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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
2
Governor Gray in it says 1891 outlook and political shifts
The piece notes growing support in the county for W D Bynum as governor candidate and reports on Baylesa W Hannah death and leadership loss. It mentions Indiana backing Gov Gray at the national convention, Kentucky voting Democratic, and federal legal action over libel verdicts against the Madison Democrat with strong rebukes of the Madison Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon. W. D. Bynum
Gray
Indiana
Gov. Gray
Carrie Curran
Madison Democrat
Madison Courier
Workman Cooked Alive in Boiler Accident at Mills
Aug 4 Coronets Indiana reports John Wagoner 3 an employee of Cerealine mills was cleaning inside a boiler when a coworker unaware of his presence turned hot water into the chamber nearly cooking him alive. The incident occurred in Coronets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
John Wagoner
Wagoner
Hoosierdam Telegraphs Of Murders Disasters And Scandals
A compilation of notes from Indiana and nearby areas reports a threshing accident in Metamora injuring Gus Flederman. deaths of William H. Hacker in Shelbyville and John McClure under a wagonbed with foul play suspected. an asylum inmate murders Doctor Reed and injures two. a Evansville couple’s child dies due to withholding medical care. Other items include cattle poisoning near Coldwater. a San Diego man wed a Crawfordsville girl. drownings in White River. political organizing for the People’s party. Pioneer David Richardson found dead near Huntington. Gatling gun factory bid in Anderson. Leavenworth frog and fish rain. a Greenburg stabbing. drunken New Light minister Rev Carney in jail. a Laporte youth stabbing. a bicycle accident near Crawfordville. unrest in Jianghtsville over trustees. three fires near New Castle. and Allen Stanley’s long-term crippled life ending in suicide at Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Flederman
Metamora
Ind
William H. Hacker
Indiana
Shelbyville
John McClure
Northern
Reed
Herman Rinett
Evansville
Coldwater
Joseph S. White
San Diego
Cal
Misa Louise Thompson
Louis Dixon
Seymour
White River
People’s Party of
David Richardson
Huntington
Anderson
Leavenworth
Jianghtsville
Indianapolis
New Castle
Allen Stanley
People's Party Meeting Organizes County Committee and Lecturers
A county meeting in the court house formed the People’s party committee with Stacy Hostetter and Sheffler in leadership roles amid debates over lecturers and party officers. Delegates at Indianapolis pledged to maintain the old state committee, appoint a new adjustable body, and push school district organization with aims to field a ticket next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Party
Court House
Sam J. Vanga
Wright
Stephen Ellis
Smithhaemer
Highland
Sheftler
Stafford
W. E. Stacy
Ed Hoetetter
W. E Stacy
Stacy
Hostetter
Sheffler
Seymour Riddle
Shefter
Riddle
Mesara
Sheftir
Vaughn
Stacy Shiikier
Taylor
S. Ellis
Messrs
Slusher
Prof
J. W. Zartman
Zartman
Ellis
Slucher
Iml
Rev. C. E. McCormick
People’s Party of the
Indianapolis
J. H. Allen
State Committee
T. W. Force
State Alliance
Rankin
National Committee
Old State Central Committee
Vincent
Kansas
Clifty Meeting Debates Mormonism In Old Fashioned Talk
July 27 1991 local Democrat notes a Clifty church gathering with heated discussion on Mormonism and related beliefs. Speakers include Bro Scenhower who denounces Mormons and Elder Sam Ashcraft who calls for order and defends their faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curry
Inp
Clifty
Clifty Church
Scenhower
Dan
Besheba
Sam Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Cure for Consumption Promoted by Dr Pierce in Buffalo
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce of Buffalo New York for a secret Medical Discovery claimed to cure Consumption and lung troubles. It warns that early treatment is crucial and that a cough signals the alarm, urging immediate use before it is too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Prominent minister jailed after Crawfordsville picn ic
Religious circles in Montgomery county are shocked by Rev. J. W. Carney a Wingate New Light preacher who visited Crawfordsville for a F M B A and Farmers Alliance picnic He deserted his daughter in the crowd then drank and was jailed on a charge of plain drunk after boasting of future preaching. Otis Sadefar Ed Haley Ad Schroeder William Roberts and Joe Smith were involved in a separate late night knife battle in Shelbyville with multiple injuries and several arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Montgomery County
J. W. Carney
Wingate
Farmers’ Alliance
John L. Sullivan
Shelbyville
Otis Sadefar
Ed Haley
Ad Schroeder
William Roberts
Joe Smith
Sadefar
Sadefur
Speech Restored After Barn Fire Fright
Leavennors Indiana August 1 Baylisa Edmunds who had been mute for twelve years suddenly recovered speech last week after seeing his barn ablaze. He says a mysterious release in his throat occurred when he cried for help and the speech appears permanently restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavennors
Ind
Baylisa Edmunds
Mr. Edmunds
State tax board organized under new law in Indianapolis
The state board of tax commissioners met with Governor Hovey as chairman and Deputy Auditor Fanning as secretary. They ordered county auditors to submit statements of corporate property valuations, and railroads will report immediately. The aim is to raise corporate property valuation by at least 100 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Hovey
Fanning
Dash for Liberty at Indianapolis Jail Ends in Escape
INDIANAPOLIS Aug 5 John Conners a convict broke from an officer at the jail door after receiving a two year sentence from Judge Cox and vanished down Market street into an alley. Earlier Aug 4 Loganport coroner finds carelessness by ward night attendant contributed to the murder case at the northern Indiana insane asylum. Aug 3 Crawfordsville reports a boy named Johnnie McCarthy on a bicycle crashed and sustained a likely fatal skull injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
John Conners
Cox
Sit
Market Street
LoGansport
Ind
Casa County
Ezra Reed
Northern
Indiana Insane Asylum
J. E. Slavin
Reed
Kasch
Crawfordsville
Johnnie McCarthy
Johnnie
Wesley Powell Arrested After Weeks at Large
Wesley Powell, long pursued terror of Boone County, was captured yesterday at Fowler and brought to Lebanon. He faces transport to Carroll County for involvement in a shooting incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Wesley Powell
Boone County
Fowler
Carroll County
Rain Ends Drouth in Couriets Indiana Area
A recent drought in Couriets Indiana was broken by a steady rain Sunday afternoon. The rain continued through the night into today, soaking the ground thoroughly and easing farmer concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Ind
Sweet War Over Sugar Prices In New York Trade
A clash begins between the sugar trust and Claus Spreckels over granulated sugar pricing. Spreckels cuts to four cents per pound, then the trust matches and undercuts, sparking a price war as the broader industry reacts, with Havemeyer returning to push a smaller reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sugar Trust
Claus Spreckels
F. C. Havemeyer
Spreckels
Havemeyer
Philadelphia
Ae Fen
Anger Trust
Eiffel Tower Idea Aims at Chicago Exhibit
President Baker of the world’s Columbian directors received a cable from M. Eiffel offering a proposal to erect a tower on Chicago grounds backed by French capitalists. The project would surpass the Paris exposition tower and is likely to be favorably considered, with time left to build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuHicaco
Baker
M. Eiffel
Railroads Struggle With Grain Crop Traffic Blockade
Waiamatos Aug 1 The railroads try to move the immense grain crop and avert a freight blockade but the blockade near Baltimore grows inevitable. Hundreds of cars line tracks and may stay for weeks before unloading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waiamatos
Baltimore
Review of Grain and Cattle Markets Aug 5 in Cincinnati
Market roundup lists wheat and corn futures, assorted textile item prices, and cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes from Cincinnati New York Boston and Cleveland markets. Notable figures include wheat at 87 Xe and 1000c ranges, hogs at 4.75 to 5.95, cattle up to 4.95 4.60, and sheep around 5.00 with lambs near 6.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New York
C. Corx
Grand Army parade crowds huge in Detroit encampment
Detroit August fifth reports a Grand Army encampment parade drawing about 50 000 veterans in line plus several thousand Naval and Sons of Veterans. Commander-in-chief Veazey led the procession around Woodward avenue then reviewed the column after an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Grand Army
Naval Veterans
Sons of Veterans
Veazey
Minois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Maine
California
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Potomac
Virginia
Maryland
Nebraska
Iowa
Indians
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Delaware
Minnesota
Missouri
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
South Dakota
Washington
Alaska
Arkansas
New Mexico
Utah
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Montana
Texas
Idaho
Arizona
Georgia
Alabama
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Michigan
Woodward Avenue
Farmers in Control of Kentucky Legislature
Farmers across parties dominated late Kentucky returns as they concentrate on the legislature. The House tally shows Democrats 68, Republicans 17, People's party 13, Independent Democrat 1, with a doubtful district. Farmers and allied merchants total about 56 and are set to lead the Democratic caucus, potentially electing every officer and shaping the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louisville
Alliance
People's Party
House
New Kentucky Election Returns and Voter Turnout
The state election results show Brown winning the governorship with 25 000 to 34 000 votes plus a strong ticket including Alford Hendrick Norman Hale Thompson Swango and Addams. The new constitution carries by at least 75 000 votes, with reforms like secret ballot and railways and banks taxation. In other news the Treasury reversed a wool sorting decision, stating color separation does not constitute sorting. A shooting near Flat Creek injures two men, and a Kentucky feud report from Springfield notes Kellings and Prathers conflict. one Keling is dead and a girl wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Buckner
John Y. Brown
M. C. Alford
M. J. Hendrick
L. C. Norman
H. 8. Hale
E. P. Thompson
Register Land Office
G. B. Swango
Public Printer
Covington
Louisville
United States
Treasury Department
New York
Board of General Appraisers
Ohio
New England
Springfield
Kellings
Prathers
Fell Off a Steamboat and Reunites With Family After 28 Years
Exarisa Indiana August 1 French Tammany vanished twenty eight years ago and was believed drowned after falling from a steamboat. A body was buried, his wife remarried, and nine children were born. He later surfaced in Kentucky after surviving by swimming ashore, served in the Confederate army, and moved to Texas as a cowboy. He now reunites with his wife and promises to support his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exarisa
Ind
Ohio River
Kentucky
Tammany
Texas
Legal opinion eyed on Indiana lottery law ad
United States District Attorney Smiley N Chambers plans to cite a recent legal opinion printed in Indiana papers regarding the constitutionality of the lottery law passed by the last Congress. He believes a prosecution could be based on a possible violation of that law. A snake sighting in Hancock County prompts a search as George W Reeves and Robert Enright Sr report a large serpent, about twenty feet long, attacking Reeves while plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veazey
Order
Sherman
Porter
Hamlin
Devins
Tobin
Congress
Torovide
Grant
Grand Army
Andrew Jackson
United States
Smiley N. Chambers
Miller
Indiana
Chambers
Wilkinson
Ind
Hancock County
George W. Reeves
Castoria Refrain Echoes Through Ages of Care
An old advertising quatrain extols Castoria for infants and children from sickness to milestones. The verse traces trust in a familiar remedy as a mother’s constant, using a sentimental rhythm to link care across generations.
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WM. M. Moss
the Democrat
Bloomfield
Baylesa W. Hannah
Democratic Party
Town
Daniel Sharp
William Duval
Dr. Rubush
London
Duval
Raubush
Falia
Tipton
William C. Pape
Tipton County
Madison
John Collins McIntyre
Indiana News
Hoosierdam
the People's Party
Disciples of the Call
Stacy and
Hostettler
Jane
Aunt Jane
Jeenhower
Syntaks, P.S
Citty
Abe
Hayes
Thiatver
Hover
Ovlesby
Illinois
Fairchild
McCoy Post
Uncle Sam
Proctor
Lincoln
Neb
Alger
Grand Army of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Rink
Camp Sherman
Dermoit
Beecher
Goulding
Adjutant General
Woman’s Relief Corps
Church of Our Father
Mary Sears McHenry
Dennison
Hannah Plimpton
Perry
Finke the Exposition
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Eiffel Tower
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Woot
Delaine
Toledo
Cleveland Oil
S. W
GRAND ARMY _PARADE
Farmers IN Control
Lenox
Pranxkroxut
Flat Creek
Jack Estes
Tom Long
Estes
Long
Castoria
Terre Haute
Terre Haute Fair and
Indiana Breeder's Association
Willie Ketchum
Canada
Niagara
Axtell
Poindexter Mfg. Company
South St. Corner
Dianapolisg
Fata Manuhiauvers
Worthington, Indiana
Moss & Axtell
W. Axtell
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