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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1896
Page
11
A fragmented Wheeling Register page blends Easter reflections with stray notices on Cuban warfare tactics and local events. It notes Easter significance, mentions Cuban insurgents’ guerrilla fighting against Spain, and lists social items from Wheeling society, including family visits and church events, plus brief ads and entertainment notes.
A torn and garbled account reflects on a historic festival of humanity, praising its sacred Christian core and the revival of communal life. It notes tension between external critique and inner love, urging reflection on moral values and faith amid a rite that preserves memory and unity.
The Fort Henry Club hosted a large turnout of local attorneys and visitors for the bar association’s tenth anniversary. Judge J. S. Jackson was made an honorary member as the event opened with a parade and a banquet menu, followed by addresses from notable lawyers and judges and a lively program reflecting on law and reform.
The morning celebration of Banter Sunday will be solemn and imposing. Rt Rev Bishop Donahue will celebrate Pontifical High Mass at 10.45, with a twelve piece orchestra, and Hen Father Maye to deliver the Easter sermon. Pontifical vespers at 7.30. crowds go to confession.
Telegraphed news from Baltimore reports the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ordering about 6000 freight cars and 75 locomotives, the largest single order in U S history. The package includes box and coal cars and both freight and some passenger motive power, valued around 3.5 million dollars and due for completion over four months.
Five burglars in dress suits blew the Whitinsville Savings Bank safe at 1 39 am in Whitinsville Massachusetts and bound watchman Joseph Beuregard before fleeing with about $100. He was found gagged in an outhouse at 6 30 am. Directors offered a $5000 reward for their capture.
Fragmented obituary notices list several deaths and funeral plans across Toledo and nearby towns. Names include Manion, Rommidt, Johnston, Ridge, Sutton, and others with ages and dates. Details show residences, funeral times, and cemeteries, with scattered addresses and family mentions.
A faulty tunnel of the Terminal Company from Whitaker mill toward Moyeron is described as dangerous. Surveyors note cracks and loose wood supports along the tunnel face and a wall near the south end. bids are invited from masons and tunnel workers for repairs and safety upgrades.
Telegram reports Thomas Manion died in Toledo after noon. He was a renowned Wheeling glassworker, oldest son of John Manton Sr, slept with family in Toledo. A member of Ideal Union No. 8 4 FG W1, he attended Roman Catholic Church and left a wife and several children. Remains may be brought to Wheeling for burial. Also notes a local public entertainment scene with Blind Reason and a Lexington, Kentucky piece describing a performance by Blind Magnes and Stella May.
Members of Wheelas Wherling tidge No 23 gather for monthly work and will witness the Initiatory ceremony for the first time. Open night April 11 promises an engaging entertainment in the lodge room with notable performers including May Anan Zulaut Prof HM Sohockey Linna Nennig Theodore Roller Olga Rolier WR Grimm Honauer Nesbitt Bruce and others.
The article notes editor resignations and changes at several papers including the Intelligencer and Ohio State Journal, with personnel shifts in editorial and repertory roles. It also mentions an optical department reminder and a beer promotion for Reymann Brewing Co. at local outlets on April 4 and 6.
Notice to Democratic voters outlines primary delegate selection plans for the county convention. Names of districts, wards, and locations listed for the meeting on a Saturday in July, with delegates and committee roles to be appointed by the county executive committee.
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