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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1887
Page
2
For associate judge John Grove of Gregg township for sheriff John Noll of Bellefonte for treasurer James Kimport of Harris township for register John A Rupp of College township.
A local plea urges voters to back the Democratic slate two weeks from next Tuesday. It notes Republicans courting Democrats and advises steady backing for Grove, the associate judge, Rupp and Morrison, and the register and recorder.
Gov Foraker spoke at a Republican nass meeting in Cleveland waving the bloody shirt and denouncing President Cleveland and the administration in harsh terms He said he would publish a book about rebel flags after leaving office The rhetoric may alienate moderate Republicans and aid Democrat gains
The article argues readers should evaluate past records of candidates John Noll for sheriff and James Kimport for treasurer. It praises both as veterans, farmers and respected Democrats, urging Centre County voters to support Noll and Kimport over Republican alternatives.
Democratic meetings will discuss fall campaign issues in Gregg Murray Miles and Potter townships on October 26 to 31. Speakers include J. L. Spangler and C. M. Bower with others. Democrats urged to attend and hear arguments in clear terms. Turn out.
advertisement copy touts Hood's Sarsa parilla as a remedy to fatigue. It claims to restore energy, boost appetite, and improve health through its tonic ingredients.
A Pennsylvania political piece accuses Cooper of spreading a false claim that liquor interests and Democrats conspire to defeat the Republican ticket. It argues voters will see through the lie and pressures to curb rising telegraph monopolies, calling for stronger government enforcement and new laws.
Colonel Joe Rickey spoke at the Southern last night assessing Don Cameron’s view of Cleveland. He dismissed financial ruin fears tied to Cleveland’s election and affirmed Cameron’s honesty and independence while noting the political stakes and potential for re election.
The Minneapolis Tribune editor faced a strong backlash after publishing a crude piece about Mr and Mrs Cleveland following their Minneapolis visit. Citizens burned him in effigy, gathered outside his office, and the City Council demanded an apology, signaling broad respect for courtesy and public condemnation of disrespectful partisan writing.
Washington dispatch notes Commissioner Parks report to Secretary of the Interior highlighting Democratic aims to reclaim public lands. It cites 31,824,481 acres opened since 1885 and 6,000+ fraud and perjury cases in land entries, with calls for reforms across the Land Office and Pension Office.
The October term will include the Virginia officials held in contempt in the coupon crusher case, the Bell telephone cases, the Prellar murder case, and likely the Chicago anarchists. Congress faces seven pension bills from the Grand Army, Civil War veterans seek aid, and plans aim to license railway engineers and conductors to improve safety. National Democrats aim to hold the next convention in Washington, overcoming a lack of a suitable hall with a temporary structure and hosting events for the committee.
Across Pennsylvania on October 14 to 17, several fires cause severe damage. Mrs. George Goodman suffocated escaping a burning dress goods shop at 12 South Thirteenth Street in Philadelphia. In Carlisle the Blue Mountain ridge blaze devastates timberlands. Parkmont mill at Lenni destroyed with 50,000 loss and 100 workers displaced. Harrisburg sees fatal oil lamp explosion injuring Lucinda Gray. Adam and Co glass works fire in Pittstown destroys plant and nearby properties with estimated 50,000 loss.
An engine from the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad derailed on Willow Street near Fifth. It smashed into the three story Nussbaumer tenement at 506 Willow, injuring residents and causing significant damage. Witnesses say the train appeared to run unusually fast due to a worn rail.
A large blaze at Crane & Co upper saw and adjacent yards near Eastern Avenue swept across about one acre of riverfront property in Cincinnati. Strong winds and water shortages hampered efforts as nine million feet of lumber, dozens of wooden structures, and St Rosa’s Church burned, with local residents aiding firefighting from rooftops. Firefighters eventually contained the flames as the wind shifted toward the river.
A switch error at Minersville caused a coal train to collide with a freight train. The engine and thirty cars derailed and piled in a creek. Tracks torn up, damage heavy, no injuries reported.
A morning blaze in Williamsport destroyed the finishing room of Kline Brothers & Co and multiple adjacent factories including Novelty Mill Company, J O Rodgers & Co, and Scully & Hotebkin. A brick building owned by E Powell housing E Gundrum & Co planning mill also burned. All structures and contents were lost. The fire is believed incendiary and over 100 workers lost jobs.
The Canton One Price Clothing Co opened with a gift of glassware drawing a huge crowd. Doors and windows were smashed and police fought to control the mob. Ten women and three children were trampled. Mrs. McKinney is badly hurt, and Ella Keatz, twelve, fell into a deep area. The proprietor shut lights and closed the store to disperse the crowd.
Orphans Court of Centre County orders public sale of the Henry Vanada estate in Haines Township. At Woodward PA on October 18 1887 at 12:30 pm the three tracts will be sold with details of acreage bounds improvements and timber. Terms: one third at confirmation one third in one year and one third to widow Mary Vanada during her life with final distribution after her death. Administrators F P Vorana and T E Vonapa.
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