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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1887
Page
2
Captain A W Greely, famed for arctic work, is appointed chief signal officer with brigadier general rank. The trade dollar bill remains undecided with a slight leaning toward final passage as supporters expect Senate approval.
In last Tuesday's election Fitler won the mayoralty by about 30000 votes for the Republican party. Clay secured the office of receiver of taxes by around 10000 majority, ousting Benton who is a Democrat. City Solicitor War wick also re-elected by a large majority indicating weak democratic support in Philadelphia overall.
Harrisburg voters chose John A. Fritchey for mayor and William K. Verbeke for city controller by large margins. The victory signals party unity with labor party cooperation and a jubilant mood in the state capital.
Europe awaits a potential alarm as legislative bodies approve increased arms and war materiel for defense. The public breathes in anticipation of conflict while the United States pledges ready supply lines with essential provisions for combatant nations.
Mr Manning called at the White House on Monday to place his resignation in the president's hands effective on the appointment and qualification of his successor. He will become president of the Western National Bank of New York. No immediate appointment will occur and Manning will remain secretary for several weeks. The president regrets his withdrawal from the cabinet.
Cleveland has many qualified applicants for the Interstate Commerce Commission and aims for young, physically sound members. He wants men able to make swift cross country trips and handle heavy travel and workload, ensuring each will earn their keep with hard work.
The president allowed the militia arms and equipment appropriation of 400000 a year to become law without his signature. The ten day period in which he could act expired Saturday, and his inaction was seen as an oversight since he reportedly had no objections to the bill's provisions.
Washington reports ex-Senator Barnum of Connecticut met with the Executive Mansion on political preliminaries for next year. He cites Connecticut and New York as strong for Democrats, notes Cleveland's presidency boosts public confidence, and argues Blaine cannot carry key states. He fears a Western candidate with a New York running mate could aid Republicans.
Washington dispatch reports President Cleveland vetoed a sweeping universal pension bill deemed wasteful and dangerous. The measure would entitle every living ex Union soldier and many others to pensions, risking a \$140 million annual cost and a massive rise in pension rolls, prompting praise from patriots and scorn from opponents. Congressmen weigh next steps as party lines blur and public sentiment shifts.
In Woopnerry Pennsylvania Christina Buckheimer and Elizabeth Gray, both widows aged 90, are twin sisters born the same day. Their husbands died within hours of each other. Each has ten children nineteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. They remain in rugged health and manage their households.
A ragged tramp toured Cumberland county stores begging for soap and, finding little resistance, sold his loot at night in an auction. The scheme yielded a neat sum to fund supposed luxuries. The item includes warnings about morphia in cough syrups and promotes Dr. Kessler’s English Cough Medicine as a safe, effective alternative. Philadelphia agents Johnston Holloway & Co advertise.
Oble Bartges Co Coburn Pa lists items including Bushes Oats white Buckwheat Flour Salt Cement per bushel Barley Timothy Flaxseed Clovers butter Hains Sides Veal Pork Beef Potatoes Lard and more in a local market notice. Readable fragments suggest a general goods and produce listing from a mid 19th or early 20th century advertisement.
A fire on the fourth floor northwest wing of Philadelphia City Hall at Broad and Market this afternoon confined to two rooms, with origin likely from spontaneous combustion in a rubbish storage area. It did not reach below the third floor, and losses are expected around 10000 dollars, insured.
Lyons Michigan reports a four hundred acre ice gorge twenty feet thick, flooding the business district and mills. Water reaches upper floors, with ten thousand bushels of wheat and two hundred barrels of flour at risk. Mails cut to the north and west as crews anchor buildings and attempt property salvage. Other towns like Owosso Genesee and Clifton Ont report rising floodwaters with widespread flooding and factory closures.
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