28 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1902
Page
1
James Neven, a young lawyer, bets on two wells to fortune in Pennsylvania. When the Karns well dries and Warren promises profit, he faces total loss and eventual exposure. A rancher reveals the truth, shame and descent lead to exile while the Larrabees' fate improves.
The article explains dry docks as ground basins that allow water removal by pumping or gravity. It describes floating sectional docks and the offshore dock variant with submerged pontoons and vertical extensions for stability. It cites New York East River docks and outlines mechanics of lifting ships from the water.
The Lon don Police Court noted a long used schoolyard couplet warning against book theft. The verse warns that the owner’s name is written in the book and fear of shame will deter stealing. The rhyme appears in various school contexts and is referenced in the Gazette.
Advice pieces cover dental care urging regular checkups and chewing exercise, plus style tips on gowns, lace, satins, and undergarments. A game using synonyms and guest name tags is described for social evenings, with wardrobe organization and packing guidance for women.
A collage of brief notes profiles five hundred British women doctors and various accomplished women. Fannie Crosby, Mrs Reese, Mrs Kendal, and Mrs Schetzer are mentioned for their feats and collections. The article also notes the Belgian Queen’s charitable bequests and Lady Frances Balfour’s political influence and suffrage work. It highlights Asa Ikoota of Osaka as a pioneering banker and educator advocate.
The piece describes velvet coats with mette skirts, ivory fan accents, and plaited trims in velvet and panoe. It notes use of white gatin linings, waistbands with embroidery, and Diack neckwear. Furs feature discreet waistbands and birds and Paradise plumes gain favor.
A collage of quotes on generosity diligence and virtue from Hawthorn Cervantes and Emerson. It notes a cholera hotspot along the Ganges and a newly invented square-hole drill by Edward Segitz. The prose blends aphorisms with stray notes on industry and pestilence.
A fragment from American Agriculturist outlines potato storage with lime and ashes to prevent decay, soil pulverization by frost, and deep subsoil work. It stresses well drained ground for frost depth, feed mixes for laying hens, constant wheat oats and corn in winter, and supplementary foods like buckwheat, cabbage, oyster shells, and dust for chick health. It also notes improvement via better coop design to prevent drowning during heavy showers.
A city stock association collapses amid a massive fraud and missing funds. Richard Howell, once secretary, absconded with deeds and property now worth far less than claimed. Stockholders, many widows and elderly, face ruin as directors and counsel seek a remedy amid calls for bankruptcy or a receiver.
An article describes rainproof hen coops with ten nests and removable cleaning hatch. It also discusses ditch design, grading, water flow, cow care, breeding impact on dairy profits, lime and plaster uses in soil, and a London court quip about hush-hush gossip in legal proceedings.
The General Superintendent’s annual report details 385 documented disasters, 3424 persons saved from ships over 1000 tons, and 361 casualties among undocumented craft. It records $14.3 million in vessel and cargo value, with $12.1 million saved and fundraising efforts for Monomoy crew widows exceeding $45,000. Total maintenance cost was $1,054,392.
A telegram from Guatemalan City reports Godfrey Hunter Jr the son of the United States Minister to Guatemala and Honduras shot and killed William Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids Michigan and took refuge in the American legation. Secretary James Bailey implicated and also sheltered. Diplomatic immunity claimed and no government action planned until Guatemala requests formal surrender.
Mrs Minale Wecs of St Louis asked Mayor Bookwalter to learn from grave robber Rufus Caytre if her son Walter’s body had been stolen. Cantrell recalled the burial saying the body was not taken as it was too small. He claimed a coal marker would signal grave robbers but the body was undesirable for sale to colleges.
Arthur Leslie Carver, long listed as a woman for thirty years, revealed as a man and now marries in Neckland Maine. He says he masqueraded for over ten years against his parents' wishes while living as Tillian G. Carver.
In Chicago Axel Sorenson, a crippled shoemaker, found $2500 in a shoe left for repair. He held the money for about two hours before the owner, seeking a Verle package, identified a packet book containing the cash. Sorenson received fifteen cents for the repair work.
A monument marking the centre of population of the United States was placed in Bartholomew County Indiana with a large crowd of local farmers attending. The marker bears the inscription Centers of Population 1000 and will guide travelers to the site.
Official statement from St Petersburg confirms Count Henckendorff the Russian minister at Copenhagen succeeds Baron de Stan as Ambassador to London.
Conflicting reports reach the State Department on the Fitzgerald killing in Guatemala as Minister Hunter and others discuss the case. News from Washington covers visits by Roosevelt, Taft, and religious and colonial officials, plus earthquakes in Manila and various international tensions and economic notes.
Reports from Landisville detail three post office robberies over a year with a makeshift safe looted, currency checks and setter dogs stolen, and several youths aged sixteen to nineteen arrested after confessions. Oyster season prospers Maurice River Cove crews earn high wages while farm life advice emphasizes attractive homes, forestry fires burn 100000 acres, and taxes rise statewide. Other items note land and court actions, a death sentence in Camden, and various state notices on buildings, churches, and local events.
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