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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1891
Page
2
Fragmented 1891 newspaper item discusses local politics water rates and civic topics. Mentions Ohio election prospects and McKinley, party strategies, and water hydrant pricing comparisons in North Plainfield. Concludes with a note on the Great Scout in New York.
Chinese rioters attacked the American Episcopal Mission and a Roman Catholic convent in Pekin near Hankow. Seven sisters escaped to the river as buildings were looted and burned. Foreigner protection limited to bayonets at the consulate. anti foreign sentiment rose in Hankow and Wuchang with threats against missionaries. Commander M L Johnson reports Belknap transferring flag from the Monocacy to the Charleston.
Reports describe a violent clash between stockmen and police with four pistol wounds likely fatal. Ten stockmen were arrested and the Despatch steamship may be a total wreck after a powerful gale and rising seas.Crews were reportedly saved by the Assateague Life Saving Station.
Mrs Ida Funk of Virginia arrives in Schell City after learning her father, John Stewart, is alive. Kidnapped as an infant by her mother's relatives at birth, she spent years under guardianship and unaware of her father. A recent discovery led to a planned meeting.
Advices from Bright on to lay state report Mrs Parnell's condition growing worse after Parnell's health crisis. She fainted but was able to speak briefly with friends. now she moans in reply to questions and is unable or refuses to speak. Doctors fear further deterioration despite constant attendance. Her faintest intelligible sounds are plaintive cries for her husband.
Stockmen and police clashed in a terrible fight at the fair grounds in MippLeveno Kentucky on a Saturday night. A skirmish broke out involving about a score of men amid loud shouts and gunfire. Police controlled the scene and injuries were reported though exact numbers were not given.
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