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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1889
Page
1
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A fragmentary dispatch reports secret consultations among West Virginia Republicans in Wheeling as a general gathering is planned for Monday. It notes claims that consulships will be designated next week and mentions Secretary Blaine and General Golf in informal discussions about appointments.
Fragmented report details fatal and wounding violence with deputies, heavy political discourse on West Virginia appointments, and mentions of officials in Wheeling Huntington and the federal departments. The text mixes crime notes with patronage politics and incomplete names and places.
Reports describe a labor strike at the Carnegie mill works near Deyoeame with non union forces and Pinkerton detection amid fences and guards. Separately, deputies clash with boomers near Parcel, Oklahoma, after a raid. multiple wounded and thirty prisoners taken, with disruptions spreading toward Purcell and the Canadian border.
Jeremiah Coughlan aged 90 arrived in town from Arkansas en route to the Oklahoma country. He has nine wives and 27 children, four sons accompanying him, and carries a Kentucky squirrel rifle. He recalls service on the Missouri river with Northwest Fur Company, years with Daniel Boone, and life among the Arickara.
Cincinnati outbatted St Louis and denied opportunities for a Reds victory as luck favored Cincinnati in a 2 to 1 win. Pitchers Chamberlain and Doltyea aided Cincinnati while Mays and Kilroy excelled for Baltimore. Numerous games across leagues noted including Wheeling and Detroit preparations for upcoming matches.
Excitement surrounds Fayette outlaw outrages as residents await new crimes. Charley Lewis claimed his father’s gang operated near Markleyaburg. investigators doubt the boy’s tale after a stable search at Bill Hill’s property. A marriage in Indiana and a looming strike at Mt. Pleasant add to the day’s local tension.
Admiral Kimberly reports severe hurricane damage in Apia harbor on March 15 and 16. Vessels involved include Trenton Vandalia Calliope Nipsic Olga Adler and Eber with multiple boats and crews rescued amid flooding and near-wreck conditions. The Vandalia is submerged, Trenton possibly broken, and Nipsic afloat with heavy damage.
Reports from Tilbury detail a white Danmark lifeboat found adrift near the Minnesota steamer wreck site with Copenhagen markings. Observers say the boat’s condition and contents imply survivors may have escaped, while officials await word from Azores routes on when the rescued passengers might reach Lisbon and be accounted for.
April 20 news from Corvus Indiana reports a husband from Muncie sought by an officer in Crandall and Cincinnati for a $3000 bastardy charge. A Philadelphia wife known for good standing accuses him, while Berg Alexander Henrignas, linked to the New York Stock Exchange, died after his wife bore a child following his departure. The report notes St Lawrence navigation opening soon and oil disaster near Lime Ohio with 40,000 barrels lost. A storm at Tiffa Ohio drops rains.
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