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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1894
Page
7
Attention shoppers. The grocers advertise celery, vegetables, holiday delicacies, grapes, raisins, oranges, grapefruits, nuts, and fancy apples. They promote their Maple Syrup brand and list a sale on three Jans Strawberry Jam for 50 cents.
A Times dispatch from Tianjin says Manchuria is unsettled with mass refugee exodus and banditry near the Great Wall as Chinese troops retreat. Japanese forces capture Port Arthur ships. Admiral Ito remains ashore with flagship. Other vessels return to Talienwan or Japan. Minx plans and envoy talks to Japan noted. Shanhaikwan defense organized as cold intensifies.
Edward Wayne, father of a policy gang member jailed for a year, tried to bribe Judge Hudspeth of Hudson County Court of Common Pleas with a private offer of 1000 to 5000 dollars. Wayne was arrested for contempt of court after the attempted leniency plea became public. His son remains imprisoned.
Edward P. Hilliard, a Chicago attorney and Love Electric traction director, was shot and killed by Henry C. Hastings after Hastings foreclosed on Hastings property and claimed Hilliard had taken about 5000 dollars in goods. Hastings surrendered, saying he acted over loss of his property.
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