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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1887
Page
4
A collage notes Cannon use in the 14th century, oddly mixed with errors and European trade lore. It describes California wheat handling, ship cargo risks, and the 1094 Bank of England, alongside stray anecdotes of geese, storms, and volcanic stones.
A New York Times fragment discusses a French frog farm near a major city with Rana esculenta, its flavor versus American bull frogs, and the viability of cultured amphibians alongside other aquatic crops. It also cites progress in paper making since 1833, noting labor-saving machinery's impact on output and cost shares.
Dialogue snippet shows Jack and Gus debating a ring valued at seventy five dollars while Tack notes the price as a dollar per time. New York Sun style exchange captures a slang exchange over jewelry value.
The Geraldine of Canso reports heavy losses after a Grand Banks gale. One crewman, Nicholas Ash, is missing as sixteen dories were swept from the schooner. Other fishing vessels drifted, many ships seen with damage and crews at half mast. The storm is described by Captain Jamieson as the severest of his 20 years at sea.
Glens Falls official C BInz confesses to stealing 18,000 from First National Bank. Anarchist leader Most denied U S citizenship. Sheds collapse in New Orleans killing two and injuring several. Executed pardons and deaths noted. Irish editor jailed. A hurricane loss off Grand Banks reports sixteen missing. Trapani soldiers killed after carbolic acid attack. Carpenters fall in Ohio trestle disaster kill three. Grand Army leader declines re-election. Texas prohibition vote tallies released. Construction train wreck at Lake Avanhoe-Gol kills four, injures sixty-one. Balaklava ship crew losses ten. National Prison Congress meets in Toronto.
In Mitchellstown Ireland a planned court hearing on Mr William O'Brien under the Coercion act drew a 7000 strong crowd. Police clashed with demonstrators as Messrs Dillon Labouchere and O Shea spoke. Two men were killed and several wounded as police fired into the crowd amid renewed clashes.
A jumble of brief notes highlights notable figures and curiosities. Uto chief Coronow weighs 500 pounds. French writer ZouA earns substantial income. various famed individuals from New York to Edinburgh are cited for aging, retirements, or eccentricities. George Westinghouse Jr is valued at 29,000,000. Mrs. Kilpatrick travels to bury her husband’s papers. President Cleveland writes his own letters. a 98-year-old widow manages her New Jersey farm. Water scarcity drives wildlife to drink from farm troughs in northern Illinois.
A flurry of events from Niagra Falls steeplechase fatality to shipblasts and fires. Reports include War Eagle explosion in Chelsea Massachusetts. two men killed and 350000 damage. Knights of Labor leader Pow derly to Ireland. Massachusetts Prohibitionists nominate William H Earle for governor. several rail and river accidents. a new American party organization in Pittsburgh. caveins near Yonkers and other crime and disaster notes across the U S and overseas.
The Grand Army of the Republic marks its twenty first annual encampment in St Louis, tracing origins to Decatur Indiana in 1866. It recalls founders Major B J Stephenson General John W Palmer and General John A Logan who set Memorial Day observances. The piece lists national encampment locations through 188? and notes 5765 posts with 2687 members and a charity fund of $205,073 and cash on hand of $101,012.
A woman, Mrs John Herbert, confined in St Josephs Hospital Joliet, remains in a continuous cataleptic trance for ten months. Eyes closed, muscles rigid, limbs fixed in place, she shows slight pain sensitivity and rarely laughs. Crowds visit on Sundays as the condition persists. In a separate note, the public approves a law granting the government sole right to manufacture and sell intoxicants.
Twenty thousand miners in Lehigh anthracite districts quit in response to a joint Knights of Labor and Laborers' Amalgamated Association order. Operators refused to arbitrate, workers left to halt breakers, and over 1,000 men at Drifton refused to return, fearing use of imported labor and potential clashes.
The schooner Niagara en route from Ashland to Ashtabula foundered six miles above White Fish Point in heavy seas. Ten crew members perished including the captain H Clement and possibly his family. The wreck lies in nine fathoms water, with remaining masts and scattered wreckage visible. rescue boats could not survive the conditions. Corrigan & Co. owned the vessel valued at 30,000 dollars.
Farmer Lyman of southern Downers Grove Illinois was killed by a bull in a pasture. Two companions rode to the rescue with pitchforks but found him dead, the bull still near the body. Eyewitnesses describe a brutal and fatal sequence after the animal knocked him down and persisted in attacking.
California Governor Washington Bartlett dies at his Oakland residence after months with Brights disease and partial paralysis. Born in Savannah in 1810s, he settled in San Francisco, led as mayor, and won the governorship after defeating Swift. Lt Governor Wilbur succeeds him.
A jumble of veteran ages and long lives spans many places. Notes tell of a 100th birthday at St Charles WL, a 10 percent age claim for Romer Crerry, and a 90 year old postmaster in Cleveland GA. Also mentioned are a 103 year old in Pilot Point, a 100 year old blacksmith in Arkansas, and Manuel Biatant’s 80th wedding anniversary in Matanoras.
A September gale pummeled New York State and parts of Ohio causing deaths and widespread destruction. In Worcester New York Amos Cornell was killed when wind hurled him into a barrel. barns, houses and crops suffered heavy losses. Binghamton battled downed trees and damage to the asylum under construction. Ohio saw a Toledo area tornado with gas wells damaged, a brick schoolhouse destroyed, and hundreds of trees toppled. The total toll included unroofed homes, ruined crops, and a deadly track of destruction extending from Syracuse area to Norwich and surrounding counties. The New Insane Asylum at Tolady faced an $8000 loss. a Wabash train and its smokestack were carried away.
Abs O'Brien was detained after attempting to address a crowd on the Dublin port scene. A detective offered release if he pledged not to go to England. he refused and was taken to the Timpanes Hotel, later speaking from its balcony about government fears in England.
Report notes a widow of eight days weds again, with remarks on rash acts. It cites satirical lines about Webster's next edition defining yearning. A playful exchange mentions sugar for a baby and a father’s wish for grit.
A Nashville American excerpt shows a young man praising reading and an author’s power to move hearts. The dialogue centers on a Sunday volume and mentions a work titled Stuttering Pete the Demon Detective.
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