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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
4
A quirky tale recounts a hopeful author meeting Charles Lamb and Lamb’s witty reply. Separately, French explorer Gundin hon reports discovering an ancient necropolis near Kalkos River with many stone vessels and prehistoric implements spreading toward Yortan, revealing a large ruin area.
A book agent visited a house yesterday and spoke with a ten year old boy who joked about his mother's status and a possible aunt. The exchange ends with a playful line about a suitor and family humor. The piece also mentions a comic exchange where Justice imagines hunting Folly with Wisdom. Finally, a note cites London's Jewish population doubling to an estimated 100000 to 120000 in twenty years.
An ad promotes Cascanets claimed to cure a range of ailments from headaches to cancer by regulating bowels. It touts a cheap, natural remedy with metal boxed tablets and warns against imitations. Also notes a division of Ellis County wheat yield and a remark that people marry older.
The 1901 naval estimates show Britain at 144 million, France 62.5 million, Russia 45 million, Germany near 40 million and Italy 23 million. Total about 170 million, slightly under British outlays when imperial works are included. Germany spends 47 million. yards run at feverish pace, sourcing raw materials scarce, signaling large orders likely to go to the United States.
Typhoid fever reaches epidemic levels in Cementon Pennsylvania near Allentown. Out of 200 families, 118 have at least one case, with 22 families all members affected. Two doctors are exhausted and a third doctor cannot meet demand. water from the Lehigh River is blamed as the contagion source. The town’s poverty prevents hiring nurses or specialists, prompting calls for outside aid.
Washington DC special report describes Attorney General Griggs recommending commutation for James Hansen, an Alaskan Indian who led a ten-man band to murder Burt and Florence Horton near Skagway. Hansen confessed after joining Salvation Army, revealing names and details, and pled for mercy.
The German National Bank of Newport, Kentucky, is in the hands of a US bank examiner after Frank M. Brown, a longtime bookkeeper and assistant cashier, is found short by at least 201000. Brown, a widower with a son, reportedly defrauded for up to ten years, left town after suspension amid rumors, while connections to Cincinnati and Chicago furthers the scope of the crime.
Washington special reports the twelve inch gun using 360 pounds of smokeless powder and 16.5 tons per square inch pressure producing 2854 feet muzzle velocity. Naval expert Professor Alger calls it the highest recorded for a twelve inch gun surpassing 2500 to 2600 feet. An 850 pound steel tipped projectile would pierce any armor ever made. First forty guns to equip new battleships and armored cruisers.
Former Wyoming Baptist Church pastor Rev. D B Stuart is charged with murder in the death of his wife two weeks earlier at her daughter's Plymout h home. An autopsy followed an exhumation after an empty carbolic acid bottle was found near the body. The couple had been married three months and Stuart had recently resigned his pastorate.
Walter McAllister Andrew Campbell William Death and George Kerr arraigned in Passaic County Court House for murder and criminal assault on Jennie Rosschelter. They pleaded not guilty as Judge Dixon scheduled the trial for January 14, with crowded court and jail entrances noted.
Gloucester reports six vessels lost totaling 509,000 tons with 31 men dead or missing, eight of them married leaving eighteen fatherless children. The year’s trade losses contrast with a generally strong season. Also notes Apache raids in Mexico, a fire at Virginia College for Young Women, and a large life insured policy for Mrs. Florence Pullman Lowden.
A devastating blaze in Oswayo New York destroyed the McGonigal House three story frame hotel barn and the Opera House within half an hour. Four men Arthur Fletcher Michael Russell William Mulbony and Hugh Jemerson died. The town lacked a local fire department relying on two pumps at the tannery. The fire started from natural gas overpressure and caused an estimated property loss of 5000.
A section of the Minnesota Ore Works dock along Blackwell Canal collapsed under 60,000 tons of ore in Buffalo. Two boys were killed and a man badly injured. Property loss estimated at $150,000. The ore pile stood twenty-two feet high, forming a cone visible above water. Other items note: former governors Dent and Ramsdell, a Boston prisoner killed by a correctional officer, Shamrock II work at Glasgow, James G. Stock to England, Sultan's auto order, Admiral Dewey gifts moved, Hoke Smith libraries for Georgia counties.
The Natal Mercury reports General Kitchener has decided to depopulate the towns in the Transvaal due to the difficulty of dealing with the republicans when hampered by the civilian population.
Census Bureau figures show Hawaii at 154,001 residents, up 45,981 from 100,000 results previously. The piece also notes cycling growth in France and the United States with plans for fifty new cycle tracks next season and investments to ready them by April. Charles Miller, the six day cycle champion, is recovering after an illness and expects to race this winter in several contests.
In a candid interview the generals claim decisive actions in Europe. They say their forces drove enemy lines and saved key allied positions, highlighting a pivotal moment that reshaped Spain’s front.
The page lists various dairy products with price ranges for milk exchanges and butter from multiple creameries, plus beans, peas, fruits, vegetables, live and pressed poultry, eggs, and grain items. It also notes tobacco market activity with sales of Havana, Sumatra, and domestic leaf at listed prices and quantities.
NYC reports broad beguiling prosperity with every industry seeing strong activity after elections. Wall Street surged as traders rush to seize opportunities. wholesale dry goods, hardware, steel, and manufacturing lines report heavy demand and optimism.
The passage notes a possible effort in the next Congress, likely Republican controlled in both chambers, to curb representation under the upcoming apportionment for states that have disfranchised a substantial portion of their voters by constitutional amendment or other means.
Galveston Texas report by Speckus notes over 100 unburied bodies found in a ditch west of the city along a country road after the September storm. Authorities say the dead were deposited there previously and not located by burial parties.
Judge Johnson presided over a criminal case as the Assistant District Attorney delivered a ferocious performance. A shower of accusations caused plaster to fall from the ceiling and the janitor was summoned to remove debris. Proceedings continued with the judge's cool demeanor.
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