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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
2
The piece quotes party figures debating loyalty to the Democrats and Alliance in the South, noting internal splits and varying stances on tariffs and living costs. It cites Allen Lo McDeaxorr and others, mentions Senator Carlisle, Harrison versus Cleveland, and hints at a promotional fraud lottery within a 1886 context. It mixes political discourse with a sales pitch for a weekly issue.
Aug 19 Buffalo and Western railroads largely idle as switchmen strike. Nickel Plate pulls workers, boosting strikers to about 100. Leaders vow continued refusal to freight, while others anticipate ending soon. Delegations travel to Toronto for talks. 22d Regiment deployed near Lak Shore & Buffalo Creek line. Governor orders provisions for troops and camp setup. Coal Creek fight near Knoxville leaves miners dead and many wounded as 150 soldiers face 3,000 miners. State Republican clubs plan sectional conventions after cancelled Asbury Park meeting with McKinley.
An ordinance authorizes the taking of land along the northerly street line of Fifth Street in Plainte for a public drainage easement. It describes the Barrow strip, the project’s endpoints, and states the land will be taken and paid for under city charter and statutes.
A city ordinance authorizes Penang Street Hallway Company to extend a streetcar track from Peace Street to North Avenue and then to Pease Street, with route restrictions and a forthcoming contract and bond to be approved by the Corporation Counsel. The ordinance requires the company to execute a contract and bond before privileges are granted and before the tracks are laid. City Clerk.
The Common Council proposes to widen Peace Avenue to a uniform width along the center line from the Central Railroad of New Jersey easterly to Brent Street. It cites lands and rights of way within thirty feet of the center line between the railroad and Brent Street as shown on a referenced map and ordinance.
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