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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1888

Page

4

Reminiscent Ship Chandler Tales and Ocean Lore

A New York Telegram report observes a ship chandler on South Street unloading oakum tarred chains and banscra, bound for Marseilles by order of the French Minister of Marine. The piece shifts to whale meat proposals, Italian sailors, and grim accounts of moonshiners in Eastern Kentucky, closing with an Egyptian tablet discovery and a note on ancient literary exchanges.

Bouth Street Old Allo Constantinople New York Telegram Marseilles Rotterdam Amsterdam Liverpool Hamburg New Zealand America Egypt Vienna Palestine Syria Babylonia Bayco Judah

Figures Show U S Growth From Frontier to Industrial Power

A New York Times analysis traces United States growth from 35 years ago, detailing territorial expansion from 3 states and 4 territories to present 50 states, population shifts, land area, and early census values. It notes rising farm output, railroad mileage, and immigrant inflows shaping a burgeoning nation with expected population surges.

New York Times United States District of Columbia Alaska Parkersburg W. Va Mississippi River River Platte Red River Great American Desert Andegan Lippncott Rocky Mountains High Asia Texas trans-Mississippi Bion Mississippi Terensor Uct Saraia Minnesota Oregon Kansas Nevada Nebraska Colorado Tero Sisterhood of States Washington Dain Arizona Idaho Montana

Various Global Developments Reported in Unorganized News Folio

A disparate collection notes oil mills in New York, naval buildup by Grratayy, a Siberian railroad to Irkutsk, a failed Canadian combine, African fighting reported at Zanzibar, Philadelphia nervity buildings spending, Indian depreciation claims, Cherokes county talc findings, abundant fruit distribution in Carcacs, a “red eye” disease in Spain, a St Clair River tunnel plan, cattle numbers in the United States, the City of New York ocean racer, a Mexican railroad connecting Sierra mines, a planned natural gas line to Youngstown Ohio, limited Greenback party turnout in Cincinnati, German army regulation adherence, a Canadian fine on a schooner, Chinese naturalization attempt at Waterloo Iowa, counterfeit destruction in Washington, vanilla bean imports from Mexico and France, volcanic island references, Connecticut tobacco crop prospects, US Geological Survey staffing, flax seed yield estimates, Franco Russian canal project funding, a Pennsylvanian wood chopper accident, and national committee document circulation totals.

Caan Grratayy Irkutsk Zanzibar Philadelphia Spe Cherokes County N.G Spain St Clair River Canada United States Sateseem Amet New York Carricn St. Louis Merxican Sierra Stajade County Penn Youngstown Ohio National Greenback Party Cincinnati Tis Foxe Wing Waterloo Iowa Treasury Department Washington Mexico Anit Lirani Belehinz Connecticut United States Geological Survey Jenema Grates Mon Alto Furnace Tortaris T' National Committees Democratic and Publican German Life Companies Germany

Senate Proceedings 1740 Day Review of Tariff and Votes

The Senate debated the Chinese Exclusion bill and tariff in 1740 day session. a resolution to probe foreign copper trusts and a trust clause in the Trust bill were discussed. A bill to aid yellow fever prevention passed. bills on Inter State Commerce and a Court of Patent Appeals were considered. House actions included Sundry Civil and cholera prevention funding.

Senate Benaten George Messrs. Jones West Afr Platt Committee On Finance Sia Senate Finance Committee Blair Lighteon Cnet Saveneenteen United States Messrs Cullom Harris William Rosecrans Weather Bureau Agricultural Department Sherman House Court of Patent Appeals Treasury Department Corps of Engineers New York New Jersey Raritan Bay Unite States Senate Bil McMillin Cox Cariisla Department of Justice Brooklyn Iselley Stahbecker American Osherman Payar l Kelley

Labor World Snapshot of Union Activity and Industrial News

A compilation notes widespread labor movement activity including unions forming in the United States and Canada, labor tickets in mayoral elections, and mass employment figures. It mentions the National Harness Makers union, brick workers in Chicago, and paper mill capacity increases, plus a cooperative wage-sharing experiment in St Louis and profits sharing trends in England.

Trnne Wisconsin Tiree United States Northern Pacific Troy N.Y Agricultgral Far West Huntingdon Penn Chicago

Political tickets nominated in Eastern and Middle States

Tax Republican conventions in Massachusetts select Oliver Ames for governor. New York Democrats re nominate Governor Hill and Judge Gray. Massachusetts Prohibitionists name a full ticket led by William H. Earle. Reports cover fires, drownings, suicides, and various political and civil notices across multiple states.

Middle States Massachusetts Boston Oliver Ames New York Irene McGaffney Weirs N. H Joan Sarchfield Dover N Laren Fuller Repub Maine Mount Washington Mass Repecca Lancuer Miss Tufful Frank Carver Michael Maherty Childran Coantes B. Warne

Floods Ravage Pennsylvania New Jersey Rivers and Railroads

Flooding rivers from Easton to Milford and Belvedere breach banks. Delaware rises up to twenty five feet, washing away mills, docks, bridges and crops. Rail lines including Delaware Lackawanna and Western washouts halt lines. total damage likely over two hundred thousand dollars.

Pennsylvania New Jersey Easton Penn Delaware Front Street Delaware and Hudson Canal Milford Brown Belvedere N. J Bordentown Pennsylvania Company Killipsboro Lehigh and Hadgon Bangor Portland Delaware,Lackawanna and Western Lehigh Valley Scranton

Multiple fatalities and disasters flood distant regions

Reports recount fatal accidents in diverse locales including Allen's mill caused by machinery, a station visit fatality in Rahway, a double murder suicide in Northern California, a house fire near Kentucky with 3200 000 in losses, and a Kentuckian street tragedy. Also notes battles in Kentucky mountains and political shifts in New York and Haiti.

Five Pleasure Seekers Drown Near Hastings on Hudson

A 20 foot sloop sank near Hastings NY while a party of six sailed for an afternoon outing. Rex-Seenator Treanor aided a survivor who described the panic as ballast shifted and water flooded the hull. Victims include Miss Elizabeth Butler Miss Nettie Voorhoos and others from Tenafly and Creekskill.

Hastings N Y Hudson N. Y Rex-Seenator Treanor Yonkers Sadie Himeslf Sylvester Piermont Maughan Miss Butler Jake Manphan Tenafly Silvester Elzabeth Butler Nettie Voorhoos Creekskill Domnorest Mr. Derringer

Verdant Provocative Letters and French Misconceptions

A lively note quotes a Paris letter musing on perceived Gallic depravity and a boy’s innocent question about the phrase French for damn nonsense. The text also mentions a claimed university founding date differing from Bologna, noting Boulogne’s establishment around 1110.

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Portrait of the Novelist Roo Foretold in Lippincott Feature

The article previews a frontispiece portrait of the late Rav E. P. Roo for a Lippincott’s Magazine E. P. Roo Number in October. It notes Ros’s story Queen of and an autobio piece A Native Author called Roo, includes a Matthew Arnold quote, and cites Roo’s self vindication and delayed autobiography completed shortly before his death.

E. P. Roo Lippincott's Mr. Ros Roo Matthew Arnold Roe Arnold Scott Dickens RooTshalLaal New York Authors’ Club Lippincoll’s Anton Roa

Astronomer Richard A. Proctor Dies of Yellow Fever in New York

Professor Richard A. Proctor of Harvard and the famed astronomer died in Willard Parker Hospital New York City after contracting yellow fever. He arrived from Florida's Marion County private observatory and had planned to sail for Europe. Proctor was born in Chelsea England March 23 1837 and was a prolific science writer and lecturer.

Richard A. Proctor Harvard University Willard Parker Hospital New York City Board of Health Proctor Usk Lawn Marion County Fla Europe Westminster Hotel Irving Place East Sixteenth Street City Richard Anthony Proctor Chelsea England Professor Proctor Regent Aay

Floods sweep crops and property along Virginia and Southern rivers

The Appomattox and Nottoway rivers rose higher than a decade, flooding farmlands and washing away houses and bridges. Crops, especially corn and cotton, suffered immense losses with estimates up to 1 million dollars in Virginia and South Carolina. Railroads damaged by washed trestles and bridges compound the disaster.

Appomattox Nottaway Virginia Aptomattox Yotersburg Roanoke Northampton- Sed Fairfex Washington City Smithsonian Institution Botanical Gardens Capitol Tish Commission Building National Aluseum Carolinas North Carolina Notteley South Carolina Savannah Congaree Wateree Catawba Georgia Oomalco Georgia Central Augusta Grado

Cannibalism Report Emerges From Northwest Canada

Late advices from Ottawa describe great suffering and many deaths due to starvation among Indigenous peoples in the Canadian Northwest. Cannibalism stories are included, with heads of families said to have eaten their children to survive. The Parliament reportedly appropriated 854000 for relief, but officials accuse disboncet agents of misappropriating most of the funds. A remedy advertisement touts Archock’s Ponous Puastens for numerous ailments.

Boye Keane Hevicg Youth Northwest Ottawa Canadian Northwest Territories Ladar St.Hernard Kerp James McMillan Michigan Millonaire Detroit Baldi Te Tolor Alter Drs Darvis Mra. Smith Dr. Pierce Inlwaye

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