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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1892
Page
2
Plainfield Bicycle Club met to arrange a meet set for October 15 but LAW authorities refused to sanction the races. Races postponed to spring while other events on October 14 lantern parade and wheelmen’s parade on October 15 may still occur. The infield is touted as wheelmen’s paradise and many riders are urged to participate.
Johnson, a Minneapolis cyclist, astonished the crowd by riding a mile in 1.5635 on a kite shaped track with a late start. His quarters were 29 and 58 seconds. Zimmermann may challenge his new standing as the talk of wheelmen. A drunkenness arrest of William Kenney ended with sixty days in County Jail. An advert claims Alsace’s Ponove Plasmns cure millions and promote health, urging readers to buy Attoock’s product via L. W. Randolph's.
A columnist urges the Central Railroad of New Jersey to install steam steerers on its ferry boats to improve schedule reliability and safety as traffic increases at Vesey Street pier. The note questions current gear and predicts tighter turning points and more vessels entering the slips, risking delays. Sousa’s New Marine Band prepares for a New York concert tour, directing by Sousa, with 50 musicians including many soloists. Hoyt's A Trip to Chinatown fills Madison Square Theatre with new features and performances, including Miss Geraldine McCann and Miss Minnie Renwood. Wang's third souvenir night at Metropolis is planned for October 3 marking its 450th performance and 50th Broadway engagement.
Somerset Democrat notes a rough baseball game with Sneeden as a knotty pitcher and poor decisions by Sharrott. It laments luck and off days, argues the West End may have benefited from different moves, and previews Crescent League season conclusions and management expectations.
Four Hebrew worshippers were killed and nine or more injured in a panic at a Ludlow Street synagogue when a candle toppled and flames touched drapery. The stampede on narrow stairs caused a deadly crush as panicked worshippers fled the flames and smoke. Reports say the building housed three crowded synagogues and witnesses described chaotic scenes as people surged toward exits.
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