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Bloomfield Democrat

Location

Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1891

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Trustees Notices From Greene County Townships

Notices inform residents of Greene County Indiana that trustees will conduct township business on Saturdays or specific days at residences or offices. Officials named include Samuel Nycemax George Bogard Jotice Deckard Calvert Mosh and Moore. others reference Cass Taylor Highland Stock Township and more with locations such as Switz City Newberry and Bloomfield.

NOTIC Wright Ownship Greene County Indiana Jasonville WM. Powell Stafford Township Marco Samuel Nycemax Washington Township George Bogard Grantonship Switz City Wh. H. Deckard Jotice Highland Township Eaid Township Ienton Joepr Mosh Cass Township Newberry John D Moore Smith Township E. E. Spainhower

Teacher Licensing Examination Schedule in Bloomfield Indiana

Notice of monthly teacher license examination beginning at 9 00 each last Saturday at the Bloomfield Schoolhouse. William M Moss Pinefield Indiana signs the notice dated June 5th.

Bloomeld Ind William M. Moss Pinfield

The Great Fraud in New Orleans Lottery Explained

A New Orleans study alleges the lottery exploits the poor, seals large prizes, and plans to end monthly drawings after Mardi Gras. Reports describe marked prize tubes and affidavits, plus political influence and violent crime connected to the lottery and city officials.

Crescent City New Orleans Stowe Lottery Company Lottery Europe Hennessy Thomas Duffy Duffy Vigilance Committee of Fifty Sons of Sunny Italy Cotulug

Boy Shoots Sister by Accident While Cleaning Gun

In Gallipolis Ohio on January 21 Mrs. Sarah Woods aged about 40 was shot dead by her brother Riley Thompson aged about 19 while he cleaned a gun at her house. She asked him to fetch her husband. The weapon discharged in the neck killing her instantly. The coroner ruled accidental death. Woods was wife of John Woods a ferryboat engineer at Pittsburgh. Thompson mourns in grief.

Gallipolis Sarah Woods Riley Thompson Thompson Gunn Woods John Woods Pittsburg Young Thompson Erief

Kalakaua King of Hawaii Dies in San Francisco

Kalakaua king of Hawaii dies at the Palace hotel in San Francisco at 2:30 pm Tuesday from Brights disease. He was 54 and had suffered unconsciousness in recent days. his life was prolonged by stimulants. He became king in February 1874 and will be succeeded by his sister Princess Liliuokalani acting as queen regent.

San Francisco Kalakaua Hawaiian Islands Palace Hotel Bright Hawaii Lelinukalani

Fitzsimmons Defeats Dempsey For World Title In Thirteen

A collection notes Fitzsimmons defeated Dempsey in thirteen rounds for the world middleweight championship. Also reports a Wheeling smallpox scare proved to be an itch, Oceanica records fastest Hong Kong to San Francisco trip, UMWA meets in Columbia Ohio, and a Chicago strike among telegraph operators.

Fitzsimmons Dempsey Wheeling W. Va Chicago, Michigan and St. Paul Professor Koch Herlin Milino Ogiesby United States Farwell Dave C. Johnson W. P Harry Cincinnati H. C. Lodge George Bancroft Washington Toe John Shillito Company Cincinmati Miles Chicago Knights Templar Knight John Dickerson Chicago Knights Templar John Dickerson St. Louis John L. Sullivan Slavin Charles Kincaid Taulbee Kentucky United States Supreme Court

Indiana Chronicles of Crime and Misfortune in A Day

A roundup of Indiana incidents includes Louis G. Phillips robbed of $100 in Anderson. Glen suspected. John Luckey missing from Muncie. Curtis Johnson accused by family. George Turner attempts self harm after liquor trade downfall in Nashville. Solomon Selig arrested in Indianapolis for bigamy mimicry. Bill Fogarty and Marion Sullivan beat and jailed Gee in Valparaiso. Indiana secretary of state notes constitution amendments illegal for improper presentation. J. F. Fellows killed by falling tree near Fern. John Garrity seeks death from illness in Fort Wayne. Safe crackers operate in Rising Sun. Hattie Fountain, 16, commits suicide in Brownstown over unrequited love. Gen Michnel tells Indiana supporters a senate bid will be in vain. William Vair shoots wife then commits suicide in Tipton. Richard Steen convicted of manslaughter in Vincennes. two-year term. Ethel Towne acquitted of forgery in Terre Haute. Indianapolis baby pawned for $1. father sues to recover. Hettie Fontaine, 16, again referenced over a sundered romance. Charles Labelle, smuggler, testifies to hiding place of 600 pounds opium. Rosani Keller sues for divorce from Peter Keller after forty years of marriage.

Louis G. Phillips Anderson Ind Glen John Luckey Muncie Curtis Johnson George Turner Nashville Landanum Solomon Selig Inianapolis Bill Fogarty Marion Sullivan Chinaman Gee Valparaiso Site of Indiana J. F. Fellows Fern John Garrity Fort Wayne Hattie Fountain Brownstown Gen Michnel Senate William Vair Tipton Vincennes Richard Steen Grant Williamson Secretary of State Terre Haute Ethel Towne Indianapolis Hettie Fontaine Seymour Charles Labelle Columbus Rosani Keller Peter Keller Sue

Terrible Mammoth Coke Mine Disaster Kills 110

A mine explosion at H. C. Frick Mammoth works near Latrobe injures and entombs many workers. About 200 were in the shaft. 110 dead, 90 trapped, many burned or suffocated as fire raged. Rescue workers toil amid devastation, with 60 bodies recovered and 75 more set for shipment from Pittsburgh.

Pirissura Mammoth H. C. Frick Coke Company Sewickly Southweat Latrobe Frick Keighley Bhut Connellsville Wisebes H. C. Frick Pittsburg Fred. Keighley Mount Pleasant Sneath Westmoreland County

Egyptian Troops Seize Handoub From Rebels in Soudan

A force of Egyptian infantry and cavalry captured Handoub from rebels near Soakim on Tuesday. The governor of Soakim led the Egyptians back, leaving one battalion as occupation. Rebels were not killed but face severe treatment. holding Handoub and Tokar could revive interior trade.

Scakim Handoub Soakim Egypt Tokar

World’s Fair Bill Entangled With Federal Elections Fight

Washington January 27 The fate of the Chicago world’s fair is tied to the force bill as Southern lawmakers oppose an exhibit appropriation. Tennessee Indiana and other southern and northern Democrats fear nonparticipation would doom the fair and waste public funds. Twenty five southern congressmen voted for Chicago as the fair site.

Washington South Chicago McMillin Tennessee Europe Chicayzo Bynum Indiana Abbott Texas Alderson West Virginia Anderson Mississippi Brown North Carolina Bullock Florida Cheatham Coleman Louisiana Crain Culberson Evans Ewart Davidson Findley Kentucky Hare Hook Latham McCreary Morgan Pendleton Savers Smith Taylor Turpin Alabama Wilson

Rumors Spread About Kaiser’s Health After Berlin Gala

Jan. 22. An ominous rumor arose during Berlin court festivities that the young Kaiser may be affected by the disease that felled his father. The first public notice of the trouble linked to Emperor Frederick’s death cast a gloom over Monday night’s celebrations. Whispers fill Berlin about the Kaiser’s possible illness, though no official hint is given.

William Frederick Berlin Lownpon Kaiser Rlin

Senate Cloture Debate Marks Tense Session Across Days

The senate debated the cloture rule with a 36 to 32 vote as Deienocrats blocked progress. in the house the district and naval appropriation bills moved amid a four hour debate window. On subsequent days senators and representatives clashed over timing and procedures as bills advanced and adjournments occurred.

Senate Stewart Teller Jones Wolcott House Yeas Cameron Nevilla Washburn Walkott Banks Army Navy Cots Das Eveninie Seston Gen Pia Yoanmouth Gen. Banks

Bay Train Wreckers Sentenced in Indiana Court

In Columbus Indiana Judge Keyes ordered James Adkins Joseph Hull and Willis Hull to the Plainfield reform school until age 21 for incorrigibility. The youths aged 12 had been barred from city schools for two years and disrupted the Pennsylvania Company line by placing obstructions on the tracks to wreck trains.

Peffer Nominated to Succeed Ingalls in Senate Race

In Topeka Kansas on January 28 William A Peffer won the full Democratic and Alliance vote and was nominated for senator to succeed Ingalls. In the house ballot Peffer 96 Ingalls 22 Blair 5. in the senate Ingalls 35 Peffer 2. Peffer, born September 10 1831 in Cumberland County Pennsylvania, is a self made man who moved through farming law and journalism before Kansas.

Ingallllsa Topeka Kan William A. Peffer Ingalls House Peiffer C. W. Blair Senate Peffer William Alfred Peffer Cumberland County Ideu Califurnia Pennsyla Sarah Jane Barber Indiana Crawfordsville Missouri Yoateers Clarksville Tenn

Freakish family traits spook Indiana town

The Plymouth region reports Albert Ross of Mars with seven children many born with extreme features. Eldest has thirteen fingers and toes. a son speaks only with windmill-like movement. another is deaf and can twist his body. A daughter bears a two inch wide neck and birthmark. Twins show odd crying laughter patterns. Local notices recount fatal accidents and odd incidents across the area, including murders, disappearances, and legal actions.

Echool Adrian Albert Ross Mars Wi Bow Ros Chiltren

County Officers and Court Session Dates

The record lists county officers including Huffman Rameey clerk Owens Bull Tompson Smith Moss Cox Denton and coroner. It notes circuit court terms on the 24th Monday in February the ith Monday in April the 1st Monday in September and the 3rd Monday in November chaired by Judge Briggs and Judge Hulse with Prosecuting Attorney. Commissioners meet first Monday in March June September and December with members Blend Hars bees Osborn.

Jon Richard Huffman Franklin Rameey Owens Andhor James E. Bull Wm. E. Tompson Joseph G. Smith Eos Recorder Wm. M. Moss E. Fide Cox James P. Denton Corener Circuit Court John C. Briggs W.C. Hulse Commissioners’ Court Simon Blend W.a. Hars Bees David L. Osborn

Local Township Names and Residents Listing

A fragmented roster lists numerous residents and towns across several townships. Names include ABDRESH, Stalcop, Bloomfein, Borter, Taylor, Moore, Bush, Heaton, Bruner, Juba, Calvert, Worthington, Spainhour, Deckard, Bogard, Yeoman, Moss, Powell, and more, paired with towns such as Richland Bloomfield Mineral City Cass Linton Stockton Linton and others. The page reads like a voter or property directory fragment with scattered initials and incomplete pairings.

P. D. Abdresh Steve Stalcop Richland Bloomfein Henry Borter Taylor Mineral City I. D. Moore Cass Daokaen Owenaburg B.f.stringfellow Center Heaton T. Rk, Bruner Beech Creek Newark Juba O.calvert Highland Lvertville Frank Jean Jefferson Worthington E. E, Spainhower Smith Worthington H, Huot Fairplay Switz City W.H. Deckard Grant Lyons Geo Bogard Washington Lyons 3 Yeoman Stafford Marco Joe Moss Stockton Linton Wm

Fraternal Lodge Meeting Roster Lists Local Lodges

Bloomfield and Worthington lodges hold regular nights before fall moons. Officers and members named include W. offett W.M., W.G. Jones, James Haller, Simon Lehman, H. R. Bowder, D.R. Spaluhower, Tyler and other key posts. Numerous lodges such as Hobbieville 457, Bloomfield 457, Worthington 137, Camp 130, Newark 467 and 270 list meeting days, officers, and ceremonial roles for weekly and monthly sessions.

Bloomfield Lodge No W. Offett W.M W.G. Jones James Haller Simon Lehman I. O Bloomfield Lodge John W.graham N. G V. G BE. E, Cave H. H. Nickerson Worthington Lodge Eugene Osborn W.O. Warrick F N. Miller Geo, Notter Henry Cooper Treas Cantwell W. A. Hays D.G.M. Worthington Author Palmer W. A. Little W. O. Warrick

Executors Account of Samuel Rector Estate Filed

In the Greene Circuit Court February term 1891 Joseph W Rector executor files the final account of the Samuel Rector estate. The court will hear the matter on Tuesday February 24 1891 at Bloomfield. Creditors heirs and legatees are notified to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved. Franklin Ramsey Clerk Greene Circuit Court Bloomington January 15 1891.

Greene Circuit Samuel Rector Joseph W Greene Cirvait Court Beira Esid Bloonfield Franklin Ramsey Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield Greene County Indiana Franklin Street Bloomdeld Clifton &. Dixon Marshal

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