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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1894
Page
6
A gang bound elderly David Slocum and his wife after forcing entry to their home. They cracked a treasure trunk containing about 9500 in bills and gold, then fled as neighbors alerted authorities. Slocum recognized a masked man's voice. no arrests reported.
John McBride, elected president of the American Federation of Labor, is seen as a conservative leader with a long record as head of the miners' union. Local observers expect a continuation of a cautious policy once he takes office, while Gompers’ supporters cite opposition from radical elements and perceived arbitrariness in his rulings.
Mrs Hattie L Hammond the divorced wife of Gideon W Latimer will testify for Annie Maud Brewer in the Lynn murder case. Hammond claims Latimer was violently abusive, threatening her with a revolver and striking her, and she obtained a divorce on adultery grounds.
Dispatches report General Sung threat at New Chwang with 20 000 troops including 6000 escapees from Port Arthur and possible delay until aid from the south joins. Shanghai notes garri Takow forts aflame as Japanese armies converge on Tien-tsin from New Chwang. Parkhurst style moral reform movement grows in Frisco led by Rev J Cummings Smith with joint Presbyterian Methodist and Baptist support. Wages of miners cut in Purssure. Bethlehem Iron finishes US ship armor. Crisi rises as Crispi resignation rumors swirl in Rome. Harlem man shot near Springfield. Belgian cattle ban follows a Belgian ban by Dec 14.
A social miss meets an old friend in a Chicago drawing room. She jokes about wealth and beauty while recalling a tintype of themselves. The reunion unfolds with memories of the past and a plan to retrieve the photo for old times.
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