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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
2
Lieutenant Governor R Bruce Ricketts of Luzerne. Auditor General William & Brennen of Allegheny. Secretary of External Affairs J Simpson Africa of Huntingdon. Congressman at Large Maxwell Stevenson of Philadelphia.
On account of the Quarterly Conference of the Ey church at Jacksonville the democratic meeting announced for Sat Oct 23 was postponed to Tue Oct 26 following a schedule of prior events across nearby townships and villages.
James G Blaine uses Tarier as campaign motif in Pennsylvania stops and speeches and signals his intent for the 1888 campaign.
A political call urges Democratic voters to mobilize for the November second election. It highlights J. Calvin Meyer's bilingual appeal English and German and contrasts with opponent Lichtenthaler who is English limited.
In Philadelphia Blaine denounces prohibition. Prohibition State Committee chairman Stevens notes a listener left the GOP after hearing Blaine. The speech sparked strong anti prohibition sentiment and prompted a public reaction at party headquarters.
The Keystone Gazelle dismisses accusations that weekly letters against Democratic Prothonotary candidate Mr. Shaeffer will affect voters. It argues slinging mud is outdated and predicts Shaeffer will be elected regardless, urging readers to vote for him.
General Beaver seeks a second governorship with prohibition support and railroad monopoly and store orders favors, while Chauncey F. Black, former lieutenant governor, opposes prohibition and monopoly but backs farmer and laborer protection. The appeal urges voting for Black for the welfare of the commonwealth.
The piece urges voters to support James K. P. Hall in Congress, praising President Cleveland's reforms and hallmarks of the Democratic administration, and noting Hall's record of favoring working people.
The Supreme Court backed Judge Simonton by affirming a preliminary injunction that blocks transferring most South Penn Railroad stock to the Northern Central Railway. The ruling also bars transferring Beech Creek Clearfield and Southwestern stock to Bedford and Bridgeport. The South Penn Road remains with its original backers, but real power is believed to lie with the minority favoring completion, a setback for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
In Bellefonte on October 18 1886 L A Shaeffer swore his statement denying spending twelve hundred dollars to secure his nomination. He explains hardships and says he spent no money not authorized by law while urging support from C D Runkle of Centre Hall. Also reports on railroad rate publicity and farmer grievances in Pennsylvania.
Hon Leonard Rhone argues for equal rights and against discrimination in the legislature. He cites constitutional protections and state control of railroad privileges, insisting the Anti-Discrimination Bill targets unjust discrimination by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company toward coal and other customers.
In Belvidere Titus the convicted murderer of Tillie Smith is under close watch as his verdict of first degree murder is delivered. The same report notes Titus’s breakdown and family return home after the case’s outcome. In Newark a fruit dealer cuts a boa constrictor from a bunch of bananas, ending a startled scene.
Fire at Eastport Maine devastated the business district burning ten sash and door factories two hotels and about thirty homes plus the post office and customs house causing an estimated loss of 500000 dollars fully insured. The blaze started in Capen McClellan’s sardine factory and spread along Water Street. In Satipsbury Maryland a separate village fire threatens destruction with damage likely exceeding a million dollars and no lives reported.
Lord and Thomas of Chicago publish Our High Grade List featuring 1 482 of the best country papers including ours. The pamphlet promotes affordable advertising across sections and notes the firm as a leading national agency with the continent’s largest office.
The President with Colonel Lamont Acting Secretary Fairchild and others from the Woodmont Fishing Club leave Washington for Woodmont Maryland by B and O Railroad. A Romney West Virginia dispatch reports the deer hunt with Commissioner Miller's private secretary Bevins delivering a four pronged duck to the President. The party also reports bass catch and small game including squirrels and partridges.
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