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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1891
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat instructs readers that all business letters be addressed to THE DEMOCRAT and not to any individual connected with the paper. It lists a subscription price of 1.50 per year.
The article critiques the F M B A stance on distributing school funds by actual attendance and notes city rural disparities. It highlights lawmakers debates, proposed pay raises for county superintendents, and Henry Ford era style rail and road concerns with a focus on Indiana counties and cities.
The piece argues the fee and salary bill should take effect at the start of the terms of future legislators rather than those currently elected. It contends the current members expect fees for their service and that changing compensation now would breach implied contracts, raising constitutional concerns. If future elected men disagree, they can decline office.
An editorial urges the legislature to focus on quality over quantity, arguing that laws should be well drawn, carefully considered, and tailored to the people’s needs. It contends that volume of legislation is less important than enacting sound, effective laws and trusts legislators to pass the major measures.
The article accuses Republican headquarters of discouraging farmers from joining organizations and warns that party bosses fear an educated farm base. It argues that Republican leaders oppose tariff reform discussion and portray independent thinking as harmful to the GOP.
Macon J. Niblack sets a new record as the oldest politician to be re elected speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. The South Bend Times notes his enduring leadership and bright future, praising the celebrated gentleman’s competence and public service.
The letter argues that tying elections to Congress could concentrate power and erode liberties. It compares to Rome's patricians and plebeians, warning a national election law may make one rich man’s influence equal a multitude of poor people and empower a president as a despot.
The text argues that troops could be sent to suppress votes and crush popular will. It condemns the Force Bill as a partisan move to protect tariff policy and boost Republican control, labeling critics as victims of greed and hypocrisy while plebeians seek freedom and equality.
Thursday and Friday sessions of the Indiana Legislature focused on routine business as committees submitted reports. Milo W. Barnes prepares a senate contest alleging illegal ballots by local election boards after losing to Robert Loveland by 18 votes in Howard and Miami districts. The house adopted a resolution urging Indiana’s congress members to support a law against the dressed beef trust and repeal of the McKinley bill. The senate discussed appointing an extra clerk and criticized Richmond public buildings as poorly built, with Senator Yaryan condemning them as resembling Southern negro quarters and alleging state misrepresentation.
Saturday the senate was not in session and the house adjourned until Monday afternoon after a two hour morning session. Several bills were recommended for passage while many were sent to indefinite postponement. The senate elections committee reviewed Milo Barnes versus Robert Loveland contest with Barnes absent and counsel to present Tuesday. A Columbian exposition funding resolution passed in the house 23 to 0. The senate advanced bills to engrossment and a constitutional amendments report found proper incorporation and forms. engrossed copies filed with the state librarian and to be submitted for ratification.
In the senate the house resolution declaring against an appropriation for the world's fair was set as the special order for 2 o'clock. After four hours of discussion the resolution passed by a strict party vote. The house focused on committee reports and minor measures. Ghent's bill to punish wife beaters with sixty lashes was engrossed while Patten's beef inspection bill was postponed indefinitely.
Anderson jury selection begins after judge overrules move for change of venue in the White Cap case. Heron Richardson, captain of the midnight riders, faces trial for May 1859 outrages near Anderson involving stock mutilation and farm machinery destruction. The courtroom is packed and the case draws unprecedented interest.
County Superintendent Wa. M. Moss announces a single February graduation examination for all townships. Listed are township principals and exam sites, with the note that schools close before the third Saturday in March, making three exams impossible. The highest grader will receive a gold medal. A math puzzle about two diggers and payment is included but unresolved.
A Mississippi or Texas tone debate discusses racial voting limits and white reactions. A poet’s couplet and an ad for Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets promote vigilance and self-reliance in health remedies with strong period voice.
An elderly Sullivan County man, sixty three, sought marriage via a Cincinnati Equirer ad. He courted a Vincennes teen and a substitute, widow Kain, but was arrested after the widow accused him of stealing 140 dollars. He remained jailed at Vincennes pending trial.
A fragmented meditation cites a gambler who boasts of being a masher and a Jay, refuses debts, and plays another's game. It critiques self image and pride, suggesting danger in absent discipline and misplaced identity. The tone is introspective and cautionary.
A scathing critique targets a local man who mocks rivals to boost his ego and spreads journalistic gripes about politics and religion. The piece lists his vanity, faulty finances, family neglect, and poor lifestyle choices as signs of moral failure. It ends with an advertisement for Simmons Liver Regulator promising bowel relief for children.
Knoxville dispatch by J. Pies describes eastern Tennessee during postwar recovery. He notes rapid industrial growth, new cities and mining wealth in East Tennessee, with Briston Morristown and Lemon City emerging as hubs. The piece contrasts Tennessee and Virginia sides over saloon hours and local enforcement, ending with a brief medical ad for Simmons Liver Regulator Peculiar.
A library association talk warned that readers buy on titles and ads rather than content. It cited Ruskin’s works and others like Sesame and Lilies and Fors Clavigera as examples of misreading and deliberate mystification by publishers.
A Philadelphia Times note reports a shoemaker touting porpoise hide shoes as durable and waterproof due to oil retention. The stylish footwear resist slush and snow, though they polish poorly, and are claimed to outlast two calfskin pairs.
M Maross the Hungarian minister of commerce proposes an electric railway for passengers only from Vienna to Perth covering 156 miles in two and a half hours. One carriage would depart every ten minutes from 6 am to midnight with a fare of 10 florins. Capital required is 35,000,000 florins.
Maparip Jan 28 Spain has accepted the US proposal to negotiate the reciprocity treaty with Cuba in Washington. The only apparent obstacle is the inflexible US stance against free tobacco import.
A varied mix of items from speculation to world fair prep. Tales include Old Hutch's wealth dwindling to only a thousand thousand and the threat of a guardian, Chicago lake front building orders, eminent domain notices, arms purchases by Guatemalan reps in New York, and a Chicago lakefront shovel of dirt for a temporary construction HQ.
An assortment of dated facts reports Europe mobilization to 11 million men, train speeds in France near seventy mph, Australia’s lack of Native pipe smokers, South African diamond mine vents, death of Dr. James Croll, Rubinstein on music familiarity by country, etiquette tips on starch in tablecloths, Persian women’s education, Skowhegan family ages, bath skin care mixture with glycerine and rose scent.
Market review lists prices for cottons, wools, meats, and grains in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, with figures for Ohio Michigan Kentucky Missouri and Texas. It also notes New York and Cleveland oil prices and includes short notes on general topics and a few local items.
Real estate ads list multiple parcels near Bloomfield including 2 to 237 acres with orchards timber pasture and cultivation. Prices range from 300 to 1500 and larger tracts up to 237 acres with timber rent 5000 per acre cash. Also detail brick business house near public square and other town properties available for sale or trade.
Complaint 4327 lists John B. Poe et al and names numerous defendants not residents of Duliana state. The notice requires their appearance on the 25th day of the next term, Monday in February 1991, at Bloomfield courthouse to answer or demur to the complaint.
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