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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1890
Page
4
A Washington dispatch reports Associate Justice Samuel F. Miller of the U S Supreme Court suffered a paralytic stroke while returning home from the Capitol. He was found unconscious with a facial wound, remained able to talk after recovery, and his left side was paralyzed though he later ate dinner. He is seventy four and long served on the court.
Underhill a North Dakota Railroad Commissioner reports severe prairie fires from Hart to Cannon Ball rivers. Fires destroy hay and cattle at Riverside and Perkins ranches, with Wicks ranch losing everything but buildings. Farms across Hart, Cannon Ball and Knife River valleys face heavy losses as winds whip the flames, with suspicion toward Fort Yates Indians burning prairies to drive game south.
Reports describe a deadly cholera outbreak in the interior of Arabia with Arabs and strangers dying in large numbers. Victims are described as exhausted and contorted while corpses attract birds and dogs, and residents fear touching them.
The United States Court in Sioux Falls South Dakota marks a historic moment as a full-blood Sioux Indian serves on the grand jury. The juror, named Hels John Fase, is described as a spiritual advisor to the Flandreau Treaty community and well educated, fluent in English.
A rapid mosaic of incidents includes Tos’s trial and acts of violence by Donerty the insane killer who targeted New York figures, a dynamite cruiser’s brisk Newport runs, and accidents like Lewin Hansen’s death by runaway horse. Reports cover New York politics and a broad range of disasters, political shifts, and public notices from across the nation.
Special dispatch recounts the capture and shooting of Rube Burrows at Lin don Alabama after he overpowered guards and demanded his money. Carter fired a shot that wounded him fatally. Burrows fell and died as the train robber’s body was prepared for shipment to Birmingham. Burrows, born in 1853 Lamar County Alabama, had a notorious career robbing trains in three states, often with Joseph Jackson.
Gouxa earns about $12 million, writer Ropyaro Kiruna is an avid fisherman, and a bust of Sidney Lanier was unveiled at Bacon Georgia. Vanderdilt aims to collect America’s finest library while Russian czar celebrations loom. Notables like Justin Morniy reach eighty, the oldest senator holds 13 years of consecutive service, and Miss Jane Grayson leads Hastings College’s Greek department at forty four. Fendiniano De Lesseps aged eighty five is described as broken in many facets, Gustav Faetiga wed in Wiesbaden at fifty eight, and John Jacob Astor’s lineage remains noted. A private secretary role at the Treasury yields an $1800 salary with vast signatory drafts and millions in cash managed yearly.
Georgian victim J C Puruythe, secretary treasurer of Normandale Lumber, was shot dead at Normandale Georgia. The killer, identified by witnesses as Pease, confessed after capture and the crowd pursued him. The motive remains unclear with speculation of paid crime.
A four story London building on Middle Street occupied by Rowley & Broc’s burned, killing six and injuring several others. The blaze started around 6 o clock, trapping occupants who could not escape through inadequate exits, with many jumping from windows and others perishing in flames. Fire escapes were reportedly lacking, drawing attention to safety gaps in London’s old structures.
Reported arrests in New York City involve Walter Fiewine and General Milton 3 Littlefield on a money-for-birth scheme tied to Alphonso the murderer referenced with Lawyer Raynolds. Brooklyn tenement fire kills Anne Fralfrich’s two babies while a four-year-old brother is implicated in the tragedy. Other items note a season’s first flood in Bellows Falls Vermont, Kanawha Valley damage, and the Kansas death of State Senator E. E. Sweantxois by suicide.
A St Petersburg medical professor Kou Echaraky allegedly drank poison during a lecture. He warned students two minutes before death, attempted antidotes failed, and he died. Witnesses report no clear motive. He leaves a wife and several children. burial funded by the state.
A melinite-filled shell exploded in Bourges France killing five workmen instantly and injuring about forty others. One laborer’s careless handling caused the blast, with several victims severely hurt. The accident occurred during shell filling at the plant.
Dispatch from Washington City reports Associate Justice Samuel Freeman Miller of the U S Supreme Court died at ten minutes to eleven after a stroke. Family at bedside included wife, son Irvine, daughter Mrs Tousenlin, granddaughter Mrs Lucy Corkhill. Miller, born Richmond Kentucky April 5 1810, studied medicine before switching to law, helped found the Republican party, supported emancipation, moved to town now Kentucky then to national service. Lincoln appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1862, serving twenty eight years, renowned for justice and legal mastery, died at work in harness.
General W. W. Belknap ex Secretary of War under Grant was found dead in his Washington City lodging about 9 am. He had been ill, and the coroner cited heart fatty degeneration and heart inflammation as the cause. Born 1829 in Newbury, he rose from Major of Volunteers to Brigadier General and served as Secretary of War 1869 to 1876 before impeachment charges.
A pitched battle erupted at Mine Lick near Smithville Tennessee after a farm dispute over a barn fire. About thirty men and women fought with four reported wounded including two possibly dying. A straw-pater trust with daily output controls western market.
The East dominates this season with top hitters like Jeaguen Bennett of Boston leading league catchers and Witwer and Trernan each hitting fourteen home runs. Players' League stars include Fogarty, Hardie, Richardson and Grifffin as top outfielders, plus Burns and Tierman leading in home runs. Multiple teams report high steals, triples, and pitching records, while management plans for next season aim to bolster talent.
The article surveys global labor unrest and organization from New Zealand to Pittsburg, noting free labor bureaus in Tasmania, Sunday closing moves for barbers, city-work employment limits in Pittsburg, wage disputes in Montreal and England, eight-hour workdays in New York roofers, and new unions among women, waiters, and marble workers. A Pittsburg Manchwery Trades Council drafts plans for 14,000 machinists and allied trades delegates.
Five men employed at Murrell Dobbins brick yard drowned when their open boat capsized near slubco and Knickerbocker tee houses in Kinkorn New Jersey. Solomon Fletcher 52 Jol Fletcher 22 Angelo Fletcher 24 Cheafus Mery 43 Alonzo Cannon 22. They tried to haul twenty three live hinges from Liver Lake icehouse using a single oarboat. The bow struck icehouse debris causing the craft to overturn and sink. Rescue attempts failed and one family suffered through shock and injury.
An immense blast at a magzine seventy miles inland from Mazatlan leveled a sixty foot shaft where an American named Meloe from Napa California worked with nine Mexicans beside several hundred pounds of dynamite. The disaster left Yen Minors blown to atoms and prompted a special war squad to handle the resulting investigation.
A wide ranging 19th century style roundup notes diverse facts: agriculture dips and crops short in Froxma and West, grapefruit and cucumber crops. population shifts in France. large electric vehicle counts in the U S. volcanic activity at Kilauea Alaska. maritime and railway infrastructure developments. scientific discoveries and explorations including a new comet and Mont Blanc ascent. legal and political notes in Ireland Canada and Wyoming. and a Senegal flood casualty figure with Cayes in distress.
London hosted a vast Salvation Army funeral for Catharine Booth wife of General Booth known as the Mother of the Army. Weather foggy crowds lined the route from the Thames embankment to Abney Park Cemetery as officers bore the casket and a gun carriage lowered it. Officers from England colonies America and beyond delivered orations as bands played and officials marched in uniform.
A hotel on East Adams Street Chicago was burned with four people perishing. Victims include Robinson, Afra, Affonse who died by jumping, Dowler a barber, Sams H E a former Pinkerton detective, and Peyton Edward a colored porter suffocated. Fire origin unknown. Gas lighting and narrow stairwell described as fire trap. Room occupants faced dense smoke and flames. deaths linked to fire escape access and confinement.
London Tit-Bits notes Fribaua in Wieden Vienna as the world’s giant housing block with thirteen courtyards and thirty-one staircases. It holds 1500 rooms and shelters 2112 people from all social levels. A special postman ensures mail reaches each Christina named recipient by yard and apartment.
The New York World recounts a rapid romance in Maine where Maryin rode to Betty Lee's house on a bare saddle, announced marriage as the calling, and Betty replied with The Lord's will be done, marking a notably brief courtship.
A newspaper item describes a Home Fascinator Pub contest to form the largest set of English words from the phrase Gop SAVE THE QueeN with prizes including a free world trip, Florida trip, river tow boat, sewing machine, a women’s watch, and cash. It invites entries by mail from U S or Canada, with a premium catalogue and trial subscription offered.
Brimming with confidence the manufacturers offer a 500 reward for a case of catarrh they cannot cure. They claim the remedy’s mild cleansing healing properties produce perfect permanent cures in chronic cases. No matter how bad or long standing the case, you can be cured or receive the reward.
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