margin around 60,000. In Kansas scattered returns from forty precincts suggest Taft wins by 36,000 and a Republican congressional delegation and state ticket likely. The state records its heaviest turnout to date.
Idaho reports show Sw eate Taft winning by about 20,000 plurality and the statewide Republican ticket likely elected. Grady for Governor appears to lead by around 8,000 on current returns.
In Burlington Saint Thomas, Taft tops Roosevelt by 27,994 to 39,488 for Bryan 11,494. The overall Republican plurality falls 2,688 short of four years ago, as Taft secures the state tally against Democratic and Populist rivals.
In Augusta Maine early results show Taft winning Maine by about 30000 votes with 38191 votes for Republicans four years earlier. All Congressmen listed as Republican.
Early returns from Oregon show Taft and Sherman ahead by about 30,000 votes. Complete counts from 17 precincts list Taft 1422 and Bryan 720, while incomplete data from 20 precincts outside Multnomah County show Taft 689 and Bryan 947.
Ohio shows Taft ahead by more than 40 000 with Harris defeated for Governor as Democrats carry Farmine by 15 000. In Minnesota Taft carries the state by about 100 000 while John A Johnson is elected Governor for a third term over Jacob Jacobson. Full Republican ticket and likely Congress delegation indicate strength for the party.
Indiana reported William H. Taft carried the state by a large plurality. Democratic candidate Thomas R. Marshall led Republican James B. Watson by about a sizable vote margin, with precise totals not legible in the text.
Scattered returns from across Washington indicate a Taft plurality of at least 40,000 and point to a Republican sweep in statewide offices. The Legislature appears set to be almost entirely Republican.
Delaware officials report Chairman Tu Pont of the Republican State Committee says Taft wins the state by about 2500 votes and the Herald for Congress matches the margin. The figures are early returns from Wilmington.
In Louisville twelve Kentucky counties outside Jefferson give Oryan 3367 plurality. The same counties in 1904 backed Parker by 4324. Indications say Bryan has carried Kentucky by a plurality up to 10,000.
Julia A. Carney author of Life Drops of Water and Think Gently of the Erring died in Galesburg at eighty five or ninety five. Born in Lancaster Massachusetts on April 6 1823 she taught school in Boston and Philadelphia and began writing poetry in childhood with first poems published at fourteen.
A compilation notes women typists in the United States receive more than 200 million dollars yearly in earnings. The item mentions unrelated items about nobility, a postwoman in Tobago, a divorce case in Missouri, a burial decision by the Bronx Daughters of the American Revolution, and Mrs Mary Boyle O’Reilly’s work as a prison commissioner in Massachusetts.
Cheyenne Wyoming voters chose Democratic candidates on legislative and county tickets by about 200 votes in straight-ballot results. Taft is expected to carry the city by a small margin.
Wisconsin news reports Taft and Sherman carried the state with about 75 000 plurality while Governor Davison Republican won reelection by near Taft margin. Republicans win nine of eleven Congress seats with Democrats one and Fourth District still in doubt. Milwaukee County precincts show Taft 19722 Bryan 18764. Democratic Governor candidate carried county by about 3000 amid Taft plurality around 2000.
Jackson report shows Bryan carries Mississippi by over 50,000, eight Democratic congressional nominees elected, Taft vote up slightly from last election.
In Helena Montana Taft carried Montana by about a 3000 plurality. Both branches of the Legislature will be Republican.
In Austin Texas estimates place total Texas votes under 300000 with Bryan leading Taft by about 180000. The most surprising result is the strong showing of John N Simpson the Republican candidate for Governor.
In Connecticut results Hart ford carries Taft by 860 and Lilley by 242 for governor. New Britain votes Taft by 1784 with Lilley up 1246. New Haven County favors Lilley 363. Waterbury Lilley’s home yields 1300 for Lilley, while Robertson trails. Overall returns show Taft short of 38 000 statewide plurality.
In Birmingham Alabama Democratic leaders report a markedly increased margin for Bryan as results accumulate, signaling a strong showing in the state.
In Arkansas Bryan's plural ty in the State will be about 25,000 Dews will poll about 710,000 votes in the State while the other minor candidates will poll about 2000 each The Republican vote has been largely increased because of the large number of negro voters.
In San Francisco the Republic leads say Taft will win California by 46,000 votes. The state shows unusually heavy turnout. In Los Angeles Congressman James McLaughlin, a Republican, is re-elected but with a greatly reduced vote.
Georgia backs Bryan with a heavy Democratic margin. Estimates put Bryan over 190,000 votes while Taft Watson Hisgen and Chafin total under 70,000. Populist Thomas E. Watson shows little strength as Bryan dominates statewide. Independence candidates Hiseen and Graves barely register, possibly under 4,000 votes.
The Inter-State Commerce Commission approved form is now in force on 416 railroads in the official territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. All freight shipments must follow the new form unless a shipper objects and agrees to pay ten percent more than the standard rates.
Seoul reports the Thirteenth Division of the Japanese Army is departing for Japan after serving since the outbreak of hostilities with Korea. It marks a sign of winding down the conflict though irreconcilables still cause disturbances in parts of the country.
Delos A. Blodgett a longtime lumber figure died at his home in Grand Rapids Michigan in his eighty fourth year He founded the villages of Hersey Ewart and Baldwin in Michigan and helped show the value of Northern Michigan land for agricultural purposes
In Philadelphia the Seip family home was scorched when a lamp overturned starting a blaze. Four year old Pat Ethel Seip died from burns and her mother Mary Seip perished in the same fire. Edward Seip watched a parade of masqueraders pass by, then followed fire engines to his burning home.
A telegram from Lancaster Pennsylvania reports the death of Dr Samuel S Davis a prolife writer while on a hunting expedition in the Mexican mountain district near New Colonta Tachleo He died of heart failure during the trip and the notice notes his passing on October d.
Servian Premier M Pachitch while in St Petersburg with Crown Prince George stated that Sere Vin still maintains hostility toward Austria, and Russia refused and would take steps to obtain its demands.
In St Petersburg Nicholas Tsehsik was released from prison on $25,000 bail for a ball fundraiser to aid reformers. He had served almost 11 years for political offenses, and his health is greatly impaired.
The Rev Dr Charles N Parkhurst of New York City resigns as president of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, a post he has held for seventeen years.
Frank Simith and an associate were arrested in Summit over a trunk found in nearby woods containing a human skeleton. The discovery, reportedly dug up after an acquaintance from a local institute encountered the trunk, involves others in the investigation though the deceased's identity remains unknown.
J Russell Treat, Robert Fisher and George Little of Pitman were returning from Clayton in a new car when a Reading Railroad train approached at Glassboro. Little steered left to avoid collision, the car crashed into the Repp ee plant, springs pierced the weatherboarding, and the occupants were thrown from the vehicle, ending the outing and leaving the auto wrecked.
Samuel Devere Burr, renowned engineering and science writer, died at his Plainfield home of appendicitis. He contributed to Iron Age, Scientific American, Engineering News, and Metal Industry and authored Tunneling Under the Hudson and Rapid Transit In New York City. Born January 23, 1855 in New York, he graduated Plainfield High in 1870 and Rutgers College in 1875. He held A B and A M degrees. his wife, son, and daughter survive him.
The State Board of Health filed suit in Red Bank to force Sea Bright to stop dumping sewage into the Shrewsbury River and to install a disposal plant. Residents along the river protest the pollution as Sea Bright officials argue that a sewer system is prohibitively costly. For 17 years Sea Bright has discharged into the Shrewsbury, with tides carrying waste toward the ocean.
Authorities in Passaic reveal Joseph Radiauk of Paterson, already married with four children to Miss Kate Rouch of Passaic, now living apart. He allegedly wed Miss Roach in Passaic after a months long acquaintance, then disappeared. The prior wife reportedly resides in Clifton with the four children.
Anthony Mullane of River and Bank streets Paterson was beaten by highwaymen on his way home from a theatre. Mrs Mullane's alarm scared the assailants away. Mullane was revived by Dr Coogan but died soon after from a skull fracture en route to St Joseph's Hospital.
Charles M Myers and Edward M Collie receivers of the Telephone Telegraph and Cable Company of America filed in the Supreme Court at Trenton the declaration against John Jacob Astor for the recovery of 110000 with interest from December 31 1900 The claim rests on Astor subscribing to large blocks of stock and failing to pay the assessments levied by directors per the subscriptions agreement
John Kirchner treasurer at Glassboro face arrest on embezzlement charge for $600. A series of local notes report peppers rotting for price, an enormous corn ear husked in Clarksboro, and pears gathered by Thomas Wentz in Wenonah. A Wood chopping injury endangers William Ford. Rev. Charles Flake resigns from St. Johns Somerville and moves to Norristown Pa. Antonio Julianna track walker robbed and murdered near Avalos. Body found in bushes along the West Jersey and Sea Shore rail line.
Paymaster General Whipple reports army expenditures for 1908 totalled 45 231 857 dollars, with 33 921 950 dollars paid to officers and men. The government spent 506 515 dollars to hire troops used in the Cuban pie relief operation, costing more than their ordinary duties would have.
Fry production in 32 mills per week shows limited output amid shifting craft demands.
Cassette of short items reports Deputy Collector A A Lewis returning to Harrisonburg after raiding a Page County moonshine distillery and noting many active operations under new laws. Also listed are Dr Shirley Bragg killing himself in Montgomery Alabama and other brief incidents across multiple states.
Reports from R D Mohun leader of the American expedition in the Congo claim rich gold and copper deposits in the Manyema district. Other items note a French movement for women military service, Bulgaria compensating Turkey, and various international notices.
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