31 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1894
Page
1
A church congregation meeting discusses securing a mortgage to fund repairs and ongoing maintenance. The session debates financial details including a proposed 20,000 loan, governance, and potential fundraising plans as the group weighs long term church needs against current funds.
Reading shows a fragmented account of public demand for new leadership and accountability in government. The piece references voters urged to replace aging officials and elect younger representatives to address perceived corruption and ineffectiveness.
The column lists numerous individuals with connections to New York, New Jersey, and nearby towns, detailing visits, returns, and travel plans during July. Entries mention names such as Misa Noelia Yeomans, Miss Amel Koster, and Mr and Mrs St John McCathen, along with destinations like Philadelphia, Liberty Corner, Monticello, and Stratford.
Confused testimony and disputed work claims surround the estate cases of Willemanger TM and the late George Hmieck. A jury deliberated about an hour before returning with a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding $200 in damages for services claimed on the farm near Oneilen. Witnesses included Mr. Smock and Mr. Treware Prue, with defense led by Messrs. Putineton and Sullivan.
A drunken case in Memgiiton centered on Coarner with multiple partners and a property escape plan. The proceedings feature charges of drunkenness and misdemeanor counts, a recent arrest, and a request for relief as borough streets remain in poor repair with potholes and broken surfaces.
July 21 in New York City Mr Dome of the Weather Bureau reports a coal spell to relieve citizens this evening around five o clock with temperatures near 70 degrees lasting twenty four to thirty hours. A hot wave from the northwest will arrive tomorrow night or Thursday morning bringing the hottest weather in twenty five years.
A British tour steamer ran aground near a small island while Norwegian singers were taken aboard a lifeboat. Initial reports misidentified the vessel as the Miowera, now listed with the Canadian Pacific line and sailing from Shields on July 9 bound for Norway. Damaged hull and ship status unclear after Vancouver refit.
In Hex China on July 51 a clash between Chinese and Japanese forces left the large Chinese cruisers presumably captured or destroyed after a naval engagement reported by observers.
John Murphy and John Lyons received jail terms after being found guilty of attempting to prevent workers from striking at Winslow Az. Murphy was sentenced to sixty days and Lyons to sixty days for giving 300 lewd to keep the peace and restrain interference with company employees.
A jumble of scenes from a busy day including a machine shop injury, lodge meetings for Grove Street and Plainfield units, a mass gathering anticipated at the Ashary event, and local trades and ads. Reports mention a worker injured at a boiler shop needing rest and possible return to work, plus upcoming parades and recruitment drives affecting the town.
A 1894 testimonial from Platterhie Oldest and 16 Antiscros Place Planfield New Jersey credits Tdghthill with a speedy cure of a ten year painful malady. The writer urges others to seek the physician for lasting relief and offers to share safe precautions when contacted.
A letter from a New Jersey resident dated July 1 praises Dr Lighthill for a complete cure of a ten year severe pile condition. The writer asserts relief and a return to health after treatment, urging others suffering from the disease to seek his care.
Evans, a jealous husband, killed his wife at 112 West Madison Street Thomas Kyana and severed her throat from ear to ear. He then took his own life after the brutal act.
Samuel Levine, aged years, rolled from a fire escape on the fourth floor at 140 Kenes street while asleep and fell into the yard. He sustained a fractured skull and was taken to Gouverneur Hospital.
Complicated proceedings focus on a chattel mortgage purportedly given by Walter Herrin and George Tie Meze for 00 pounds. The case details payment disputes over dairy and milk bills, the fear of foreclosing creditor actions, and allegations of altered or hidden mortgage existence affecting local property and routes.
A theft report shows $20,000 in gold stolen from a shipment valued at $859,000 sent from New York on July 21 aboard the Ta Touraine. No clues yet to the thieves as investigators track the loss.
A testimonial from T R Van Zandt of Park Ave Fairfield NJ states Dr Lighthill cured his painful piles. He describes prior attacks causing severe pain and sleepless distress, and credits a complete relief after treatment.
A fierce tornado swept through Watonga in Blaine County on Sunday, destroying buildings and crops and injuring or scattering residents. Amid the chaos reports describe frightened families, disrupted daily life, and emergency responses as the town reels from the disaster.
Dr Lighthill provides daily consultations for all chronic obstinate and complicated diseases of the human system at his office and residence. Deafness catarrh and diseases of the head eye and ear are treated. Piles treated permanently in weeks without missing work. Mental and nervous disorders including rheumatic neuralgia and afflictions receive treatment with similar success.
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