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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1893
Page
4
A local tragedy unfolds as a child near Hummelstown is found murdered. Investigations name Agnes Cooper Wright as a suspect. authorities offer a reward for information. The community reels as details of assault on the young victim emerge, with officials pushing for swift justice.
A dispatch from Loxnem reports Admiral Mello commanding the Dreziline fleet warns Rio de Janeiro that if the city does not surrender he will renew bombardment with full strength. Merchants in the city prepare for interior movement as insurgent warships land marines near Santor and fighting intensifies. Separate reports note US skepticism onBrasil affairs and local incidents including coal mine unrest and a planned cooperative coal scheme in Britain.
A garbled item surveys princes and princesses including Marie, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, praised as beauty. mentions Mra KG Hollen shaping Detroit school dental inspections. Nelem E Phillips of Barry Gazette aged eighty two. Mrs Norman Walker Jr as Staten Inland Ladies Club president. Mrs Crook, widow of a general, noted for white hair and vivacious spirit. Mile Bovet elected to Societe des Gens de Lettres. signatory "Mat" described as vivacious and quick-talking.
Bearie Grayson joins E. KE Dam mers Errore company while doubts linger on Eleanore Duso’s plans to visit again this season. Janauschek writes At Last for future Mason production. Louis Harrson will stay in New York to write plays, and The Tempter by Henry Arthur Jones stars Tree as the Arch Fiend. Meanwhile Howand Coveney and wife in England may not return to American stage. Minnie Madger a touring star under AM Palmer. Rehearsals for Errotnie at Broadway resume Oct. 2. Florence Hamilton ends fifth season as leading Indy at Bartley McCallum’s theater and will star next season. Marie Wainwright to age pen air era with Frou-Frou and Carille. Barton Hill leads. pacers Poem 2:14 and La Tosca pace. Northern Alaska Jamean cited as northernmost stop on Alaska excursion route. summer light work noted. Twilight wait and ship’s watch near San Francisco. Professor Blackie celebrated eighty fourth birthday. anecdote from Edinburgh Philosophy Society lecture with a bald attendant incident. Cape May and seaside resorts noted for sending clients’ pets to sea.
An American party meets Umtama in a kraal, noting his grand air and dirt as he receives gifts including Kaffir beer. The scene shows careful politeness, waiting chiefs, and cautious diplomacy while the party observes local ceremony and status.
In a free for all pace at Sande san 9-Axtell 242, a veteran trotting figure notes the whip is often unnecessary and stresses form over pedigree. The piece blends racing lore with fashion chatter and ends with a practical home remedy endorsement for cholera and diarrhoea.
Fragmented OCR details a New York transit and post office time table with scattered routes to Plainfield Allentown Reston Perth Amboy and Philadelphia. It notes mail closes and opening times along with street names and assorted place references, indicating a busy rural to urban service schedule with limited clarity. The text also references various towns and a late evening opening, but many items are partial and jumbled.
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