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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1891
Page
9
In Augusta a Cotton Dassem Club meeting recounts a fatal explosion from a watermelon patch and a controversial resignations drama. Leaders discuss transmigration themes, a fallen member Bradder Clingswoe, and a sharp debate over duties, loyalty, and mourning, with humorous asides amid a somber tone.
Joseph Leuvenmark, a Swedish swimmer from Stockholm, leaps from an eighty-foot platform at Washington Park, plunging into the water to smash the existing record. Spectators witness a careful ascent, precise dive, and an apparently unharmed appearance after the splash. The record surpasses G A Blake’s seventy five feet seven inch mark set in London in 1888.
Louis N. Megargee reports that The New York story on Edwin Booth and alleged conspirators stirred a public dispute. The Dramatic News and Herald named Frank A. Burr and Steele Mackaye while disputing blackmail claims and exposing comments by Stuart Robson. Robson denies such claims and defends Mackaye, stating Booth remains uninformed and healthy.
A penniless tramp in a Texas billiard saloon asked for food and received a dollar from pool players who then invited him to join the game. The scene ended with the crowd buying drinks as the man allegedly used the money to bet. Separately, Navy trials favor nickel steel armor and a contract for deck plates is awarded to Carnegie Pipps & Co.
A promotional note urges buyers to choose Hood's Sarsapariila highlighting its unique combination and preparation as possessing superior curative power compared to similar products. The language emphasizes a decisive decision and distinctive attributes to persuade purchase.
Terra Alta West Virginia on July 31 reports John M. Stanley will publish three papers including the Secret Society Gossip and Knight journals. Terra Alta Hotel Company plans major improvements and may hire J. P. A. Entler as manager to restore Terra Alta as a leading summer resort. Nearby notices hint at Dawson moving to Charleston to edit a daily and a possible Republican gubernatorial candidate.
Allen county farmers report grasshoppers are heavily damaging crops including oats and are threatening clover, urging action to protect harvests and livelihoods.
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