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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1894
Page
3
The readable text shows scattered names and phrases from a sports or news page, including mentions of teams, locations, and events, but the OCR is heavily garbled with no complete sentences or coherent story to summarize.
A garbled OCR item lists numerous names and places including Leeds, Iowa, and mentions a murder case at a husband and wife’s home. It also references a political figure, a war department note, and a medical remedy claim for Cramberlain's Cough Remedy sold nationwide. The text is incomplete and reads as a pastiche of disparate fragments.
In Maryland Ket Chee Town near Heand Top farm a quarrel over a private dispute led to violence. William Jackson, a 43-year-old farmer, attacked Mrs Leager and her son. Leager attempted to retreat but Jackson struck with a hatch, toppled by a blade, and was fatally shot as he rose. Jackson fled two miles to a negro settlement before capture. He has claimed origins in Pulaski county Arkansas. A separate report notes railroad labor tensions and local political comment on church leadership in Pennsylvania.
In April 1 field reports senators worry over Coxeyites and other groups marching toward the city. Police fear organized crowds may target pickpockets and thieves while authorities seek immediate measures despite calm public faces.
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