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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1894
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows schedules and notices for Plainfield and Somerville including transport times, service hours, and posted listings. Entries mention trains or buses, local venues, and timing details with partial lines and numbers.
The text outlines rumors of the Russian czar’s death and possible rapid rites including Princess Alix’s induction into the Greek church and ring exchanges. It notes doubts about a Livadia ceremony and mentions the finance minister’s strain keeping the rouble steady. It also reports on a German woman’s failed entry due to pregnancy concerns and various international incidents, trials, and crimes from El Paso to Braddock and beyond.
Front dispatches report Japanese engineers crossing the river on pontoons as the main body advances from dawn toward Kiulenste. Chinese resistance yields to the looming battle as the Japanese forces press the river line with the Sukochin ferry in operation.
Testimony before a legislative committee reveals alleged corruption among Buffalo police links to figures like Mrs Hermann and Gould estate. Officer Cooney defends record while Commissioner Sheehan faces tough questioning on station locations and duties. Dr Helmbald, famed for Extract of Bucehu, dies in Texas asylum at 57 after years of mental illness.
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