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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1892
Page
4
A bishop led a pontifical mass attended by forty two hundred priests and many bishops as part of a church anniversary. A $13,000 clergy gift was presented and a special program followed with ceremonies and remarks about the occasion.
In Duchess County Court Clinton W. Clapp faces trial over letters to Mrs. E. Smith of Wole Falls. The courtroom, crowded by locals and Baptist church members, heard testimony that shifts blame toward Rev. Maurer while Clapp counters with motives to control the estate. Verdict: guilty after jurors weigh the letter evidence and church ties.
Fragmentary dispatches describe health fears for a prominent figure near death and political maneuvering around a Senate seat, with rumors of candidacy, party strategy, and an attorney general opinion on a lottery tied to governance. The item also notes cholera safeguards and a divorce case, alongside Harvard athlete Herbert Tufts Allen’s death and a cough remedy testimonial from Des Moines.
An OCR fragment lists places such as Allentown, Tamaqua, Allentown Mawh, and various names and abbreviations. It resembles a garbled public or classified notice page with scattered dates, locations, and personal references, but lacks clear actions or events. The fragment reads like a jumble of geographic references, names, and stray times.
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