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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1897
Page
2
A republican campaign message extolls 8 R Farington as friendly trustworthy and fair. It urges voters to participate in the upcoming Surrogate election to put the right man in the right place and to perform their duty as citizens by voting.
Our Regular Correspondent reports President McKinley will not draft his annual message to Congress until after he returns from Ohio at the end of the week to vote Republican. He is gathering Cabinet input and discussing topics for the message, with Cabinet members providing the substance of their annual reports.
The administration delays response to the Spanish ministry’s proposed policy for Cuba, willing to grant time for its implementation while preventing filibuster parties. It warns Spain it will rebuke any perceived negligence and notes over $2,000,000 spent to enforce commitments. Secretary Alger attends Army of Tennessee event in Milwaukee. Secretary Gage proposes unified designs for all money notes to curb fraud. Gen Duffield’s Coast and Geodetic Survey tenure questioned for incompetence. Senator Platt hints Tracy’s mayoral bid in New York. Captain ONeill opposes a government armor plant. Also includes Pennsylvania Railroad travel tours for 1897-98 with itineraries and booking offices.
Rev T DeWitt Talmage treats Three Taverns as a symbol of temptation and dissipation. He cites sailors ashore and historic references to warn that multiple taverns fuel vice and ruin, urging education of the young and reform led by religious faith.
On November 1 the Pennsylvania Railroad will place on sale at principal ticket offices excursion tickets to all prominent Winter resorts in New Jersey, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Cuba. Tickets priced at low rates with liberal return limits. An illustrated book describing Winter resorts and travel routes will be offered free on application to ticket agents.
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