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Cranbury Press

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Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

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Sep 14, 1906

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Cuban rebel leader blows up bridges in Cuba war

Insurgent chief Pino Guerra rejects armistice terms and demands presidential elections annulled. He blows up two Western Railway bridges in Pinar del Rio and attacks San Juan de Martinez while government forces, led by Colonel Avalos, struggle to respond.

Havana Cuba Pino Guerra Pinar del Rio Guerra Pinar de Rilo City San Juan de Martinez Hig Avalos Clows San Luis Pinar del Rio City Meenocal Congress Tts Englah Great Britain Washington

Meat Packers Capitulate On Labels For Canned Meats

Washington reports end to label dispute after conferences between Secretary Wilson Dr Melvin and about forty meat packers. Packets will use exact ingredient statements by October 1 when the law takes effect. Wilson pressed for precise contents while accepting a compromise on percentages in canned products.

Washington, D. C Wilson Melvin Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture

Gillette Wins Gubernatorial Nomination In California

Congressman James N. Gillette of Eureka secures the Republican nomination for Governor on the first ballot by 591% of votes to 23,314 for incumbent Geo C Pardee. Pardee blamed for San Francisco disaster handling and for resisting recall urged by citizens. platform thanks helpers and calls Congress to grant three years of duty free building materials for San Francisco relief.

Santa Cruz Cal James N. Gillette Eureka Geo. C. Pardee Pardee San Francisco Congress

Opposes Joint Statehood in Arizona Conventions

Bisbee Arizona conventions of both parties adopt a resolution declaring unaltered opposition to joint statehood with New Mexico. They state preference to remain a territory forever rather than share statehood with New Mexico.

Arizona Bisbee Ariz New Mexico

Baseball Trade Roundup Boosts Several Clubs

The Boston American Club lands Milwaukee star Oberlin. St Louis signs shortstop Forrest Crawford and adds a strong throwing arm. Chicago Nationals buy Chenault Purdy and Seabaugh from Vincennes. Steinfeldt aims to lead NL batsmen. Pittsburgh acquires Shaw from Louisville. Falkenberg stars for Wilmington. Ferguson of the New York Nationals touted as top pitcher. St Louis National signs outfielder Kelley from Baltimore. Beaumont of Pirates shows limited stealing that year.

St. Louis Forreat Crawford Chicago Nationals Chenault Purdue Vincennes Algo Seabaugh Harry Steinfeldt Ciavinnath Pittsburg Shaw Louisville Cth Falkenberg Whollingtons Ferguson New York Nationals St. Louis National Club Oufielder Kelley Baltimore Club Beaumont Pirates

Russia Takes Heart Again In Stolypin Upturn

Moscow reports a rally in industrial shares following Stolypin program. Leaders debate the Octobrist and Constitutional Democrat moves as reform continues amid strikes and unrest. In St Petersburg Premier Stolypin vows firm action against terrorists while pressing not to abandon reforms.

Moscow Russia Briansk Sormovo Drakri Shipoff Count Mayden Michael Stakovich Regenerationist Count Hayden Constitutional Democrats Zemstvo Congress Urals Siberia St. Petersburg Stolypin

Reopening of Universities Favored by Russian Students

In St. Petersburg a meeting of Social Democratic and Socialist Revolutionist university students decided not to oppose the October 14 reopening of universities. This signals an end to two years of educational paralysis as many students favor returning to studies and resisting the idea of universities as mere centers of revolutionary activity.

Siedice Poland Sonte Libau Skallon Pienkna Warsaw Aliena Englke Lig Oazaar St. Petersburg

Des Moines Chief Kills Man at County Fair Grounds

Fort Dodge Iowa Chief Myron Tullar fired on George Dugan of Rockwell City during a horse race dispute at the Calhoun County fair grounds in Manson. Dugan died after being struck. Tullar was arrested and driven away to prevent a mob lynching.

Des Moines Yowa Myron Tullar Fort Doege Kired George Dugan Rockwell City Calhoun County Fair Manson Dugan George Korns Somers Tullar

Republicans Carry Maine In Heavy Early Returns

Portland Me return from elites and many towns indicate Governor William T Cobb Republican is re elected by a small plurality over Cyrus W Davis Democrat. Four Republican congressmen re elected Amos L Allen 1306, Charles E Littlefield about 1000, Edwin C Burleigh about 5000, Llewelyn Powers 3500. Democrats gain to twelve state senators and about sixty representatives.

Portland William T. Cobb Cyrus W Davis Amos L. Allen Charles E. Littlefield Edwin C. Burleigh Llewelyn Powers

Cheaper light in Syracuse fixed by state gas board

The State Commission of Gas and Electricity granted a gas rate cap of 95 cents per 1000 cubic feet in Syracuse starting October 1. Street lighting electricity is set at 68 dollars per lamp with commercial power at 9 cents per kilowatt hour for one year, then 8 cents. Current rates show street lamps at 85.77 dollars per lamp annually, commercial incandescent at 12 cents per kilowatt with a 2 cent early pay discount, and gas at 1 dollar per 1000 cubic feet.

Albany State Commission of Gas and Electricity Syracuse

Government to Attack Standard Oil Monopoly at Chicago

Headquarters for Special Counsel C. B. Morrison, prosecutor of trusts, are set in Chicago to pursue actions against the Standard Oil Company. The next step involves charging the firm with monopoly under federal trust-busting efforts.

Standard Oil Monopoly C. B. Morrison Chicago Standard Oi Company

Massive mudslide obliterates Kwarell township

In Caucasus region near Tiflis, a catastrophic mud and sand slide swept over Kwarell township, burying 255 people alive and destroying livestock and crops. Five kilometres wide, the disaster reflects frequent avalanches in Caucasian valleys. Pope greets Father Werny and commends the Society of tents.

Rissia Kwarell Telaw Caucasus Werny Society of Tents

Gas Magnate Walls Himself and Other Mixed News

A jumble of 1900s era items: Claiencu K. Wooster, Chicago vice president of People’s Gas Light and Coke, dies by self-inflicted action. Dominican rebels defeated before Monte Cristi. Onion crop quality cited in the Central West. A railway program planned for fifteen years. German estimates show a large surplus. A wireless note says Mrs Hor Nin Oellehs’s husband died in New York. Edward Rosewater found dead in a courtroom. Bryan greeted warmly in New Haven during discussions of government ownership.

Hornin Oellehs New York City Keane Pius XII

Russian Reform Plans Quietly Change Imperial Policy

The Russian Cabinet unveils reform proposals aimed at suppressing disorder, lifting restrictions on Hebrews, and granting autonomy to certain provinces, signaling a shift in imperial governance and minority policy.

Public ownership push at Trades Union Congress Liverpool

The Trades Union Congress in Liverpool unanimously urged MPs to introduce a bill for nationalizing all railways canals and mines across the United Kingdom. In Arkansas a murderess killed her husband and three children at Plegett Clay County before taking her own life at the state insane asylum in Little Rock.

Great Britain Trades Vaition Congress Liverpool England He Bor United Kingdom Kis Frank Palgrove Plegett Clay County Hadles Arkansas Insane Little Rock

Nosy Crop Outlook Brims With Record Yields

A fragmentary report notes corn yield strong, wheat shows heavy production, and cotton crop promises near historic highs amid a large harvest season. The item highlights crop outlooks from agricultural officials and local markets.

Roosevelt on Religion at Oyster Bay Centennial

President Roosevelt spoke at the Christ Episcopal Church centennial in Oyster Bay. He urged that national wealth must fuel spiritual development and civic virtue, urging honest conduct in business and public life and stressing religion as a foundation for a strong republic. The event included church leaders and a dinner with clergy and members.

Oyster Bay Roosevelt Christ Episcopal Church IL. JH. Washburn Frederick Burfesy Long Tsland America Espiscopal W. Montague Geer Manhattan George T. Vandewater Rome Ufe Oman

Turbulent World News Highlights From Early 1900s Reports

A scattered digest covers investigations into the Newfoundland fisher, a saltpetre study on humans, and the Morocco exodus of a Chicago banker. It notes naval reshuffles, tariff debates, and rail signaling inquiries, plus political protests, Mindanao separations, typhus in Manila water, and a Boston death followed by a wife’s suicide. The item also mentions Duke’s estate matters, rabies cases from Rhode Island cats, New York land claims on Coney Island, and a rate war between railroads. International notes include Russian terrorist activity, Emperors and generals, Jewish resettlement moves, earthquakes in Chile, and a Buenos Aires embezzlement arrest.

Rhode Island Pasteur New York City Metz Coney Island Shaw International Policyholders’ Committee Bishop McCabe Pittsburg New York Central Pennsylvania Hipple Segal Real Estate Trust Company Philadelphia

Double Hanging in Pittsburg Jail Yard

Cornelius Coombs and John Williams, Black men, were executed by hanging in the jail yard at Pittsburg Pennsylvania. Coombs went first, Williams followed about half an hour later.

Pitsburg Cornelius Coombs John Willams Wes Pittsburg Coombs Willams

President’s Vacation Plans Leave Oyster Bay for Washington

The President will depart Oyster Harbor for Washington on October 1, spending September at Sagemore Witt. Officials say the trip is for duties and rest, with arrival in the capital expected by early October.

Oyster Washington Sagemore Witt

Fighting by San Domingo Rebels Reported Defeated Twice

Advices from Cape Wastenay say the Robinkan rebels have been twice defeated near Monte Cristi the port besieged. The report notes fighting ongoing as forces contest control along the coast and interior.

San Domingo Cape Monte Cristi

Ladin Charity Ad Sparks Large Pauper Signy Effort in Indiana

A lengthy signy advertisement outlines a broad charity push in Indiana with many paupers aided. It notes one person in every fifty as the charity target and mentions local organizers and ongoing relief efforts amid widespread need.

Ladin Indiana

Labor unrest and wage shifts span North America and beyond

The report catalogs union actions and wage changes across cities. Polio activity drives local measures in Tastan. Eight hour day gains announced by SpAmie Tennessee owners and Portland Mey plumbers and carpenters. Cleveland transit workers secure one cent hourly rise. Cleveland initiation fee rises to 25 dollars and monthly dues to 1.50. New York bartenders press for wine union perks amid growing labor alignment. Canadian and U S unions signal ongoing organizing with new representatives in Tun ton Ont and Vancouver. International Matism and climber campaigns stir craft workers. Teamsters in Defense City NT push protections against hover wader rules amid broader labor activity in vk City.

Krishts Libor Tastan SpAmie Tenn Portland Mey Suturbin Cleveland Oks Clevelshie Tunton Ont Vancouver United Cloth, Tat Chingaign Denfey City Vk City

Harvard Loses Boat Race At Putney Mortlake Course

Cambridge eight overcome Harvard by over two lengths on the Thames in nineteen minutes and sixteen seconds. Harvard struggled with steering troubles and faster Britons led by stroke Stuart, while Cantabs faded but held on to victory.

Putney England Cambridge Harvard Putney-Mortlake Thames Oxford Crimson Gilloyine Hammersmith Bridge M. B. Blagden Stuart

Doukhorks Forced to Eat in Regina Jail

Fourteen Doukhobors imprisoned in Regina jail are being fed by force after refusing nourishment. A physician supervised reinsertion via pumping sustenance through the teeth, with the operation planned three times daily until they relent. The men, readers of a famed banner praising cactus-walking, threaten starvation if Saskatchewan authorities oppose their demands.

Montreal Quebec Regina Prairies Saskatchewan Eden California

Ohio mother wounds her two children then seeks help

Mrs Henry Knippen wife of a farmer near Cloverdale Putnam County severely harmed her two children a three year old boy and a one year old girl after the act she went to a neighbor s home and asked them to check on the children The crime was carried out with carting hats The woman had been discharged recently from the Toledo State Hospital for mental illness

Secret society calls for rebel deaths in Calcutta

Report from Calcutta cites a clandestine group named Gold th Bengal urging 100000 men to fight and die for their country. The document warns of stronger riots and famine amid crowding and shop activity. Economy shows rising crops and lower prices, with liberal exports expected though unrest persists. England announces new battleship Lord Nelson linked to the Agamemnon class, with details unclear.

Calcutta India

Judge McVey Admits No Terminal Rights in Major Cities

Des Moines judge AJ McVey of Town serving as general counsel for the New York Roston and Chicago Fleetrie Roadway Company acknowledged that his firm holds no terminal rights in Boston Haghensiach New York or Chiragas.

AJ McVey Des Moines Town New York, Roston

Onion Prices High In Ohio District News

Onion prices rise to about four bits per pound as market buyers struggle with shortages. The report notes persistent inflation and local trade concerns impacting households and small businesses.

Ohie

Robbers Hold Up Town Bank in Akely Minn Raid

Spectacular bank raid in Akely Minnesota ends with $10,000 taken from the safe and $80,000 in cash plus $10,900 in diamonds left behind. $500 in silver scattered. Town marshal and Dr. P R Trish aided by citizens as robbers fled west toward a train bound for St Paul.

P. R. Trish Vail Red River Valley Lumber Company St. Paul

Martial Law in Cuba Under Palma Suspends Guarantees

Havana reports Palma proclaimed martial law to secure government, suspending constitutional rights. The decree canceled amnesty offers and transferred power to the executive, with Liberal leaders seized from homes and public venues and held incommunicado without stated reasons.

Havana Cuba Palma Clibs

Woman battles with bandits in Derby home robbery

Four men bound Miss Mary White in her Derby residence on a lonely road and robbed her of money and jewelry valued at 3000 dollars. One assailant asked for water, then seized her in the kitchen, while three others raped her at the doorway. They bound her, gagged her, and looted the house of valuables.

Derby, Conn Mary White Herhans

New York Diamond Merchant Robbed En Route to Baltimore

New York City diamond merchant Satomin Urbach told Baltimore police he was robbed of $410,000 in gems while traveling by train to Baltimore. He boarded a sleeping car in Jersey City at midnight and stored $40,000 in uncut diamonds under his pillow. upon waking near Baltimore the diamonds were missing. Porter and conductor reported no one near the berth during the night.

Baltimore Satomin Urbach New York City Urbach Pennsylvania Jersey City

Merchant Sudwall Arrested in Balcony Murder Case

Mobile, Alabama reports Charles J Sudwall a merchant was arrested in Pensacola Florida charged with the murder of Lawrence Irving after a balcony brawl. Sudwall allegedly threw Irving over a railing, causing a skull fracture and Irvings death shortly after.

Mobile Ala Charles J. Sudwall Pensacola Fla Lawrence Irving Sudwall Ervin

Pierce admits Standard Oil gobbled Waters-Pierce under protest

H. Clay Pierce chairman of Waters-Pierce Company confesses in a St Louis examination that Standard Oil seized his company amid Texas efforts to oust the independent firm. The admission implicates Standard Oil as the principal cause of the consolidation under protest and highlights regulatory pressure in Texas.

H. Clay Pierce Waters-Pierce of Companys St Louis Standard of Texas

Corn and Cotton Records and Heaveecards Trust

Readable fragments describe a record field involving corn and cotton with a note about trust, suggesting a courtroom or ledger style entry. The text hints at a regulatory or financial matter, but specifics are unclear. The item appears as a damaged or garbled OCR snippet within a historical newspaper page segment.

Heaveecards Trust

Notable Military and Social Figures Quarterly News

Major Alfred Dresfus plans retirement from the French army in October while Lt General Miles and General Misara undertake a pleasure tour abroad. The Hon Henry Lindhurst Bruce, heir of Lord Aberdare, will wed Miss Camille Clifford, an American actress. Sir Robert Wart writes of completion of work for Chinese customs and hints at retirement to England. King Edward VII pursues a regimen of exercise and frugality for health. German professor Adolph Harmack and De Keoch are expected to visit the United States in 1907 as guests of the Carnegie Institute. Sidney Smith Lee, son of Captain in Murray Lee and grandnephew of General Robert E Lee, will soon be posited as a prominent figure in naval circles.

William Breslau Mogador Anfloos Kald Talea Chile St. Vincent St. Lucia Grenada Trades Union Congress Liverpool England Devi Alabama Liverapel Teventy Paul Sidler Gibraltar Morella and Tacambaro Irapunto Mexico Mexican Central Perrmndiro Mich- Ci Prince Schacowskoj Russia Stolspin Jarik Waldemar Bhratrom Santa Ana Buenos Barry Bala Leslie U¢rq Alfred Dresfus Wy Penslow Nelson A. Miles Gener Anson Misara Uepry Lindhurst Bruce Lord Aberdare Camille Ciifford Robert Wart Edward Adolph Harmack de Keoeh United States Carmegie Pristing Sidney Smith Lee Capainin Murray Lee Robert Eo Lee

Real Estate Trust Scandal Three Arrests Stir Philadelphia

District Attorney Bell arrested Adolph Segal, William F. North, and William J. Collingwood on charges of conspiracy, embezzlement, perjury, and related crimes in a bust tied to the Real Estate Trust Company wreck. A mob protested outside the magistrate’s office as details emerged of Hipple’s criminal network and vanished funds.

Philadelphia Adolph Segal Hipple Wiliam F. North William J. Collingwood Bell Segal North Collingwood Eisenbrown Colliugwood Yorace Hill Star Bank Joseph Detro Metropolitan Traction Company Defro Trustees The Presbyterian General Assembly Hippie Committee of Auditors Presbyterian Atlantic City Invard Mercer Memorial Pacific Avenue Park Place

No Gaming in Sydney New South Wales

Sydney New South Wales parliament passes strict anti gambling law banning betting at grounds hosting sports except special racecourse cases. Race meetings in metropolitan Sydney limited to Wednesdays Saturdays and public holidays. Newspapers forbidden from publishing racing advertisements.

Sydney N.S. W Metropolltan

Four Boys Die in Coal Bin Gas Explosion

In Stellarton Nova Scotia five boys searched for a ball in an unused coal bin. Four boys lit a match, igniting gas and were instantly killed. The victims were sons of Nell Gunn and of Joseph Frew and Nell Patterson.

Stellarton N. 5 Nell Gunn Joseph Frew Nell Patterson

Investigations Open into International Harvester Trust

Kansas Attorney General C C Coleman has instituted investigations at Topeka to determine if the International Harvester Company violates state anti trust laws. The inquiry seeks to assess possible unlawful business practices within the state.

Harvester Trust International Harvester Company C. C. Coleman Kansas Topeka

Treasury to aid gold imports with bank deposits

Secretary Shaw announced in Washington that the Treasury would make deposits with national banks to help facilitate gold imports, aiming to ease shortages and stabilize markets.

Shaw Washington The Treasury

Eight Hour Demands Sweep Across Cities and States

Milford laborers work eight hours for two dollars while Massachusetts reports 73.5 percent foreign laborers. Carbondale painters win 25 cent raise. Berkeley and South Norfolk carpenters gain eight hour shifts. St Paul painters adopt higher wages as employers slow output. Michigan Supreme Court upholds eight hour law. Portland plumbers and carpenters secure eight hour day. Montreal bakers raise weekly wages from ten to twelve dollars, then to fifteen. Louisville painters win eight hour day and a ten percent raise. About 5000 Porto Rican laborers appeal to President Roosevelt for intervention.

Carbondale Carpenters Berkeley Norfolk St. Paul Michigan Supreme Court Portland Montreal Que Louisville Porto Rico Roosevelt Iskud

Proctor Wins Vermont Governor Post in Protracted Race

Complete Vermont returns show Fletcher D. Proctor elected governor over Vercigal W. Clement by 14 676 votes with 42 150 to 26 474. Clement carried Bennington Burlington and Rutland areas while Montpelier backed Clement. Republican gains included majorities in the House and a single Democratic Senate member. In Wisconsin Davidson won the GOP nomination for governor by about 40 000 votes. Alyward secured Democrat nomination. Arkansas yields near unanimity for Democrats with Jeff Davis likely governor and strong anti liquor license sentiment nationwide.

White River Junction Vermont Fletcher D. Proctor Vercigal W. Clement Proctor Clement Plu Bennington Burlington Rutland Montpelier David J. Foster Edwin D. Caft Milwaukee Wis Wisconsin James O. Davidson la. Foliette Irvine L. Lenroot John A. Alyward Madison Just Merten Waukesha Arkansas Little Rock Ark Senate House Jeff Davis United States John Little

Georgia Democrats in Convention Nominate Hoke Smith

The Democratic State Convention in Macon unanimously nomi nated Hoke Smith for Governor and endorsed William J. Bryan for President in 1908. The platform urges replacing nominating conventions with majority vote primaries and calls for railroad reforms and disenfranchisement of Black voters.

Macon Hoke Smith William J. Bryan Senate

Evolution of Irrigation Institutions In Western US

Boise reports at the National Irrigation Congress discuss water waste in irrigation. Dr Elwood Mead outlines ownership shift from private rights to community and government control while Prof Samuel Fortier cites Western states losing about 35 million dollars annually due to waste from distributing irrigation water. He suggests potential to cut losses by ten percent.

Boise Idaho Elwood Mead Government Reclamation Service Samuel Fortier University of California Ile

Bride dies in gasoline fire after new marriage

In Pittsburg a bride of five days, Rosie Kamp, twenty, died at Braddock General Hospital from burns received while attempting to start a fire with gasoline to prepare a breakfast for her husband. The blaze was burning slowly when she added gasoline. Also reported, Chief Justice David Torrance of the Connecticut Supreme Court died at his Derby home from heart trouble.

Pittsburg Rosie Kamp Braddock General Hospital Torrance David Torrance Connecticut Supreme Court Derby

Philippine Rebellion Crushed as Moros Norte Arrests 150

Report from Manila states Governor with constabulary cracked an incipient insurrection in Moros Norte Luzon arresting 150 conspirators led by two co convicts. Elsewhere bandit activity in Long Island. Cuban tobacco crop fears follow unrest. Importantly indictments target Standard Oil with federal grand jury action.

Manila Moros Norte Luzon Constabulary

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