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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
4
The piece notes women enjoy weeks by the seaside with piers promenades and bathing while male companions seek activity. It mentions golf aiding leisure and calls for full information on fishing grounds tackle boat hire and shore options to attract interest as a country gentleman would.
Steve Polaski of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania attended the wedding of Vienna Tuterich, his former sweetheart. He seized the moment to hug the bride so hard that three ribs were broken and she fainted.
Readers report dramatic eczema relief after Cuticura soap and ointment. A Servian dress reform trial ends with guards failing to enforce skirts two inches off the ground. Erie Railroad to install Hall Electric Semaphore system across 68 miles with five power plants. Public health note promotes a 598 page doctor book by J Hamilton Ayres for home remedies.
A Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway test installs a simple coin slot and pull handle to dispense tickets at a busy station. If successful, many machines may relieve ticket offices and speed purchases at rush hours, with potential use at rapid transit sites to counter electric competition.
A California physician reports he swapped coffee for English Breakfast Tea, then milk, and finally Postum Food Coffee to ease nervous symptoms, mood, and headaches. He says quitting coffee and adopting Postum improved his health and advises patients to use Postum.
A fuse explosion at Climax Fire Company plant in Avon Conn triggered rapid flames that trapped twenty workers. Seven died and twelve injured as four buildings burned, with total losses near 100000. Most victims were found in the machinery basement or trying to reach exits. Fire sprinklers failed due to belting damage, and authorities blamed smoke suffocation and intense heat for most deaths.
Patrick A. Collins former mayor of Boston died in Hot Springs Arkansas from acute gastritis. The Irish born jurist served in the state legislature 1868 to 1871 and Congress 1883 to 1889, later as Consul General in London. He led Irish home rule efforts and chaired the 1888 Democratic National Convention.
Miss Alice Roosevelt and accompanying ladies spent a night at the Pekin summer palace. The Dowager Empress received them in audience with Brig. Rockhill and Sen. Newlands party members. The Empress moved among guests gifting bracelets and rings and inspecting palace grounds in informal style. Hungarians Seek Liberties in Budapest Demonstrations unfold as workers press for universal suffrage in the lower house of the Diet.
Merritt Turner engine driver on the Erie Railroad died at the throttle when the train ran near Deposit New York. The direman and conductor stopped the train.
Generals representing General Line and Marshal Oguina met in Muan Churia and signed an armistice providing a neutral zone of four kilometers between the two armies.
Multiple clubs announce signings releases and trades. G C Land joins Toledo as catcher. Kroh signs with Albany. Milton Carr to Utica. Providence releases Ball to clear room for Mek Hares. Brooklyn and Chicago players linked to future moves while other clubs restructure rosters.
David E. Sherrick, twice elected Indiana state auditor, was removed on gubernatorial order after admitting failure to settle state accounts and admitting violations of state law by loaning state funds for personal gain. Warren Bigler appointed as successor amid disputed notes and bonds, with ongoing libel suit threats from Sherrick and bond details disclosed.
The fish tug W. J. McCarter of Keystone Fish Co. limped into port with a hole in her side after a shot from the Canadian cruiser Vigilant. Captain Frank Handy said the Vigilant fired while he sought nets, damaging the net pulling machinery. The tug, leaking, reached port in American waters.
In Madrid Republican Cortes member Senor Lba nez ant and companions were shot at after leaving a Republican Club in Valencia. Eight wounded were hospitalized including Senor Twallares. Several arrests followed and the city feared further trouble. The report also notes the U S gold stock as of September 1, 1905 was $1,370,804,314.
The steel market shows high activity as orders for rails and other products surge. Industry sources claim large producers have sold virtually all capacity for the coming year.
A Canadian gunboat Vigilant fired on the American tug Barnhurst in mid Lake Erie after warnings to stop. The engagement lasted about an hour withBarnhurst taking heavy damage and crew escaping with cargo. Several other American vessels have faced照 Canadian fire during recent fishing conflicts.
Thomas J. O Grady of 141 West 100th Street New York was robbed by three highwaymen on the Plank Road near the Hackensack ridge. While two thieves held him the third rifled his pockets taking six dollars and leaving twenty cents for ferry fare. He rode to Jersey City for help but gave no immediate report to police.
A cyclone devastated Burwell Nebraska with Wonin killed and several hurt or missing. Mrs EL McWhinney is dead and six were injured while others were slightly hurt. Widespread damage followed as telegraph and telephone lines went down and remain uncertain.
Four masked men raided the Public Service Corporation office in Port Amboy early morning, drilled the safe, took between 500 and 400 dollars, bound a night watchman, and fled in a wagon. Police tracked the wagon and recovered the witness, with one robber described as tall and another of medium height.
A Grand Central Stallion express derailed near Park Avenue and 6th Street after a water leak caused the track to flood. Seven people were injured two seriously, with passengers panicked by splintered timber and the crash sounds. Names of several injured include Miss Bob White of New York and Miss Wlink of Massachusetts, all taken to Bellevue or home after treatment. The seven car train included four parlor cars and occurred in darkness in the tunnel.
The item recalls Rain-in-the-Face a Custer era chief said to have killed General Custer at Standing Rock. It also notes injuries from a trolley collision on Malm Street and a telegraph pole accident. Additional brief notices cover revolver bans in St Petersburg, explorer Comte de Brazza’s death, and various sporting and racing results from coast to coast.
Long East Orange and Trenton reports allege graft by County Freeholders after a primary. Dullard accuses Democrat leaders of indebting the county, while Budeward Reading contests the protest. Other items include a cemetery dispute over a found body, a Millville burglary roundup, recounts in West District elections, and a run of local incidents from trains to berry farming.
The notice lists milk prices like MLK The Milk Exchange at 2 he per quart for standard quality and details dozens of farm products and prices. It includes produce such as apples peaches watermelons and grapes, live stock items like hens turkeys chickens and calves, and dairy goods with various quality notes.
Government crop experts forecast the 1905 corn harvest at about 2 710 000 000 bushels, with May Chicago prices near 44 cents per bushel, valuing the crop at over 21.1 billion dollars. Spring wheat is seen near the 1803 record, at about 250 047 000 bushels, while oats may total around 230 000 000 bushels worth roughly 274.7 million. The combined value of these crops tops nearly three times the national debt, highlighting farm prosperity.
More than 15 million dollars of gold from the Alaskan and Klondike fields has already been deposited in the United States Treasury this season with further receipts expected before navigation ends. Mexico’s cotton crop is estimated at 90 000 to 100 000 bales, down from last year’s 79 000, supplying about one third of local requirements. Tubbers in several dunes face overwhelmed demand as merchants arrive, with packing and shipping departments frequently working overtime.
Bion J. Arnold submits estimates for the Dunne Johnson municipal street railway project to Chicago transportation panel. He puts the independent system cost at 25 260 000 including overhead trolleys downtown and elsewhere, aligning with Drypont figures. Anthracite coal demand and cotton price trends are noted amid broader market signals. The Southern Cotton Association supports 11 cent price for next crop. crop summary shows production and conditioning comparisons to prior year. Building activity remains extensive as materials demand grows. railroads prepare for reports on earnings and collections show limited complaints. Wholesale prices remain strong with broad retail activity noted.
A collage of quirky excerpts and misc notes includes jokes about Hetty Green, statistics on U S teachers, mosquito prevention in Siam, a claim about appendicitis from teet h, cures for fits, Bendigo gold mining, patent remedies, Japan railway projects in Korea, and coastal sea level observations in London and Liverpool.
London land values surge as the London County Council pays high sums for central plots. A Congo colony report speaks of a cannibal tribe killing and eating 2000 Africans and eight German colonists. The Domestic News notes a hen’s egg production and promotes a poultry farming book for 25 cents.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for uterine tumors and related female ailments. It features patient letters from Fannie D Fox and Lucila Adams praising dramatic improvements after using the remedy, urging others to seek her advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragmentary column recounts a Wests emer recalling New York historic spots and the duel of Hamilton and Burr near the Palisades, noting a ferry departure and a quip about the quarry. It also mentions a Pleasantville report of a hoop snake seven feet long and a raccoon behavior note.
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