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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1889
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat of Bloomfield Indiana proclaims itself the county’s only all home print paper with double circulation. It explains subscription terms urging advance payment and credit limits and notes that out of county papers must be prepaid and will be stopped at the end of the paid period.
Hon. Samuel H Taylor will address the Tariff Reform League at the courthouse tonight. The Indianapolis Journal endorses tariff reform after fall elections. Editorials note Democrats gain across states with six governors elected, including Iowa. Virginia swings from a 1500 majority to 45,000 in favor. Farmers urged to organize to protect interests. Citations mention Cy. E. Davin for Congress and party splits in Prohibition and Republican camps, with Democrats seen as cohesively united.
HrreamM McCormick of Martin county withdraws from the race for Congress. The piece praises C. E. Davis of Greere county as a leading tariff reformer and rival candidate, noting the political contest ahead.
Daniel Batowin of Logansport, a Republican, says the party must reform the tariff or Cleveland and the Democrats will in 1893. He argues Cleveland will sweep the country in 1892 like a Kansas cyclone.
The Lipton Call responds to claims of Greene county political manipulation. It argues Cleveland is the likely Democratic presidential nominee in 1892 with possible vice candidates Niblack Gray or Bynum. The exchange defends local papers and criticizes the Call’s circulation and partisan impact.
The Democrat replies to Bro Terhune denying claims that the party relied on him for sinews of war. He cites years of voluntary work and money given, says he and the committee funded campaigns, paid printing, and even financed unpaid tickets. He asserts party patronage is deserved in return and challenges the insinuation of burden.
At Brown's Chapel near Covington Indiana a mob in white caps and masks seized Rev Lindsay from Danville and forced him to leave town promising a year of safety or face a brutal beating. The churchgoers were warned not to flee as violence erupted over faith cure methods. Investigations proceed with possible prosecutions.
In broad daylight in a fashionable district near Lafayette Park two men abducted Miss Alice Jackman as she attempted to enter a carriage with W H Brouthers. She is the heiress to a large fortune and niece of John G Taylor of Richardson Taylor Drug Co. Mr Taylor denies involvement and she remains missing.
Washington November 19 the secretary of state announces William E Curtis Washington correspondent of The Chicago News as executive officer at the headquarters of the international American congress Curtis under the direction of Mr Blaine will manage all arrangements for the congress and organize the corps of secretaries stenographers translators and attaches
Telegraph items collected from across Indiana report public school layoffs in Allen County due to funds, appointments in Washington and at Wabash College, counterfeiters in Evansville, a Logansport gas explosion, exhausted township funds, missing persons, a flax mill accident in Maunese, and various local mishaps and deaths. Nearby towns including Jeffersonville, Oxford, Purdue, Michigan City, Anderson, Brazil, Laporte, Terre Haute, Lebanon, South Bend, and Indianapolis feature with incidents and notable events.
Rio de Janeiro reports a sweeping revolution ending Dom Pedro's empire. A provisional government forms led by Da Fonseca with Bocavitra and Barboza as key ministers. The emperor departs for Lisbon, while Bahia and Pernambuco pledge support to the republic. Financial markets show modest declines as Brazil moves to a constitutional regime.
A series of rail disasters leaves six injured and one dead at Wittsburg as the eastern express derails near Seventeenth Street and catches fire. Other wrecks near McGregor Iowa and a landslide near Bessemer add to the toll, with several passengers seriously hurt.
Desven reports snowbound routes in November with the Denver and Fort Worth line opening after two weeks. Travelers and freight freed earlier in the week amid renewed closures as the storm passes. Mora valley and New Mexico see ten days of heavy snow three to four feet deep. Destitute Mexican families and missing ranch men raise fears of up to one hundred deaths when melt exposes remains.
Reports from Caracas describe widespread unrest over the Goasman Blanco faction. Youths and students demolished statues, provoking government inaction and possible resignations as ministers confront the crisis. A decree to replace a statue sparks further opposition and potential Britain-Venezuela diplomacy shifts.
Knowles Taylor & Knowles china works the largest in the United States were totally destroyed by fire at 5 o clock yesterday evening in Liverpool Ohio. Loss may reach 300000 with over 100000 insured. Several workers injured escaping as explosion in packing rooms and boiler blasts rattled the building. Water supply inadequate and the six story mill collapsed while adjoining dwellings burned. 300 workers faced unemployment as accidents were reported including a worker who broke an arm after falling through a skylight. If rebuilt it would take a year. The works specialized in opaque china ware and had operated for about a year.
Widespread flooding from heavy rains floods valleys and towns across Lycoming Creek Schuylkill Susquehanna and Canisteo regions. Bridges carried away lines suspended trains and rivers threaten more destruction as crews attempt to secure trestles and reroute services.
A chaotic local item details a man burned near a fire after drunkenness and exposure, found by a night watchman with clothing burned and sent to a county asylum in critical condition. Separate notes report a church split in Plymouth over Polish and Lithuanian factions and a fraud arrest in Nonpow, plus a blizzard victims burial request from Viroqua.
Market quotes from Cincinnati and EB dated November 20 show wheat and corn values with varieties and quality, plus cattle and hogs offered and bid ranges. Mentioned are Timothy prairie straw hay samples, merino and other fiber prices, and regional price quotes including Ohio Michigan Kentucky and Chicago markets with several lot numbers and weights.
The notice warns that many soaps claim to be as good as Ivory but are inferior counterfeits. It urges readers to ask for Ivory Soap and insist on receiving the genuine product. Copyright 1886 by Procter & Gamble.
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