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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1900
Page
1
The article surveys international affairs and domestic musings from 1902, noting U S and European moves in Asia and the Red Sea region, Australian exports, and battleship Alabama’s transfer to the United States. It cites quotes from Carnegie, inflation of reform ideas, and drilling on arid lands, yet stresses booming rail and naval power.
A poem fragment from Life by Eugene Herbert MacLean speaks of relics in the Hall of Wanted Things. It lists broken betrothals rings gloves and others and ends with a note of personal tokens to be forgotten by the Angel of Oblivion.
A widow named Mme Etienne and her daughter Lillie live with two bachelor brothers who became guardians after the mother's death. The brothers plan to marry Lillie to keep her, but she reveals she has a sweetheart and declares her two uncles will remain her fathers, surprising them with her firm choice.
A New Port steam vehicle incident ends with a burst safety valve and boiler water evaporation. Observations on air regeneration by MM Desgrez and Balhazard with aluminum diving dresses. Berthelot on ancient gold purification. a St Louis electric rear-end collision warning device for trains. dyeing with electric current. lyddite in large naval guns. and a scattered report on posters and postage slips.
A dramatic Royal Enfleet report recounts Col. MacDonald leading British forces against Maganda rebels. The narrative details a plan to flank the enemy through a cave network, hand to hand fighting, heavy arrow fire, and the capture of prisoners. The account blends heroic action with vivid terrain, including sheer cliffs and a tunnel cave, plus later exploits of McIntosh and other British troops in the same campaign.
The report details McKinley’s reelection by the highest electoral vote and broad state gains, with New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and others delivering large margins. It notes GOP majorities in the Senate and Assembly, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania shifts, plus local race outcomes and notable downticket results.
Returns from San Francisco and statewide indicate a Republican edge of about 10 000 to 15 000. Republicans win control in Congress with the Second and Fifth districts very close. San Francisco reports a 7000 plurality for Melinley.
Chairman Kiduogleag of the Democratic State Committee concedes the McKinley ticket in North Dakota while Republicans claim the state for both national and state tickets by a plurality between eight thousand and twelve thousand.
Detroit reports McKinley carried Michigan with conservative estimates placing the majority near 63,000. Republicans sweep most congressional nominees, Carson Nevada notes Mills concedes Utah state to Berry by a small margin. The Democratic lead in the legislature remains tight with about 2000 ballots separating sides.
Fragmented notices recount the Adirondack moose killed near Grass Pond the first in 25 years and brief political items including Bryan electors, a Democratic delegation, indemnity talks with China the Apaches in time out and a few other varied reports from Charleston and New York City.
Reports from Concord New Hampshire Milwaukee Wisconsin Sioux Falls South Dakota Seattle Washington Portland Oregon Providence Rhode Island Boise Idaho West Virginia Des Moines Iowa and Utah indicate McKinley carries each state or leads by sizeable margins. Estimates show pluralities from 3 000 to 40 000 with Republicans sweeping most tickets.
Baltimore reports McKinley winning Maryland by about 11 080, with a 7 500 plurality and a 25 000 statewide Republican lead. Maine shows McKinley carrying the state by about 25 000, Bryan up 20 percent from four years ago and Republicans reduced by 10 000.
The report notes Bryan carried Colorado Arkansas Florida North Carolina Louisiana Georgia Texas Tennessee Virginia and Alabama while McKinney carried Wyoming and Vermont as part of a broader electoral tally.
The upcoming House will be Republican by a small majority, outnumbering Democrats and independents. The Senate also remains Republican with 48 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and 11 others, keeping a broad working majority. A later note mentions a South Pacific Islands charting and a burglary at Doolittle’s Mall.
State of shipbuilding in Germany shows capacity not meeting demand according to a United States Consul report. A separate incident in Nornhield Massachusetts reports a man and wife killed by an engine. Government cost figures include expenditures for lands in service and foreign service, with total yearly Army spending and a cash balance on hand.
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