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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1893
Page
2
A fragmented account recounts tensions in a borough with calls for militia intervention to deter intimidation. The letter of Micte Sot es outlines fear, calls for a regiment, and mentions gatherings and supposed threats. Other items include local visits, birthdays, travel plans, and community notices from residents and businesses.
An elderly man and his son, en route to England, escaped a dangerous fall while leaving a steamer at the East Coast and were taken to a hospital in Wisconsin. The incident followed a late night walk to a platform where balance was lost. Meanwhile a tennis tournament at Hillside continued with Simmonds withdrawing after a 6 3, 1 6, 6 4 score, and prizes awarded including a shaving kit and a silver pin amid local merchant support. An employee from the Pond Tool Works was hospitalized with a facial abscess requiring surgery and care, while general illness and malarial trouble affected others in the area.
Franks Koeh of Pearl street excites locals with a sudden illness that sent him to sit at a Central Hotel before lunch. He was found by chance after cramps made travel impossible, given aid around noon, and reported improved by afternoon. Nearby news notes low meat prices and street lighting costs, plus railroad car conversions and a praise for Clarence Brokaw’s wiring.
The Behring Sea Tribunal decision sets a May 1 to July 21 close season in the North Pacific and Behring Sea with a 50 mile protection around the islands. Pelagic sealing allowed outside Behring Sea from August 1. Use of firearms in sealing prohibited. American arbitrators praise the text. officials thank the tribunal for its courteous conduct. The Third Annual Reunion of the Thirtieth Regiment Veteran Volunteers invites members to meet at the Finnington NJ south branch railroad, with details for arrangements and invitations extended to Grand Army members.
The Crescenta schedule a game at Aabur Park on Thursday amid an excursion by the Order of American Mechanics. Thessbury Park fields champion James Corbett on their side as the teams prepare for a lengthy period of play while trains from the park depart for the return trip.
A judgment was entered in a circuit court case involving Charles Smith and Neal Apgar as defendants. The prose reads as a local court matter about a suit in the West Virginia area. The report mentions a planned event at the Charlotte Guo Club and notes a grocery store closure on West Front Street near Somerset due to foreseen actions by a person named George Deza.
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