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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
4
The piece laments street paving work blocking traffic on East Second and East Fifth streets, hurting auto and garage businesses with closures and lost revenue. It compares wider civic delays, questions compensation for losses, and notes public works decisions spread across local blocks and contractors. It also highlights Home Defense League volunteers enduring rain while guarding water plants, and praises their quiet service.
A proposed community market for Summit and Elizabeth draws questions of unfair competition from local merchants. Council discussions note residents outside the city would benefit from cheaper produce while higher earners may prefer home delivery or telephoned orders. Merchants fear added costs and profit loss if the market undercuts prices, urging cooperation rather than direct competition to serve poorer residents.
Local notes condemn blinding headlights as a danger to walkers and drivers. Commissioner Dill plans to station six road watchers for several evenings to curb violations after a recent Plainfield raid found over thirty offenders. The piece cites editorials and compares competing papers to highlight the issue and public demand for enforcement.
A Springfield cab owner found his Ford frame only after thieves stole three tires plugs and park parts from a North Avenue taxi cab hit by a Morris County Traction trolley. The loss was about $60, with no arrests as police work to recover the salvage from the city street. The cab had been left overnight after the collision, and the incident drew comments from local officials about guarding vehicles and locating stolen items.
Fragmented and unclear notes discuss mobilizing United effort to win the war. Mentions Congress and rivers, miswritten terms suggest debate on emergency powers and regional cooperation for the Chesapeake and Ohio area. References to officials close to the situation and potential policy changes appear.
Partial readable lines describe a figure named Triton from a home setting and a second figure Kelthring described as five feet tall with a round face and cropped hair. Other garbled terms mention clothing items and an associated event or scene without clear meaning.
The article notes the Plainkeld Elks at Barton Convention with the 1918 order of tax and the introduction of the order. It mentions support from the EE corps and references David J. Walsh and Augustus Herr of the National Base. The piece reads as a fragmented OCR with unclear details and outcomes.
Fragmentary notice describes a social gathering and meetings at the estate of Mrs Fred Mead in East Street. It lists organizers and hosts including Mrs Charley Hawis Mrs Archibald Cox and others, with names of those in charge of hour service and Sunday afternoon arrangements.
Fragmentary text shows a property purchase on Aim Avenue with named parties including Frank Stone and J Ward Richardson, plus mentions of lands on Tortmeri and Bar gen streets and county officials. The clearest fact is a sale transaction on Aim Avenue on a Wednesday the 16th, with Sheriff Otto mentioned in connection to the process.
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