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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1899
Page
1
A poem memorializes a fallen hero with marching drums and flags. The speaker recalls the battle, the mother’s sorrow, and the comrade’s resolve as the convoy returns from the grave. The verse honors sacrifice and the toil of those left behind.
Corparal Griff loses an ear in the 1898 assault on San Juan Hill. In tense moments near desnogata, Griff orders a detachment to clear sharpshooters. He recalls wives and friends among fallen comrades, the brutal delay of retreat, and the brutal cost of a single careless step.
A Confederate unit pursues a tree top sniper amid a firefight in a rural night operation. Grif’s detail marks graves, then returns to report to the captain and heads to the hospital.
The Yellow River in China floods cyclically due to heavy silt and vast embankments, threatening millions but drawing fertility. Defenses are fragile and floods recur, while Western methods could yield immense benefits. Also notes sailors superstition about mascots and a new Austrian method to produce artificial cotton from fir wood.
A scattered summary of daring acts and odd anecdotes. Captain Joshua Slocum on the Spray survives Tierra del Fuego encounters using improvised tactics with carpet tacks and a disguised crew. Also recounted are mine rescue bravery by Hober Franklin, Paul Kruger boyhood lore, and train fire escapes highlighting acts of valor across disparate stories.
The report outlines Democratic gains and Republican holds across several states. It notes Tammany Hall victories in New York City, an overall Republican tilt in the Assembly, and Democratic wins in Maryland and New Jersey counties with mixed outcomes in Jersey City and Hoboken.
The report details multiple city votes with Democrats winning mayoralties in dyrnouse and Colmes while Republicans sweep tickets in Albany, Water town, and Toledo areas. James H. Bless fux leads Albany by 2500, Sames H. Mitchell re-elected in Wabous, Wilbur F. Porter defeats Remington for Water town mayor, and Judge Nash leads governor race with ~91 000 plurality. President McKinley reportedly voted at noon.
The returns show Republicans winning a statewide majority with about a 20 000 vote plurality. They will control both houses of the legislature with sizeable margins and gain representation in the hours of Assembly. The piece mentions related political and legal developments across the nation including court rulings on laws and wartime labor issues.
Early results from 350 of 353 towns show W. Murray Crane leading as Republican candidate for governor by about 70,000 votes. Boston appears Democratic by roughly 7,000, while Republicans suffer losses in the State Legislature despite Crane’s statewide margin.
In Kentucky election day passed without major violence. Republicans and Democrats claim success, with Taylor expected to win by about 10,000 as cited by Secretary Hampton. An Indian suspect in the murder of a railroad foreman's wife and says he was taken to Austin after seeking food and lodging.
The annual hemp price rise pushes manthe hemp to unusual levels with prices around 14s cant per pound and a noted jump in value for the commodity.
Fragmented report notes Newae Inn Nuteheld Siberia no longer a penal colony and rotors ordered in usury methods at Monte Carlo. Street sweeping by electricity introduced in St Louis. Indians 1100 foanne awaiting accommodation. West Virginia land leases totalling 50 000 acres. Massachusetts Supreme Court upholds height limit for hunting in Copley Square. Government run university project disapproved by National Educational Association committee. New York Fire Department orders long flashlight apparatus and wheeled engine for rescue and firefighting. An American exhibit at the Party Exposition promises weighty items including four pounds weight and various display notes. A trolley company compensates boy with S21 M ransom after accident involving legs eaten by a car.
Reported statements from Chairman Blackburn indicate the Goebel camp expects a substantial statewide victory with a majority between 10 000 and 15 000 in Louisville plans. Reports describe an encouraging trend as Louisville Democrats anticipate winning the state by a solid margin.
Estimates from all counties place Barratt Republican ahead of Creasy Democrat by about 125483 votes though incomplete returns may alter the figure. Philadelphia shows a 40000 Republican plurality. statewide ticket results include James E. Burnett for State Treasurer, Leslie Mestrezut Democrat for Treasurer etc. In the Ninth district Captain H B Green Democrat won by 6000 to succeed the late D M Ermentrout.
Maryland swung back to the Democrats as Colonel John Walter Smith won the governorship by a large majority in a statewide election. Republican Lloyd Lowndes conceded a roughly 10 000 vote margin. The Democratic sweep also anticipated in the General Assembly.
Special report from Waeutnoton notes United States Assistant Secretary Hill and British envoy Me Tower broker a treaty in Washington to arbitrate claims by Samoan inhabitants for damages from spring wartime movements. Norway Sweden's King Oscar I is named as arbitrator.
Dispatches report British withdrawal from Colenso south of Ladysmith, with the Colenso evacuation affecting relief efforts for Sir George White. British cavalry and volunteers attacked Boer camps as dawn artillery silenced Boers, while Stormberg camp removal may draw Boer support west. Deserters and the American hospital ship Malue story frame a broader wartime picture.
Permission granted to the Victorian Club to raise a monument at the central burial ground on Boston Common honoring British officers and soldiers who fell at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The monument may be a granite shaft or Gaelic cross and expresses tribute to allied and faithful soldiers from different nations. Cavalry detachments from the Third and Fourth U S Cavalry captured the town of Dongbong in the Philippines, with insurgent forces escaping.
The Labor World reports widely varied employment data. It notes six thousand quarries workers in Briaguay Alaska, four thousand three United States working women, and German strikes numbering 985 in 1898 affecting over sixty thousand people. It highlights unions for Nashville carpenters and London printing trades, with extensive female labor in various industries.
Washington Maine notes urge Congress to delay immediate passage of a joint resolution on Philippine detention. Treasury surplus hits 3 million in Q1, with October doubling the prior month. Civil Service exams show 75 percent pass rate. a colonial bureau linked to the War Department is planned.
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