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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1901
Page
1
Mrs. Brown and her daughter Phyllis visit Meadow’s in Meadow, where a $10 bill is mistaken for a $2 change by a clerk. A letter reveals the mix up, and Phyllis returns $8 after confessing the error. Mr Highridge reassures with a light quip about their change system.
Mrs. Caleb Brown, spouse of a Chicago ad department head, confronts Meadow's store manager over an $8 error claiming a $10 bill was used. Mr. Highridge defends the system, offers eight dollar cash, and asserts mistakes are impossible, while Mrs. Brown remains convinced of a clerical error and presses for restitution.
Mr Sankey’s discovery of a hymn in a penny paper leads to a London to Edinburgh sequence where Moody prompts a solo. A railway clerk notes 500k locks used on U.S. mail bags, produced in Washington with eagle-etched faces, and a durability profile. An Italian fruit dealer uses a clock-based ruse to compete at a suburban stand. Also noted is the large U.S. import of matting from China.
A survey of late 19th century fashion covers brocade accessories, ruffed skirts, and hat styles. It notes English American tastes, women’s club oratory, shifting skirt lengths from trailing to short, and the impact on dressmakers, bootmakers, and accessories with emphasis on elegance and practicality.
A fragment reflects public opinion on headwear trends and the public’s wary fascination. The quoted text notes delight and dread, mentioning Women and Cashion, with a sharp nod to fashionable folly and enduring style.
A stream of biographical snapshots details figures from Europe and America. It highlights the young Queen of Holland as a total abstainer, Sarah Bernhardt’s re hearsing of Cleopatra, Mrs. Andren Carnegie as a photographer, and other notable women. It notes the Spanish queen at St Sebastian, Princess Henry of Battenberg, aviaries at Osborne, a Frenchwoman adopting American slang, Mrs. W. J. Treat preserving Lincoln assassination relics, Leah Allee de Rothschild’s wealth and charity, and Mlle Rothschild’s business acumen. It mentions the Turkish princess Watriyya Ben-Ayad touring London to lecture on women’s social conditions in Turkey, with Ali Nouri Bey in Rotterdam.
A collage of fashion tips on belts gowns and jewelry contrasts with a discussion on American savings cooperatives. The piece cites Teddy Roosevelt era sources about co op banks expansion and describes dress details from robes to pearls alongside notes on dogs from the Cougar Hounds story.
Fragmented report on Franco Turkish negotiations over sultanate concessions. France recognizes French claims, labor, and hospital exemptions. allows reconstructions of churches schools and religious establishments damaged in 1895 1896. France may pursue further actions unless objections arise within six months. Diplomatic shifts noted with remarriage of ambassadors and naval redeployments.
Twenty four students from St Stanislans College in Ray St Louis Miss attempted to attend a forbidden show in New Orleans. Their request to attend was denied by the president and after the performance they were expelled, packed, and sent home with only money for travel. They pleaded for forgiveness as the president refused further accommodation.
Federal convicts escaped from Leavenworth. Sheriff Worcester chased them to a farm near Topeka, was knocked unconscious, and the suspects fled after surrounding deputies withdrew under threat. The ensuing confrontation left Worcester and the suspects dead or wounded.
The London Lancet itemized notes on royal titles and appointments, Roosevelt era health hints, and ecclesiastical updates. It mentions the Duke of Cornwall and York to receive the title Prince of Wales, Ludington in the War Department, and Dr. Roland B Digon returning from Siberia. It also alludes to the Sultan of Turkey and a secret household with seven daughters.
Washington reports rising crimes against postal laws as burglaries and box robberies draw attention in fiscal year ending June 30. The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General notes 1611 arrests, including 327 post office burglars, with 634 convictions. 324 new post offices opened and 2037 discontinued, driven by rural free delivery expansion and new rural stations.
A 200 year old letter from Captain Kidd to John Halley is housed in Providence records. It claims a stash of 20,000 in money jewels and diamonds lies on an island in Boston Bay, buried deep with a flat stone and nearby pile of stones. The document, dated 1701 from Ross ton, references a coded key and swords that once marked the treasure location.
Andrew Carnegie announced larger endowments totaling 9.0 million dollars for the Carnegie Institute and a polytechnic school in Pittsburg. He raised the polytechnic endowment from 2.0 to 2.0 million and offered to fund site acquisition, with the institute’s total support now extended to substantial new amounts.
In Elizabethtown Tennessee 23 year old Prank Kidwell killed his sweetheart Ada Bell after his mother refused to permit a visit. The motive cited is family disapproval and a tragic end to a young romance. In Chatham The Bank of Chatham was robbed of 4590 by burglars who blew open the safe and escaped. Concresscen Caldwell holds dominant ownership of Me rank.
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A long dispatch lists assorted 19th century items from the world. It notes Republicans eyeing tax cuts to add to a projected $120 million surplus, clerical figures in Cuba nominate General Bartolome Manso for president, and Rear Admiral Crowninshield criticizing the new battleship Windsor. It also covers Manila and Atlantic matters, including sugar works orders, telegraph conflicts with insurgents in Puerto Rico and Cuba, and other political and military notes. The breadth includes finance, naval, and colonial affairs with named individuals and places.
A daring highway robbery in Trenton left Ragged Slacksvan battered and gagged as assailants robbed him and fled. Paul Wavery Revere, Revolutionary-era descendant and Morristown figure, died at fifty from pernicious anemia. Various local incidents follow, including a court bail decision in Freehold, a weight gain case in Cokesbury, and remarks from Governor-elect Franklin Murphy.
An aged Washington woman keeps an autograph letter from President McKinley among her prized possessions. She had written to express sympathy for his responsibilities after his first election, hoping providence would guide him. McKinley replied that it was among the first letters reflecting such thoughts and he was deeply touched.
A newly tested flying torpedo by Major Unge is reported to have great success and secrecy surrounds its details. It is claimed to be the deadliest artillery weapon, with a range of 4240 yards, and has been supplied to the Swedish army.
An original copy of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience was sold at a London library auction for 23500. It is understood the buyer was American.
Ida Thompson of Dover New York admits fabricating bandit raids and crimes aimed at her benefactor William Ketcham. Sheriff Hoffman and local officials organized a county city probe leading to arrests for vagrancy and disorderly conduct. Thompson pled guilty to other depredations, confessing to vandalism and arson against Ketcham and was committed to St Anns Home Albany.
The Auditor for the Postoffice Department reports a leap in fiscal year 1901 postal transactions to over 803 million dollars up from under 6 million in 1886. Revenues reach 311.6 million, expenditures 115.1 million, money orders issued 294.6 million, and money orders paid 221.5 million.
Washington DC reports total appropriations and loans reach 134,731 with revenues estimated at 2,030,620, leaving a deficit of 2,710,046. The figures outline a shortfall requiring further fiscal action. The report cites Postal Service funds and related administrative estimates for the period.
Manila reports Major Waller attacked insurgents at Sojtop on Samar Island. After a fierce second day assault the position fell. Two Marines and twenty six insurgents were killed. Waller razed the stronghold and seventy houses. Washington announced Private George Lynch and BG A Klowan were killed in action near Basey Samar on the 7th with no further details.
A twelve year old boy named Southwick abducted G W Ryan's six year old son in Great Falls Montana and sent a ransom note. He threatened to cut the child's eyes and hands if demands were not met. Police arrested him soon after the boy was returned to the father. Southwick confessed solo, showed no remorse, and would have demanded more. Milas Stone and others in Bulgaria claim the missing woman is alive through a Bulgarian letter found with Miss Stone’s name.
Two Boer guns were captured by Colonel Beygen's column but were later recaptured by the Boers who then escaped with the artillery after the engagement near Brakenlungte in the eastern Freiost province.
The Sporting World notes professionalism carving a niche in amateur circles with Dylon cited. Carlisle Indians face criticism for high tackling. Chicago high school players must pass physical exams with parental consent. Loftus to lead Washington team. moonlight football in Hazleton draws awe as night plays unfold. British Chess Club challenges Brooklyn for a spring match under aquatic conditions.
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