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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1892
Page
2
Editor notes anarchist fears in London and May Day tensions. British suffrage bill defeat stirs hope for next Parliament. New York vows rapid Grant monument funding and grand mausoleum design to symbolize national gratitude and timeless patriotism.
The Grand Division Sons of Temperance of New Jersey held their quarterly session in New Brunswick with over a hundred representatives. Past G W P Edward K Drake presided in the absence of G W P Leonard Brown. Brown arrived later as Drake yielded the chair. The gathering ran late with discussions and debates among members. The two oldest attendees were Henry B Howell of Trenton and Elias R Mooreouse of New Providence. The next session heads to Camden in May and past grand officers will visit New York in September for the order’s fiftieth anniversary, with North America-wide representation expected.
The Dunell es ball club graded its grounds and built a new board fence behind the catcher. Taylor's Hotel will be enlarged and greatly improved with a new hotel and a bowling alley. Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie P. Stelle were held at the M B Church with Rev. Kinsey presiding and interment at Hillside Cemetery Plainfield. In Crescent League play Somerville defeated Plainfield by 1325 to 1286 with individual scores listed for Van Aratule and others.
An evening entertainment for the Boys is planned at the Royal Club rooms corner Park and North avenues Monday evening starting at eight. The Y's will present an instructive and entertaining program for the members and their friends. The event follows prior fundraising schemes and includes light verse about the men's experiences.
A dubious 19th century patent remedy advertisement touts Dr Howe’s Arabian Mood Tonic to cure weakness, loss of appetite, disturbed sleep, and bodily disorder. It claims revival of vigor, improved mood, and restored digestion with a mass of sensational health promises. It urges readers to buy from druggists.
Unidentified elderly woman, about 85, found dead in the Passaic River. The piece notes another case identifying a Barbara Abata, aged 88, of Littleton street in Delaware County, and reports a Delaware County outbreak of a malignant diphtheria affecting adults and children. The report also mentions a state convention at Coliseum Hall and a Philadelphia Leyland Line schooner sinking with all hands lost.
Bank of England sets six percent discount rate amid global chatter. A major Hi Gia business district fire causes about 125000 in losses. Newark Lime and Cement Works fire inflicts 10000 damage. two workers injured. Jury indicts Union Pec ile officials for rate manipulation in Chicago. Reports of murdered peddlers and body discoveries sweep Pennsylvania towns amid suspected organized gangs.
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