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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1891
Page
2
The piece critiques the Democratic party as disorganized and in need of healing. It also announces the launching of The Plainfield Courier by F. W. Runyon, praising its brightness and newsiness and hoping for strong support from readers.
William Rose died during a jail execution when the rope snapped under weight. He had killed the father of his girlfriend Grace Lufkin after dissuading her from seeing him. Rose had three trials and a US Supreme Court appeal. His intended pair was despondent, a sister in Chicago, and a lover’s suicide followed the tragedy.
Pan Handle Railroad crash near Mingo Junction Ohio at 6 15 yesterday morning killed two men and injured four. Express Messenger Joseph Westner of Columbus and a fireman died in the fire. Injured clerks include A Stanley Cincinnati A R Keys Tranway and W S Davis Loudon.
Courier lettered piece urges federal action to open river navigations and speed drawbridges. It cites Harlem River inquiry, rail and water interests, and Newark Bay delays caused by the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Nearly a hundred delegates to a WCTU state convention in Beaprorp Pennsylvania were stricken after a dinner at Armory Hall hosted by the McKean county group. Within minutes many collapsed and about seventy five remained ill, with numerous physicians busy treating patients. Names tied to Phillipsburg Braeford Pittston and Scranton Truth reporters appear among the serious cases.
The Newark Journal backed the Democratic ticket, standing apart from its rivals by endorsing the nominees and rebuffing opponents in a bold editorial stance. Editor Leidy leads the paper’s assertive line.
Ashland Pa October 17 1909 Frank Shilie aged twenty four white miner at Lawrence and Brown colliery fell to his death after he sprang to save a fellow miner as the car started back allowing others to reach the surface.
Phrase recalls Castoria as a remedy from infancy to motherhood. The repeated refrain emphasizes the medicine’s longstanding presence in family life across generations.
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