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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1894
Page
8
Extranet Dec 28 reports the Rakee Company has agreed with creditors to take a second mortgage at 5 percent interest to satisfy claims. Estimated liabilities total $23,000. Without this arrangement proposed by President Egnoff and the board, a receiver would have been appointed yesterday.
A four story brick block on East Main and Picesix Avenue in Waterbury housed the offices of the Connecticut Indemnity Association and several stores. The building was gutted by a fire just after 4 AM. Special to the Courier-News from atrersery, Can. Dec. 28.
A Shanghai dispatch says the United States has instructed Minister Denby to demand satisfaction from China for violating its pledge on the surrender of Japanese spies at Shaoghai.
Special to the Courier News reports Avosta Georgia on December 28 that a mob gathered in the West End to lynch murderer Wiggins avlegro. The militia was called out and is en route to the jail, already heavily guarded by police.
Special to the Courier News reports James H Robertson a notable Peekskill resident and brother of Senator George W Robertson, connected with the Lexow Committee, was found frozen to death at the intersection of Hudson Avenue and South Street in Peekskill around 5:60 am.
A. Y. Pearsons mammoth spectacle The White Squadron plays at Music Hall tonight. The act promises thrilling stage effects and advanced scenery as Hanlons pursue dramatic innovations on the road.
Brown of Duer Street returns from Staten Island visits. W R Richards family expected to receive callers New Years Day. Reform Club installation next week. Fire department dismissals and resignations at Spring Lake Michigan. Monroe Avenue church singers practice. Crescent Avenue Christian Endeavor plans Looking Back meeting tomorrow. Paterson shoot yields 14 birds for $50, Jersey City match set. Traffic trouble with horses on Somerset Street near Front. Perseverance Lodge 74 K of P holds year end meeting and elects officers. Ivy Leaf Dramatic Association rents Sanger Hall for January 3 event. Gesang and Tarn Verein annual meeting postponed. County burying ground proclaims Only the dead who live in this parish are buried here.
A man on the ground protests to a bootsed assailant, saying the clash is a fight not a football game, as reported by the Indianapolis Journal. The fragment captures a street confrontation and the claim that the action lacks any official game context.
A neighbor notes tensions in a marriage as Hils Mease and Mr. Putney clash over expectations. The wife quietly resists, while the husband suspects hidden plans and social pressures shape their choices, as recounted in a Youth's Companion anecdote.
The article links constipation to bad tastes in the mouth liver headaches and other ailments claiming it causes half the sickness in the world especially among women. It promotes a pamphlet from B F Allen Company and offers pills by mail at 25 cents a box.
The Common Council holds its local meeting for the year tonight. Hudson's pond is black with skaters and the ice is excellent. Skating on Hyde's pond and coasting on Watchung avenue hill are also excellent. The First National Bank declares its 61st semi annual dividend payable on and after January 2. The primary department of the First Baptist Sunday school enjoys Panch and Judy show this afternoon for Christmas. Sergeant Dunn notes this is the coldest December 28 in 14 years with a 22 degree below zero reading in Chicago. Constable Mattox arrested James Frisbie on a complaint by C W Ulrich. Frisbie was rebailed this evening. Henry Windham and Henry Wedemeyer of the Borough go to Somerville to transfer the Arlington Hotel license to Wedemeyer. T B Builane, Kansas City merchant, built his success with constant advertising. The Kansas City Journal recalls thirty one years with Builane ads. Snow clearance proceeds as crews chase sewer catch basins in anticipation of a thaw.
Special to the Courier News reports Chamrajendra Wadiar Bahadur, Maharajah of Mysore and a leading native prince, has died after treatment for diphtheria in Caouita on December 28.
The Globe reports Mrs William Waldorf Astor's body moved from Cliveden to await aboard the Aurania bound for New York tomorrow. Also notes local Foresters year end meeting and community relief efforts as well as Chamberlains Pain Balm offer at Reynold's Pharmacy with manager T Armstrong.
Fragmentary OCR hints at Stickney and Den reprising a warning against selling Chamberlain’s cough remedy. Source text is incomplete, but implies a health product note or advertorial context with named entities.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls brutal street brawls linked to football and horseshoes. A colonel recounts injuries including ears, a nose, and a gouged eye from rival fights, while others debate youth sports’ place. The text preserves dark, period dialogue and local grit.
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