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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1884
Page
1
A fragmented article sketches a turbulent political scene with seaside resorts hosting campaign activity. It mentions candidates, allegiances, and a tainted atmosphere around the election, while noting party tensions, public events, and media chatter. The piece blends satire with reports of campaign songs, slogans, and voter sentiment amid shifting alliances.
An intoxicated man, John Walters, attacked rival George Meisenhelder with a hatchet in Marietta. Meisenhelder was severely wounded in the head and body, bleeding heavily as onlookers and workers watched in horror. Walters was seized by bystanders as authorities prepared to question him.
A steamer named Eagle bound for Milton dock caught fire near Milton after a collision or mishap. Twenty five passengers and freight were saved. seven crew and a horse perished. The vessel towed to the east dike, burning, with boiler and engine fires raging. finger and wreckage remained. The Eagle, built 1834, valued at $25 000. A separate dispatch notes a shooting near Barus County with multiple injuries.
A fragmentary report notes the White Camelia society once flourished in the South with up to 20,000 Texas members and secret rituals. It hints at a possible revival under a new name, with vague ties to Cuba and Cuban matters. Also included are items on a money order fraud arrest in Harrisburg and police action in Montreal against customs frauds.
Miss Fishburn, a young Hazleton teacher, disappeared two months ago after leaving Willitsbarre to visit grandparents. The certificate for her permanent teaching status was mailed to Hazleton. Detectives searched with little result until yesterday, when new clues placed her location, hinting at a short scandal that prompted her return to her parents.
Henri Saseville faced Police Court on conspiracy to murder after eloping with his uncle’s nursemaid and theft by the uncle’s wife. The trio fled to New York, returned, and a detective confronted them on Fifth Avenue. Saseville and his wife later quarreled, and authorities watched for renewed threats as a nephew was arrested at his uncle's home.
A youth named Vandrella Fancier was seized in a boarding house linked to thefts from Rowley & De Lorne brokers of New York. The firm collapsed in the Wall Street upheaval, and Rae-Tey, a partner, was also implicated. Authorities say the suspect boarded at Mex Fanny McClelland’s residence at 60 West Twenty eighth Street.
A man named Rowley was arrested after a series of thefts including a silk umbrella and a powder box found in his trunk. He allegedly used a counterfeit check to buy trousers, and a Brooks Brothers agent secured warrants. Mina Roberts and others reported losses, while Rowley faced Jefferson Market Court with the evidence. A separate story describes Patrick Quinn the money maniac, an unmarried hoarder brought to Police Headquarters after years of frugal living and fear of spending. Daly, his brother in law, refused to claim the hidden cash.
A greatly excited middle aged woman in Pinstown Rensselaer county New York is said to believe it is wicked to eat. Augusta Eldridge is reported to have eaten only lemons and small amounts of milk for about five weeks and appears very weak. Relatives fear she may not recover without nourishment.
The article recounts Catherine Schreiver allegedly murdered her five children and killed herself by a locomotive. Her husband, a blacksmith, has claimed she was involved with an illegitimate child and a lover. He says she planned to kill him and the children, then frame him, but another person exposed the plot and the couple’s remaining child and Schreiver’s wife’s body await medical removal.
New York August 1 Two men were detained after suspicious behavior near the Post Office building. Agent Cisndi observed one man with a twisted leg and the other with a deforming arm. They approached the Astor House to beg, claiming not to know how hard it is to walk. An hour later they moved on, attempting to beg again. They reportedly held out hats for coins and claimed ownership of a widow’s funds. The report mentions $25,000 and a persona named Pat Boyle in a related context, with references to an attack at a residence.
The Greely expedition survivors rest at Portsmouth Harbor awaiting War Department care under General Hazen. A great demonstration is planned for their return, with naval divisions, civic groups, and a Music Hall gathering led by Secretary Chandler.
A jumble of telegraph briefs reports a fatal shooting in Oregon after a drunken quarrel, a tribal murder in California, and a court bail hearing in South Dakota. Additional items note reunions of army chaplains, a bank suit over panic-era losses, strikes by coopers, and political shifts in New York City.
Reports from August note cholera at Boa Re and St Mandelier hospitals with 1 admission and several cures. 44,500 francs dispatched for refugees. Dispatches cite eased strife at Foo Chow, possible avoidance of wider conflict, and ongoing diplomatic exchanges between France and China as London cables reflect. Efforts in Gibraltar and Panama warn of yellow fever, while Mesolithic markets and rail talks face setbacks.
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