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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
4
A short tale from Indiana tells of a boy who loves his mother by hauling coal up four flights to their fourth floor apartment. He explains his strength lies in keeping the coal supply full for his busy mother. The piece also notes Indiana hosts a leech farm and estimates meat demand for Greater New York and Jersey City.
Reports an 1855 opened Chilean coal mine with safe tidy tunnels under the Pacific. Electric lighting and an ocean crossing ride at twenty miles per hour showcase its modernity. Daily output reaches 1 000 tons with 750 miners employed.
A column extols Colonel John Hay as a multifaceted figure, praising travel sketches, speeches, diplomacy, poetry, and letter writing. It recounts a past anecdote where Hay advised a street waif after giving him a nickel, underscoring his character and humor.
Excerpt recalls a Pueblo settlement predating other US cities. It describes seven irregular streets about two hundred yards long with mud plaster homes in terrace form. The text cites Coronado crossing Cibola in 1640 and mentions Don Pedro de Tobar exploring the desert region.
A fragmentary account describes the Turkish sultan rising at dawn and retreating to the Yildi palace to oversee state affairs. He wears a pale brown overcoat and a red fez, his wan face partly hidden by a brown beard. The piece notes his role in founding 50,000 schools for boys and girls, highlighting a rare reform. It also recalls Irish legal lore as John Philpot Curran debates with Lord Clare, who quips about burning books if the law is as Curran claims.
News from Tuesday night claims the British retreat from Glencoe was successfully accomplished and General Yule's army joined forces at Ladysmith under White. Detailed dispatches describe Yule advancing over high terrain, with British gains offset by Boer resistance and looming encirclement risks.
The schooner Hera, from Cape Nome to Seattle, carried nearly 200 passengers after a 28 day voyage. Two men died from starvation during the voyage, J. B. Ryan and George Lamby, and several others were left half crazed by lack of food and water. The Hera was overtaken by the Lakme and tug Sea Lion located the ship about fifty miles off Cape Flattery.
A west bound local freight collided with fast freight No 99 at an open switch in Bacourtero Indiana. Both engines remained on track but became interlocked after the crash. A coal car and a hogs car telescoped others and debris and animals caused injuries. No deaths reported.
News item notes eight bandits attacked Doniphan Kun area killing one man and wounding another, slipping past 600 armed guards to steal a team of horses and flee before daylight near Atchison. Additional dispatch mentions large quantities of supplies being sent to the Philippines via New York and San Francisco.
Anesia agrees to arbitrate U S alima claims arising from sealing violations by the Bering Sun vessels. A protocol between the two governments is drawn. final formalities expected in November. Russia backs arbitration, stating relations with the United States are very close and similar to the Venezuela case.
Stephen O Lawrence, a Yale freshman, and May Carroll were sentenced to fresh days imprisonment for kissing after a theatre outing in New Haven. Patrolman Harry Winosheld detained them. Judge Edwin G Dow presided. The case drew attention as the judge and police faced questions about street conduct enforcement. Both appealed and were released on bail.
At a meeting of the Supreme Council of India C M Tivaz stated that famine stricken areas cover 100000 miles of British territory and 250000 miles of native Btntex land, each with about 15030000 people. He warned of grave conditions in the central provinces and named districts. Rivaz estimated relief costs at 1500000 rupees and noted a quarter of a million already receiving aid. The Viceroy Lord Curzon pledged to aid while avoiding trade disruption.
In Losney Kentucky Tom Whitamore is killed and Dan Parker is wounded while en route to Clay County Circuit Court. Bob Travis is slain at Hamlet. Judge Eversols fears resignation and moves court to Manchester delaying its opening as Geldon and Pultpots gather in large armed crowds.
Governor Richard P. Leary requests urgent reinforcement for Guam as the Navy Department orders a battalion of about 50 marines to sail from San Francisco to Guam. The move follows unrest tied to the 1898 Spanish-American treaty era claims, with no current danger seen to U S authority.
In Cho tean, seat of Teton County, snowdrifts reach ten to twenty feet with three feet on the level. Eight sheep herders found dead and fifteen missing in Teton County amid a storm that may claim over twenty lives and wiped out about 20 000 sheep. A separate report notes Brooklyn restaurant keeper Alfred Muller jailed in Bangor Maine for killing a moose in closed season and potentially facing charges for smuggling. A wreck near Wabash Indiana left one dead and another fatally injured. a fireman seriously hurt and engineers injured as trains derailed.
A London reception hall houses families from one or two room flats while their apartments are disinfected after infectious diseases. The building offers four two room units with a baby cot, and locals held a housewarming tea attended by mothers, doctors and district nurses.
A New York report from the American Agriculturist cites a near 9 million acre potato field and a potential 242 million bushels, the highest since 1896, with yields averaging eighty one bushels per acre in 1899. The article notes uneven regional yields, strong railroad demand, and a record- setting year for business and freight transportation.
An old advertisement touts Concarets as a ten cent beauty cleanser to clear the blood and skin, claiming treats pimples boils and blackheads by purifying the liver. It also promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy for blood and mucous surface disease, with testimonials and veterinary-like guarantees.
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