Fragmentary 1863 notice from Bloomfield column
Fragmented OCR note mentions Moss editor and Elco Cont elements with June entry and Bloom area. No clear events or names usable beyond scattered references to a rite and mass matter.
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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1893
Page
2
Fragmented OCR note mentions Moss editor and Elco Cont elements with June entry and Bloom area. No clear events or names usable beyond scattered references to a rite and mass matter.
Fragmentary notice records a county superintendent to be creeted in all counties next Monday. Ex Secretary Foster allegedly compromised with creditors on a remarkable transaction, but details are unclear and the document appears garbled.
The Supreme Court justice Judge Olds resigns and will join Chas F L Grisfin Gow in Chicago. Matthews will appoint a Democratic successor. Olde is a Republican. A proposed life tenure for federal offices is criticized as an aristocratic power grab by the party.
Tur editor of the Harrison County Democrat owns a stallion used to raise funds for the newspaper. We have little to rely on besides a half dozen hens. A neighbor with a garden across the street threatens to kill them.
The Interior Department issued four pension rulings last Saturday, estimated to save about 20 million dollars annually. Each ruling holds that eligibility under the disability act requires incapacity for manual labor.
The Worthington Times argues against ousting incumbents Owen and McCloud and criticizes Republican leaders. It links party misfortune to McKinley’s crash and Foster’s failure, defends civil service reform, and proposes issuing national bank notes on public bonds as a feasible currency solution highlighted by Dr. Bland.
The Democratic editorial association of Indiana will hold its midsummer meeting at Spring Fountain Park in WarSaw on June 21 and 22, 1893. A pleasant and profitable time is promised for members and families, with sessions in Eagle Lake shade and Eagle Lake hotel accommodations. The piece defends the county superintendent role and urges salary parity with sheriffs or recorders, criticizing travel- haggle over pay and demanding respect for the office.
Monroe County farmer John Stipp lost $4,000 in a confidence game after a stranger and a confederate arranged a fake quarry purchase. Stipp obtained cash and papers for a supposed $40,000 Red Stone quarry, but the men vanished with the money and the horse and buggy were found later in Clay City.
Opened day long at the Jackson oar ballbit drew thousands of attendees from the city and surrounding districts. A heavy crowd gathered at Midway as steamer piers and parade routes filled. music, banners, and stage performances created a festive atmosphere into the evening.
Frederick Villiers of London, correspondent for the London White and Blick, was arrested at Midway for photographing without a permit. The incident involves a private detective hired by the official photographer to restrict images. Villiers vows to test the case.
President Palmer returned from Detroit to head the national commission and confer with President Higinbotham and ceremony officials on entertaining Infanta Eudoxia. Arrival date in Chicago not fixed. program may shift to suit her wishes with Chicago handling initial entertainment for two days before exposition officials take over. Chief Walker Gueren will draft the program for council approval.
In Paris on May, Sir Charles Russell continued his argument for Britain before the Bering Sea tribunal of arbitration. His lengthy discourse dragged on as he presented the case yesterday afternoon.
Neighbors found Hoy family dead in their New Haven home across the river from Connellsville Pennsylvania on May 30. Authorities believe the father killed his wife and two children before taking his own life. Coroner and jury viewed the scene. wounds described as razor cuts and a blood pool noted near the father.
A Pennsylvania circus train wreck on the Tyrone to Clearfield line killed five and injured ten others. Engineers lost control on a downhill grade, sending cars over an embankment near Tyrone. Passengers and animals suffered various injuries as rescue crews responded.
Chicago firm Weaver Getz Co coal dealers with offices at Dearborn street faces temporary suspension due to inability to secure local bank financing. Indebtedness across Ohio Indiana and Wines area may reach substantial totals though assets are said to exceed debts. Assignment seen as precaution to bridge over money pressure while seeking time on overdue paper. The company operates mines at Brazil and other Indiana points and is a major western coal supplier.
In Buffalo on May 31, Stephen Thomas stepped from a 1000 foot pinnacle as 20,000 spectators watched Aeronaut Purcell. He fell upright, his head and limbs crushed, and died en route to hospital. His widow and four children are left destitute. Thomas hoped to earn $50 for the seat. The family is said to be from Indianapolis.
May 30 report flatly denies rumors Justice Field will retire and Secretary Gresham will join the Supreme Court. A close friend says no truth to the tale and that Gresham would not seek a bench. Mgr. Cheshian remains focused on ongoing diplomatic talks and will not relinquish the state department post.
Benn May 31 report that Hon Theodore Rin you American Minister to Germany arrived at the forest office at midday yesterday. Hon William Walter Phelps bade official farewell at the same time. The marriage of his daughter Miss MINISTER MILPS Marion Phelps to Dr Franz von Rottenburg wider secretary of the interior will occur Thursday west. Cornered For Tr Have May 50 report that M Schouh a court er merchant who has been trying to corner coffee has failed. He has securities exceeding 1 000 000 francs and has been arrested for fraud in connection with his coffee speculation.
At train stations along the route bearing Jefferson Davis remains floral tributes were given by women and children with veterans saluting. Separately in Oklahoma Territory May 31 harvest began with the first wheat sheaf reported. In New York Marie Nevins Blaine wed Dr W T Bull at the South Reformed church.
Christian Habazoz was found dead after a fire at his home in Roaxokt. In a lower room lay his wife with her throat cut and burned remains of the bed. Coroner s inquest suggests Habazoz killed her then set the house ablaze and killed himself. About 200 in gold and silver were found in jars hidden in a calender house debris. Habazoz was described as eccentric and prone to fits of rage.
A South Meridian street household is under police scrutiny after the mother of Charles Beane Warner’s family died of suspected arsenic poisoning. Coroner and detectives indict Anne Wagner, 27, as key figure while other family deaths prompt a wide inquiry. witnesses describe multiple ailments and alleged toxic incidents across the home.
A garbled dispatch outlines multiple items: Nicaragua’s President Racasa reportedly ready to surrender. rumors of attempted suicide by Ciodode Harris. a body found near Arenzy Ville after a fall under a trestle. retirements of notable Spanish Republicans. lawsuits and political gossip across the U.S. and Europe.
garbled text suggests an international incident involving Abide Betty Page, World’s fair attention on Tide a Na harstons, Wall ive Sanae WAST and Pena Clatee with discussions of a protest or conflict. References to American Baptist Mission and Nelson Bhakeet Massachusetts president imply a formal session in Denver ending an anniversary meeting.
A formal commission report to the President analyzes the push to end the spoils system in the post office and civil service. It discusses appointments by the Republican administration, calls for reform, and notes dissent from Commissioner HoCbston while urging action by the Postmaster General.
May 31 service at a tomb in Riversider, attended by Mata and peers, where a three-foot wreath was placed on the casket. Princess Yurro led the act, the wreath crescent shaped with maiden body, ferns, lilies, and roses tied with white satin. Officials and guards observed as the ritual concluded with tribute remarks.
An informal discussion centers on the local newspaper the Dexnoorar in Green county. Citizens debate the value of advertising and the paper’s role in serving readers, with calls to support keeping the publication financially viable.
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