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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1886
Page
2
The Miliheim Bournal notes free railroad passes will be eliminated starting January. State legislators wishing to go home before session end must travel at their own expense or remain until adjournment is reached.
Pennsylvania continues reducing its debt by 100000 dollars annually, funded by a treasury surplus equal to the debt amount. In the just ended fiscal year bonds totaling 713701 dollars were purchased and canceled.
Ex alderman McQuade, linked to doodle fame, appeared in New York general sessions on Monday. Recorder Smyth denied new trial and arrest of judgment and sentenced him to seven years in Sing Sing plus a $5,000 fine. He faced the outcome coolly.
The newspaper announces a one week holiday break and will not publish next week. Readers are asked for patience until the first week of the New Year when the Journal expects to resume a strong issue. The note thanks patrons for past support and wishes a joyful holiday season.
Congress plans no revenue reduction measures before adjournment. Morrison’s tariff bill likely ends its obstruction as he leaves March 4. Buck of Connecticut seeks a tobacco duty of 75 cents per pound unstemmed and 1.50 stemmed, favored by growers. Tax reform expected when Congress reconvenes in the new year.
Grand Master Workman Powderly declines future political roles and urges the United Labor party of Philadelphia to avoid action as a party. He calls for educating voters to safeguard the ballot from bribery and whiskey, criticizing party platforms and urging independence from corrupt influences.
Patent lawyers C A Snow and Co report a weekly list of patents granted to residents of Pennsylvania. Names include JR Whitney Radnor P L Weimar Lebanon engine E A Ranch New Holland coffin E L Street Johnstown clutch J Leib Sandy Run wrench H M Myers Beaver Falls cutting machine A Mitchell Wilkes Barre spark arrester F Manning Ardmore Stone dresser J N Hayes Dallas City butter box A H Heisey Pittsburgh vase J H Huber Greensburg Link lifter JC Johnson Lock Haven door plate C R Kear Minersville pipe cleaner J E Emerson Beaver Falls saw swage M A Gerber J Nicholas Lock Creek picture frame attachment J Crea Allegheny machine for butt welding tubes B K Dorwart Lancaster bottle stopper E Bourne Allegheny grate for burning natural gas T W Bartholomew Danville advertising card
A festive message urges shoppers to buy Christmas gifts for friends at D S Kauffman & Co on Main Street in Millheim Pennsylvania. The note emphasizes keeping memories by giving a nice present as the season ends.
The December 20 1886 Washington Letter notes the Forty-ninth Congress' strong work rate with acts on Indian land parcels trade dollars and Tenure of Office repeal plus discussions on Interstate Commerce Fisheries and Beck Railroad Attorney bill. Col Morrison’s tariff proposal failed by five votes amid Republican applause as Morrison and Randall remained calm on the floor.
Friends of the late Gen W S Hancock raise funds to buy a house in Washington for his widow after consulting with Mrs Hancock the committee decides to provide a new home she will make her residence. A medical advertisement promotes Hall s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a 100 payoff offer for any failure to cure.
The Portland publisher seeks agents nationwide offering earnings from home with no experience needed. Women can succeed. trial is free and simple directions guarantee potential big profits. Full particulars will be sent to interested applicants. Also appearing are medical ad copy for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and a New Jersey railway accident report detailing the death of 14 year old Terrence Hickey and the rider Moses Ryno at a busier George Street crossing.
A letter from Sassakawa notes the death of Susanna Warren in Indian Territory at an advanced age, tracing her 1750 St Augustine birth and life as a Seminole property holder. Separately, Bloomington reports a horrific wreck on the L N and C line when train No 83 collided with No 34, engineer Daniel Heaphy killed, fireman Mitchell unharmed, and Heaphy survived to leave a family obituary context.
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