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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
4
The excerpt compares knowledge to treasure and argues that the method of gaining it matters more than the knowledge itself. It contrasts a diploma driven by routine with a craftsman earnestly mastering a trade, emphasizing personal insight and innovation over formal marks.
The text argues against increased bonded debt and notes from National banks, claiming they threaten U S financial policy and favor private interests. It defends government redemptions, critiques bank dominance, and endorses the Monroe Doctrine alongside sacred pensions for veterans.
Experiments under the Signal Corps test practical bicycles for field service. General Growly leads the effort with European models in use but limited adoption here. Reports note increasing rider capability and use for reconnaissance and country survey, aiding telegraph lines and military knowledge.
Delegates at the New Jersey Democratic State Convention in Trenton condemn golf supporters and expel dissenters from party councils. Former Judge Samuel Forrest Bigelow leads a resolution. Augus Cutler is temporary chair with Senator W J Daly as permanent chair. Bryan Sewall favored. platform backs national Democratic platform and electors chosen for at large and district posts.
The Fourth Tusmols District Appellate Court rules that plowing corn on Sunday near a church does not disturb the peace. It states section 201 targets disturbing peace and order, not mere work or amusement on Sunday. Defendant, a Seventh Day Adventist, plowed Sunday after Saturday Sabbath, was convicted.
The Fram with Dr. Nansen arrives in Christunsa Norway to a massive reception. A naval squadron ferries the ship up the fjord while 12 000 gulls and many students form a guard of honor. Nansen is toasted, a banquet is hosted, and the Crown Prince honors him.
The round results show Henne winning the Maine State election with Governor Powers leading by about 60,000 in piriratity estimates. Re-elects to Congress include Mecare, Reel, Dinely, MoNken and Houtelle. County by county votes produce a statewide tally with 120,690 Republicans vs 83,105 Democrats and 92,101 seatearthiz. Overall Republican plurality around 44,794. Congress incumbents Mouvis, Dingtsy, MiNiken, and Hontoille expected back with larger votes.
Edward Blake, member of Parliament from County Longford, Ireland, arrived in New York from England for a tour promoting Irish name rule. The prominent figure, once premier of Ontario, previously resigned from his post while his father Chanvsthior Make was noted as a leadingCanadian jurist.
A tangled report cites arrests including Boll and Tyan near New York and others in Scotland and Ireland tied to a mass explosives plan. The group allegedly planned attacks during a wartime context with targets across Europe and coordinated acts in London and beyond. One collapse left Henry Warfort and four Green Bay men captured en route to a harbor, with a young fourteen year old among the detained.
Miss Barton and Dr. Pullman recount relief work by the society aiding Armenians in Asia Minor. They describe supplies of food clothing and tools, medical expeditions battling typhus typhoid dysentery and smallpox, and the need for funds to continue mercy efforts amid widespread destitution.
Fragmented OCR recounts a Spring field senator and a Kentucky general attending a Louisville rally that signals Democratic rifts. Telegrams express conservative pledges, while another missive declines attendance, showcasing intra party tension and divergent loyalties.
The annual patent office report shows 24,595 patents granted and trade marks registered, with 45,105 applications received and 41,604 for letters patent. Total receipts exceed expenditures by 23,907,090 dollars, with a Treasury balance of 24,776,472.
Sumter Kansas City council proposes an annual payroll license for clerks and staff earning over 25 dollars monthly plus a 5 dollar yearly city treasury levy. those over 40 dollars monthly would pay 10 dollars. Montreal sets tax on Chinese business, laundrymen balk at fees, shops may close or relocate.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention met in Harrisburg to fill vacancies on the electoral ticket caused by withdrawals after the Chicago convention. The body adopted the Chicago platform, faced adjournments amid sound money opposition, and rejected moves to replace National Committeeman Harrity. Fusion with Populists for four seats loomed in upcoming contests.
Dr Amotta V Frontje of Baltimore gives her lost Skye terrier Roy a funeral embalming his remains lay in state for two days in a parlor. A two foot by one foot coffin was made by the mistress, resting on a pedestal with roses and a pillow. Crowds visited before interment near Baltimore Cemetery where a tombstone will mark the grave.
Report describes John Hughaill enduring a hypnotic sleep under Professor Watson, waking after time under strain and fearing burial. Also noted is Lt. P G Lowe completing an 850 mile US Army tramp in four months to test burro transport. A farm incident ends with the son fatally shooting John Milliken and attacking others during a domestic dispute.
New York inventor Herbert E. Rider patents a gelvanic battery built into a toilet soap cake. The device uses dissolved soap components to generate an electric current with external terminals and an induction coil to intensify effects on the body.
In the United Kingdom Belgium and the United States most coal consumption relies on native production. Russia uses 79 percent domestic coal and 21 percent from others. Sweden 88 percent, France 12 percent, Austria Hun-gary less than one percent, Italy nearly all British origin. The Manufacturer.
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