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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1896
Page
5
Reporter summary from Register reporters details a wide array of local happenings. Mentions Baltimore medical trip for an estate owner, family visits, church services, ground breaking for a business block, and community notices. Includes civic leaders, weddings, sales, and upcoming conferences with names and places cited.
Our city this week reports on the erection of the new First National Bank and notes Miss Rose McGraw is out after a serious sick spell.
Clarksburg West Virginia April 11 candidates seek office with many offerings to assess county taxes. Union Creek meetings led by Rev McKeeves draw crowds. Notables and absent locals listed. many residents abroad, several distinguished visitors in town. activity centers on G A R encampment and health board events while a bill provokes reactions.
Reports from Washington Pennsylvania on April 11 include Mrs M J A McCracken visiting and preparations for fevers, Prof George B McCutcheon at Washington and Jefferson College during Easter break, and Rev A M Chamberlain preaching at the Christian Church tomorrow. Other items note YMCA meeting with speaker George R Witlare of Pittsburgh on aggressive Christian manhood, plus various local visits, visits by Mrs Jane Harsha and W A King of the National Bank of Clayarilie, and changes in local street names and a new park plan.
In Steubenville on April 11 alum and St Peter's school held a banquet and gala at Garrett's with Rev Ivan Hartaedr toastmaster. Officers for the coming year were elected. Other social events included Rev Hinkle dining with the choir at the Imperial Hotel and speeches by local clergy and officials. Various residents moved between cities for work, visiting relatives, or shifts in employment, including hotel clerks, druggists, and merchants.
Community items from Tiltonsville and surrounding areas listing visits travel, certificates, music study, an upcoming church entertainment by elocutionist Hines, Wheeling business trips, W C T U meeting, and local residents’ comings and goings with various names and towns across Ohio and West Virginia.
PORTLAND STATION O April 1L W T Cone was in town Tuesday Miss Winona Aiken and Letitia Parker of Titonville were guests of Miss Emma Betton Sunday Mr Betton was at Wheeling on business. Tasmiley of Sclo seen on streets Tuesday A McKer spent Sunday at home Zadok Burries near Smith nak visiting relatives here Monday Mrs Anna Higgins spent a few days this week with Wellsburg ferrites Betine purchased a Sinehoi ree aad wasrt Thursday Thilryanple in Dillervale this week
A dispatch received at the State Department from Chief State General Williams reports rumors of Ald right’s fate and a brutal suppression in Hierana. It notes a reported battle where 100 of Maceo's men fell, though details of troop movements remain vague and unconfirmed by official channels.
London April 11 the Bi metallic League issues a manifesto urging metallists to educate the country after a recent division in the House of Commons. It states Great Britain now supports international bi metallicizers and must lead the movement for commerce prosperity.
News reached here of a Cuban expedition landings led by Col. Manson Aguirre. It consisted of 45 men and was armed with 500 rifles, 400 cartridges and dynamite. Reports also say two schooners carrying arms and ammunition arrived in Cuba and left their cargoes with Gen. Maceo's army.
An advertising piece urges women to ignore warnings and use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to restore health and vitality. It claims benefits for each life stage, asserts safety, and promotes further reading with a medical adviser booklet available by mail.
London crowds monitor Parliament as foreign policy questions center on Joseph Chamberlain and George Curzon amid fears of a British Africa war and troop buildup. Russia, France, and Germany loom as major powers, while Gloucester fights a severe smallpox outbreak and vaccination debates drive public panic.
Washington April 11. Secretary Olney did not send any mediation note to United States Minister Taylor in Madrid. Spanish minister Dupuy de Lome said he had heard nothing of such action. The report appeared in several forms during the week, but officials deny any note was dispatched.
Special to the Register from Weston West Virginia reports the Sutton passenger depot was totally destroyed by fire last night. Authorities suspect the structure was broken into and robbed, then set ablaze to conceal the crime.
Turkish officials deny any expulsion, while reports state Rev. George Knapp, one of six missionaries at Bitlis, was expelled after alleged incitement of Armenians. conflicting memos, delays, and diplomatic exchanges between Constantinople and local authorities surround the case.
The Supreme Court today issued a series of rulings on writs of error and supersedeas across counties including Wood, Raleigh, Hampshire, and Lewis. Decisions include denied petitions, overturned lower court judgments, and bond amounts set for various cases. adjournment until May 4, with petitions for rehearings to be filed and decisions pending.
George W Summers of Parkersburg is appointed tobacco stamp clerk following the resignation of Thomas W Bride of Chesapeake. Summers begins duties May 1, with the Daily Sentinel noting the change for the office serving regional tobacco tax collection.
Cecil Rhodes, after fever at a camp in Balsburs Matabeleland, plans to lead a march to Malyewayo with the force intended for relief. The report notes his renewed health and ongoing campaign amid colonial operations.
Chicago area lodges report a string of regular meetings with officers in attendance and new initiations. An upcoming pilgrimage to Charleston by special train is arranged with Wheeling and Red Chase chapters, plus drafts for future degrees and commemorative events at the hotel.
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