Bloomfield Democrat News Notes and Local Updates
The Bloomfield Democrat notes strong circulation and invites business letters to its office. The paper mentions Sullivan Times backing Sen Turpie for 1882 presidency and reports on legislative adjournment and bills passed. It also references Jupex Frelips’s Chicago convention vote for Judge Gresham and defender remarks about the party machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupez Frelips
Cour
Indiana
Chicago
Judge Gresham
Barrison
Editorial shift as Stinkard and Crocket step back
The DreMocRatT- accounts for improved paper quality due to W L Stinkard and D W Crocket writing since last fall. With the latest issue their editorial duties end and the publisher resumes responsibility. The pair will focus on growing legal work. readers wish them success. Greene County commends two bright young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stinkard
D. W. Crocket
Dremocratt
Greene County
Tin plate price surge sparked by McKinley bill impact
May prices for J C B U tin plate jumped from 4 830 per box to 5 40 per box with a 1 10 rise per box, driven by pre tariff demand and imminent duty changes. The piece compares US and European production costs, noting workers receive wages while manufacturers gain import bonuses from the tariff differences.
Democratic Party Gains in Indiana Promises Future Power
The piece extols the Democratic party as having a prosperous career and bright prospects in Indiana. It claims gains in confidence and power, notes the party driving Republicans from the state, and asserts the House of Representatives is secured as a Democratic fort. It calls for continued energetic reform to win the Senate and presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Indiana
Eure
House of Representatives
Senate
Tariff reform debate and party contrasts in 1592 era
The piece argues tariff reform as the defining issue, opposing Republicans who favor force Bill and Cloture, and endorses the Democrats who defend states rights and liberty. It urges maintaining these issues, safeguarding rights, and pursuing national dignity, treasury protection, and workers’ welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Indiana Legislature Advances Bills and Sets July 1 1892 Effective Date
The senate passed amended measures on the metropolitan police system for Terre Haute, taxes, and a coal screening bill, while the house defeated a measure to remove incurable insane from the asylum. It approved boards of children's guardians, funding for the Institute of the Blind, and a new state agriculture board. Salary and fee reforms followed with higher pay for supreme court judges, the state statistician, the mine inspector, and the lieutenant governor. The Australian election law was addressed to resolve constitutional objections to ticket voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Terre Haute
House
Institute of the Blind
State Board of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Senate Wins MiIo Barnes Loveland Battle for Miami Seat
Monday reports show Milo W Barnes losing the Miami district senate race to Robert Loveland. The governor vetoed a metropolitan police bill for Terre Haute, but the senate overrode it. House actions included hospital management changes and resignations of Trustees Koontz and Martin. Bills passed include biweekly wages, park boards for large cities, ward boundary stability, and districting limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Milo W. Barnes
Robert Loveland
Miami
Loveland
Terre Haute
House
Eastern Hospital For the
Koontz
Martin
Boards of Park Commissioners
The Farmer's Boy Poem Reflects Practical Farming
Arthur F. Rice argues in Nature's Realm that farming poetry belongs to the observer not the toil. He notes the farmer measures beauty and danger by dollar value, fearing rust, frosts, and pests that threaten crops while hay, corn, and apples draw concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Rice
Private Patent Remedy Praised By Advertiser
An advertisement urges physicians to publicize new medical cures and attacks old forebears for resisting change. It touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a permanent cure for female ailments, claims safety with no deleterious drugs, offers a money back guarantee and a $100 druggist incentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Comprehensive Life of General Sherman to be published
A long awaited life of General Sherman is due from Hubbard Brothers with Q O Howard and Willis Fletcher Johnson as authors. The work aims to surpass prior biographies, detailing Sherman's early life, social activity after the war, and his remarkable career. Manderson elected Senate president pro tempore after a caucus vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Sherman
House of Hubbard Brothers
Philadelphia
Grant
Sheridan
Sherman
QO. O. Howard
Willis Fletcher Johnson
America
Chieftain
Manderson
Washington
Capitol
Mr. Ingalls
Senate
Hoar
Frye
Fifty First Congress Concludes With Adjournment
Washington report on the adjournment of the Fifty-First Congress at 12 o'clock noon after late-night sessions. President Harrison signed measures, with Blaine Rusk and others present. Cremation details for Miss Abbott described, including dress cost and shipment to New York for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Georgia
Dixie
Capitol
Harrison
Blaine
Proctor and Rusk
Miller
Wanamaker
Nettleton
Freelent
Mr. Praden
Bumpson
Miss Abbott
Mr. Sampson
Limited Express
Sixth Avenue
Philadelphia Express
New York City
Safe Deposit Company
Massachusetts
Paris
W. F. Dunning
Wall Street
New York
Banks Attach Toledo and Hocking Valley Cars
Fletcher and Churchman bankers filed suit in attachments against the Toledo and Hocking Valley Railroad. Cars were stopped in Indianapolis and are in sheriff’s custody. Writs were sent statewide to seize every catchable car to recover about 140000 dollars under a contract with the defunct Indianapolis car works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fletcher
Churchman
Toledo and Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Indianapolis Car Works
Millard
Attempted Murder or Accident in West Albany
Mrs. Nicholas Long and her three children were taken seriously ill after a quarrel over church joining. The physician says poisoning is possible though Long blames escaping gas. Mrs. Long and the children lie near death. Long not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Albany
Ind
Nicholas Long
Direct tax bill becomes law with presidential approval
The direct tax bill received the president's approval and is now law. In Perry county Indiana the county seat war ends with a Cannelton victory over Fell City. A jail construction contract was let. A fire destroyed the Blaize Dry Goods Store with stock and building losses totaling about $60,000, fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixcton
Canneltox
Ind
Perry County
Cannelton
Fell City
Inihanapolis
Byram & Sullivan
Electric Bitters Cured Ailments In Several Patients
HW Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin suffered neuralgia rheumatism stomach trouble and liver issues and lost weight until three bottles of Electric Bitters restored health Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Delaware ran a leg sore for eight years and healed after three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Amica Salve John Speaker of Catawba Ohio had five fever sores and was told incurable but improved after one bottle of Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen’s Amica Salve Sold by Stalcup's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford
New Cassel
Wia
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
John Speaker
Catawba
Stalcup's
Closing of Fifty-First Congress Mirrors Casual Warlike Exit
The piece compares Congress to a battle scene with cannon and bayonets as it ends. It notes about 20,000 bills introduced and possible appropriations over 525 million with a deficit of 25 to 60 million. It cites rising federal spending, population growth, and contrasts rural calls for frugality with soaring budgets across agriculture, military, Indian, consular, post office, army, and navy. The Washington Star calls the session unusually calm yet active in lobbying and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Ngreas
Congress
Washington Star
Emma Abbott Remains Cremated in Pittsburg
Emma Abbott, famed singer and actress, who died in January, was cremated in Pittsburg on February 17. The event was kept quiet at the request of her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittssure
Emma Abbott
Nashville Pollen Shower Mystifies Citizens
Nashville residents awoke to ground swept by a yellow powder after a heavy rain, a phenomenon scientists say is pine pollen blown from North Carolina. Earlier in January the city reported a fish rainfall, sparking wild theories before the pollen explanation emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Nashville
Flood Debris and River Change Hit Yuma Valley
Reports from Yuna say the Gila River has dropped near pre flood levels while valleys remain waterlogged and property damaged. In Gila City the railroad is flooded ten feet deep for miles, but casualty claims are down to one confirmed drowning with other deaths unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuna
Yuma
Ariz
Gila
Gila City
Valey
Legislative Days Report on Bills and Debates
On the seventy third day the house reviewed the shipping bill and passed the deficiency appropriation bill while the senate approved the sundry civil bill. On the seventy fourth day both chambers met long hours as the senate advanced the Morey military record correction and the legislative appropriation bill, with disputes delaying the direct tax and pure food bills. The house, after a prolonged contest, passed a mail subsidy bill to substitute for the senate shipping bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Morey
Congress Passes Porter's Widow Pension and Various Bills
The Senate and House acted on multiple measures including Porter's widow pension, Indian and tariff bills, a new mint and custom house, and several conference reports. Hearst death announced and adjournments planned, with conferees appointed on private land claims and diplomacy.
Senate action on appropriation bills and commissions
The senate amended the general deficit appropriation bill and sent it back to the house. Conference reports on diplomatic and consular, sundry civil, and copy rights bills were agreed. New conferences were ordered on pension and other items. The National Conservatory of Music bill passed. A alcohol traffic commission bill was taken up and defeated. Janvis Barnett named for Ohio on the National home board. The revenue cutter transfer to the navy was taken up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Porter
Waite
Justice Miller
Senator Manderson
Mr. Ingalls
Philadelphia
Custom House
New York
Admiral Porter
Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music
Revenue Cutter Service
Treasury
Navy Department
House
National Home For Disabled Veterans
Janvis Barnett
Ohio
Fragmentary 19th Century Menu Complaint Dialogues
A garbled dialogue describes a waiter's cheerful reply about paying and a patron complaining about soup. The text references Washington state and a jumble of places including Pennsylvania Maine and Massachusetts with unclear claims about real things and pilots.
Phipos the Shell Miner and Early Sound Experiments
A collage of curiosities and notes from the era includes the pholas or shell miner famed for boring into rock, its blue lamp, and examples in Italy. It also mentions Abbe Migne’s phonautograph foreshadowing the phonograph, plus Brooklyn Library’s growing music department and classical collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pholas
Temple of
Serapis
Italy
St. Louis Republic
Humorous Misstep Delays Proposal in West Shore Echo
In a witty aside from West Shore, a would be proposal turns into a comic mishap as Robinson’s suspenders give way just as he kneels. The girl’s reaction becomes the punchline, highlighting light local humor and social moments in the paper’s pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Robin 60
West Shore
Great Images and Thoughts on Fashion Simplicity
A fragment notes fashion and pockets in tight skirts and large sleeves with humor. It comments on great pictures books and actions and the belief in beauty of simplicity, citing Harper's Bazaar style and a dozen authors' quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane c
Harper’s Bazar
Oil Hardened Armor Plate Survives Heavy Shot Tests
Experiments by Brown and Melville group in Sheffield compare untreated steel with oil hardened and annealed plates. A 6 inch plate divided into two 4 by 4 feet sections shows the treated piece absorbing nearly the same impact energy and displaying a smaller indentation, while the untreated plate splintered and broke into multiple pieces under a 100 pound Firth projectile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Brown
Messrs
Cammel
Sheffield
Firth Steel
New York Times
Floating Bottle Finds Franklin Era Documents
A Whiteship uncovers a sealed bottle with papers dating June 30, 1845 from Sir J. Franklin. The North Star and other ships searched for the Franklin expedition, sending Admiralty dispatches in twelve cylinders placed on headlands and in casks cast adrift to drift with currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir J. Franklin
Imajesty
North Star
Investigator
Enterprise
Franklin
Admiralty
Chambers’ Journal
Waithful Unto Death in Syracuse Street Circus Horse
A Syracuse street carousel horse died after a rider’s kick training session began at 7 am. The animal, described as practiced but exhausted, collapsed and died, according to the Detroit Free Press report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Young Man Crushed by Freight Train Suffers Amputations
George Lentz, a resident of Loint Bobh Lega, Hentiatrox, Ind, was struck by a Chicago and Erie freight train on February 21. Both legs were badly crushed and doctors warned that amputation would be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loint Bobh Lega
Hentiatrox
Ind
George Lentz
Chicago and Erie
History of All Nations In Plan Comprehensive
A sweeping historical reference notes an authoritative compilation with detailed plans and graphics. It emphasizes comprehensive coverage, scholarly arrangement, elegant language, authentic sources, and prominent illustrations designed as a library for readers.
Ridpath History of the World praised by J 2B
J 2B personnel and Dr J C Ridpath receive high commendation for the Cyclopedia of History. The review compares Ridpath favorably to Prescott and Motley, noting vivid prose and accessible style for families and scholars alike. It emphasizes the work as a valuable past lesson for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bowman
M. E. Church
St. Louis
John Clark Ridpath
Peaslee
Cincinnati
J. C. Ridpath
Prescott
Motley
J P. Newmar
Zodiac and Language Reform Prompt New Year Ballad
The item mixes an odd regional protest against the word yacht with a legal suit in Cincinnati about a family item, and includes pseudo scientific notes on waterproof ink and a rare astronomy aside about Mars and its moons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tetley
Cinginnati
Look Binder
Tyne Pitt
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Tom Crowder
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Josie
Dick Jamison
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Rodinous Valentine
Thorn Wilkes
Clay
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White
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Poempadour
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Capt
T. E. Moore
Shawhan
Owensburgh
T. J. Leonard
Ridpath
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Mars
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Psu
Circuit Court of
Jacob P. McIntosh
George Burch
Eliza A. Burch
William Burch
Mollie Burch
Rosas W. Burch
Sarah Burch
Levi Burch
Tetitia Burch
Nancy J. Ritter
Joseph Ritter
Joseph Burch
Matilde Burch
Elizabeth Brosman
John Brosman
Joseph Minks
Abagail Burch
George Minks
Susan Minks
James Minks
Eliza Minks
Elizabeth B
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John F. Burch
George W. Burch
Aleicida Burch
Elizabeth Burch
Circuit Court
Aatd Circuit Court
Court House
Seuss
Cagt Franklin Rambey
John E. Smith
Section 17
North Range
Barbara A. Smith
Reuben Bucher
William W White
John J. Combs
Sail Estate
Elizabeth Combs
York
Madison
Lindseys
Sellers Medicine Co
Pittsburgh
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