This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1884
Page
4
Delegates applaud Grover Cleveland as the Democratic standard bearer after lengthy speeches supporting his nomination. The session adjourns to reconvene with a platform debate and a later vote adopting the party plank amid lively exchanges over proposals from General Butler and others.
A motion to adjourn drew 404 yeas to 413 nays, ending with a late night decision. At 1:20 a M Mr Manning moved to adjourn until 10 a M, and his motion was carried.
The 19th century Democratic convention names Grover Cleveland for president after a heated second ballot and Hendricks secures the vice presidency. Delegates cheer wildly as Pennsylvania and Illinois shift votes, with North Carolina and Virginia tipping toward Cleveland. The platform denounces Republicans, pledges tariff reform, labor rights, and the defense of civil rights, while urging an American policy and reduced taxation.
A public statement extols Samuel J. Tilden and the party’s aims for reform. It emphasizes devotion to the republic, support for industry, trade expansion, fair labor and capital rewards, and overall national welfare, inviting the people to endorse new conditions.
Grover Cleveland governor of New York and Democratic presidential nominee, born March 18 1837 in Caldwell Essex County New Jersey. The article traces his early education, clerkships, move westward, Buffalo law practice, Erie County DA tenure, 1870 election as Torrance successor, 1881 Albany mayoralty, and his rise to national prominence with the 1892 election context.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks born September 7 1819 in Ohio. He studied law in Indiana after admission to the bar and rose to prominence as a lawyer and politician. He served in the Indiana legislature and constitutional convention, became U S senator in 1863, and was considered for the presidency and later the vice presidency by the Democratic Party.
A Boston socialite notes she has never seen Mr X by daylight in three years of acquaintance. She plans to meet him at Mourt Desert this summer and insists on seeing him in daylight before deciding on marriage. The remark highlights a curious habit of meeting only at night or gaslight.
Beets in Germany now yield nearly twice as much as the fields while Cuba’s cane production surpasses its former peak. Mexico’s cotton mills used 75,577,000 pounds of raw cotton in 1883, with 20,500,000 pounds entering the United States.
This notice urges farmers and horsemen to buy a book describing the horse and its diseases, to recognize sickness early and provide prompt relief. It claims the book’s knowledge could be worth hundreds of dollars and offers it for 25 cents postpaid from the New York Horse Book Company.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.