07 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
1
An excerpt from Collier's Weekly titled Bong for an Autumn Day portrays a somber sea and ceaseless wind yet notes a single hopeful spirit unaffected by the gloom. The piece blends imagery of sky sea and a beloved face symbolizing a paradise in a dreaming mood.
Two soldiers on a Philippine outpost face death in a night vigil. Wade and Osbourne, bound by friendship, draw straws to settle who must light a match and die. Osbourne draws the longer straw and dies protecting Wade, who survives the ordeal at the outpost.
A unique New York City school trains store workers in window trimming card sign painting and interior decorating. Employers fund tuition for promising youths while others travel from distant districts to study. Most complete six weeks to two months with a two week upgrade course offered at 25 dollars and full beginner course at 50 dollars.
An assortment of aphoristic musings on subjectivity money and character. Debts of friendship may not be repayable by the friend. Self restraint often masks laziness. Seek not perfection and value modest needs over desire.
A New York Herald note advises extreme methods to become a writer. It suggests devoting long hours, typing fast, leveraging publicity, writing relentlessly, and even marrying a publisher’s daughter. It mocks chasing fame with drastic steps and warns against discouragement after a poor first sale.
Results show voters cast ballots in 42 states with 22 electing full tickets and 25 returning legislatures capable of selecting 26 U.S. senators, while 13 states chose minor officials.
Across states on Tuesday November elections, Odell is re elected New York Governor by about 10 000 votes. Pennsylvania shows Democratic gains offset by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh boosts. New Jersey remains Republican with Democrats gaining in places. Legislature results favor Republicans in several states with mixed outcomes in New York and Massachusetts. Voter turnout was heavy and weather favorable across the nation.
Clorglo Calve sixteen and Glorglo Fudan seventeen, employees of Hudson River Water Power Company, were killed election day when their bucket ran into the dam while crossing the river in a two bucket run on oil wire. Five others injured. Senator Clay and Senator Alexander re elected by Georgia legislature to six year United States Senate term.
December plans report the Czar and Czaring visiting Italy escorted by a squadron. Boer delegates sail to villas near Afen tone France for winter. Lord Charles Beresford named British Vice Admiral after US visit. General Corbin contrasts British enlisted men unfavorably with American soldiers. The Prince of Wales studies a small Sandringham room. General Ne Wet reportedly comments on peasant happiness. Dr Eastman, a branded Indian, writes Indian Boyhood as a government physician in North Dakota. Albert Santos-Dumont seeks 1 million dollars for aviation experiments amid Peru inventors.
Senator W A Clark's son Charles W Clark and George S Cleasey chair of the Democratic County Central Committee and C2 Alsop a Democratic candidate for State Legislature were arrested in Butte Montana on a burglary charge tied to the election. The Philippine Commission plans to open coastwise trade to foreign craft.
In Altoona Virginia Ambrose Gehl aged fifteen was killed by a pistol shot while a crowd gathered outside a dance. Blaine and William Dodson aged sixteen and nineteen were arrested along with Mais Lizzie Shambaugh and Mrs Rachel Browde, the aunt of the accused, amid a case that centers on a turbulent event outside the residence suggesting a family and crowd confrontation. The wounded and the accused face a violent episode linked to the dance and a revolver discharge.
Coroner Matthews reported the bodies of George Clark aged 92 and his wife aged 40 were found at Oswego Camp near Mud Lock, XNI. Officials ruled the deaths as self-inflicted.
Mrs Marta Fox Steith, last of the Vox sisters and originator of modern aphituidem, died a few days ago in Newark, New Jersey, aged eighty five.
The report details Democratic gains and Republican resistance in the 1900 election results across multiple states including Florida Georgia Mississippi Maryland Indiana Michigan California North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Kentucky and more. It notes the Democratic dominance in Congress and state offices with few Republican upsets and mentions constitutional amendments and senate elections. It also covers clerical notes on protests and minor incidents alongside international and domestic political followups.
Early returns show Republicans winning large majorities across many states. Governors and Congress members appear elected, with strong GOP majorities in North Dakota Nebraska and Minnesota and several Senate seats likely. Indiana Kansas Washington and Nebraska results indicate broad Republican gains with a few districts contested.
Reported results show Republicans with 204 seats and Democrats 174 in the new House. Majority narrows and realignment across states includes Minnesota Indiana Nebraska and New York with shifts affecting leadership. The session arises amid tariff reform and reciprocity debates with Canada.
A catastrophic blast on election night in New York near work sites killed and injured many. Among the dead are Nathaniel Bingley fourteen, Matthew Couley twelve, Conselle Gessudy twenty one, and Michael Reian a policeman. Dozens more hurt, many uncounted as hospitals faced confusion.
Caracas reports revolution crushed by final victory. Cablegram mentions Matos and Torres Cyade as secretary to the President, noting consul general in New York received the message. Strong entities include Veneticia and Caracas with dates implied by the dispatch.
Dr Edward Brooks superintendent of Philadelphia public schools agrees with Professor Scott of Michigan University that food spell ers are born not made and that the women lead.
The Philippine Commission has appropriated 2,000,000 to purchase and outfit vessels to carry aid across the archipelago amid famine conditions. The effort targets delivery to various islands and distant settlements struggling under scarcity.
Isabella Es, described as a colored coed, faced exclusion from reentry at Northwestern University in Chicago, with authorities forbidding her efforts to return to the institution.
Negotiations concerning the rectification of Panna Carmel Prenty have been suspended for seven weeks. Senator Concha, Colombia minister, urged Secretary Hay at the State Department in Washington to avoid absolute control of the strip and favor a lease for Abvantis. The price has risen from STQ0000 to STOQ0000.
A new thirteen cent postage stamp has been unveiled in Washington with officials describing it as a response to rising postal costs. The release signals hope for extended mailing rates and improved service nationwide.
Discontent grows among navy officers and enlisted men amid a 50 percent drop in morale while coal production reports surface for nine months. Panama Canal negotiations advance with Colombia, and new posts and ships are announced. Various riots, killings, accidents, and political shifts ripple across the United States and abroad, from Manila to London, with diverse local and international incidents shaping the week.
In Chicago Heights a dynamite explosion blew apart the Kordech family home killing Joseph Kordech and his daughter Lucy and injuring the mother Mamie. Charles Smith, a former boarder and rejected suitor, is in custody charged with murder and arson and threats he made against the family. The blast destroyed the single story house at 1434 Portland Avenue and damaged nearby property.
President Roosevelt and companions visited the Cedar Mountain site near Brandy Station Virginia. An eyewitness account described the informal reception held in the field with spectators from the countryside, photos taken by Mrs Frances Boddle, and a shell souvenir unearthed as a memento of the visit.
In Constantinople the Porte refuses to grant American explorer Banks permission for archaeological digs at Tel Abalam Mesopotamia near the supposed tomb of Abraham. The American legation relays the denial to Washington while offering indemnity. The issue follows a prior promise from August by Izzet Bey to Sheikh. Secretary Spencer Eddy reports the development.
Fire swept St Pierre Miquelon wiping out the Government offices Palace of Justice Catholic cathedral and other major structures around the main square. The French fishing town and capital of the colony faced total loss of key civic sites amid a blaze that disrupted activity on the fishing island.
Edumad Bersch, ex member of the House of Delegates from St Louis, was found guilty of perjury before a Grand Jury regarding a 75000 doodle fund used to influence a suburban franchise vote. He is wealthy and prominent in politics. President Roosevelt has moved into a remodeled White House in Washington after temporary quarters.
Vienna correspondent notes Macedonia troubles nearly subsided due to season, funds shortage, and the reception given to revolutionary agitators by the Christian populace. The movement is described as having failed.
Members of the Board of Lead of San Wintelseo Cal say there was no danger of a bubonic plague outbreak at the ep cad site in Cemacal San Irancleon.
New Jersey State reports that Charles Roller, held on a seven year forgery term, was released after serving under nine years. The Board of Pardons credited information Roller provided about prison keepers aiding smuggling. Four Essex and Trenton guards were discharged following the inquiry. Also noted are a New Brunswick confidence scam result, a Princeton bequest of about 150000 for the university, and other local items including deaths, court sentences, and state finances.
The Sultan of Curkeyhad refused permission to a University of Chicago expedition to excavate mounds by the Muphra tea River believed to contain ruins of Ur, home to the Ghatdees and Abras hamn. Ruins of five temples and three dynasties are said to lie buried. a government contract would give Moscow control of the capital.
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