18 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1893
Page
1
Fragmented dispatches describe French and Siamese border tensions around the Mekong valley with French gunboats repulsed and troops late July. Reports cite British involvement, diplomatic summons in Bangkok, and a German or Italian news exchange on broader Southeast Asia unrest.
A string of late June to July incidents reports deaths at a railway crossing in Cusco and a steeply fatal train collision near Forty ninth street with passengers crushed and burned. Police arrest engineer, fireman and a bystander as the search for survivors continues. A domestic worker and a boarding-house guest are struck by a train near Watertown. A dog attack leaves a boy critically injured in Bevuienem. Other items note trolley line scrutiny in Gerrierborn, a Towanda boiler explosion killing one and injuring others, and various obituaries and indictments across New York and Pennsylvania.
A note found by Keeper McKenna reveals a prisoner plot to murder guards and escape from the New York City prison. Warnings by a fellow inmate delayed the plan, two convicts named Wright and Renee were identified with knives and iron bars, and others aided. Governor Flower and Warden Thayer withheld the possible savior’s name to protect him from danger. The prisoner who aided the guard is believed dead, while the plotter who alerted staff had been imprisoned since 1894 for grand larceny. The case unfolds amid newspaper dispatches from Camp Mayen and Newport News.
The British cotter Iverna has sustained an injury that will prevent her from competing in several races she had entered. Officials say the setback will sideline her for the upcoming events, delaying her timetable for the season.
Fragmented wires and a string of court and criminal notes fill this late 19th century page. Reports mention lynching bravado in a fight between Austin Giot Paterson and MaCarthy of Philadelphia, plus a boxing result with Gibbons earning $100. Other items cover a lineman’s fatal electrocution, naval secretary Herbert’s near-celebrated cruise, deputy coroners’ salary rulings, and local bank news amid fires and pardons.
The Treasury seeks to use clearing arrangements to curb bank drafts and deprive the Sewall Bee of funds. The issue centers on gold payments and the government’s ability to fund drafts while preserving the gold reserve.
July 17 report from WeWy Markets: dull trade across staples and grains. Cattle and live stock markets show weakness with quiet demand. dairy and creamery items steady to moderate. live poultry and eggs mixed with cautious activity in western regions.
The readable text presents a scatter of crime, funerals, and official notices including names like Williams New York and GC Philadelphia, a funeral in Wasutecton on July 18, and a note about Cherokee land rules affecting boomer land claims. It also mentions Robbery motives, a prison escape in Easer county, and various agents and officials, yielding a fragmented, period-voice record of legal and civic items.
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