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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1901
Page
1
A Chicago Record Herald reflection on resilience and liberty, noting tears and doubt yet affirming faith in freedom. The piece recalls past wounds, vows that freedom's voice remains, and the steadfast courage of the young standing against oppression.
A father, Ike Thompson, and three companions voyage in a raft built from timber and tangle riverfront gear. Survive a deadly eddy in the Colorado Canyon after repeated perilous pushes toward cliff walls and rapids. Ike dives to secure a rope and later reemerges to guide the raft to safety, completing a perilous journey to New Mexico.
A Chicago Royal Trust Company bank employs twelve young women in key roles from receiving tellers to advertising manager and bookkeepers. The program started with Miss Beulah Page and expanded through merit, not policy, showing women capable of mens and women handling thousands of accounts for savings and customers. The bank notes no cost cutting motive, only proven staff merit and satisfaction among officials.
A Chinese ambassador in London brought a native tailor from China. The tailor now runs a private house near Kensington Square and serves many Chinese and Oriental residents in the city seeking new attire.
A Chicago Inter Ocean opinion note observes that men's self view of age splits with actual age, noting those who feel old are old and those who feel young remain young past forty. The piece reflects on perception shaping aging.
The Court of Appeals grants a new trial for Roland B. Molineux in the 1900 murder case of Kate J. Adams. Justices concur that Barnet statements admitted at trial were improper, affecting the verdict, and discuss handwriting expert limits and admissibility of related evidence. The ruling reverses the lower court’s judgment and outlines grounds for the new trial decision.
Second Lieutenant James C. Williams of the Twelfth Infantry fell from a patrol in Parkly and was killed. He was the son of General Robert Williams former Adjutant General of the Army, who died weeks earlier. Williams enlisted as a private in the Thirty-fourth Infantry and was rapidly promoted to second lieutenant for his service in the Philippines.
A nineteen year old, William Howley of Skowberan, was accidentally killed by Edwin L. Wally of Houlton at West Tascaluga Brook, Me. The text also mentions kidnappings in Igands Livre Hosenthal and Siistria, a protest to Sofia, and Bulgarian troops. The Cuba general elections are set for December 21, and the Electoral College meeting is scheduled for February 24, 2002.
In Italy the bakers strike strains bread production as the government supplies master bakers with public workers, but output remains inadequate to meet demand. Reports from Philadelphia mention a separate criminal case where four men face prison without bail for robbery and assault related to Mabel Goods Rich.
Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, died at Salt Lake City at eighty seven. His death ends the first presidency and the council of twelve will select a successor, with Oliver Snow or Joseph F. Smith as likely heirs, amid a history of polygamy and public controversy.
The Commissioner's quarterly navigation report shows vessels built in the United States and oils production figures for the three months ending September. War and colonial news follow with German imports to the United States and a former bank official pleading guilty to embezzlement in Michigan. The piece lists global tensions and public security incidents including police actions in Cannas and Villpinos and notes on the Cuban crisis and the international congress at Düsseldorf.
Rear Admiral Crowninshield named in annual report. Knox advises Roosevelt on Pacific cable issue. Roosevelt appoints Alys Robert Webb van Asalstan Surgeon in the Navy. Senator Cullom may represent foreign relations committee before Schley Court. Sharretts named to international tariff commission. Knox says no monopoly on Pacific coast land claims.
The report notes Governor Dole of Hawaii stating he will not resign as unrest simmers among natives in San Fernando Pampanga and other overseas affairs swirl. It cites a broad roll of events from U.S. military reports to local incidents across the nation.
A nurse named Miss Cox faced an attempted assault in a Newark area house after a physician requested an attendant. In Perth Amboy the Ruddlerex County Bank directors are held responsible for most losses totaling about 220 000 to 300 000 linked to cashier Valentine’s defalcations. State Entomologist foresees a seventeen year locust plague next year urging restraint on fruit tree work and grafting. Tramps loot a Belvidere parsonage while jail inmates attempt a fire breakout. Three men in Keyport nearly drown after a small boat capsized on the Raritan. Further notes report frost in South Jersey, bank openings, and local factory activity across Gloucester and Salem counties.
A Marine Hospital Service report from Dutch Harbor Alaska notes a drastic drop in Aleutian population from 129 villages with an estimated 14 000 to 20 000 people to ten villages with about 1 000 Creoles and 700 Aleuts. Separate dispatches describe Belgian coal discoveries near Lamberg and potential impact on European trade.
Reports from Rome describe cracks in walls and damage to an entry chamber as a new tunnel beneath the Quirinal steeped in concerns over foundation stability. Officials warn of widening fissures threatening surrounding areas and potential risk to nearby structures.
Port of Spain reports say about fifty sailors from the German cruiser Vineta clashed with residents in Porto Cabello Venezuela. Police in civilian clothes intervened and two petty officers were wounded. The Vineta crew boarded the Valesia, while a mob of about twelve hundred fired shots and fled as officers shuttled the German sailors away. Venezuelan authorities reportedly sought an apology from the German minister. Also noted: revolutionists commanded by Gen. Geronimo Rivas defeated government troops near Barrancas and took General Aretegul prisoner. Africano’s forces defeated near San Felix, with Africano escaping to San Felix. A British steamer brought more refugees from Colon as rebels attacked a town nearby but halted on US gunboat Machiss order.
Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, aged sixty two, placed on the retired list after forty five years in the Navy. Frank Wildes promoted to Rear-Admiral to fill Schley’s vacancy. A report notes Schley’s famed rescues and battles, and references Botha’s movements in South Africa.
A jumble of historic-sounding items: Peter Jackson’s grave moment in Austra- T, Thomas J. Gallagher in New York, Jose Ortiz of Spain defeated at eighteen inches, Pittsburg league baseball title talk, Luzerne Sport Club seeks to curb pet hunter damage, Lipton hints at America’s Cup bid, Captain Henry Igoran cited as sole America crew survivor, Albert Champion’s motor bicycle record attempt near Wallsburg NY, California Jockey Club sets Oakland racing season from November 2 for about thirty days, Tapforan feature noted.
King Leopold II of Belgium declares plans to visit New York City and seek ideas on shipping management to benefit Belgium ports. He aims to explore American mining interests, Ostend development, and Antwerp trade, with talk of a Brussels to New York steamship link. The aged monarch has previously shown incognito travel habits and blends business with leisure.
Mrs Mary Bella Witwer of Dayton Ohio pleads not guilty to first degree murder charges tied to the suspected poisoning deaths of four husbands and her child. The affidavit by Chief Detective Frank McBride links the deaths to wilful administration of poison and a sister's death is cited in the case.
The weekly bulletin of the Chicago Health Department notes unusual typhoid fever prevalence across the country and predicts the first year of the new century will be remembered as a typhoid year.
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