Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cranbury Press in Cranbury, New Jersey

Page 1

We have 1,531,364 pages in New Jersey

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 47 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1908

Page

1

Thaw Returns to Matteawan Asylum After White Plains Ruling

In White Plains the Thaw case ends with Harry K. Thaw being moved back to Matteawan Asylum for the Criminal Insane after a sudden court switch. His lawyers seek a lunacy trial by jury while federal authorities consider transferring him to Pittsburgh for bankruptcy testimony. The move follows the court’s abrupt decision and Thaw’s ailing condition draws family support at the jail aftermath.

White Plains N. Y Supreme Court Harry Kk Westchester County Matteawan Asylum Matteawan Pittsburg Thaw Justice Dowling Justice Mills Jeff Thaw Court of Appeals Maicawan Baker Asa Bird Gardner Attorney-General’s U. S Archibald Scranton Innatlc Lane Westchester Pennsylvania State Court of Anpeals Josiah Mrs. Carnegie Qudy Maitcawan

Britain Steps Up Naval Building and Army Expansion

London reports the government will abandon its armament reduction policy and resume large scale naval construction while boosting the army. The Cabinet discussed the move amid European crisis talks, signaling increased military burden and potential financial strain across Europe.

London Germany Europe

Tennessean Fined 2500 for Selling Quail Under New Law

R. F. McNurty of Sumner County was fined 2500 under Tennessee game bird protection laws for attempting to dispose of fifty quail by sale. Game Warden King arrested him. birds were trapped and killed by blows, with many young quail among the flock.

Memphis Tenn Tennessee R. F. McNurty Sumner County King McMurty

Williams Potts Dies After High School Game Injury

William M. Potts, 21, a scholastic football player for Cannonsburg, Pa., died after being kicked in the head during a game on October 3. He suffered convulsions twice and an operation failed to save him.

Pennsylvania High School Flayer Cannonsburg Wiliam Potts

Servians recapture Islands on River Drina from Austrians

Pravda reports Servian gendarmes recaptured the Islands in the Drina River seized recently by Austrian customs guards. At Shabazz the populace boarded an Austrian steamer, seized its flag and burned it.

Belgrade Pravda Drina Shabazz

Trade unions push pensions and labor dispute reform

The Scottish trade union congress passed resolutions in favor of old age pensions and compulsory intervention in labor disputes. The Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union expanded with seven new locals and treasury surpassing twenty thousand dollars. Major events include Brisbane eight hour demonstration with women workers and rioting in New York over taxi operations amid strikes. Italy sets fifteen as the minimum age for entry to mines and tunnels.

Trade Union Congress Persup Treasury Liege Belgium Herman Ridder New York City Central Federated Union Brisbane Italy

Suffragette Assault Paralyzes Westminster as Crowds Clash

Women supporters surge toward Parliament forcing entry and disrupting debates. Police deploy armored lines and boats as crowds clash. 24 suffragettes and 12 unemployed are arrested. Mrs Pankhurst and Miss Christabel Pankhurst defy court summons.

Westminster London Travers Symons James Keir Hardie Ouse of Commons Thames Pankhurst Christabel

Drotiers Murdered at Ingalla Crossing Oswego County

Charles Ward forced entry at the Bohi brothers residence at Ingalla Crossing and found John and Peter Bohi shot and brutalized in the kitchen. A rifled wallet and a ransacked upstairs trunk suggest robbery, fought after a struggle, with authorities blaming tramp suspects. Both men over fifty, reputed steady earners with several thousand dollars.

Oswego Charles Ward John Peter Bohi Ingalla Crossing Osea

Twin Sisters Lawyers Win Admission to U S Supreme Court

Ethel A Colford and Florence M Colford of Washington DC became the youngest women admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. Both earned law degrees with honors from Washington University School of Law, studied post graduate courses, and have practiced with their uncle Clarence Colford, earning DOJ endorsement. Born in Sallias Nova Scotia, they moved to Washington as children.

U.S. Supreme Court Washington, DD Ethel A Florence M. Colford Washington D. C United States Supreme Court Department of Justice Supreme Court Colford Washington University School of Law Clarence Colford Sallias Nova Scotia

Mother of Twenty Three Arrives in New York

Mrs Alice Danny, mother of twenty three children all living, arrived in New York City from the Isle of Wight England with eleven of them aboard to start a new life in America.

Alice Danny New York City Isle of Wight England

Tragic Schoolyard Shooting Ends in Double Death

In Goldsberry Missouri farmer D O Seaman called his two sons aged ten and twelve from a district school. He shot one son dead and mortally wounded the other before killing himself. The motive remains unknown.

Goldsberry D. O. Seaman

Maine and Alabama Leave Azores for New York

United States battleships Maine and Alabama, part of their world cruise, departed Azores bound for New York after visiting Ponta Delgada.

Maine Alabama Azores Ponta Delgada Worls United States New York

Gates orders Tiffany bowls for six thousand dollars

News notes across New York and beyond report John W. Gates ordering gilded finger bowls from Tiffany at six thousand dollars, a Boston University theology dean resignation, and other assorted items from railways to college enrollments.

New York City John W. Gates Tiffany Wlliam I. Warren Boston University Theological School Frank J. McConnell Brooklyn P. Fowler New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company Fowler New York and Vicinity J. Ogden Armour Kermit Roosevelt Roosevelt Harvard University England

Publicity Saves Lives on Harriman Railroads

Publicity reduced accidents on Harriman roads by an estimated twenty to fifty percent over three years. A board of inquiry including railroad officials and local citizens reports causes quickly, publishes facts to newspapers, and improves discipline and efficiency while protecting lines from misleading local claims.

Chicago Harriman Julius Kruttschnitt EH. Af. Harriman Krultschnitt Union Pacific Harriman Ines Kruttschnitt Board of Inquiry Inis

Victims of New York City Railways in One Month

A Public Service Commission report shows 5230 railway accidents in New York City during August. It records 3317 injuries including 2247 passengers and 639 railway workers, with 44 deaths and 235 seriously hurt. Accidents comprised 121 car collisions and 1233 injuries from alighting.

City New York City Public Service Commission

Girl Found Slain on Eve of Wedding Near Wadsworth

The body of Ora Etta Lee, twenty, was found on a highway near Wadsworth two miles from town with two bullet holes. Suspect Guy Rasor, a young man from a wealthy family, is held on suspicion after horse and wagon tracks and a missing shoe linked to his stable. Police weigh murder vs suicide pact with Rasor as possible motives.

Wadsworth Ohio Leo Rasor Raser Miss Lee George Stickler

Farmer kills M18 family in Norfolk Virginia

John Richardson a wealthy Lambert's Point farmer shot and killed Bev erley Cromwell father in law and Josephine Cromwell and then shot himself. He fired at Cromwell and his daughter wounding them as they tried to flee. Miss Cromwell led Richardson's five year old son by the hand when killed. Richardson blamed the wife’s departure for the tragedy.

Norfolk John Richardson Lambert's Point Here Beverley Cromwell Josephine Cromwell Cromwell Richardson Miss Cromwell

Squire Naar before Governor Fort in New Jersey agitation

New Jersey reports show Squire Manfred Naar facing scrutiny over alleged abusive summons with fines for motorists. Governor Fort heard Naar explain why he summoned a friend of the governor’s son to a hearing. The case was dropped, with the governor warning Naar to enforce the law properly. A separate Ocean County case against former Supreme Court Justice Bennt Van Syckel was dismissed after bizarre testimony about a dog scenario.

Squire Naar Governor Fort Automobile Chair of America Justice of the Peace Manfred Naar Trenton Aleged Naar Leslie Fort Young Fort Standish Chard Lakewood Nightstown W. Howard Jeffrey Toms River Supreme Court Bennt van Syckel Jasper Lynch Ocean County 8. P. C. A van Lycke

N L Beeckman Nominated for Newport Seat

Newport Republicans nominate R Livingston Beeckman of the Newport Bummer colony as fourth Representative in the Rhode Island State Legislature. Also included are brief items on a minister's fatal shooting in Alabama, a murder case in Omaha, a Navy orders to move to the Asiatic squadron, a St. Louis estate for sale, liquor licensing changes in Washington, Rockefeller's vacation, and other short notes.

N. L. Beeckman Newport R. 1 R. Livingston Beeckman Rhode Island Washington, D. C Charleston Bremerton Navy Yard Asiatic Staton Honolulu Guam Pacific Fleet Ranbow

Census of standing timber begins under U S commission

The National Conservation Commission launches a rush census of United States standing timber to aid its natural resources inventory due for President in January. Estimates range from 822.7 billion to 2.0 trillion board feet. Gannett’s 1900 figure of 1.39 trillion is a key basis. Letters seek forest area and industry data from county clerks and timber owners.

Washington, D. C National Conservation Commission United States Forest Service Tomry Gannett Biumpakg At 1,390,000,000,000 Board Feet. Mr. Gannett Warnd

Navy Budget Update and Shipbuilding Plans for 1904

The naval budget, submitted from St. Petersburg, totals $44,667,500, up $616,000 from last year. The construction account stands at $3,155,000 with $3,771,000 allocated for new work, reflecting a cut due to unspent 2904 construction funds. The program plans four battleships five torpedo boats destroyers and three submarines.

St. Petersburg Russia Duomus

Women’s rights and education noted in European and American scenes

Hedwig Luszczewnka better known as Dovyma, a Polish poetess, died after the war. Holland forms a male tongue for women suffrage and grants women a vote in church affairs. Anna Pritchett of Louisville, aged twenty five, appointed chair of economics at Wellesley College. Mrs John Lestla hosts the Duke of Connaught in London. Nat Goodwin sues Maxine Elliott for divorce in Reno. A two year course in woman ship training begins in New York City. Martha Van Rensselaer advocates a woman judge in juvenile court.

Hedwig Luszczewnka Dovyma Warsaw Holland Anna Pritchett Louisville Wellesley College John Lestla Duke of Connaught London Nat Goodwin Maxine Elliott Reno Nev New York City Martha van Rensselaer Agricultural College Cornell University Girlg Org

Whole Village Frozen to Death in Siberia Tale

The Rev. Edward O. Campbell reports that a village of Sihat in Lequimauk was found frozen on the Siberian coast after Eskimo inhabitants died and ate walrus skins and clothing due to exhausted provisions. Indians in a canoe recounted the scene.

Siberia Seattle Sihat Lequimauk Siberian Esquimans Edward O. Campbell

Field sports results and early season notices across New York area venues

The Field reports Daniels won the mile championship at Sheepshead Bay while Fair Play fell to Angelus in the Oriental Handicap at Gravesend. Yale prep for fall rowing and cross country on campus. Manhasset Bay YC plans a new design class for 1909. Invader and Tempus Fugit raced together on the New York Speed Way. Ruth Dillon captured the $10 000 Hes­ter Columbus Stake at the Columbus Grand Circuit with a 2 06% time. Laden’s four in hand won at the Sincla Morse Show over Mackay and St Pratt entries. J J Eller of the Irish American AC led at New York A C meeting taking both hurdle events.

C. M. Daniels New York City Ruth Dillon Hester-Columbus Trotters Columbus Dlarveys Laden Clarence HW. Mackay Herbert St. Pratt New York A. C J. J. Eller

Crete Declares Union With Greece Amid Balkan Tensions

A decree in Crete proclaims its union with Greece, marking Crete as no longer under Ottoman suzerainty and heightening Balkan tensions. Turkey seeks quick action from the Powers, who discuss settlement plans and potential compensation while danger grows in the region.

Canea Ialand Crete Turkey Greece Balkang Austria

Pickle Stock Decline Tied to 1908 Shortfall

The 1908 pickle supply is estimated at 700000 bushels below last year’s stock. Last year’s surplus was 1000000 bushels above requirements, yielding a total stock 300000 bushels ahead of normal. Market shows an upward drift at 7.50 per forty five gallon barrel per 1000 pickles. Canadian Pacific Strike Ends. GM Bary approves return of mechanics and strike-breakers to work.

Canadian Pacific Bary Canadian Pacific Railway Winnipeg Manitoba

Crop Movement Expands Amid Rising Grain Supplies

Reports indicate crop movement accelerating with visible grain stocks rising rapidly due to unprecedented receipts and strong export activity, particularly in the South where prices are lower than a year ago.

Lawyer Inherits Big Fortunes Across States

New York City attorney Theodore R. Shear is named as heir to $17 million from an California uncle. The bequest follows another large estate of $10 million later reported in the same line of notices. An estate judge will oversee probate and distribution to beneficiaries.

Theodore R. Shear New York City California

Naval officials push toward a fleet of aeroplanes

Washington officials move toward using aircraft for military purposes as policy steps advance. A New York freight plan opposed. Lusitania sails from Liverpool to New York with large cargo. Post office rates expected to double in a year in England. Austria may annex Bosnia and Herzegovina per imperial plan. The tuberculosis congress in Washington adjourned after denouncing Kochs theory. Roosevelt spoke. Army officers complete a seventeen mile round trip walk from Brooklyn to Coney Island and back.

Washington, D. C Parc New York City Wiliam J. Wilgus Irving T Dush Malta Lusitania Liverspool England New York Postofica Austria Bosnia Vergegovina International Congress On Washington, D.C Koch Roosevelt Brooklyn Copey Island

Wreck at Newark Claims Life of Matawan Fireman Longstreet

Vernon L. Longstreet of Matawan dies from injuries after the Pennsylvania freight engine he rode is rear ended by an engine driven by Harry Traudt of Newark. Traudt is arrested on a charge of manslaughter and later paroled to await further process.

Vietha Vernon Longstreet Matawan Pennsylvania Newark Harry Traudt Elizabeth Avenue St. James’ Hospital Traudt

Old Sleuth's Meirs Fight Hinges on Inheritance Fight

Vice-Chancellor Nowell at Newark grants a permanent injunction restraining Miss Rena Halsey from selling Westfield property forming part of her late mother Henrietta A. Halsey's estate. The $40,000 estate funds Harlan Halsey's life sayings of Old Sleuth. Louis Halsey accuses his sister of misappropriating the estate and seeks an accounting amid ongoing litigation between siblings.

Louis Halsey

Militia Officers to Ride Fifty Miles in Test

Colonel Edwin W. Hine of the Fifth Regiment at Paterson orders all field and staff officers to undertake a fifty mile ride. Lieutenant-Colonel Van Walraven plans the program and route with two options Pompton Stockholm or Nyack. The ride starts twenty-five miles out with overnight stay and return. An ambulance and two hospital men may accompany the cavalcade.

Edwin W. Hine Paterson Roosevelt Hine van Walraven Pompton Stockholm Nyack

Identifies Her Drowned Boy in Red Bank Bay Find

Mrs Frances McCloud of Brooklawn New York positively identified the drowned boy recovered in Red Bank Bay. The body was exhumed from a Hazlet cemetery where it had been buried by an undertaker. Identification came from distinctive clothing and features noted by the widow.

Frances McCloud Brooklvn N. Y Red Bank Hazlet

Injunction Seeks Stop of Sewage Discharge into Hopatcong Creek

Must Not Vollute Croek Vice-Chancellor Walker grants an injunction at Tren ton on AG request to bar Jacob P P Frame from dumping sewage into Hopatcong Creek near Wa Npsburg, a tributary of the Delaware River.

Croek Walker Trenton Jacob PP. Frame Hopatcong Creek Delaware River Npsburg Lin

Ramsden Resigns as Pastor of Baptist Church

The Rev Stanley Ramsden resigns after a long pastorate at the Baptist Church in Daptistows. A Gloucester City trolley car incident on King street punished Charles Craig’s wagon, tossing him from his horse but he escaped. Job Dean of Hancork’s Bridge reports possession of a seventeenth century chat from the English ship wrecked in Greenwich harbor, passed to him in 1862.

Nev. Stanley Ramsden Daptisctows Baptist Church Charles Craig Gloucester City King Street Job Dean Hancork's Bridge Greenwich

Roosevelt Aids Tee Memorial Fund Donation

President Roosevelt sent a fifty dollar contribution to Vicksburg Mississippi for the Steplen Dr. Lee memorial fund. Secretary Wright and General G. M. Naga also contributed fifty dollars each to support the ten thousand dollar memorial bow.

Roosevelt Tee Vicksburg Mis

Duck Lays bony Nees at Tremont

In Tremont Pennsylvania, a duck lays a bony scene as local details describe Joseph Moffmian involved with a duct and coal shells amid unclear yells and albumen references.

Bony Tremont Joseph Moffmian Bornal

British Fleet Moves Toward Balkans Amid Tense Balkan Crisis

British warships head to the Aegean as disturbances mount in the Balkans. A Bulgarian steamship near Constantinople narrowly escapes trouble after flag confusion. MarquIs Ripon resigns. Earl of Crewe assumes Colonial Secretary post. General Gomez releases a Cuban manifesto as Manila opens a government bank. Austria-Hungary fields 150000 troops ready to strike Serbs. King Alfonso’s car accident injures two workers. Sir Charles Dilke questions annexation as Berlin treaty violation. General Mistechenko wounded in Turkestan.

Constantinople Varna Charles Dilke London Sir Charles Dike Aupstlin

Fatal Grade Crossing Crash Near Melrose

Four people died and two were injured when a Boston and Maine train hit a wagon carrying six near Melrose. Frank Roberts drove the wagon. his sister-in-law Mrs. Luther and Frank Luther of Schaghticoke and a two year old child perished. The injured include two Luther children. Coroner Hutton planned an inquest.

Troy N. Y Boston Maine Melrose Rutland Frank Luther Schaghticoke Frank Roberts Luthers James Luther Aiden Luther Luther Hutton Valley Falls Troy Hospital Lerrick

DIES IN HER 110TH YEAR AT SENECA FALLS

Mrs Charlotte Decker of Seneca Falls New York died at age 109 nearly 110. She recalled colonial era memories including Valley Forge hardships and prices in 1820s. Her marriages began in 1818 to Thomas Preston and later to Albert Brainard and finally Samuel Decker. She outlived two husbands and bore one child who died in infancy.

Seneca Falls N. Y Charlotte Decker Godfrey Beals Albert Brainard Brainard Samuel Decker Decker

Balloon falls after burst during Bennett trophy race

The American balloon Conqueror burst at about 3000 feet over Berlin during the James Gordon Bennett trophy distance race. Pilot A H Forbes of the New York Aero Club and the other occupants escaped uninjured as the balloon descended slowly, resembling a parachute upon four rooftops.

Berlin A. H. Forbes New York Aero Club

Explorer Killed by Indians in Hudson Bay Wilds

Report says James Oliver Curwood, author of Detroit, Michigan, was killed by Lac Ja Indians after a trader stated the tribe claimed the white man began the trouble by shooting an Indian. Curwood was connected with an Detroit publishing firm and lived in Detroit.

James O. Curwood Hudson Bay Wilds Winnipeg Manitoba James Oliver Curwood Detrot, Mich Hudson Bay Etroit Radinas Lac Ja Lacon Ronge Indiana

Farmers to Store Products at Equity Convention

The American Society of Equity with about 100000 members met at Milwaukee in annual convention. The farmers’ group aims to regulate farm product prices by establishing elevators and warehouses nationwide to store crops and place them on demand in markets. Wright Takes Woman Passenger at Le Mans. Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist, flew with Mrs Hart O Berg wife of his European business manager, as a passenger.

American Society of Equity Milwaukee Wis

Chestnuts Arrival Signals Large Crop With Low Prices

Chestnuts are arriving in liberal quantities signaling a large crop. Quality is good and prices are well below last year but dealers struggle to dispose of receipts as the market trends downward. Prices range from 6 to 6 dollars per bushel.

Russian Fleet Mobilizes Rumor Near St Petersburg

A rumor ties the Russian Black Sea fleet near St Petersburg to mobilization as a precaution. The chatter centers on possible naval activity and government response amid tense regional signals.

St. Petersburg Black Sea

Surplus and Trade Facts From Early 20th Century Notes

New South Wales reports a nearly eight and a half million dollar year surplus. Turkey imports about two million dollars annually in various papers. A Polish firm plans the first feet sugar factory near Harbin Manchuria. Switzerland votes to ban absinthe manufacture sale and import. Since 1896 Japan’s Imperial Household allowance remains 1.5 million dollars yearly. Brazil flour milling grows against foreign suppliers. Rome votes 57 to 3 to end religious instruction in elementary schools. Japan’s education spending reaches seven million dollars yearly. New Zealand fiscal year closes with 45 million revenue 11 million expenditures and a four million surplus.

New South Wales Turkey Ieet Manchuria Harbin Switzerland Imperial Household of Japan Nis Brazil Rome New Zealand

Index to Good Times Business Conditions Improve in Q3 1908

An index notes improving business conditions in the United States during the third quarter of 1908 despite higher insolvencies in several sectors. Manufacturing liabilities fell slightly from 1907 due to large suspensions in lumber, building, and iron and steel, with gains in clothing, cotton, and wool. Trading failures carried bigger defaulted debt. miscellaneous trading failures rose by over $2 million. Prices rise for cabbage and eggs amid tight supplies. cranberry and butter markets show firmness. Freight car orders total $1,000,000 for delivery after December 1 by Illinois Central. field beans show light demand with few sales.

New York City United States Iis Cellan Solla Ehte

Also Mentioned on This Page

White Britain Bind Hiller Tennessean Servia Drlves British House of Commons Crise Twin Sisters Lawyers Soon Cong Vie Ona Triggs New York Press Oslo Slan Wer Farmer Father-in-Lawn Sister-in-Laty New Jersey Omaha Neb Abbie Rice Dr. Austin Charles E. Davis Pacific Great Leathe St. Louis Leathe Barket Grace A. Leathe Samuel H. Leathe Internal Revenue Capers Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller Pocantico Hills Cleveland Wilkerson Bonaparte James H. Wilkerson Alfred W. Cooley D. Leroy Dresser Hie Fanelers Shonts Deep Waterways Shonte Inter-Met New York City Public Service Commission Metropolitan Sultan Crop Movement Liberal Tarry Soutar Warne Soutar Evyleg Fox Dr. Young CABLE Great Britain Aegean Sea Balkans Zoological Gardens Marquis of Hipon Gomez Havana Cuba Government Bank Manila P. L Agricultural Bank G. R. Araneta FP. A. Branaganty Vienna Austria-Hungary Servian Rirklson Viacentina Spain Alfonso Ifa Welds Mistehenko Askabad Turkestan Miatchenko N.Y Benes Falls Galveston Texas Glen Flora Wharton County Benny Price Price A.W. Forbes Auffusing Post Fall Wester Axteas Jersey Eschee Froitr Briuessyersi Angles BO Bartlett Concord Delaware Niagara Peretts J Jersey Toger Sweets Holyland Tata Sinois Central Rail Road New Orleans J. T. Hen Ny
Search Courier

Search the Cranbury Press Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cranbury Press?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication