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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1893
Page
2
The article notes Good Friday evening marking the start of Pesach and the Passover celebration commemorating the Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt. It mentions widespread observance, the Seder customs, the wine ritual, and traditional unleavened bread. It also briefly reports a local business shutdown at noon and mentions moving day sightings among renters.
A chaotic report outlines quarantine regulations and health notices, detailing yellow status cards, confinement penalties, and public advisories. It mentions a Health Board, emergency measures, and a court consideration of penalties for breaches, with references to a mistaken April fool incident and city actions on fire department contracts.
An 1801 murder case involving Michael T. Blivey of New York ends with a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment. Mather Casing of North Plainfield had pleaded recently, and Ove Silney faces life in state prison for related charges. Hotel fire in Reaprone, Pa, kills five. injuries rise to about twenty. Chicago World’s Fair ticket sales begin with millions in orders and further contracts expected.
G A How cashier of the Smith County Bank and Trust Company is mentioned in a local note. The article also lists items about Scott weighing presses shipped to the World’s Fair, a Journal contest game between Roselle Casino and Elizabeth Field Club, and a West Front Street merchant receiving a New York box of coal with ash paper to promote a new clean-burning fuel.
John Hart, amid a rehearsal, delivers a standout performance as one of two Johna characters. The veteran actor, seeing the pages unfold, exclaims this is the part he has searched for his life. His trance like entrance and sustained wit engage the audience throughout the show.
A brief Plainfield City Department session produced an unexpected development. City officials announced a change in policy affecting local businesses, drawing attention from attendees and prompting questions about implementation timelines.
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