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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1887
Page
4
Baltimore reporter shows ex Reverend A M Morrison jailed for seven years after stealing a horse and buggy, then fleeing to Brockton and being captured and tried in Baltimore. Once a Methodist minister, he faced forgery and religious swindling in New York prior to his downfall.
Queen Ka iolana and Princess Liiliuakilania with their Hawaiian suite called at the White House noon today, meeting President Cleveland. Secretaries Bayard and Atlee escorted them to the blue parlor where a brief informal reception followed a short conversation lasting about fifteen minutes.
A Washington Herald correspondent reports vast pension letters to the President from wives and daughters seeking favors. Many plead with sentimental details, some mentioning supper-time influence, while a clerk destroys most letters unread. An anecdote recounts a girl’s plea for a dying examiner, leading to a corrective investigation.
A wife asks Charley about a piano versus a gun. He answers the gun kills the quickest, giving a stark taut remark in a terse exchange.
A small boy at the counter asks to be trusted for a cent to buy candy next door. He insists he is honest and prefers candy to gum, hoping the shopkeeper will allow a late purchase rather than a delayed payment.
The Indiana Chemical Co announces a new compound that allegedly cures acute inflammatory rheumatism and neuralgia in two days and provides immediate relief in chronic cases. For 30 cents and two cent stamps, they offer the prescription by mail with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A Madrid correspondent to Figaro recounts the Alvarez Oliva garroting for murder. The scene fills with crowds, soldiers, and stark ritual as the condemned is secured, blessed, and led to the post, his face waxen, fate sealed.
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