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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1894
Page
3
The year's figures show 90,084 new pensioners added, 7,1 4 deaths, and 2,38 restorations. June 30 total pensioners 800,544 with 130,504,461 paid in pensions. Fraud cases rose, 14 convictions in U.S. courts for pension fraud, perjury, and forgeries.
Finance and trade show improvements in the west and south as cotton mills end strikes. Iron production remains high but prices fall due to weak demand.Bradstreet totals show manufacturing and traction failures, with overall road earnings down from last year. A feud ends in a shooting in a military context. a suspect in a Lebanon murder is captured in Columbus and to be extradited.
Quotations from the New York and Philadelphia exchanges show mixed activity on Oct 12. Flour and wheat ranges ease while beef and pork holdings hold near steady. butter, eggs, and lard show firm or steady tones. live stock in New York remains generally steady with beef prices per 100 pounds noted.
The Pennsylvania Democrats announced officers for the coming year led by Chauncey F. Black of York as president and John D. Worman of Philadelphia as secretary. Other officers include Robert E. Wright of Allentown as treasurer and M S Lowghblin among vice presidents. The convention named York Bellefonte Lock Haven Erie and Lancaster for the next annual gathering, with Lancaster chosen. A street parade and mass meeting followed the adjournment in the Opera House.
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