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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1893
Page
2
This morning a Mooce detective was called to P. M. Herning's East Ninth Street residence where a servant spotted a man with a bundle near the barn. He fled but was pursued and the bundle contained stolen articles. the man was brought to the police and the case is to be tried in court.
Over a dozen bicycles return from Westfield toward the city from Fanwood with dust on the road. The event, once planned for the Fourth, gathers a long column of riders and decorations remain up. A baker's horse blocked Cot place briefly but no damage occurred.
A crowded column reports foremen and mechanics, politicians, and social visits from Freehold to Philadelphia. It notes travel by rail and wheel through the White Mountains, funeral plans from Perth Amboy, seaside excursions to Asbury Park, and a long feature on machine shop efforts tied to the World’s Fair, detailing exhibits from Pond Machine and Tool Company and Manning Maxwell Moore with vast workshop space and a range of tools and lathes.
A one year old child slipped under a gate at a Datellen crossing watched by passengers on the 2:04 pm train yesterday. An engine wheel narrowly avoided striking the child, prompting call for better safety and suggesting potential railroad responsibility if harm had occurred.
Plainfield Lyceum Cyclers set a 25 mile handicap road race on the Fawood Scotch Plains course for Saturday afternoon August 26. Entries close with Captain Kiely on August 21. Thomas Burns and J. J. Lynch ride for the club and a number of out of town riders are expected to compete.
Report describes a night when insects appeared in great swarms filling the sky and clouded air. Swarms caused many stores and houses with open windows to close, as business halted and residents faced a tense disruption.
Crescenta defeated Middletown New York 10 to 7 yesterday in a bright game. The Crescenta infield played errorless defense and the visitors challenged the umpire amid a late scoring spurt. Middletown led 5 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 while Crescenta totaled 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1. Umpire Mr. McCoutner.
Word arrived this morning from Rev Dr B B Tyler of the Church of the Disciples New York regarding his visit to Plainfield He will preach a single sermon on Sunday as the denomination head clergyman in the locality His church is large active in Christian work in New York City and he is known for extempore eloquence He also edits a Christian publication and attracts sizable audiences when he visits the West
Judge Coddington presides as QC Mesers. Beka Doreen Schwack and Pierson arrive with Brook Carson, Motley, and others in a Tuesday night assault. Carson endured a brutal beating amid a clash that referenced a local ordinance, with Motley cited for a $10 offence and others fined.
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans popular excursions from New York to Chicago for the Worlds Fair. Round trip fare from New York is $20 with proportional rates from other stations. Special trains will depart New York at 9:00 AM and reach Chicago at 5:20 PM, using modern coaches.
The report recalls a fatal railway accident where two men died as a train passed over them and echoes a local observer’s sighting of a new comet near North Beach tied to ongoing weather and community notes. The Dunellen storm damages trees, street conditions, a lamp explosion, and a temperance festival are also covered with brief local updates.
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