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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1893
Page
3
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A dramatic bank confrontation ends with Colonel Herrick resisting a robber who demanded 86,000. The robber produces a dynamite threat but is tackled and escapes, leaving a tense scene on a city street. Authorities pursue, with several arrests and ongoing investigations reported.
Prominent lawyers from both parties discuss Judge Depune’s ruling that the gerrymander law, under which assemblymen were elected by districts rather than counties, is unconstitutional. Governor Werts resists calls for a new election, amid a tense political climate.
Local and state items include Detroit's late reports on De France’s jail release and subsequent warrants for forgery, West Virginia noting Rev. Dr. White's death and state free schools' founders, and Virginia jurist Judge Richard Parker's obituary linked to Charlestown trials. Cuban insurrection news and German Danish trade notes also appear among scattered dispatches.
The Carnegie Steel Company reduces steel rail prices per ton from old levels, citing weak demand and low spirits in trade. The move follows broad pressure from rail clients as competition intensifies, signaling a shift to protect market share amid a slow market.
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