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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1892
Page
2
A crop of miscellaneous observations from 1897 stories touching politics, crime, society, and notable figures. Mentions McKinley bill, Paris anarchists, Prince of Wales, May day, hospital desegregation, Astor fortunes, and phonetic spelling reforms.
The Newark District Epworth League held its third convention in Newark with over three hundred attendees including local delegates. Rev Dr Hurlant of Plainfield and Rev B Mitchell of Newark spoke on unifying societies into a strong Methodist body and the movement’s rapid growth and global reach under the motto Look Up Lift Up.
Judge Ulrich, organizer for the State Republican League, reports strong statewide enthusiasm. He cites active county leagues in Passaic, Middletown, Cape May, Morris, Warren, and Somerset and plans for permanent clubs in townships and cities by fall nominating.
The notice warns that shooting trapping or harming song birds is illegal with heavy penalties. It urges young men and boys to avoid breaking the law, noting it is cheaper to avoid harming birds than to risk capture and punishment.
In Avaast New York April 28 Republicans challenge the extra session and the apportionment bill arguing no constitutional warrant. They seek an order to show cause from the Supreme Court and plan to take the issue to the Court of Appeals to settle the constitutionality of the extra session.
A farmer Elisha Hewitt was abducted by a stranger who invited him to look at a nearby farm in Brewster Wisconsin. Hewitt, an older man, joined the man in a wagon and is believed to have been the target of the kidnapper.
Soup kitchens have them opened in several villages of the Durham district. children are receiving free breakfasts. The Republican State Convention at Cleveland adjourned after temporary organization and committee platform adjourned until today. Baron Castlemaine Richard Handcock, Moydram, Ireland, Irish peer, born July 6, 1805. Weather: for New England generally fair and warmer. Eastern New York fair and warmer. Pennsylvania and New Jersey warmer with light showers near the lakes. Western New York and Western Pennsylvania fair, then warmer. southerly gales.
An old time penny dreadful style ad claims Dr Howen’s Arabian Blood Tumes cure weak stomach kidneys and poor blood. It promises dramatic health restoration after a few bottles and appeals to working men with exaggerated language.
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