Fragmented Late 19th Century News Snippets
A garbled OCR digest reports on disturbances, arrests, weather notes, a New York Phili Club concert plan, street mishaps, and police actions. It mentions officers, a door, gathering women with a white mask, a race for women, and local incidents including a marshal arrest. Weather comparisons note two days near warm highs.
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Balurday
Sendey
New York Philli Club
Marion
W. Meezy
Tnd Xaver
Reynold
Price
Coasters Clash With Neighbor Over Broadway Hill
Neighbors and coasters clash on Broadway hill as winter sliding continues. Mrs Cruikbank complains of horn noise and disrupted sleep while riders accuse her of hindering slides. Residents argue over access routes and safety as officials weigh city ordinances.
Hollman to Appear in Metopole Concert in New York
Joseph Hollman, Dutch violoncellist, slated for the Metopole concert in New York. Reviews praise his Stradivari cello and the deep, powerful tone. The program closes with a standout encore and an aria by Bebo Bert. Also noted is Mrs Anne’s solo from Masse Never Eve and a Lantern slide exhibition by the Pisinfield Camera Club tomorrow.
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Joseph Hollman
Audi
Mra Anne
Canersa
Pisinfield Camera Club
Narrow escape in roadside equestrian accident near Cruikshank
Mr. Sandford and Miss Murray narrowly escaped serious injury when a horse bolted and dragged a cutter along a rock pile and through a narrow door. They were cared for at Mr Cruikshank’s house until a sleigh brought by Officer Glee took them home. The horse suffered a leg wound, the rider bled from leg wounds, and a veterinary treated the injuries. Chief Grant and Officer Giese pursued the horse but lost track during the chase.
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Bandford
Miss Marrey
Cruikshankirby
Sandford
Bern
Ale Wan
Fragmentary note on car equipment and ordinances
A partial, garbled passage discusses streetcar equipment and a 12 month rule, mentioning Uielr cars, Bagad Transit Hereet Railway Cvin, and Newark. It suggests a policy or enforcement action by a city railway authority and questions about compliance and payments to the railway company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiew
Bagad Transit
Cvin
Newark
Lantern slides shuffled among clubs across the continent
Word from California says lantern slides sent by the local Camera Club were forwarded from Waterbury Connecticut to protect Lex for an unexplained reason. The set crossed the continent by ship. two slides owned by H Serrell and one by AJ See were replaced by others after arriving damaged or misrouted.
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California
Camera Club
Lattern Club
Waterbery
Connecticut
Ofter
Lex
Serosa
H. Serrell
J. Eee Ae Ee
War disturbance at Balra ce Army quarters
A crowd of young men and boys gathered outside the Balra ce Army quarters around nine. Special Officer Buckfellow attempted to arrest Thomas Dowd, leading to a lively struggle as Dowd clung to a fence and broke away through an alley with the officer in pursuit. The officer recovered the fleeing man’s coat and kept a souvenir from the fight.
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Balrace
Thomas
Dowd
Buckfellow
Fragments Hint at Property Sale and Free It Dispute
OCR fragments describe a dispute over a free item linked to a barn on Jonah avenue. The text mentions a sale amount potentially reaching 500 dollars and references a location on Laurt street. Details are unclear but indicate a legal or civil matter involving ownership and a sale outcome.
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Lelaorl Avenue
Jona Es
Plainfield Weather Tale Reflects Quiet Chill Record
A fragmented report notes Plainfield residents did not boast after last week’s unusually cold temperatures. The piece recalls a World of Yesterday line about people of Plainfield not bragging and questions why New Jersey stood colder than elsewhere, hinting at a local mood and probe into the weather record.
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Ming Oy
Pieerups
Reailty
Pe Ae
New Jersey
Gai Ukek
Dave
Prume
Newark
Bok
Lem Weir
Fladnyield
Plain- Geld
Fragmented Notice Lists Names and Incidents
A clipped OCR item reports a New York firm signed a two seat canopy top carriage to EB L Finch of the stands seat the depot. It notes damage and a claim for damages for an incident on a train between cars. It mentions Jobe T. Kelly’s illness and a music hall cancellation. It covers marriages and indictments with scattered names.
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New York
Frm
Finch
Dee Weees Road
Rome
Local carnival judges named as merchants and workers
The Courier and Press notes carnival plans with clothier judges J H Freoch and Hermane Gehwed proposed, and committees to invite them. Dates in 1893 are listed for winter resort events with terms like Seance of 1893 and related meetings. The text is fragmented and uncertain in places.
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Courier and Press
Hermane Gehwed
J. H. Freoch
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