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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1897
Page
4
The article notes coral’s ancient esteem for ornament and amulets, citing Pliny on Italian coastal use for armor and furniture. It explains the Mediterranean coral’s delicacy for personal adornment and carving, harvested deep by grappling gear and bottom-breaking beams, then gathered among hemp.
A French physician has shown with certainty that the contagious period in whooping cough occurs before the appearance of the whoop. Questions arise on guarding children against contagion and the value of quarantining them after their return to school once the disease is evident. Physteria researchers are studying these new problems.
Victor Seneca twenty one year old pupil at the Indian school Carlisty Pennsylvania and brother of Isaac Seneca right tackle on the Carlisle football elevan died from injuries received while returning from a game in Philadelphia. He put his head out of a car window and was struck by a telegraph pole. He was eighteen years old belonged to the Seneca tribe and had studied at the school several years. His body was moved to his former home at Cattaraugua.
Gil Puplla and James Allen, a teacher in Ir Wheatland school, Hickory County, Mo., was attacked by pupils as they left after punishment. Allen was struck with stones, knocked down, and his skull fractured, dying from the injuries.
Vichora Simpkins and Charles Wilsor report finding Mrs Phoebe Tilton buried months earlier at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Millville New Jersey, with the grave opened and the body removed. The later discovery of Mr Tilton's body about 200 feet away shows it had been mutilated and the heart removed.
Three colored desperadoes robbed a poolroom in Marquinville Iowa after the miners had been paid. One robber demanded the miners to raise their hands while another searched pockets and a large sum was taken.
The United States Supreme Court refused Theodore Durrant's appeal in the Lamont murder case. The ruling upholds the California Supreme Court verdict, confirming the sentence of hanging.
P D Ball sues Montreal alleging negligent road maintenance caused a fall on a public street leaving him badly injured. He seeks 5700 damages to compel the city to prove it must keep roads in good condition. The city’s duty to repair and maintain streets is under review.
Returns from Connecticut towns show 95 of 168 engaged in road improvement, with 32 towns reporting broader or deeper efforts. Many places reduce brades and enhance form of improvements, marking a shift from prior years and highlighting emphasis on better road surfaces and drainage in key towns.
A professor from an Eastern college offered to lease a short B and C branch from Alexandria Junction near Washington to Shepherds on the Potomac to train young men in practical railroad work. He proposed employing veteran railroad men as teachers so learners could spend two to three years as trainmen clerks engineers agents and other railroad staff. If valuable the receivers would consider the offer.
Charles Clifton nicknamed Dynamite Dick, a feared outlaw leader tied to Cherokey Nation band robberies, was killed by Deputy Marshals fifteen miles west of Checotah Indiana Territory after a three week chase. He refused surrender and preferred to die with his boots on.
Report claims Cuatlyvealleer and 35 Sikhs with British Kurram column were intercepted by tribesmen in India. They were killed after being surrounded in a ravine during a reconnaissance trace down hill. Sikh officers fought bravely. the unit suffered heavy losses before collapse.
Richard V. Gammon, star full back for Georgia, was fatally injured in the football clash with the University of Virginia in Atlanta. He died after a concussion suffered during a tackle as the game continued despite his collapse. The tragedy sparked debate in the Georgia legislature and led the university faculty to consider banning the sport. Gammon, eighteen, was among the college’s most popular players and a leader of last year’s squad.
A Creek named Watka who killed Jonna Deer during a dance rivalrous over a girl was executed at Chelsea Indian Territory. He faced the executioner kneeling with a bandage over his eyes and was shot. The account also mentions Kansas City baseball travel and a separate note on branding seals by electricity at Prihylof Islands and a Latin Union silver initiative.
A highly fragmented vintage catalog lists dairy goods and produce items with prices. Entries mention creamery products, cheese types, eggs, fruits, vegetables, poultry, meats, and dairy accessories, alongside scattered pricing and quantities, reflecting a regional market inventory strip.
A Town Improvement Association meeting in Mainfield New Jersey discussed passing a curfew ordinance to keep children under fifteen off streets after 9 pm in summer and 8 pm in winter. The measure, urged by Mrs Pierre Malti and E A Haigland, would impose a $10 penalty on guardians for violations.
Violence erupted when a soldier attempted an attack on visiting steamer with General Barbosa aboard. Colonel Moraes was wounded while disarming the assailant, and General Betancourt intervened and was fatally stabbed. The incident triggered widespread unrest in the city.
The steamer Victoria, fitted by the Governor of Tromsø with eight months of provisions, departs Tromsø Island in search of Andres. Crew of fifteen includes explorer Paul Bjørnvng. She will visit Daumaandsveren, Advent Bay, Cape Thordsen, Prinz Karl Foreland, possibly Dave’s Island, where Andres’s balloon rose in July. On return she will survey the Daumand coast.
The Treasury Department plans to place the proceeds from the Union Pacific Railroad sale in New York banks to balance withdrawals by the Reorganization Committee and protect the money market. The government claims the purchase money totals 358,445 dollars.
Paris socialite Mile. Santasiero, daughter of a former Queen Isabella chef, dies at twenty after illness and convulsions. A bull terrier named Bob, adored by her, licked her face during recovery. Doctors suspect dog saliva absorbed through the skin or mucous membranes, though no bite mark exists.
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