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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1887
Page
2
The piece condemns soldier politicians who aim to exploit President Cleveland’s flag order. It argues G A R members should either reject such partisanship or risk losing honor and safety within the Grand Army of Veterans.
Hien License effects reduce saloon licenses from 500 to 149 after July 1 in Minneapolis, with former saloonkeepers seeking new work as the law regulates the industry. Democratic Fayette papers nominate Charles E. Boyle of Uniontown for additional law judge in the Fayette and Greene district, praising his legal and political record. Oscar Jewel Harvey of Wilkes-Barre, once in the U S Treasury, is accused of crooked accounts, while Austin H. Brown succeeds him as Democratic appointee.
The Grand Army of the Republic faces internal strife as critics Fairchild and Tattle, along with supporters, attack President Cleveland over vetoed pension plans and his snub of the St. Louis encampment invitation. Cleveland declines attendance, citing duty and justice while aiming to protect the encampment’s success.
The dispatch surveys ongoing Senate confirmation delays for a new Justice after Woods. It notes Cleveland's St Louis visit withdrawal, Grand Army reactions, and Senate inquiries into disbursing accounts. It covers civil rights complaints at the Interstate Commerce Commission, railroads earnings, Oscar J Harvey’s forgery arrest, Mrs Pickett’s Gettysburg reception, a deranged assailant, and party shifts in Washington.
Wirxesnarre Pa July 1 Oscar J Harvey arrested on a charge of defrauding the government of 11700 in his role as head of the horses claims division at the Treasury. He is described as a Republican active in local campaigns with ties to Gov Hoyt and endorsed by Samuel Randall.
A mosaic of incidents from July across towns in Pennsylvania. Robberies at the Falk land post and Finne store near Newton railroad Bucks County. a fatal coal oil stove fire in Lewistown. a Milwaukee theatre fire killing seventeen. a mower accident injuring a wife in Porsrown. a Mount Holly death sentence for Barclay Peak. storms and property damage in Monroe and South Middleton. army encampment reports in Gerrsppuna and Cumberland. hotel license refusals in Huntington causing closures. a McGlynn excommunication in New York. Zug Switzerland disaster with one hundred lives lost. a Selins Grove stabbing aftermath. Erie fire at Clarendon and ongoing arson investigation. and multiple political notices and upcoming local races.
Fire sweeps 281 houses in Anchor On Company town with 365000 dollar losses and under 100000 insurance. John Mahoney jailed briefly then released on bail on arson charge. D A Bradford praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption with trial bottles offered at J Elsenhuth’s Drug Store.
F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that acts directly on the blood and mucus surfaces. Bottled at 75 cents each. Sold through local outlets.
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