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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1893
Page
3
In New Jersey on December 12 four box cars were smashed on the Raritan River branch of the Lehigh Valley road. George Larure suffered a right arm injury between cars while John Gallinger was crushed. Three new workers were hurt while coupling cars in the yard.
The wage dispute between railroad management and workers is settled to mutual satisfaction. A ten percent wage cut will stay in effect until about February 1. Prominent politicians are among those involved, and the article notes the resolution aims to restore reaction and maintain party leadership in the state. Also mentions the sultan’s quick move on Morocco and Spain’s stance on the ultimatum.
Reports from Providence National and Saranse mills say schedule changes trigger a shutdown at Weybossett and Riverside mills. The strike spreads distress in Olneyville with an estimated half a million in losses. authorities may seek city aid as owners push for synchronized schedules. The article also notes Newark thefts of donated goods and the escape of a known confidence man, Jimmy the Greek, from a Pennsylvania courthouse.
A disjointed OCR item notes two years to be served in the Eastern penitentiary for penny counterfeiters and mentions Allis, ex president of the First National Bank, city, with a possible Annes year. It reports a December 12 murderess who cut her throat with a piece of window glass and died shortly after, with belief she will recover. Separate items mention Utah meritorious matters, DC property claims, Chimage's Poor subscription, City Hall lodging to about 1,000 men, and a Prussian Silesia tale of suspended animation where a wife awakens at a removal to the cemetery amid trance fear.
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