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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1881
Page
2
The Centre Democrat argues that Adam Hoy and Hon. C. T. Alexander in Centre county are as capable for governor as General Beaver. The piece notes the Democrats have two competent contenders among them and agrees with the general sentiment.
The Virginia governor criticizes federal administration as responsible for repudiation in the state. The statement accompanies renewed emphasis on cracking down on insurance fraud and defending state interests.
In Dauphin County Court the Hanover based insurer is dissolved at the company's request amid fraud suspicions. The firm had issued policies totaling 30 thousand dollars and took in about half a million in fees and assessments, paying losses over 350 thousand with a treasury balance near 45 thousand. Officers and directors amassed profits well over 100 thousand.
The hearing starts at 10 tomorrow unless a similar move to Southern Pennsylvania ends the need. John H. Weiss, Dauphin county lawyer, named receiver for the dissolved insurance company, with $50 000 securities required. A mob hanged Richard Jennings from a balcony after a jailhouse murder of John A. Barret in Austin Nevada, following a jail break.
Four men believed to be negroes drugged Mary Dowling in Ansonia and left her half a mile from the scene. She was found freezing, naked except for a torn skirt, badly bruised and with a swollen face. authorities report she will not survive and no arrests have been made.
The Hartford Courant reports a case where Joel Piper bought accident and life policies totaling 4050 dollars for 80.73, claimed to drown in a Mississippi drift, then reappeared, leading to investigations and arrests of Piper, his wife Almira, and the Bryant brothers in Quincy, Illinois, and Ripley, Tennessee.
A bill will be introduced in the Virginia Legislature to restore political disabilities to several who dueled during the recent canvass and to those who resorted to the code in 1879. Named in the list are Riddleberger, Congressman George D. Wise, W. C. Elam editor Whig, Colonel Thomas Smith of Fauquier, General W. H. Payne, and J. S. Walters. TRAYED OR LOST two heifers from Woodward residence since July. dark brown and heavier with white spots. Informants urged to contact the subscriber, Daniel Vonada.
Train timetables show Erie Mail and Fast Line departures from Philadelphia and Harrisburg with stops at Sunbury Renovo Lock Haven Williamsport Williams and other towns. The listings include arrival and departure times, connecting services, and key stations like Harrisburg Philadelphia and Harrisburg loop for the early morning and evening runs.
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