17 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1893
Page
1
A chaotic fair day with foreign and American exhibits, crowds drifting through the Columbian structures. Officials and firemen faced criticism for safety lapses as the day’s events included sermons, a grand dome area, and preparations for a new treasury model housing Columbian coins.
General Edward Jardine, long a Civil War veteran and former heir of Hawkins troops, died after repeated battles with illness and a knee injury. His funeral will be held tomorrow at Greenwood Cemetery under the Family Aid Society.
A string of drowning incidents across July reports numerous fatalities. Victims include a mother and two children in Detroit, a 17 year old in Cranberry pond, North Attleboro, and several others in Indiana, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Rescue efforts failed and bodies were recovered or sent for interment.
Six people were killed in a crash near Chicago and two in Se. Jacob Liogt a sea captain died at Wilfain, Da. General Alejandro Rodriguez Arias governor general of Cuba died at Marana of typhus malaria. A thunderstorm in Camp Wis killed two soldiers and worsened injuries to four others. Neat Cliptos, Team, Freeman and Moree Coz were fatally wounded by George Bent Seth Smith of Newtown Pa. A business scare came to a halt as Rudolph and Yo Tambien Mays faced a crisis. Arrests of Major deniers of Charleston for violating the Eres law began in corr ent, with about thirty arrests so far. Fourth class post master Jost ter Wow Jersey ate.
Detroit July 17 detectives Van Gerichten and Trainor of New York City arrived to escort Dr. H W Meyer the alleged poisoner and his wife back to New York. Mrs Meyer remained under hospital guard. Daniel Gillette identified as head of a death investigation unit and widow of Joseph Baum linked to an insurance claim.
An armed attack on the banks by miners left a woman injured and a suspect named Daniel disfigured. The scene involved threats to burn and demand money, with Ivy Mitchell guiding the escape and a hidden hoard. recovery followed as the culprit divulged the monary’s hiding place.
Fragmented text cites a Siam France dispute tied to lighthouse abandonment and a lockout ship. It notes international law, British and Indian stance, and potential Siam and British interests extinction. Also mentions Beverly Johnson’s daughter’s death and various unsettled reports from July 17 across multiple cities.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions baseball records with interspersed names and places such as Pittsburg and Chicago. The text is incomplete but hints at statistics or standings and possibly dates. No clear events or outcomes are readable to confirm a specific game or score.
In a period description the report notes the appointment of special pension examiners and references actions surrounding them. It mentions a May to June timeframe and notes government accounting changes and a transition involving treasury duties. The article touches on disturbances including a confrontation with detectives and a band of angry individuals, with mention of J. W. Benne and a tank office incident. It also references unrest among Jewish communities, plundered houses, and calls to restore order amid casualties.
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