Princess Bismarck Death and Local News From Bloomfield
Princess Bismarck wife of Prince Bismarck died November 27. Terre Haute region reports trouble with grandered horses. Gas struck at 28 feet while drilling a Peru well. Supreme Court voids county treasurers Fee and Safet y law. Silver question debated at the Trans Missis sippi Congress in St Louis. Pittsburgh coal firm raises miners pay to 62c per ton for 2,000 workers. Local farmers plan to unite Grange Alliance and similar groups into a single Farmer's Union.
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Peru
Reed
Young Prospectors Strike Riches in Oregon Eldorado
A couple of youths uncover a rich group in the Okanogan district of Oregon. They reportedly earned 12000 dollars in a single week using only crude tools. News of the find has drawn many miners to stake claims.
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Okanago, Ore
Eldorado
Messenger Boy Robbery Involving Mrs Gould Clothing Heist
A Boars messenger boy obtained $1,600 worth of Mrs George J Gould clothing one day this week. A man dressed as a messenger approached and offered to hold the clothes while the boy ran an errand. When the boy returned the man and clothes were gone.
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George J. Gould
Governor Pardons Elmer E. Smith and W. D. Barns
Governor Matthews released Elmer E. Smith who served two years of a four year assault and battery with intent sentence from Washington county and W. D. Barns who was sentenced for life in 1887 for murder. Both men will be home for Thanksgiving. The piece notes debates over the causes of hard times and party differences ahead of the 1896 campaign.
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Matthews
Elmer E. Smith
W. D. Barns
Washington County
Barns
United States Battleship Columbia Sent To Blue Sea
The United States battleship Columbia was dispatched to a blue sea area amid patrol operations. Navy officials declined further details.
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United States
Columbia
Britain Denies Nicaragua Rule as Warship Heads South
Britain refuses to recognize Nicaragua's Bluefields government and sends a warship while both nations’ vessels near the Mosquito coast. Gresham asks Ambassador Bayard for an explanation as London asserts a protectorate up to the Nicaragua canal mouth. Separately Armenians in Turkey face massacres ordered by the Sultan after Kurdish clashes over stolen flocks ignite wider conflict. The Sultan orders the rebellion crushed by infantry.
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Trousanps
Turkey
Secretary Herbert urges navy growth and war munitions trade
The secretary argues for a stronger navy and cites China and Japan as lessons in mobilization. He notes a populous nation using vast manpower and, after defeats, buying discarded guns and ammunition to resist invaders, illustrating the need for robust defense.
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Herbert
China
Japan
Europe
America
Indiana election law debate sparks secrecy concerns
Terre Haute Gazette quotes Marcus R. Salzer proposing a lead pencil ballot weakening ballot secrecy and inviting bribery. Bloomfield News recalls last campaign split with Prohis and People’s party. 550 of 1,000 to 1,200 claimed votes were cast for People’s party, most former Democrats or Republicans. Republican loyalty questioned.
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Marcus R. Sauzer
Indiana
Salzer
Terre Haute Gazette
Tur Bloomfield News
Prohis
People’s Party
People’s
Protectionist talk and McKinley act blamed for farm hardship
A county Republican arguing for tariffs warned that protecting American industry would raise farm product prices while boosting city consumption. The piece recalls McKinley at Elwood Indiana, noting farmer sons leaving farms for fewer days of work as manufacturers could not sell goods, driving hard times.
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McKinley
Elwood
Indiana
Charity Angel Also Judge in Election Clash
A reflective comment contrasts the Recording Angel wiping away a campaign lie with anticipation of a new, more startling falsehood in the upcoming election. The remark frames morality and political rhetoric in a dramatic, era-evoking voice.
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Angel
William McCloud Bids Farewell as Linton Commissioner
William McCloud, the esteemed Linton commissioner, met with the Board for the last time Friday. He has served the people diligently and will be remembered for his public service and leadership.
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William McCloud
Linton
Notable Public Servant Praised for Economy and Progress
The speaker commends a public servant for two years of economical governance and careful stewardship. He is praised for encouraging public improvements and advancing county affairs in line with public sentiment, with a nod to enduring truth and accountability.
Indiana Baptist Denounces Gerrymander Plans
A statement urges the legislature to avoid unfair apportionment of Indiana for congressional and legislative districts. It calls for a fair and equal redistricting process, noting opposition from fair minded people and the courts.
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Indiana
North Alabama Kolb Supporters Rally for Inauguration Day
Secret calls circulate for armed companies of 100 to 500 to go to Montgomery for Kolb’s inauguration. Guards deployed at Selma armories amid fears of armed Kolbite action. State troops in readiness. Governor Jones expects no trouble but will act against disorder. Kolb faces arrest only for overt acts.
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Briminellaw
Ala
North Alabama
Montgomery
Kolb
Selma
Overproduction Risks Warned By Industry Advocate
The piece warns that excessive manufactured goods can lead to disaster if markets fail. It notes that producers unable to sell face layoffs and the burden of sustaining labor without a broader market beyond the home area.
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted by Patent Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as effective for coughs, scrofula, weak lungs, and ulcers. It encourages sending 6 cents for a 160 page book and mentions Dr. Pierce's Pellets and Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder with World’s Fair honors.
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Cheshire
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Price
The Business Man's Lunch Revisited by Dr. Pierce’s Remedies
An advice piece argues busyness harms digestion and links bilious stomachs to overwork. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets to ease stomach issues and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to purify and enrich the blood, claiming better nerve and digestive health. It recommends these remedies for indigestion nervousness and other related ailments.
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Bolt
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
MeVille Community Notes and Local Movements
Weather hints at spring as residents discuss church meetings and social visits. Lyons’ John Marion Freeman visits, Newark’s Bill Wright and H N Booker travel toward Spencer, Joe Hickman returns from Knox County coon hunt, and Albert Freeman visits near Spencer. Town talk includes new plastering, I O O F wood chopping, hospital bedside vigil for Jesse Rowdiebush, and chatter of a saloon, tin plate factory, woolen mill, opera house, electric lights, and hard money in MeVille.
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John Marion Freeman
Lyons
Bill Wright
H. N. Booker
Newark
Spencer
Joe Hickman
Knox County
Hubert Mortland
Ed Pugh
Mrs. Dilley
Tom Raper
MeVille
Local Happenings in Hobbieville and Nearby
Harriet Nellinger remains very ill with precarious health while H Lutz and family endure poor health. Horace Casner of near Cincinnati died of consumption and was buried at Sylvania. J A Philips plans a move to Bloomfield. Eliza Oliphant reports relief from blister therapy. Mrs L Freeman and Harley Cox visited, reporting prosperity and good corn. Dr Lowder treated Harriet Nellinger and F M Oliphant finished a stone and brick seller-house.
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Harriet Nellinger
H. Lutz
Horace Casner
Cincinnati
Sylvania
Eliza Oliphant
L. Freeman
Jno. Freeman
Washington Township
Harley Cox
Our Town
Daniel Cox
Dr. Lowder
F. M. Oliphant
Civil case outcomes halted and judgments recorded
Supreme Court reverses W H Hickson v Penn Co. Details include several dismissals in cases such as Stahl v Rowell and Smith bastardy settlement. Notable judgments: Baher v Dowell for 463.66 plus mortgage foreclosure. Wees quiets title. Barker replevin dismissed. Jonas Wright owed 620 85. Riddle v Allen funding 187 65. State cases include Let singer forfeited reengagement and guardian matters.
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W. H. Hickson
Penn. Co
Supreme Court
Not Only Slaughtered Armenians But Killed Kurds
Dispatches from Erzeroum and Tifliz report Turkish troops at Sassoum showing extreme cruelty. They entered mountain villages by treachery and killed 500 Armenians. Many Kurds were slain for refusing to join the massacre.
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London
Standard
Erzeroum
Tifliz
Sassoum
Dinner Invite Payoff and Burns Joly Beggars Recalled
A witty bachelor explains he attends dinners to work his passage, not vanity, noting his usefulness and charm keep him in meals with women and lively talk. The piece recalls Burns 1785 The Jolly Beggars and its popular songs like The Drum through tavern scenes and soldiers’ choruses.
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New York Tribune
Robert Burns
Pessie Nansie
Mauchline
Burns
Hamilton
Historic Boston Bridge Tale Tied to Longfellow Verse
A Boston area woman tours the city with a visitor, guiding them past Harvard Bridge on Reservoir car routes. She evokes Longfellow’s line about standing on a midnight bridge, noting the connection while confounding the opening date. Cape Ann’s origin traces to Anne of Denmark and to Captain John Smith’s Tragabizanda naming.
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Boston
Massachusetts Avenue
Cherone
Harvard Bridge
Longfellow
Boston Transcript
Cape Ann
Massachusetts
Anne of Denmark
James I
John Smith
Cape Tragabizanda
Vienna Beauty Contests Vote by Coin Tally on St Anne's Day
Three Vienna beauty contests use popular vote with tickets bought for a vote. The Mount Kaltenberg event on St Anne's day gathers city notables and ambassadors. voters pay about 10 cents per vote. Former canvassing by contestants is banned. candidates may hire male canvassers or seek timing details.
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Vienna
Mount Kahlenberg
St. Anne’s Day
Too Much For Him
A Fulton Street wife asks her husband for $100 payable to her order for various needs. He hesitates and jokes about extravagance before collapsing, in a humorous Brooklyn Blade cartoon scene.
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Andrew
Fulton Street
Brooklyn Blade
A Strange Case For Sale by Your Druggist
An unusual public notice notes a medical case or remedy being offered for sale by a local druggist. Details are scarce in the readable text.
Real Estate Transfers and Greene County Farm Events
Weekly real estate transfers led by Slinkard and Hendren list properties in Bloomfield Indiana with a court house sale set for December 5 and 6, 1894. A Greene County farm conference in Worthington Bloomfield and neighboring towns runs through December 1 with morning and afternoon sessions covering soil fertility farm drainage and education.
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Slinkard & Hendren
Room Land 2
Court Room
Court House
J. A. Mount
Greene County
D. J. Terhune
L. P. Doyle
A. W. Bitting
F. M. Parker
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Mr. J. M Carnahan Patton, I
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Bloomfield
Democrat
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The
Princess Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Terre Havre
St. Louis
Missouri
Pitsburg
Farmer's Association
Grange
Alliance F. M. B. A
Farmer's Union
Newcastle Democrat
Cheshire Cat
M’ville
Jesse Rowdiebush
Albert Freeman
Hobbieville
J. A. Philips
J. E. Stahl
August C. Rowell
Anna V. Schrantz
John E. Smith
Sarah J. Crosby
John W. Crosby
John Baher
Mary S. Dowell
Z. P. Hast
M.W. Sage
Emily J. Mulvane
W. L. Rude
J. B. Young
Guardian
Wm. Medaris
Owen County
Anna
J.C. Barker
Fred Renolds
Brown Shoe Co
Jonas Wright
C. H. Colle
Wm. J
Catharine Wees
Lizzie A. Wees
Nathan G. Dixon
Susan S. Terrell
Jacob L. Riddle
Lealdus A. Allen
State of Indiana
Allen
Letsinger
Man
Miss C
San Francisco
Longfellow's Bridge
Him
Strance
Miles
James Kane
la Hue
O. Dr
New House
Mineral City
John Kayser
Worthington, Indiana
Kidd’s Saloon
Foster Hubble
Charlotte C Boltz
Jones
Casey Chase Berns
Alexander Neff Witty
Newberry
Bain Case
East
Fred L Jessup
John H Shook
F F Corder
Vernon
Basha E
Stewart Wtty
Solsberry
Acton
Johnson Fitzpatrick
Switz City
Jamea N
Aggoner
Cyntha E
BO Ross
Abram Boltz
Petre
Hicks
John W Spice
Rosa
Chicas
William S Kicks
M HB West
John A Stewart
Ross
Hs Bankempeanh
Edwin Long
Jefferson Pickard
Maud Hays
Samuel A Dixon
Seeeeassee Obat Peach
John B Kitchen
Mary J Webster
Willard N Webster
Geo F Blackmore
Minerva Blackmore
James Blackmore
John O Burbank
Chase Lester Wtty
Wim Emerson
Geo Sox
G Mullinix
Worthington
Henry H Sarver
Robinson & Co
Anderson
Anderson B Crook Sr
John W Hannan Wity
Scotland
Samantha E Benham
William 8
Mneneeeserss
Owen McDonald
Julia A Denny
William H Ween
Catherine
Gigars
Farmers’ Institute
Ind
J. L. Hill
Farmers Reading Circle
George Sullivan
J. T. Lamb
J. D. Combs
J. W. Stone
G. B. Leavitt
Will Stacy
Lewis DeVivais
Chem
O. P. Cusnman
Sec’y
Greene County Teacher's
M. E. Church
Worthington, jIad
F. N. Miller
Raleigh Elrod
Walter Brown
Reading
W. A. Trent
Julia Mason
Julius Cxsar
Captain Dawgon
J. A. Riddle
Signs of the Times
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Effie Walker
J. L. Mattox
George Shields
J. L. Cravens
O. G. Coen
J. W. Davis
Wellington
Beasley
Spelling
Louisia Rose
Johnson
McRae
Purdue University
Levi Bauer
S. W. Jarvis
Walter Retor
Oscar Dye
Best
A. M. Beasley
Thos. J. Shively
M. L. Hudson
Owensburg
Prof. Kerlin
Clover
James Whitcomb Riley
Orial Selman
Enoch B. Combs
Greene Circuit Court
John W. Graham
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