Bloomfield Democrat Ad Brags of Circulation Lead
Bloomfield Indiana according to the Democrat claims it is the county’s only all home print paper with double the circulation of any local newspaper. Advertisers urged to inspect subscription books. Business letters directed to the Democrat, not individuals. Subscriptions set at $1.50 annually. Entered at Bloomfield post office as second class matter.
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County tax levy urged lower by officials and voters
County commissioners should reduce the county tax levy as assessments rise, and Conship trustees are urged to reflect growing assessments in their levies. The county assembly F. M. B. A. meets next Tuesday, and the Bloomington Eye touts a 4th of July edition. A Harper's piece previews the Chilean war in images and portraits. The piece notes a billion-dollar figure and calls for fiscal restraint amid tariff and political fights. Political columns urge farmers to resist the Moss dynasty tax law and warn Democrats against alliance tactics.
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Dematic Party
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Bitten by a Dog and Local Trials in Indiana
Reports from Crawfordsville and other Indiana towns describe George Tapp bitten by his dog with hydrophobia symptoms after a trip to Terre Haute. Daniel Oaks pleads guilty to attempted murder and receives a three year sentence. John Payne, leading farmer and wealthy resident, dies at his home after fifty years in the county. Guy Reynolds and Carlos Jake suffer severe burns when an explosion injures workers at the American paper mill during gas regulator inspection.
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George Tapp
Tapp
Erre Haute
Shelbyville
Ind
Daniel Oaks
George Mullendore
Oaks
Mullendere
Newcastle
John Payne
Indiana
North Carolina
Indiana Tax Law Reform Promises Equal Burdens Across State
The piece defends a new tax law that requires property to be assessed at true cash value to ensure equality and uniformity. It argues prior undervaluation favored the rich at the expense of the poor, explains the state levy increase to fund benevolent institutions, and presses for honest enforcement by the Democratic press and officials.
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A Mathematical Fact Adage on Newspapers and Cash
A compact exchange notes a man who removes an advertisement from a newspaper also removes the add from his cash box. The saying links press ads with personal finances in a wry, quotable observation.
White Caps Attack Luther Jones in Bicominetox County
Word comes of a White Cap raid in Bicominetox County. Luther Jones was abducted from his home at 1 AM by about twenty five masked men. He was tied to a tree and whipped until his back bled, suffering severe injuries that may prove fatal. his wife lies near death from consumption, reportedly due to mistreatment and neglect. None of the assailants were identified by Jones.
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Ind
Luther Jones
Jones
Indiana News Briefs From Indiana Cities July 8
A series of short items from Indianapolis to Jeffersonville reports legal petitions, medical cures, and violent incidents. Lern hammer challenges a 1000 dollar fine for forging tally sheets. a magnet spring in Waite Susthtrr Well brings healing stories. Bishop Dwenger nears death as doctors warn of heart disease. foul play suspected in Bert Herdspath's near-fatal injury. a Frankfort man found dead near the railroad. bids open for fair grounds north of Indianapolis. two men severely injure and kill in stabbing incidents. prayers restore the eyesight of Robert Jones after years of blindness.
Blaine in good health amid dyspepsia attack says doctor
Dr Taylor declares James G Blaine suffers only severe stomach trouble with acute dyspepsia and youth as other ailments. Blaine plans no cabinet resignation and expects return to normal health within a month. Attacks by press cited as unfounded. Farmers Alliance circulates call to withhold wheat to push prices higher across U S memberships.
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Taylor
Bab Hanson
Bright
Mia
Four Murderers Executed at Sing Sing by Electric Chair
Slocum Wood Smiler and Jugigo were executed in Sing Sing prison early Tuesday morning under a legal decree. Only officials experts and summoned witnesses attended as the death chair functioned perfectly and the prisoners were killed by first contact with no apparent distress.
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Smiler
Jugigo
Sing Sing
Sixe Line
N. Y
James J. Slocum
Joseph Wood
Harris A. Smiler
Schihick Jugigo
Auburn
Kemmier
Kemmler
Welsh Tin-Plate Makers Visit Cleveland To Scout Expansion
Welsh tin plate manufacturers S Lippmann and A G Davies of Swansea meet with Brittons of Cleveland as they tour local facilities. They decline interviews saying only they are looking around to find something. It is believed they may relocate or launch new works in the United States.
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Messrs
S. Lippmann
A. G. Davies
Swansea
Wales
Census Bulletin to Detail U S Roman Catholic Membership
Superintendent Porter of the census bureau prepares a bulletin on church membership by states and counties. It shows 6 250 000 communicants over 15 years old in the United States, with age criteria applied to other churches in progress.
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Washington
Porter
Census Bureau
United States
Sealing Violations Persist Despite Closed Season Order
Victoria reports the steamer Danube returned with 18 000 sealskins from the Victoria fleet in Behring sea. Vessels will continue sealing despite the council order.
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Danube
Behring Sea
Hanibal Hamlin Dies Suddenly in Bangor While Cards
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin collapsed and died in Bangor Maine after a card game at the Tarratine club rooms on a Saturday night. Tributes poured in across churches as arrangements await Hamlin’s youngest son Frank in Chicago. Born in Paris Maine on August 27 he pursued printing and law before serving in the state legislature, U.S. Congress, and the Senate.
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Maine
Baxcor
Hanibal Hamlin
Tarratine
Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin
Statesman
Mr. Hamlin
Paris
Congress
Senate
Terrible Wind Strikes Baton Rouge Wrecks Penitentiary
A severe storm and cyclone struck Baton Rouge on July 7 at 6 30 am causing widespread destruction. The governor's mansion, a factory wing at the penitentiary, and many residences were leveled, with dozens killed or injured including workers and hospital patients. The towboat Smoky City was shattered, and the city suffered extensive unroofed and destroyed homes.
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New Orleass
Baton Rouge
Smoky City
American Pork The Best Says Secretary Rusk
Secretary Rusk praised Chicago pork inspection results on July 3 noting fewer affected animals than expected and asserting U S hogs are raised in sanitary fields with corn and clover. He said American pork is the most wholesome in the world and will lead in European markets.
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Rusk
Chicago
Europe
United States
Alliance Plan of Campaign Institutes in Kansas July August
The Alliance congression al lecturers adjourned after deciding to hold institutes for county lecturers and to present the sub treasury plan to the people. Institutes will follow a July August schedule, mirroring public school teacher sessions nationwide, with 30 000 Alliance lecturers in the state. State Lecturer Prather noted the sub treasury plan may be dropped if a majority of sub alliances oppose it.
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Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
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National Farmers’ Alliance of the North
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Horrible Atrocities By Hippolyte Reported At Port-au-Prince
The steamship Alvena from Jeremie Hayti arrived reporting 200 people killed just before sailing on June 25 by order of Hippolyte at Port-au-Prince. Rumors claimed Hippolyte was dead, but this dispatch says he was alive.
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New York
Alvena
Jeremie
Hayti
Hippolyte
Port-au-Prince
Vendetta Fears Sweep Roachdale Indiana After Homicide
In Roachdale and nearby Groveland residents fear a vendetta after the Evans Adams homicide on April 31. Adams widow left a hotel amid threats, later vanished, with suspicions pointing to Evans family kin. Communities report mysterious shootings and arson, raising peril of further violence.
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Ind
Roachdale
Evans- Adams
Adams
Groveland
Evans
Evanses
A Fortunate Family Pattern of escapes and safety
A Fortunate Family from near Muncie Indiana headed by Joseph Moss 64 with eleven children and twenty grandchildren have not suffered a serious accident illness or death in forty years. The family mostly resides in Indiana except one son in Ohio and several members voted for Harrison in the last presidential election. Gas well at Broad Ripple completed drilling plans for winter supply. Lightning struck Carl Min af home near Michigan City killing him. his wife and infant slept in same bed uninjured.
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Ind
Muncie
Joseph Moss
Moss
Ohio
Indiana
Harrison
Broad Ripeur
Judy
Broad Ripple Company
Larotte
Michigan City
Carl Min Af
Frightful Rear End Collision Kills Dozens on Erie Line
At Ravenna Ohio a fast express bound for New York was rear ended by a freight train. Nineteen passengers died and thirty eight were injured as a day coach and two sleepers burned. Rescue efforts followed with hospitals and relief trains from Cleveland aiding the injured.
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Ravenna
New York, Lake Erie and Western
New York
Erie Road
Cleveland
Findlay
John Coyle
David Relahin
Frank Burns
John Griffin
Fred Duff
Owen Hardman
Dennis Ryan
Patrick Ryan
Dennis Cassidy
Allbert Guntherup
John Deane
Henry Gilde
T. A. Nolan
Thomas Kievelle
William Newcombe
Cumming
N. Y
William Kane
Brooklyn
John Kimball
Mamie Kennan and Child
Chicago
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