Millheim Lodge and Societies Directory
Millheim Lodge No 955 I C C F meets Saturdays in their hall Penn Street Rebecca Degree Meeting monthly before full moon E W Marck N G Providence Grange No 217 meets Alexander's block second Saturday 134 PM and fourth Saturday 1 PM D L Zeeks Sec T G ExnarP Master Millheim B and L Association meets Penn Street School House second Monday evening A Walter Sec B O Deininger President Millheim Cornet Band meets Town Hall Monday and Thursday J H B Hartman Sec Sam Weiser Jr President
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Millheim Lodge
Hheir
Penn Street
Rebecca
C. W. Hakman
Democratic County Committee for 1884 Members Named
The list of names outlines the Democratic County Committee for 1884 with members from Milesburg Philipsburg Unionville Burnside Howard Liberty Marion Miles Patton Penn Potter Rush Snow Sh D cenne and others. Chairman Meek is noted as MEEK and a full roster includes N W James A Mclain S W Al Garman W Van James Schofield C Lypith Johns Holt etc.
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Bellefonte N. W
James A. M’clain
S.W
al Garman
van James Schofield
Howard
A. Weber
Milesburg
WC. Grove
Millheim
C. Lypith
C. Lypith- Philipsburg 1St “W Oj. N. Cassadova. 2d W J. O. Loraine
John M. Holt
Halfmon Morris
Huston
Liberty
Marion Miles
Patton Penn
Potter
Democratic State Convention to Meet in Allentown
The Democratic State Convention of Philadelphia will assemble at 10 a m on Wednesday April 9 1884 at the Opera House Allentown to nominate a congressman at large six delegates at large to the National Convention and representatives electors from districts and to transact other business. Chairman W A Hensel urges county chairmen state committee men and delegates to forward names and addresses to him for transportation arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Opera House
Allentown
W. A. Hensel
Hensel
National Greenback Labor Party Convention Set for May 28
The National Greenback Labor Party calls a national convention in Indianapolis Indiana on Wednesday May 28 1883 to nominate candidates for President and Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Greenback Labor Party
Indianapolis
Ind
Union County Democratic Committee to Elect Delegate
The Union County Democratic Committee will meet on Saturday March 8 to elect a delegate to the Allen town convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Democratic Committee
Allentown
Ohio Republican State Convention Set for Cleveland Dates
The Republican State Convention of Ohio will be held in Cleveland on April 23 and 24. The event gathers party leaders and delegates to decide platform and nominees for upcoming races.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Congress Prepares for Quick Action and Party Delegates
Washington reports indicate rapid progress ahead as House committees finish marking business for floor consideration. President-making dominates interest with Arthur supporters rallying to secure New York delegates and solid votes for the nominee.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
New York
Arthur
John Sherman
the Treasury
President's friends fear overreach in patronage and reform
The piece notes opposition to Arthur within the party as machine politics persist in filling offices. It discusses a constitutional amendment proposal for a six year presidency and direct state vote, forest destruction driven by pine timber demand, and estimates the economic impact of timber loss. It also mentions floods horror, a desk with a secret drawer of pennies, and a recommendation to fund two gun factories with $1.8 million.
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New York
Arthur
Springer
Congress
United States
Michigan
Phono
Rail mill and fish planters in 1883 era news
The Edgar Thompson steel mill near Pittsburg produced 709 tons of rails in 24 hours. U S fish commission agents deposited 3 000 090 white fish in Lake Erie at Erie. Coal output in lower Luzerne and Carbon districts for 1883 reached 5 666 767 tons, up 806 270 from the prior year. Jack Kehoe, jailed awaiting execution, shaped coal into a Bible. The Susquehanna Coal Company mines at Nanticoke resumed. a ten hour day is adopted. T C Henry, once the Kansas Wheat King, has earned about 1 500 000 dollars since moving to Colorado and may seek governor. A cyclone struck Cohabo Valley and nearby states, killing about 200 people and destroying many buildings.
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United States Fish Commission
Lake Erie
Erie
Lower
Luzerne and Carbon District
Jack Kehoe
King Mollie
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
T. C. Henry
Kansas Wheat King
Colorado
Aged Man Dies at Lehigh Valley Locomotive Yard
James Boyle aged about seventy, a longtime Lehigh Valley railroad shop worker at Southaston, was fatally crushed by a backing locomotive at the works. He died at the crossing after stepping onto unprotected track, leaving a wife and children. Four of his relatives had died in the prior four years. He had just recovered from a long illness a week earlier.
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Easton
James Boyle
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Southaston
Horrible Railroad Crossing Accident Delays Deaths
At White House crossing on the L V R in Wilkesbarre two men from Upper Lehigh were struck by a midnight express. Shear was instantly killed and Brumier fatally injured. their carriage and horses were destroyed. The engineer claimed he didn’t see them until close.
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Wilkesbatre
Shear
Brumier
Upper Lehigh
White Iouse
Midnight Express
Juniata County
Wm. G. .Thompson
Thompsontown
Elbridge Sellers
Thompson
Sellers
Snowbound Train At Bell's Corners Blocked By Five Feet Snow
Archer Baker general manager of the Canada Pacific railway says 600 men are clearing a path to free the imprisoned train stranded since Thursday night. Passengers remain aboard as surrounding snow reaches about five feet.
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Ottawa
Pennsylvania Society Crusade Against Child Labor
Secretary Crew of the Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children from Cruelty reports state wide action against mills and factories. About five hundred circular letters were sent. most operatives under the age specified were discharged and an agent found nearly all employers complied. He plans to widen operations to compel compliance across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crew
Pennsylvania Society
Philadelphia
Charles T. Peck
Labor Statistics
New York
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H. A. Benfer
Preach
D.L. ZerBy
Missionary Society
Methodist
Furman Adams
A. Musser
Zwingli A. Yearick
Mite Society
United Brethren
J. G. W. Herald
G. W. Herald
Aaronsburg
John Tomlinson
H. E. Duck
Augsburg Bible
Ladies’ Mite Society
Presbyterian
W. K. Foster
Lodge & Society Directory
Democratic County Committee
Haine
W. H. Tibtens
John McClockey
Peter Lanck
Levi Walker
Iather Richel
Rush S. N
Snow
Cenne Cones
Sree
John Kossman
M. Feicher
George Bower
D. J. Gates
Jacob Weaver
Geo. D Johnson
Charles Murray
Frank Brown
John Hoy, Jr
Peter S. Beirly
Robert Reed
Andrew Campbell
John F. Alexi
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John Long
Edgar Holt
Oder
Dem
J. B. Lhuty
Washington Lei‘ex
John Scott
Scottsville
Chester County
General Snowden
Mint
Board of Army and Navy
Edgar Thompson Steel Mill
Pittsburg
Cohabo Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Southuarolina
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles Hale
Jefferson County
Slaven
Hale
Lehigh
Northampton Counties
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
New York City
van Antwerp, Bragg & Co
Cincinnatti
William Watchman
Thomas Ewing
David Thomas
Richardson
Houtzdale
Woodward Township
Clearfield County
Whiteside Run
Moshannon Branch
Hendershot
Main Street
Millheim, PA
John FL Harter
Practical
Millheim Banking House
N8son & Co
Portland
Maine
Orphans Court
Centre County
John D. Foote
Omy
P.T. Musser
John D. Pout
Mi Heim Hore
Bellefonte
A.M. . Hewes
Enecutola
Mra
Ebecca Thomas Late
Thomas
John Smith
Penn Township
Danurs C. Smih
Jonathan Kreamer
Tale of
A.F. Kreamer J. UW. Kreamern
Henry J. Musser
Haines Township
J. AL. Kreamer
John Orndorf
Renijamin Orndor
Y. Voun
J. Orndorp
Levi Reeder
Gregg Two
Sarah Reeder
James D. Gentile
Nathan Korman
Penn Tewnants
Annie Korman
Elias Luse
F. D. Luse
Pen Street
Harrisbore
Patriot
Weekly
Sun
World
Post
Philadelphia Saturday Record
Philadelphia Weekly Times
the Daily Patriot
Associated Press
Aconsylvania
Padelphia Daily Record
Philalay
Ress Shing CO
Harriseene, Pa
BEE Hive Store
Clinton
Brussels
Best
Jay
Everett & CO
Histoge
Stey
Elee
ORGAY
Enterprise
la Talogre
the Due eDuet, Bunnell & Aikens, Bellefonte, Ag’ Ts
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