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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1893
Page
3
A long labor dispute erupts as workers threaten walkouts at key plants and tramways. Mayors and aldermen clash over enforcement and demands for wage and safety concessions. Police monitor unrest while organizers rally, with several hundred participants and multiple facilities affected.
A telegram from Dr. Weaver Jamestown says two of the gang’s members were captured soon after Sostork Gore appeared. The bandits fired a lone shot, but nothing more has been heard. The raiders are short of provisions and ammunition and some jailed men are thought to be Dalton gang members. Arnett warned the jailer the men might be mobbed, but they stated they would hang on rather than speak. The article notes the presence of Dalton gang suspicions and warlike tension.
A chaotic mix of reports: a large fire in a warehouse district with damaged walls, stock losses, and unnamed departments. General Clarkson criticizes the silver panic as banker driven. A tragedy in Meuritis where a child dies from burns after a fall into a grate, and a church fight in Tamarnaretti ends with a fatal razor attack.
Albany dispatch reports Governor Flower issuing a proclamation urging all state voters to support an honest election. Public officers district attorneys sheriffs and peace officers are urged to enforce laws, with removal for failures. The note emphasizes fair voting and safeguarding the franchise amid early 20th century political anxiety.
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