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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1892
Page
2
A jumble of short items covers public life and whimsy. Notes on police actions, prison life, and labor repair contrasts mix with a trout nose tale on Lake Kewka and a look at Gladstone and women’s suffrage sentiment. An upcoming scripture translation and royal marriage shifts accompany musings on love, ambition, and monarchy.
A group from the Business Men's League of Newark attempted a Philadelphia to Newark ride via Somerville and Plainfield on the eve of an open 100 mile race May 16. Heavy mud hindered progress from Trenton to Somerville, forcing a return to Somerville and a train ride to Newark. Riders described the terrain as impassable and planned to resume on May 16 starting from Philadelphia at 10 am, proceeding through Bound Brook Dunellen Plainfield Roselle and Elizabeth toward Newark.
The pamphlet on village prosperity notes Woodstoc k as the summer home of Henry E. Bowen and Roseland Park built by trustees, plus Fourth of July history. It reports a Woodstock residence fire of R C Harris Jr and a successful Rebecca Degree fair, and mentions the Pond Machine Tool Company rifle machine order.
A report notes typhoid outbreaks and military academy concerns while World’s Fair invitations for October dedication are sent. It mentions deaths, student illness in Rathesd Hen Somartom, Pa, and a Erie Railroad director Josiah Belden’s death amid wage disputes and railway labor tensions.
Fragmented dispatches from Central New York report a halving of the maple sugar crop versus typical yields. Multiple notes mention local events at Beas ning's track and racing interests, with small references to regional figures and activities amid a general weather update for Western New York and Pennsylvania.
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