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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
4
An article cites Dr. Kline's Great Norvelies for nervousness and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back promise. It mentions German glass industry with 400 factories employing 33,000 workers and a $30,000,000 annual output. Also references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Putnam Facial Meas Unsatisfied.
A London Truth item recalls an English farmer driving a battery from standing corn near Salisbury Plain. The armed party sought arrest. the farmer armed with a pitchfork resisted, and the officer fled. An inquiry into the incident is promised, amid wartime rumor and local boorish bravado.
London reports confirm United States Consul General Skinner at Marseilles will travel to Abyssinia to negotiate a commercial treaty with King Menelik. A naval guard and ship escort are being arranged by the State and Navy Departments as part of the mission.
Suffolk Va Inquest reveals Ida Odom widow of Peter Winbhorne Odom tied to the case as authorities seek O A Aes alleged killer and Grover Blow with unclear role. Detectives chased a trail with bloodhounds while a armed posse arrests alleys supporters and the widow endures separation from two young daughters.
In Evansville a long feud among police and detectives culminates in a shooting at the German village tent. Detective Hutchens fatally wounds Chief Houke and Captain Brennecke, injures bystander Lutz, and fatally shoots himself after a spree of revenge against the officers, plunging the crowd into panic.
Boston and Northern Street Railway exposed a large fraud using bogus transfer clocks sold to conductors. Five arrested including two printers and a conductor. hundreds of fraudulent checks found. over twenty conductors implicated. losses potentially around $100,000. Other cities report related arrests and ongoing investigations.
Ellery J. Clark amateur all round champion and politician plans marriage to Victoria Mary Maddalena a Swiss born brunette of humble origins. Clark sought votes for School Committee, wooed the young woman in Boston tenement district, and fell for her charms while lodging near the elevated.
Malone New York reports: Orlando Dexter fifty a Norwalk Connecticut resident and son of Henry Dexter, longtime American News Company president, shot and killed while driving about a half mile from his summer home near Santa Clara. Franklin County lands owner had many enemies and had reportedly been warned. father lives in New York City.
Police plan a systematic disarmament campaign after bloody clashes between Enat and the Ranes. Roughs in the city section are ordered to surrender revolvers and obtain permits, with arrests and penalties for those found armed.
Senator George E. B. Green of Binghamton, longtime Republican leader and head of the International Time Recording Co, is arraigned on two federal indictments with George W. Beavers of Brooklyn. Prosecutors accuse them of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government and Green of bribery payments.
Nashville detectives wife of Jon FE Wilson was shot at home. Miss Louisa Cunningham charged with murder after claiming providence compelled the act. Jealousy linked to Wilson's marriages, including a Louisville bride, Alice Carey.
Stocks reveal the National Salt Company asset values and encumbrances after a major trust wreck. An $11.41 million corporation shows 837,500 unencumbered assets while suggesting a $300,000 claim against its project. The Countess Adela Orfila, linked to socialist funding, is noted in German court chatter.
San Francisco deputy marshal Col W P Gamble confessed complicity in a plot to substitute old Chinese for young Chinese slated for deportation and killed himself in Buena Vista Park. He reportedly confessed to United States attorneys and marshals, hoping to become State evidence to avoid Federal trial.
Lernandez, the Venezuelan Minister in Washington, received a government telegram denying war rumors with Colombia and stating Venezuela seeks peace. Other items note postponed submarine trials, trotting races in Syracuse and Chicago meetings, baseball trades, and track and tennis results with several named athletes and clubs.
Hatters of Danbury, Conn. sue the Hatters Union and the American Federation of Labor for 200000 in federal court and 100000 in county court for alleged damages from boycotts and bank accounts. Directors of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company unable to pay a bath of 4050000, assets totaling 100000000 will go to creditors.
Secret Service agents in Washington announce two new counterfeit notes found. One is a ten dollar note from the Peoples National Bank of Roxbury, Massachusetts, the other an eighty five note from the Walter than National Bank of Waltham, Massachusetts.
In Washington labor leaders halted plans to deploy the Marine Band to honor Cardinal Gibbons at a reception in Baltimore. The action reflects union opposition to the event and shifts suppression of the welcome gathering.
The Milk Exchange quotes standard quality milk at 21 cents per quart. The listing covers creamery butter, Cheddar and other cheeses, eggs, fruits, vegetables, and live and dressed poultry with varied prices for regional and national items. The page reflects broad commodity pricing across dairy, produce, and meats in a historical New York market context.
Reports from South Dakota Colorado Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and Kansas describe killing frosts damaging corn and garden crops. Nebraska sees widespread frost with variable severity while Kansas and Missouri report chilly conditions. northern regions suffer heavier losses.
Oliver T Sherwood former cashier of the Southport National Bank was sentenced by Judge Pratt in federal court to ten years imprisonment for the appropriation of funds totaling 100000. He was brought back from Panama and appeared nervous as the sentence was read with the judge noting the ends of justice required a maximum penalty.
Washington officials declare the Panama canal treaty dead after sessions end at 4 PM Tuesday eight hours remain for Colombia to act. Senator Morgan says the Bogota decision shifts focus to the Nicaragua route and that Roosevelt has limited discretionary power.
General MacArthur reports 1346 desertions from the Department of California during the year. Fourteen came from permanent garrisons, about 19 percent of their strength, while 430 were from recruits, casuals, and regiments moving to and from the Philippines. He urges an artillery reserve and coast military training at the Presidio to bolster defense of the Pacific Coast.
Secretary of the Navy Moody toured the United States Naval Home in Philadelphia, invited by Captain Clark the commandant. The visit honored William MacAbee the oldest American naval veteran as he marked his 100th birthday and Moody urged inmates that their shelter is honorable service.
The text references a misty note about speed trials at a 14 mile course, mentions the Zospen electric tie in Prussia, and hints at wind distance data. It discusses a revived land bill in Moros and Irlahinen, notable resignations in Cabinet Cristali Neuther and others, and hints at Nile bridge projects and broad social shifts in Albania and Gantt.
Readers and acquaintances praise Peruna as a sure cure for catarrh, with convincing testimony from several supporters. The letter expresses strong belief in its native qualities and recommends it to all who suffer from the condition.
A large loggerhead turtle near Ravia weighs about seventy pounds and stretches three and a half feet from snout to tail. Its shell measures two by eighteen inches and it supports its full-grown body on the shell. The report appears in the Absherman area notes in the Washita region.
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