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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1904
Page
6
In The Smart Set verse, Flo and Phyllis sip tea during candle time as gossip swirls about Mabella’s gown Gwen’s flirtations and the prospects of Jack and Marie. The poem portrays a social scene where whispers and judgment frame a lighthearted scandal among well‑to‑do friends.
Henry Duncan, a young shipmaster, was crushed beneath a frozen ice slab at a Winterport dock while preparing his schooner Elsie for spring. With a horn-handled jack-knife he cut through the ice, freed himself as the tide rose, and struggled home to recount the perilous ordeal. He later became captain of a well known three masted schooner. the horn knife remains as a memento.
A Chicago woman kept a tame butterfly through winter, feeding it a drop of honey every few days. The creature, cold and nearly dead, revived with her warmth and learned to seek her hands for nourishment. The story appears alongside a note mentioning the Russo-Chinese Bank branches in China reporting no protested notes.
A historical note states that in Japan the divorce rate equates to one divorced person for every four marriages. Data reflect social trends affecting family formation and legal separations during the period.
The Whitaker Wright trial illustrates high legal costs in England and America. It discusses solicitor and counsel charges, including Rufus Isaacs and Emery Stephenson, and estimates total fees for defense and prosecution possibly reaching over $25,000 for counsel services.
The essay argues that strong passions kill more than age, noting humans rarely reach 100 years due to irregular and intemperate lives. It compares human longevity to animals and cites novelist Barrie and Seton Merriman, Dickens, Lord Lytton, and George Eliot as examples of large literary fortunes.
The article notes that many leading Japanese figures are Christians including one cabinet member, two Supreme Court judges, two Lower House presidents, and three vice ministers. It recounts 13 Christian MPs in Parliament among 800, 155 Christian army officers, and that the two largest battleships are commanded by Christians.
The Washington Star notes a light exchange about an understudy and her readiness to take the prima donna’s part. The item then highlights a claim that British India’s Sutlej river is the swiftest in the world, descending 12,000 feet over 180 miles.
A jumble of items notes fisherfolk profiting from sturgeon trades with rising prices. It cites William Day of White Hill as fully identified in a long-stalled case. In Woodbury County Court, Roberts Vaughn faced a charge of attempted murder, pleaded non guilty, and received a six year State Prison sentence. The Grand Jury returned five true bills for the term.
George M. Valentine, freed from jail in New Brunswick, may face sentencing on six remaining indictments after pleading non vult. He served time with good behavior credits and could be reimposed for pending charges. In separate action, Stern Brothers of New York sue Long Branch over a city tax on delivery wagons for non residents. The court rules the tax violates the Interstate Commerce Law.
A new circus opening in Woodbury struggles with travel and equipment problems. Wagons and horses not used to heavy work stall on the roads, delaying two nights of performances in Swedesboro and Woodstown with no matinee shows.
Morristown laborer Michael Dunlahey a hod carrier who lived on $3 a day suddenly notes a possible $50 000 fortune. He claims inheritance from his grandfather in Ireland leaving 125 acres of farm land at Clonmel County Tipperary valued at about $400 an acre or more.
Acting Governor Wakelee announced Charles S. Wolverton of Camden as Port Warden for the city. The post carries no salary and is an honorary position previously held by Andrew B. Frazee, longtime superintendent of Pennsylvania Railroad ferries in Camden. Wolverton, a Camden Council member, likely shared residents’ surprise at the appointment.
Constable Throckmorton of Mount Holly enforces tax delinquency with arrests starting alphabetically. John Abadee was seized and jailed as the first case. Throckmorton claims 126 warrants await, each to be followed by arrest if arrears remain unpaid.
A fragmented item notes jurors finding less profit from court terms as Judge Gaskill holds special sessions at Mount Holly with jail clears equity and fewer cases, leaving little for jurors and hinting at county cost cuts and political pressures.
The recent municipal elections in France show a decisive defeat of the Nationalists who controlled Paris and other large cities. The result signals public demand for peace with neighbors and a rejection of chauvinist policies.
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