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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1893
Page
3
Labor disruption continues as the northern Buffsh division imposes wage cuts on yard engineers and yard firemen, 25 cents and 16-17 cents respectively, with weeks six to follow. The order spares Lehigh's older workers who struck last month while signaling possible renewed action as veterans resist replacements.
A train stop ends with a robber attack injuring a man. the assailants escape as the train continues. In Montana a separate home invasion by two masked men ends with Mrs Bower and her three children held at gunpoint. no arrests reported. A Partineo riot over taxation turns violent with attacks on municipal offices and burglary of registers, while troops restore order.
The town in the Ba region anticipates a large crowd for the coming week as Slosson vs Schacter and Ives vie for victory in a well awaited billiard match. Betting heavily favors Slosson and Schacter, with Ives considered the underdog. William Sexton is praised as referee amid broad support.
A jumble of notices reports a seven month shutdown resume in New York. a large banking house Eugene Kelly de Co to be dissolved. a fortune of 610,000,900 claimed. patent medicines advertised for pain relief. Melville story notes a labor meeting in Chicago. a Belma Alabama murder and lynching fears. a landmark Jama mystery block collapse with casualties.
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