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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1897
Page
13
Imitators of the ugly great cut price in house in the city appear in garbled verse. The fragment mentions onward workers and dawning hope, with stray phrases about prices rising and trade conditions. The text is inconsistent and incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at names and relations within a household or community. The readable bits mention Molners, sisters, and possible kin. No clear event, date, or location is ascertainable from the provided snippet.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention shoes and pricing with jumbled names. No clear people, places, or events emerge to form a full item. Summary captures the wearable goods context and ambiguous pricing reference.
Vague ad style text touts men’s Pine Fine Suits and youth pants with scattered phrases about prices and value. The readable segments emphasize a daily bargain approach and staying in touch with customers, though details and proper nouns are largely obscured.
A fragmented notice invites a CBL outing at Moxart Park with amusements and dancing. A local furniture firm Coony, Furtie & Bentz buys the stock and business of the late PJ Altmeyer at the corner of Thirty-ninth and Jacoby streets, with experienced, well known members.
In a damp Island Park outing the Soon! Team were blanked as poor defense and weak hitting doomed their chances. Across the circuit, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville posted varied results, with standout plays from Corcoran, McPhee, Keeler, and Hart highlighted amid crowds of thousands.
The Elks in New York State and a Wheeling area team meet next Wednesday at Island Park in a baseball game promoted as the season’s clash. Ex-National League players abound including John M Ward. Mike Warner signed a strong local lineup to challenge the visitors with lively play and stage entertainment after the game. A social at Arion Hall follows with two hours of festivities and refreshments. Amateur notes recounts, a team challenge, and local race invitation.
Crowds at Willow Grove on August 6 and 7 expect track and perhaps world records as the Race Meet Committee adds limited time trials. Top flyers have applied for record attempts with fastest track and pacemakers backing aims. Prof Paul Eno leads a 150-strong cycling orchestra preparing for the Arena’s all night smoker and a Good Roads March.
During the meet, a committee will be in charge comprising P. B. Collins, George D. Gideon, and W. R. B. Fucker. A banquet is likely part of the entertainment for the old crowd.
Special to the Register from Fairmont West Virginia dated July 31 reports organizer J W Rae addressed a large assembly of Opekiska and Luther miners in a Ca tawba schoolhouse. Rae said three more meetings would be held tomorrow without disclosing locations. Judge Mason stated that his injunction was not permanent and offered no explanation for the earlier opinion despite no arguments or service on any party.
Meetings set for today across Norfolk & Western routes from Huntington to Thacker may shift the mine situation. Operators expect a cool reception for agitators as several gatherings unfold between North Branch and Thacker, with turnout and outcomes uncertain.
H J Jacqueth of Wellesley seeks a writ of mandamus in Suffolk Superior Court to force the board of selectmen to appoint and remove a registration board member. The case tests statutes requiring representation of the two leading parties at the last election and removal for ceasing to act with the party.
Pittsburg July 31 The window glass price rose about 5 percent by manufacturers with new discounts for box and car load orders. The National Manufacturers Association asked a conference with Window Glass Workers' Association president Simon Burns on wage changes for next year. The meeting is set in Chicago on Wednesday August 1. An advance in wages is expected but the amount remains undecided.
The Supreme Court will open in regular session in Charles Town in September and likely in a special session in Charleston in October. The Archer case decision is expected at the January Charleston term, with discussions among foreign building associations noting minimal impact on home building methods. A London cut glass comparison aside, Libbey ware faces no change in reputation or design expectations. Milwaukee mills reject a wage concession, sticking to Amalgamated scale, delaying start of Bayview operations.
In Chicago the jury finds Charles W Spalding guilty in the third trial on charges of hypotheticing $50,000 in county bonds. Spalding is treasurer of the Illinois State University and president of Globe Savings Bank. In Allentown a fishing trip ends in tragedy as two men from Freeland drown after a boat capsizes near Laury's Island Jersey.
SALE NOTES show items such as Stone and Tho 10 dozen ladies covert cloth bicycle loggins at 49 cents each. Also listed are 500 dots jelly tumblers tin tops and 200 gross Mason's quart fruit jars priced per unit.
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