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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1894
Page
2
A local notice urges Greene county Democrats to assemble a central committee to start campaign work. It notes the new Hoopeston tin can plant producing 75,000 cans daily and references Sullivan county’s prosecuting attorney succession. Citizens are urged to attend and watch the calendar.
The article notes oyster production this year at 6,000,000 bushels in Maryland and Virginia down from 18,600,000 a decade ago. It critiques tariff ideas and emphasizes immediate revenue measures as demanded by the public. It also reports on Sullivan and Greene counties rotating prosecuting attorney duties and a Sullivan county literary society meeting with debates, readings, music, and banquets.
A bright new sign reading VEHipt & Simith Wholesale Hat House drew the attention of several pedestrians. An English man paused to read the misspelled sign Helliet & Smisth Olesule Atouse, indicating likely confusion or error in the display.
The census suggests large wealth gaps with 12.69 million families holding most national wealth while farm and home mortgaged values rise. It claims 0.03 percent own about one third of wealth, blaming monopolists and protected lords enriched by tariffs.
Sullivan County Democratic Central Committee met at the courthouse and laid out primary dates for county and township offices. They ruled that prosecuting attorney and judge selections would not go to a county primary, opting for mass township conventions and a county convention to finalize nominees. Greene County involvement and joint action were urged, with a split over which county would claim judge or prosecutor roles and a call to immediate organizing.
An advertisement touts "Mystic Care" as a radical cure for rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It promises immediate symptom relief, attributes the effect to an auction upon the system, and lists A. L. Cavins, druggist, Broomfield, Ind, as seller.
Telegraphic notes from Bremen and nearby towns report a wild man roaming the woods near Bremen, chasing farmers and evading capture. The incidents reflect a string of violent affairs across Indiana with jealousies, attempted arson, and fatal encounters.
A jumble of Indiana items includes a suspected murder near Bourbon and Plymouth, a starving woman, a $30,000 fire at Foster Furniture in Lafayette, power-hour cuts at the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern shops in Washington, measles and fever closures in Ridgeville, a gas explosion injury at Cammack, a lynching threat in Winamac, a broad railway robbery arrest in Muncie, a bankrupt banker’s strain, and a Corsican bandit Bastanasi noted with capture details.
The Village Debating Society plans to discuss the question What Is Truth at the next meeting. A terse exchange follows with members noting the difficulty of defining truth when disagreements arise.
A conglomerate of late 19th century dispatches reports violent incidents from multiple locales. Notable events include a rancher near Newport, Tennessee killing his wife’s lover and another man committing suicide after a confrontation. Separate reports reference arson, theft, and shootings affecting communities around St Louis and Lamars Station.
A fragmented dispatch reports a Brazilian insurgent leader appealing to citizens for a republic amid naval tensions with Admiral Da Gama. Other items cover a Buenos Aires monarchist sentiment, a murder case where a son killed his father, and a schoolhouse shooting in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
Fragmentary text discusses figures such as Dr Miles and a pharmacist, mentioning a battle and a person named Feeney. The item appears as an illustrated sketch or advertisement fragment with medical and local figures referenced in a historical newspaper style.
Fragmentary report notes references to Wilson, King Lotesigila, and a political or violent incident. Details are obscured by garbled OCR, but themes include party actions, casualties, and a mention of warnings or orders amid conflict. Specific dates, places, and names are inconsistent or unreadable.
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