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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
1
A narrator notes cranberry habitats in Northern Minnesota, describing sandy loam bogs and wild cranesberry groves. The piece explains how cranberries prefer drained sandy beds, tolerate flooding, and are cultivated in eastern canal bogs, with field planting methods and October harvest timing.
The article describes cranberry picking by families in northern swamp lands during June to November, noting brutal collecting conditions, market pricing from a dollar to two per bushel, and shipment to cities. It contrasts cape cod berries as best in size and flavor with New Jersey and New York varieties, and references seasonal fruit supply for national needs. It weaves in verses about Persimmon and Thanksgiving traditions and ends with reflections on gratitude and peace.
Instructions from the Atlanta Journal guide removing organs sewing and stuffing a turkey for roasting. It covers singeing the skin with alcohol keeping the breast unmarred, trimming feet and neck, cleaning the cavity, rubbing with fat, and trussing with a needle and twine to secure the legs wings and body.
At a Longmont California factory a pea packing line fills 40 000 cans every day. The operation is handled by machinery with skilled workers overseeing the process.
An oblique verse piece argues for a Thanksgiving turkey as the national bird, praising a tender plump bird and contrasting it with other foods and symbols while urging the president to declare the choice. The text blends garbled lines with repeated references to poultry and a festive feast.
Fragmentary line reads odd phrases about a fat opossum and a tender plump shank gingley taikey with references to Crombie New turkey and the New York Sun. The text appears as garbled OCR from a page segment with scattered names and phrases.
A garbled reminiscence recalls a mother’s mince pies and a fading Thanksgivings Day memory. The snippet laments lost recipes and traditions while nostalgia for past celebrations remains.
A wounded chief graft prosecutor Franela J. Heney was shot in the head during a five minute adjournment in Judge Lawlor's court amid Ruef bribery trials. Morris Haas, an undersized German saloon keeper, fired a single shot that hit Heney below the right ear. Heney's condition improved as he was taken to the hospital and Haas was jailed. The incident sparked public alarm and debate over graft in the city while Ruef remained in custody under a crowd-backed decision.
Walter B. Ammon a prominent Jersey City business man and brother of Col. Robert A. Ammion is killed at the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry base. Andrew McGrath the man he befriended is arrested as his slayer after a sudden confrontation in the station restaurant. McGrath fired hitting Ammon in the temple and body.
Prime Minister Asquith spoke at Guild Hall as Sir George Wyatt Truscott was inaugurated as Lord Mayor of London during a banquet marking the sixty seventh birthday of Kisna. He praised the Turkish Ambassador Musuruf Pasha and stated that international treaties require unanimous consent to change and that Britain favors no single settlement.
President Roosevelt appoints Colonel George H. H. Torney Surgeon General of the Army to succeed Robert M. O'Reilly who retires January 14. Torney is tenth on the medical corps list, a move expected to disappoint some seniors but aligns with the president's promotion philosophy.
Since the Presidential election the market value of stocks and bonds quoted on Wall Street has advanced more than 2 000 000 000. The rise occurred in ten days of trading based on actual quotations from the New York Stock Exchange.
Newberry of Michigan to succeed Metcalf as Secretary. The change takes effect December 1. Metcalf cites health and isolation from Roosevelt as reasons for stepping down after a year in office.
Chicago real estate figure Peter Van Viissingen confessed to forgery and embezzlement totaling about 750000 dollars after arrest for a mortgage note fraud. He aided the district attorney leading to a four hour rapid trial and a fourteen year prison term. He used forged deeds to obtain funds over eighteen to twenty years while maintaining a trusted public image.
Reported slayings and robberies across New Jersey unfold from Vineland to Atlantic City. Details describe Read beaten with his own cane, then shot, and Conover found murdered with a possible carriage of the body from Atlantic City to a distant point. Court action disrupts a rolling chair trust in Atlantic City while rescues and investigations continue.
In Okmulgee Oklahoma James Dechard a negro desperado shot and killed Sheriff Henry Klaber and Deputy Edgar Robinson and five other black deputies after a quarrel with Steve Grayson an Indian boy. Grayson and Victor Farr were wounded as firing and mob violence consumed Dechard's house.
BernariL F. Garvey of Brooklyn dies from injuries after a collision near Hicksville while employed with the Long Island Motor Parkway. Navy awards Utah battleship contract to New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden. Mag ness, a Marine deserter who married the daughter of the late Senator A. P. Gorman, found guilty by a military court. Reverend Cody condemns Puritan birth trends and church stagnation in Boston. Dr. William K. Brooks, Johns Hopkins zoology professor, dies in Baltimore. Postmaster General reports a $16.92 million postal deficit for the year. Lawton raid follows a trooper killing. Paul Williams charged for the shooting. Solomon Reilly, ten, given a life sentence for murder in Savannah. Judge William D. Cornish dies in Chicago. body returned to Middleboro for service aboard Harriman's private car.
The Supreme Court held that states may legislate to prevent co education of white and black children. The Kentucky 1894 law banning mixed schools was upheld. Justice Brewer wrote the opinion affirming lower court decisions.
A mine cage at Ellsworth Mine No 1 in Washington County broke and fell 285 feet. Ten men were aboard. six were killed instantly, one critically injured, and three escaped. Victims include M. J. Walsh and Eugene G Smyth both 25 mining engineers.
Morris Haas shot Jancis J Heney and then killed himself in the County Jail. Reports vary on how the pistol was obtained with one claiming it was hidden in Haas’s shoe another saying a friend passed the weapon after incarceration. Guards found Haas fatally wounded under his blankets with a bullet through his head.
Downtown Pekin reports confirm the Dowager Empress Tsu Ilsi has died, with Emperor Kwangsu said to have died the day before though likely earlier. An edict places Prince Pu Yi, a three year old, on the throne as regent Prince Chun’s son. Palace rites and a flood of edicts mark the transition.
The Supreme Court without an opinion dismissed Albert Patrick s appeal challenging a New York habeas corpus denial. Patrick, sentenced to fifty years for murdering William Marsh Rice in 1900, remains imprisoned at Sing Sing. A Belfast launch notes the Minne WAUSAKA as the Atlantic Transport Line s largest ship at 14 500 tons to serve New York in early 1900.
The Duchesse de Chaulnes gives birth in Paris to a posthumous son named Kianes Doth, with Miss Shonts of New York at her daughter's bedside and both mother and child reported to be doing well.
Dr V A Latyam of Chicago and Miss Mary A Booth of Springfield Mass are cited as the only expert women protoasterographers in tidy country. Miss Ruby Abrams recently led her class at Cooper Trishtate New York City as a deaf former student and prize winner. Ross Hecker named calm agent and U S pension attorney in Missouri. A I Goddard of Abington Mass resigns after 44 years as church organist, a record tenure among New England women.
Series of earthquakes in Death Valleys Death Valley and surrounding San Bernardino region causes miners and prospectors to flee. Residents express consternation as tremors disrupt mining camps and local activity continues amid ongoing seismic events.
Holland signs off on a wartime stance as the ultimatum to Venezuela lapses. President Castro orders forces to be ready for deployment.
Croker former Tammany Hall leader aboard the steamer Lusitania sailing from Queenstown Ireland will not return until all. Dutch papers report on Kaiser threats to Holland during Russo Japanese War and Willem II. The Hague dispatches describe the diplomat's memoir excerpt.
Nashville prosecutors reveal Davidson County Grand Jury indicts Colonel Duncan B. Cooper Robin Cooper and ex Sheriff John D Sharpe for the murder of ex Senator E W Cammack. Sharpe faces an accessory before the fact charge. In Newark New Jersey Charles Jones cashier of First National Bank Seabright reports family repaid a 45000 shortage.
James Evans, a Farmhand accused of assaulting eleven year old Maggie Collins, died in Washington DC after leaping from Cabin John Bridge. The incident occurred at the span 15 feet high and ends the case against Evans.
Richard Croker plans a tour of the United States. Seth Low becomes president of the American Asiatic Association succeeding Morse. Dr Sven Tedin claims to have found the Bramaputra sources. DeLancey Nicoll notes Howard Gould’s income cut by 300000 to 400000. Walter Pitchsling resigns as mining superintendent. Duchess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig Holstein marries Prince August William of Prussia. Kenyon Cox, son of General Jacob D. Cox, is described as painter and writer. KR W Gilder says Kaiser article avoided due to potential tensions.
The Kaiser capitulated to the Reichstag and public demand after a 45 minute meeting with Chancellor Von Buelow. He agreed to abandon personal policy in government affairs and allow ministers and the Reichstag to run state matters. Public opinion lauded the decision as a major victory for Von Buelow and Germany’s democratic shift.
In Leipsic Germany Grosser a defeated plaintiff in a civil trial drew a revolver and opened fire on Judge Maenner and the court clerk The clerk was killed and the judge seriously wounded Grosser fired ten shots before being overpowered The attack followed a favorable ruling for the defense in the will case causing panic in the courtroom
Frankfort Kentucky Governor Willson pardons Green B Howard of Harlan County for killing Jacob Noe while pursuing Renz Noe who allegedly abducted a girl to marry her to a man he did not trust. The pardon rests on Howard's belief that a man must kill to protect a girl's honor. Also noted is tobacco growers opposing tariff reductions at a Washington revision hearing.
Reports note US Steel plans to invest about 10 million dollars in new mills and upgrades in Pittsburgh. France contemplates state mining concessions. Wales shows revival signals in lead and slate. San Francisco laundry and clerks form unions and employment bureaus. Barbados British Guiana and Trinidad establish printers and typographical unions. An Oklahoma farmer claims nine cents a day suffices with farm products. Pennsylvania anthracite organizers push miners union revival. Mersey Tyne ship trades employ 20 000 fewer. Chauffeur strike against NY Taxicab Co settled with concessions.
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