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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1894
Page
8
A West Street incident at eight o'clock caused twelve fatalities and three injuries. Investigators located the wreckage at three o'clock and recovered the hotel register, released by the proprietor, after a controlled probe into the ruins.
A fragment from the Courier describes convulsive symptoms of a creature or figure named The Gyar with noted conditions and medical observations. The piece is brief and omits full context, offering only hints of illness and disorder.
President Cleveland is disqualified from voting here. The note in the Courier dated October 27 states he is ineligible by a certain rule and cannot cast a ballot in this jurisdiction.
In Covington Tennessee on October 26 Henry Billings Jack Billings Spruce Billings and Ja t members of a White Caps group were found guilty of outrages in Tipton County and sentenced to the penitentiary.
The Nicolsievich Ministry has signed and accepted resignations as Setviai government officials step down amid political shifts. Key ministries report routine transitions and ongoing governance.
The Elburg bowling scene consolidates with merges among the Elizabeth Plainfield Bowling Club and the Y M Club forming a single league aligned under the Alcyone Crantor group. The move aims to streamline applications and committee oversight for the new association.
An unclear clipping notes T. F. Voorljeer of Dunellen supporting an electric railway. The text mentions a week and a remedy, but the passage is fragmented and hard to interpret, with references to cures and pain relief.
The reported items include new goods at a five cent store on West Front street, a sale of dogs at Netherwood Farm Kennels to cover dog board bills, a one year anniversary of a Christian Endeavor Society in a church, and a display at Madam Knighto on West Bee. Other notes mention an arc light removal, a fair by Joos Gomel with continued events, Perseverance lodge property purchase deferred, rough road conditions on Union County roads, and a Christian Endeavor gathering at the German Reformed Church with remarks by Rev Cornelios Schenck and President Smith.
Mrs B R Western of Washington avenue returns from out of town. A one day old girl baby at Dr Charles E Bailman s on Third place. Frederick Lithgow formerly of this city in the city briefly this afternoon. Mrs George E Williams former resident now of Asbury Park visits friends yesterday. Amos Andrews of North avenue returns from Norwich Conn where he attended his father s funeral. Mrs E R Drake of Lamptown visiting son Benjamin Hand of West Front street returns home. Joseph Blatz and Rudolph Spiegel attended the National Schutzenbund meeting in New York last night. Fred L Taylor of Cornell University came home to see the Harvard Cornell football game in New York this afternoon. The infant daughter of Peter McDonough of West Third street died after a short illness beginning last night. funeral tomorrow afternoon.
At last night’s Plainfield Bowling Club meeting the group voted to join the Central Bowling League. A committee led by H. VanEmburgh and including J. E B. T. Barnes J. W. Stephenson and Jr. H. Coward was formed to select a team and plan a schedule with other league committees Monday night.
In Nash's Court the case Miller versus Linke regarding the right of property ended when the defendant relinquished the property on which a levy had been issued.
The article praises Sousa as a master conductor who commands the orchestra with flawless control. It notes his ability to switch from Wagner to lively encores and deliver absolute content to the audience. Manager Varian’s subscription series draws crowds as Minstrel Acts visit Manitoba and the Indies, promising a large audience tonight at Music Hall.
Sunday evening at Crescent Avenue Church the Industrial Christian Alliance of New York outlines its three year impact on the city’s most helpless men. Drs Lewis and Richards are among speakers. A. W. Millary and Col. W. L. Strong noted as leaders and financiers, with Vermilye Co. ties and the alliance’s origins in Plainfield.
The text shows a scoring sequence between Potters and Meotts with multiple running totals. Specific final results are incomplete, but the Potters lead at several checkpoints while Meotts trail behind on most lines. The fragment hints at a close contest with fluctuating scores.
A Baltimore Sun summary notes that long standing dominant emotions shape facial muscles, creating a permanent facial impression aligned with character. Innate brain emotion links steer expressions, with age and habituation revealing history in the face.
The leisure hour notes three life phases in adults when disease risk rises: at 36, between 45 and 50, and at 61, with body type shifts and activity changes described. It also discusses male and female patterns in common illnesses and cites financial lack as a stressor for unmarried women after a father's death.
The Duchess of Westminster introduced a Swiss clock placard reading Please do not touch. M Joly asked why, and the two men serving explained that many guests had asked the question. All but one left the room, the exception being Mr Fawcett who was blind.
A frequent source of danger is soiled clothing awaiting weekly washing. Instead of airing and drying, it is left in bed chambers or a corner of the adjoining closet, creating damp piles with poisonous exhalations from contamination.
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