Millheim Lodge and Bands and Odd Fellows Meet
Lodge and society notices show Miliheim Lodge No 955 I O O F meets Saturdays on Penn Street and Thursdays before the full moon. Millheim B and L Association meets second Monday each month in Penn street school house. Millheim Cornet Band meets in Town Hall on Mondays and Thursdays. Also a long editorial proclaims Cleveland’s election as a democratic victory with praise for reform and critique of Republicans.
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Miliheim Lodge
O. F
Ei Penn Street
Beeca
The Real Cause of Defeat in This Election
The Blaine press explains defeat by Logan Blaine and temperance forces, but argues the true cause lies with the people tired of Republican misrule. It credits Cleveland's rise to a belief that democracy will restore honorable governance and curb abuses, with hopes of reform under a Democratic administration. The Patriot voices confidence voters will be satisfied.
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Cleveland
New York
Union
Republican Party
Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Logan
Chicago
Blaine Accepts New York Result in Quiet Farewell
Boston dispatch reports James G Blaine accepts New York official canvass showing Cleveland ahead by 1137 votes. He remains cheerful, predicts GOP revival, plans Washington winter, leases Sargent House in Farragut Square, and will resume work on his Twenty Years in Congress volume due June.
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Boston
Herald
Augusta
Blaine
New York
Cleveland
Republican Party
Washington
Sargent House
Farragut Square
How the President Is Chosen by Electors
The president is not chosen by direct popular vote. Citizens vote for electors who then elect the president and vice president. Each state's electors equal its senators and representatives. New York has thirty six electors on each party ticket.
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Congress
New York
How Electoral Votes Decide the U S Presidency
The article explains the electoral process where the ticket with the most popular votes in a state chooses electors who vote in December. Electors may vote freely but are expected to honor pledged candidates. Certificates go to Washington and are counted in February. a majority yields the president. if no majority, the House selects from top three, one vote per state.
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Cleveland
Blaine
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
W N. Y
Jingo Rascals Out in New York Dispatch
The election results reveal a Republican machine undercut by corruption, with Mayor-elect W. R. Grace poised to replace French on the Police Board, wiping out Johnnie O'Brien and allies. Blaine’s defeat attributed to the party’s rotten character and failure to unite labor support.
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New York
Johnnie’ O’brien
Barney’ Biglin
Steve’ French
Clint’ Wheeler
W. R. Grace
French
O’brien
Blaine
Duncan Dies in Gettysburg at Age Forty Nine
Special dispatch reports Congressman William A. Duncan died at his Gettysburg residence this morning after a year or more of illness from consumption. Born February 2, 1836 in Franklin township, Adams County, he practiced law after Franklin and Marshall College graduation in 1857. He served as District Attorney and was elected to the Forty-eighth Congress in 1882. Funeral set for tomorrow at 3 PM.
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Times
Gettysburg
William A. Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Franklin Township
Adams County
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
William McSherrs
Adams
Cumberland
York
A Mint of Money and the Philadelphia Gold Bullion
The Philadelphia Mint holds about 25 million dollars in gold bullion. Each bar measures six by three by one and a half inches and is valued at 1500 dollars. The stock built up five years ago from foreign trade and melted English and French coin at the New York Assay Office, with all gold sent to Philadelphia. The amount varies with demand for gold.
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Philadelphia
New York
Washington Letter from 1884 Attacks Republican Officials
Regular Correspondent charges corrupt Republicans and calls for a clean sweep from office. The letter argues for Civil Service reform, condemns patronage, and asserts Democrats and Independent Republicans deserve credit for ending the alleged abuse.
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Washington,d. C
Washington
Cleveland
Political graft and family salaries critique
A letter cites widespread government nepotism and inflated salaries for relatives of Fred Douglass, French, and Frelinghuysen, claiming excess annual costs to the treasury and prompting hope that Cleveland will curb the disgraceful practice. The page also includes advertisements for Dr. Kessler's English Cough Medicine with local distributors and refund offers.
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Dr. Kessler
J. Eisenhuthy
Millheim
Fred Douglass
People’s Treasury
the Treasury
Frelinghuysen
Cleveland
PHONO
Remarkable Recovery of Young Pittsburgh Man from Rheumatism
William Lincoln Curtis, once ravaged by chronic rheumatism with paralysis and bone enlargement, reportedly recovered after taking Peruna. Within six weeks all swelling diminished and strength returned, allowing him to resume work as a machinist. The case was witnessed by his mother and church pastor.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Dispatch
William Lincoln Curtis
H. K. Porter & Co
Locomotive Works
Pittsburgh
Grant Street
Willie Curtis
Peruna
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Millheimy Pa
Carlina Cobblestate
Millherm Borough
Jacob Gubble
F. Frankenberger
Jacob W. Stover
Haines
T. D. Stover
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Bernet Hisenhuth
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Jones
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MRT Gallery
Savi
North St
Gio. Prowell & CO
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