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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1893
Page
2
In a quarrel over salaries and office control the read supervisor argues for abolishing his office as the legislature adjourns. He says salaries for justices of the peace should not be approved and criticizes campaign spending by Democrats.
Democrats mobilize both Montara legislature branches on Monday to ensure the election of a Democratic United States Senator. The upcoming Senate will be Democratic.
Only 13 342 votes were cast in California against the constitutional amendment making United States Senators elective by the people with 187 988 votes in favor. The result is presented as representative of national sentiment.
The column covers support for Murphy in the New York senatorial fight and fielding for Cleveland Burke Cochran. It urges public township meetings on good roads, criticizes county offices, previews Indiana figures like D. W. Crockett becoming Supreme Court assistant reporter, and quotes a Washington correspondent praising William D. Bynum. Auditor Henderson’s tax reform suggestions are noted, including lowering state and school levies and funding debt via a sinking fund.
Capt James B Curtis of Marion county was named speaker of the house by acclamation after a Democratic caucus. Charles E Crowley Sullivan was chosen chief clerk with John D Carter Orange as assistant clerk. B D Lo Glazbrook Stark county to be door keeper. In the senate George S Pleasants Switzerland secretary Joseph Freedman Dubois assistant secretary and William T Marnix Allen door keeper also chosen by Democrats in caucus.
Greene County Democratic leaders pass a resolution praising Grover Cleveland and Isaac P Gray. The resolution applauds Gray’s influence in Indiana politics and suggests he would bring credit to the administration and state if chosen for a cabinet post.
The New York World notes Washington will see a Democratic Senate after the election. Nebraska Montana and Wyoming preliminaries favor Democrats and Populists. Republican judges fail to sustain party challenges as the victorious public acts defend their rights. Ensuing March 4 will inaugurate a Democratic government in Washington.
The Democrat candidate forecasts Fox MatTinews will back a governor who could become one of Indiana’s most popular. The prediction centers on next Monday’s event and ongoing rivalry in state politics.
Denver report notes a mixed legislative outlook with party factions pinning hopes on patronage. Republicans nominate Smith in the senate, Populists back B Clark Wheeler, Democrats support Casimio Buarela, and White Wings back McKinley for senate speaker pro tem. In the house Straight Democrats back Wooten for speaker as Populists seek talks to fuse with Democrats, while Republicans consider Ammons or Douglass amid a likely Democrat Populist alliance.
A call is issued for men and women to meet at 168 Fourth avenue to form a new political party. The group backs prohibition and equal suffrage with moral reforms and may nominate Frances Willard for president. Arrangements aim to convene a western Pennsylvania convention in February.
In Springfield on January 4 the Democratic and Republican caucuses selected candidates for legislative offices. Democrats chose Coppinger as president pro tem and Downing as secretary with Kimball and others filling top posts. Republicans backed Evans as president pro tem and Hawley as speaker with a full slate for other offices. Ohio Legislature convened in Columbus the same day with few absentees and no deaths, proceeding after courtesy resolutions and the governor’s message.
A year in review shows more lynchings than in 1890 with 28 victims and 41 more than last year, plus 107 legal executions. Murders rose to 6701 with causes listed as quarrels and liquor, and self harm numbers surge across professions. Disaster, disease, and notable deaths fill grim tallies and obituaries of elites conclude the annual reckoning.
A historical tally of fraud cases shows total stolen money reaching $8,837,647, with several losses over $100,000 from individuals and firms across the United States. The piece traces crime trends from 1878 through 1892, noting year-by-year totals and naming many bankers, merchants, and officials involved.
A death record compiles tributes to figures including Bor Siavis the comedian in Toledo, Loring Pickering in San Francisco, Judge JoaN Sharpstein in California, Evias Vtingalls in Haverhill, Judge Bakrey Bates in St Louis, Noan Coo in Bloomington, Rev Samuel Bret in New York, William Bacn in Columbus, Sherman W Edwards in Chicago, Hannibal Paulick in New York, Clark of Lake Erie route, and Maria J Lambs in New York.
The New York presbytery finished six charges against Professor Briggs with votes against sustaining all charges. On each count the majority opposed conviction, with margins ranging from narrow to clear. After polling, many anti Briggs supporters left, and several abstained on later charges.
Democrats secured the organization of Nebraska's house as rival factions struggled. Populists and Democrats bargained over speakership and offices while Republicans faced delays and internal maneuvering. The anticipated outcome is a Democratic U.S. senator with party leaders lining up votes.
The Democratic populist alliance disrupts House organization, electing Sheridan and Gollin with cross party support. A Knox Boyd county dispute over Norton Kruse ballots highlights partisan tensions as Senator Padduck’s re election odds drop. County Clerk VanCamp eludes pursuit after a canvass dispute.
A sprawling recap lists accidents crimes and raises across regions including a Greensburg blast a Greensborough death and a Wichita fuel shortage. It notes a November Michigan constitutional vote a Union Pacific debt extension proposals and political arrests plus business quirks and a New York stock exchange Christmas tree celebration.
A jagged OCR recounts varied incidents: a murder attempt at St Thomas Aquinas church in Philadelphia, a fatal boiler explosion near Lima Ohio injuring several, a suicide by a Chicago woman after her anniversary, and other scattered notes about nobles, lawsuits, and a dance altercation in Sand Mountain Alabama. The text includes multiple names and places with inconsistent spellings.
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