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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
4
The Great Electric Traction Company of Berlin dominates Europe with a capital of about 7,000,000 marks. Last year its network carried over 30,000,000 miles and 230,000,000 passengers, with several smaller street car outfits, 825 omnibuses, 8100 cabs and carriages, plus a city railroad and electric elevated line nearby.
Reports from Constantinople describe Beirut clashes near the Orthodox Church between Mussulmanis and Christians. Seven Christians killed or wounded and property damaged as soldiers intervene. Admiral Cotton and Minister Leishman provide details while Washington keeps US ships Brooklyn and Charlemagne near Beirut to protect American interests without taking sides. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay monitor the situation as Turkey calms and authorities move to restore order.
Reports from the vilayet of Monastir describe appalling bloodshed as Turks massacre 30 000 to 50 000 Bulgarians and destroy every village in the valley. Refugees starve while figures from revolutionary and Macedonian groups vary, with estimates of mass deaths and hidden civilians across Macedonia.
Dispatches from Bolin and pro Macedonian centers to London papers describe a harsh Balkan struggle with rising violence. The Macedonian Revolutionary Committee plans a circular to the Powers warning of reprisals. They claim the Turks have made 100000 people homeless.
Portsmouth England report describes an American device tested on a Belle Isle hull mockup to keep a ship from sinking after hull penetration. A water jet created a column as the vessel rolled and settled by the bow, with extensive bottom damage and a planned raise for further experiments.
News notes a dim eruption at Vesuvius with plans for an electric Naples rail link to the old funicular and possible crater side extension. Other items report three killed at Mount Victory camp meeting and labor tensions hitting railroad investments in 1904, plus a suicide after a mother's killing in Springfield.
In New York City Max Russell Sage condemns American women marrying foreigners. He argues such unions alienate loyalty to the United States and threaten American traditions. He warns that children may forget their native heritage and pride in the nation’s founding.
Government agencies express concern over delays in compiling and printing the detailed report on anthracite coal operations. Officials mull legal action to compel disclosure as the Census Office and Commerce Department seek publicity under the new law.
In Rome the three sisters of Pats Narr arrived after six weeks apart. They were greeted by their brother who embraced them. One sister lamented feeling unnecessary while the pontiff assured them he would always help. The sisters stay in a convent as an apartment is arranged at the San Angelo Bridge.
Three young women from St. Joseph Industrial School in Albany drowned while on a riverside outing at St. Agnes Cemetery. Mary OF aged eighteen from Canada Grace Burne eighteen from Boston and Mamie Green eighteen of Albany were among the group using planks. the pond sank their craft and several were rescued.
The jury found twelve defendants guilty of principal violence in Danville. Names include Winktehl Paker, William Redwine, Horace Murphy, Liane Newton Slade, Thomar Bell, John Trout, John Vaulan, John Robertson, Addin Merry, Clement Mobiker, Ob Alennes, and Bessie Armstrong. Two, Jol Kress and Richard Roberts, were acquitted after turning state’s evidence. Indeterminate imprisonment in the penitentiary is the sentence.
Ano is Fanner a Teculiar sect member from Arcola ML-S hanged himself. Shrock, a 22 year old farmer, a Wab and Amish neighbor, faced a death by suicide causing widespread grief in the Stook and Lye Dutch community noted for hooks and eyes over buttons.
A questionable cultural notice reports that Captain Barr is promised a yearly annuity of 2000 dollars for life by a syndicate of ship owners following a welding scene near Cape Rudy. The wording suggests a loyalty reward for faithful service and ongoing support from maritime associates.
French auto drivers nearly collided with a tree noted for a fatal fall involving Mr and Mrs Charles Pale. An injured cyclist witnessed bark and twig fragments as the event unfolded during the era. Emperor Wilhelm reportedly halted advancing Uhlans at a crowd scene after masses clashed with cavalry.
Secretary of the Treasury in Chicago outlines a plan to permit national banks to issue circulating notes up to fifty percent of bond secured circulation with Treasury backed by a ten percent tax. He argues elasticity can prevent inflation and sustain prosperity, urging adoption with Controller of the Currency approval for safety.
In Nisch and Belgrade, Servian officials say officers tied to a conspiracy to kill those involved in King Alexander and Queen Draga’s murder and topple the government have been arrest ed. Captains Fer ehiteh and Zaloyiteh are named leaders. King Peter and ministers face uncertainty as debates about loyalty and resignations unfold.
In Chicago a milliners convention awarded first prize to nineteen year old Earl Lodge, triggering anger among veteran exhibitors who claim the boy’s youth and supposed novelty influenced the judges. Lodge defended his win citing talent and family training in hat making.
Baltimore society figure William Tucker and his mother faced questions after a \$500000 defalcation and a dearth of assets from the estate of Wesley A. Tucker. Mrs Tucker returned to Baltimore as authorities investigated a safe deposit box containing securities, with Tucker rumored to be in Central America. The report notes Tucker’s alleged stock speculation and withheld funds, while other items describe unrelated world and local events.
A Black man pursued after a violent assault on Margaret Gerahy at her Armourdale home fled by river, leaped from a rowboat to escape across the Missouri side, and drowned in the Kansas River. Other items note Chicago laundry price hikes, a temperance hospital plan, a chef strike, and various international and political tidbits.
The page lists milk and butter prices and a long catalog of farm goods including eggs, meats, poultry, fruit, vegetables, and grain. It also notes crop conditions across regions and market comments on corn and wheat, with national trade and money-market notes.
A collage of humorous observations on character and fashion ends with a Paris bizarre tale of Louis Kerk a pauper found dead with a money stuffed monkey opened to reveal thousand dollars in bank notes and five thousand in securities.
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