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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1889
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat proclaims itself the only all home printed newspaper in the county with double the circulation, inviting advertisers to verify by inspecting subscription books. Bonafide letters should be addressed to The Democrat, and the paper notes a yearly price of $1.50.
The notice explains how subscription dates indicate paid through periods and urges prompt advance payments. It states automatic paper stopping rules for overdue accounts, and outlines handling for subscribers outside the county with prepayment requirements.
The Indianapolis News urges Republicans to reject the Indianapolis Journal’s take on the school book law. It calls for ending the sugar trust’s profits and a trustee who serves a firm’s interests. It highlights sugar price history and debates protective tariffs and duties.
The E and N railroad issued an extended service between Washington and Terre Haute with departures from Washington at 6:00 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. from Terre Haute. The routes pass Elliston Worthington and connect with I W lines to Indianapolis and Bloomington. Mail train timings and connections at Worthington are noted as part of the schedule update. It is described as a popular move likely to boost road business.
Having sold my photograph gallery I plan to leave soon I will furnish first class cabinet photographs Bust reduced to 3.00 per dozen from 3.50 half lengths and full lengths reduced to 2.50 per dozen Call early before I am crowded Bloomfield Indiana George Wampler.
Good location and business prospects described for a growing town. Inquiries directed to Wm Moss Bloomfield for details and information.
In the Brai dwood district a dire hunger crisis spreads with deaths from lack of food and medicine. About 1000 starving workers travel to Rock Island for relief, as Peoria mobilizes 10 carloads and 3400 in cash. More aid and carloads follow from Milwaukee and local farmers. Labor unrest continues with Streator miners and arbitration talks.
At Forest Lawn station nine miles east of Rochester a Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg express collided with a stub train. Miss Ella Perrin of St Johns Mich died and nine others injured including the Perrin family. Multiple fatalities and severe injuries reported. cause cited as signal neglect and station agent distraction. Congressional contests show nineteen cases pending before the next Congress.
Army officers study desertion trends as six months to mid year show 1 467 deserters this year versus 1 209 in the prior year. Increase flagged as breaching manpower. Authority notes augmented reviews of causes and recruitment pressures.
Twenty five Indian children from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agencies in Indian Territory arrive at Wasasa Indiana to study at White's Indian Manual Labor Institute at government expense. They represent about six tribes.
Jesse Sims colored man shot and killed at a Russ settlement colored ball northeast of New Albany after a quarrel with William Neal and Albert Ross. Neal fired four shots, one hit Sims in the heart, killing him instantly. Neal fled and is at large. Nearby notes report Perry Baker released on habeas corpus after selling liquor without license.
Laura Wolford, the colored giantess famed for exhibitions nationwide, died Friday in Larayuerre Indiana after a brief illness. Born in Maryland she was 41 years old and mother to seven children, with last Christmas weight of 904 pounds. Burial was held Saturday.
A misdated storm narrative from Mitcuent Indiana mentions a family of five and a wagon lost to Blackcreek with drowned persons, but residents note no local storm or Black Creek. A separate item from Ponterlaux, Indiana reports Lewis Trey of Wells County jailed for forging a $130 note at Citizens Bank after suspicion by a cashier.
In Saucoyviniy Indiana on August 12 Frederick Stanford was killed Friday night in a drunken dispute at Fairland. A bowlder was hurled by one of the Sills, striking the victim on the head. Joseph Albert and David Sills were arrested and detained.
Gathered from all over Hevosierdam and surrounding towns report a wide set of incidents and happenings. Examiners appointed for the Indianapolis post office, jail deaths in Logansport, a fatal kitchen fire attempt near Jeffersonville, saltwater in a Spencer salt well, and a Ni ckel Plate collision near South Whitely killing two tramps. Corner stone of soldiers monument in Indianapolis slated for the 22nd draws up to 100000 attendees. Fires in Fort Wayne destroy a business block. sane declaration for Sporting man George Sleuthaur. Chess prize to R N Whiteford of Crawfordsville. Madam Stabler killed near Otis by Cara. milk sickness in Dubois. suicides, forgeries, kidnap recoveries and assorted arrests across Indiana. Model clothing store feeds thousands of children. various arrests for forgery and theft. mad dog in Bloomington. blood poisoning death near New Albany. suicide near Spencer county.
Indianapolis reports President Harrison will arrive on the 22d for a two to three day stay. The visit marks the laying of the soldiers' monument cornerstone and includes attendance at the Seventh Indiana reunion, date adjusted for the president's schedule.
Winamac Indiana August 12 A child born to Mr and Mrs Phillip Steinmetz presents a strange freak of nature. It is club or webb footed with fingers united and the entire hand covered in one mass of flesh. Toes and fingers are tipped with continuous nails. Physicians call it very strange and a sad case with no possible operation to restore use of toes and fingers.
A Tribune dispatch from Portland reports thick smoke and cinders across miles as forest fires burn along rail lines and rivers. Damages in the northwest are estimated near 300000 dollars with several farms, stables, and crops destroyed. Cedar Mills was hit hard as residents fled through smoke laden woods. An extensive fire also rages south of Rosebud in southern Oregon with multiple houses burned.
Ottawa reports the Dominion cabinet sat to review the Behring Sea issue as authorities prepare compensation claims over the Black Diamond seizure. Sir John Macdonald is away at the seaside, awaiting further details. The government insists U S jurisdiction ends at three miles.
An unnamed administrator source says Attorney General Miller will be named to the supreme court and will be transferred there within weeks Noble would move to attorney general and Clarkson to interior. Blondin wagers to walk a high cable at Paris exhibit. A Cumberland Gap tunnel heading in Louisville is inaugurated with trains to cross Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia sections.
Indictments issued against John L. Sullivan and referee Vitapatrick for the Sullivan Kilrain fight. Kilrain and his seconds expected to be named. Kilrain arrested in Baltimore on Aug 14 after arriving on the Norfolk boat and held at Central police station with requisition papers in marshal Frey's custody.
Charles J. Murphy explains why his Paris exposition plan to build a corn palace failed. He sought support from product exchanges and French officials but received only 1050 dollars while Franklin, the US commissioner, refused 2500 from a 250000 dollar congressional appropriation. He notes a $12000 site was offered by French authorities and laments the loss of a venture that could boost corn belt land values.
Chicago authorities push Cronin ca ce case with ongoing police work and lawyer consultations at East Chicago Avenue station. Officials indicate new facts are in play and arrests may come at any time, with extensive police activity largely undisclosed to the public.
The steamship City of Paris arrived at Queenstown after five days, twenty three hours and forty minutes, beating the prior eastward Atlantic crossing record by forty nine minutes. It left New York Wednesday, passing Sandy Hook at 4 05 p m.
Poem portrays Uncle Sam urging wise reform for Native Americans through domestic arts and Ivory Soap, promising uplift and temperance. It contrasts genuine Ivory Soap with counterfeit whites soaps and ends with a Procter & Gamble copyright note from 1896.
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