23 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1893
Page
1
A freight and passenger train collision near Detroit involving the Pemencet line caused a fatal derailment and widespread damage. Rescue efforts with local villagers aided injured travelers, while investigators and telegraph crews secured the wreckage and examined cause.
In a published interview Secretary Smith explains his stance on pensions. He argues fraudsters creep onto rolls due to errors by pension officials and vows to weed out nonentitled claimants. He denies plans to increase pension expenditures and emphasizes his opposition to broad pension provisions.
Reports from Washington and other cities describe a heated session. Senators Wolcott and Teller sparred over the closure rule while the repeal bill stalled near 2 a m. An agreement limited daily sessions to from 11 a m to 3 p m. The issue of the Genry exclusion law and other actions were discussed among many speakers.
The Valkyrie under Captain W Cranfielh completes a long voyage to New York after solving a grueling passage amid gales and heavy seas. She receives repairs at Hay Ridge and prepares for the looming Great Contest with the Vigilant, highlighting vessel design, crew efforts, and future renewal work. The report blends voyage hardship with racing ambitions and notes related naval updates.
A roundup of dispatches from Rio de Janeiro to Paris notes Peixoto's continued hold on Brazil and sedition concerns, with ships and fortifications described as tense. Reports from London describe wrecks and rescues, while US papers cover church union moves, railroad investigations, and a downtown Philadelphia crime incident.
Reports cite 100 090 paid admissions at the World’s Fair yesterday and a cholera uptick in England. Parliament adjourned until November while Swedish elections tilt toward Protectionists. Irish Day at the fair may be affected as Bourke Cockran is sidelined by his doctor. An Iowa gubernatorial candidate withdraws from race. A deadly tenement fire in Manhattan leaves John Dafty dead and Paul McAvoy fatally harmed. man killed himself in a Woods, F. locality.
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