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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1917
Page
3
A Washington society writer says White House life shows simple hospitality over lavish display. Roosevelt's playful children and a roving dog lightheartedly interrupt a study visit, proving presidential households mirror ordinary American families.
A state investigator reports a continued Indiana fire insurance rate fixing combination despite the 1910 Weir injunction. Evidence cites letters from Germania, Hartford, Philadelphia Underwriters and others through their agents, claiming cooperation to fix premiums and suppress competition. The attorney general will pass the findings to his successor, with possible action to follow.
Mrs. Josephine Beemer, fifty, found dead of exposure 200 yards from her New Albany home after heavy drinking. In Bedford, David Snow, thirty, of Cincinnati, arrested and confessing to robbing the local post office will be turned over to federal authorities after being brought here.
A gang of over fifty burglars, from good families, is on trial for two years of thefts that even included the minister of the interior M. Malvey as a victim. They used scientific methods, were always well dressed, and once slipped past police after an audacious rooftop escape. They later returned part of the stolen silver to the Malvey residence.
The New York Board of Health and an Australian commission report that middle aged men face higher death risk due to high blood pressure. Overstrain and chronic poisoning from foods and drinks are cited as main factors, with the Lancet noting vague but supportive recommendations and a campaign against avoidable adult mortality.
At a Bishop California harvest festival a palace built entirely of alfalfa attracts attention. The exhibit hall measured 90 feet by 170 feet and used over 1000 tons of baled alfalfa. Workers spent weeks constructing a turreted structure with an entrance and sky open walls framed by Lombardy poplars and trees. Night lighting with hundreds of electric lights enhanced its charm.
A prominent railway man's son studies a drawing room chair and mistakes a visitor for a train passenger. The exchange includes the line that the chair is a train and Cincinnati becomes the destination, delivering a humorous child’s misinterpretation of travel terms.
Meeker recalls an accusing neighbor who called him a jabbering idiot. He set out to make the man eat his words but failed, as the neighbor proved to be one of those strenuous chaps who would rather fight than eat. Naggsby approves, yet Meeker speaks with sadness on the outcome.
A witty exchange debates a painting labeled as a fried egg in a hayloft. The artist maintains it portrays a Rocky Mountain summer sunset, while the critic dismisses the sunset as weak though praise for the mountains as rugged.
Visitors discuss a bankruptcy suit where creditors sue the debtor George Bump's trustee. The respondent insists no interest, claiming to be George Bump in life.
Local note says Miss Della Freeman heads to Beech Creek township to teach at Dyer school for the remainder of winter replacing former teacher Mrs. Claywell who resigned after holidays. Also mentions subscription price hikes affecting newspaper offers and multiple townspeople visiting Bloomfield for business.
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