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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1891
Page
2
The Central New Jersey Times announces a new daily in Plainfield to launch Monday October 5. Frank W. Runyon, owner editor of The Times, will run The Plainfield Courier with strong backing from Union county Republicans.
In New York on October 6 John L. Osmond refused to speak after a Saturday night shooting in the Third avenue rooms shared with his wife and John C. Burchell. Burchell survived with slim recovery prospects while Osmond awaits further police testimony in the Yorkville court.
Crowds of depositors pile up at Ulster County Savings Institution and Kingston Savings Bank angry over a $500,000 plunder claim against Treas urer Ostrander and Trumpdorf. Sheriff and police deploy. Ostrander and Tremdorf refuse examination and return to jail for grand jury action next week.
The Wilson Line steamship Lepanto, sailing from this port on September 6 to Antwerp with cargo and passengers, was hit by a massive tidal wave two days out. The wave swept deck fixtures away, knocked crew overboard, injured the chief officer and a seaman, and threatened to sink the vessel before Captain H J Wise and crew stabilized it.
New York reports Herman Oelrichs member of the National Democratic Committee has resigned. Rumors claimed opposition to Flower’s election and potential spending to defeat Flower. Oelrichs, not active in local politics, has county Democratic ties and was named to the national panel through Cleveland era connections.
Mrs Sarah Siegel of 12 ms bags and Mrs Hansen clash after a long standing feud at Siegel's residence. Hansen strikes Siegel with a bottle knocking her to a hospital. Maloney arrests Hansen. Crowd gathers as Schulz is fined and jailed for disorderly conduct.
Mrs Frank Leatie and Mr William D K Wille began a bridal tour by steamship Mary Powell from New York to West Point with planned stops at Albany Niagara Falls and other major cities. They left their Manhattan apartment after 2 PM and traveled by Desbrosses ferry to board the boat.
The Mock strike spreads as dockers and night crews walk out in the East End. Strikers block loading, while crowds gather at piers and wharves. Police deploy in force amid tensions with organized blacklegs and returning workers resisting union rules.
In Fraxonico on October 5 Henry Jeransen a former gardener for M. B. Curtis testified that a body found near the scene of the Saturday incident was misrepresented and that fear of police led him to alter his statement. He said he saw a pistol in Curtis' possession. The defense anticipated further perjury arrests as the case continued.
A boiler exploded at Tudor Iron Works in East St. Louis at 6 this morning tearing the boiler house apart. Fireman John House and worker George Webster suffered severe scalds with grave injuries. Webster sustained extensive injuries including severed flesh. Murphy and Barnes were hurt, Barnes missing a hand. All, with Webster, are in critical condition and likely to die.
Colonel George H. Hart filed yesterday the will of comedian J. K. Emmett executed April 28, 1890s. It names son Joseph Kline Emmett as sole executor and bequeaths the estate to him and Daisy Way Emmett or survivor. The will notes separation of the parents and a prior settlement upon Emmett's death.
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