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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1893
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat appoints Victor V. Rainbolt to oversee mechanicals and local operations. editors pledge higher circulation and standards while inviting patron support to sustain the paper under new Democratic leadership.
Obituary notes former secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah M. Rusk died Tuesday morning in Viroqua Michigan. The dispatch reflects on Republican handling and national impact with partisan commentary.
John Hollen wed Viola Watson and Cane E Stewart wed Cora Speaker. Charlie White to Effie E Hall and Rinsom Pope to Mary R Peck. George E Cravers to Ollie Kutch.
Greene Circuit Court docket lists case numbers and outcomes including final report and discharge of John I. Rankin trustee, various cases of deed and drainage, name change petition dismissed for want of prosecution, slander suit against Geo BR Gray settled with costs paid, and multiple state cases with notes judgment amounts, fines, and calendar dates from November 1893 through December 1893. It also records numerous criminal charges including intoxication, assault with intent to murder, larceny, gaming, and sale to minors, with pleas of guilty or defenses noted and fines imposed, plus a calendar of next week’s sessions and a note on a discussion of immortality and Japanese music observations.
An 1772 account by Eyston recounts the Glastonbury thorn that allegedly bloomed each Christmas. It describes Joseph of Arimathea visiting nearby, planting a staff that grew into a miraculous tree whose flowers appeared only on Christmas Day. Tales claim healing, sprouting chips, and magical properties, cited by St Louis Republic.
In a Paris Figaro tale M de Villemessant, insulted by a Belgian writer using the Marco Spada alias, travels to Brussels with swords. He requests a duel at 2 PM, but a small window reveals an elderly woman who claims to be Marco Spada and accepts the challenge.
A passage notes migration patterns with percentages of Hungarians Italians Austrians Bohemians British Germans and Scandinavians returning home between 1800 and century, implying capital flight. The piece also cites debates on gravity and chemical interactions and warns against heavy dumbbells for training due to heart risks.
The passage notes that educated farmers are highly competitive while professionals face strong competition. It argues scientific education helps use nature’s laws and economic knowledge to optimize soil and climate with carefully chosen crops suited to the farm.
In Boosvinn a 15 year old, Charles Waulsey, was shot in the abdomen by a boy named Gentry, while Gentry’s father Nick Gentry sits in jail for a separate murder. Across the state reports include executions and burglaries, suicides, fatal accidents, and fights. notable items cite Viola Dietrich given a year in prison, Cyrena Stack sent to reform school, and Joseph Welsch found dead in a Granxple View saloon.
In western Kansas arid counties no crops have been raised for two years, leading to growing distress among settlers who refuse to abandon their land. In West Virginia a silver vein near Mingo Flat in Randolph county prompts excitement as ore tests promise rich yields. The Canisteo steamer, long reported lost near Mackinac Island, has arrived safely in Chicago per telegram.
A bustling jumble notes Gov Altgeld finds no anarchists in Illinois. A new U S cruiser Columbia may reach 22 knots. Britain doubts Canadian dem indemnity exceeds 2.5 million. Rio bombardment prompts foreign warship precautions. Columbia rumored fastest naval vessel, 250 knots per hour in trial. Various incidents include a White House room vandalism, duels in Pennsylvania, carnage in Milwaukee, and a Brazil imperial clarification amid political unrest. Weather and disasters thread through the dispatches, with fires, deaths, and market notes mixed in.
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