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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1889
Page
1
An unreadable OCR compilation sketches many figures and places, mentioning mentors, courts, leaders, and events across varied locales. It hints at political tensions, legal actions, protests, and social referents, with disjointed names and garbled terms suggesting historical turmoil and shifting power dynamics.
A garbled regional notice lists postmasters and names from Kanawha and surrounding counties. It mentions West Virginia localities such as Raleigh and Kanawha, with several personal names including Ebeesler, Awbre, Praneia, and Hackson. The text is fragmented and unreadable in portions.
A long, garbled dispatch lists trials, resignations, and political moves. Names such as Emanuel Schalie Olvew i Kester, Judge Grell, and Judge Teedlem appear amid references to commissions, pensions, and military leadership shifts. The piece touches New York politics, naval affairs, and ecclesiastical statements, all framed in a dense, era-specific prose.
Philadelphia reports Dr Ernest La Place, a French physician linked to Pasteur, arrives to study Brown Sequard elixir claims. He cautions experiments could be dangerous but sees potential with careful, controlled testing under scientific principles.
PromaceG August 3. Indianpolis toppled Pittsburg 9 to 6 as Beckley sparked the rally with two out in the eighth. Staley and Getzein pitched for the losers while Quaid and Kray worked as umpires. Baltimore and Cincinnati split a doubleheader with Baltimore taking 5 to 4 on earned runs. Washington defeated Boston 6 to 3, Grove earning the win. Cleveland beat Chicago 4 to 1 as Tener and Beatlin shared the mound duties. New York routed Philadelphia 18 to 8, Keefe and Sanders the hurlers. Brooklyn overwhelmed St Louis 13 to 6 as Stivitta Ramsey and Terry pitched.
A Republican reception in Monie Hall honors Mrs. Marat Huteteat returning from Europe. Mayor Mashy turdem and local leaders host the event. Mr Halstead replies with cautious thanks and discusses his possible U S Senate candidacy and party support.
Reports from SaarnaLs Pa indicate the strike has stopped nine ovens and seventy six cake works in the area. Union leaders say the action far exceeds expectations and most workers plan to return Monday after committees meet next week to map tasks.
A New Year notice claims a trust among major publishers Svivon, Binkerman & Co, D Appleton & Co, Barnes & Co, Van Antwerp Co, Cowperthwatt Co, Ellegbars, Maypart Co, Ginn Co, and Tainter Brox & Co formed to curb competition and raise prices. The report cites a recent city meeting intended to withdraw traveling events and sharpen new competition. Also mentions a Malden man Estep charged with rape, a Smyrna machinists firm collapse, a juror’s death in Ohio, and several criminal cases across states.
A week of steady rain culminated August 3 with a torrential 50 minute downpour flooding streets and cellars in New York and Brooklyn. Rail delays were heavy though not crippling, as floodwaters, lightning, and washouts disrupted traffic. Reports from Taunton Massachusetts and Nyack New York describe similar storm damage, with factories suspending operations and streets impassable. In Cambridge Center lightning killed a 10 year old girl and felled several others, while a Clermont County Ohio mining report hints at gold discoveries attracting miners to the area.
In Louisville on August 3 John L Sullivan arrived with Deputy Sheriff Commi from Mississippi and Inspector Byrne’s staff. About 1,000 people gathered to see him at the Chief Haghee’s office. He appeared in good health and joked about being tried by a jury of locals before taking the Louisville and Nashville train to New Orleans. Meanwhile Mrs Sullivan in Boston, informed of her son’s arrest, was deeply distressed.
The Fall River News reports a circular letter sent to cotton mill directors in Fall River by a New York backed committee seeking views on selling or pooling stock for mutual advantage. The Central Trust Co. is to act as trustee for both parties if talks proceed.
Special Telegram to the Register from Clarksburg West Virginia details a devastating explosion at the Farland mines tunnel. Four men were hurt including a father and his two sons. one worker, Alex Mathewen, died instantly. William Matthenen suffered severe head injuries and leg damage. his leg was later amputated below the knee with grim prospects for recovery.
Burke arrived in Winnipeg and publicly sought a Liverpool ticket via Canadian Pacific routes. An alert railway police sergeant overheard nods to a US forger description, leading to Burke’s arrest as the Chicago warrant was dispatched. Burke, possibly linked to the Cronin case, was handed to Chicago officers and prepared for transfer.
Sheriff Smith moves James the religious fanatic to Milledgeville and places new prisoners in the jail as twelve riotous worshippers remain detained and eighteen free. The Walker case tied to Bell’s importer deaths sparks further arrests. A hearing before the County Court looms next week amid temple and ark legends. In Randolph County ambush, Richard Winlack was killed during a surveying party clash.
A Carthage dispatch reports a bloody flax epidemic hitting Warsaw in thin county. It began mild on Test Monday, grew severe by Wednesday, with fifteen dead and about 180 cases. Children are mainly affected as fear spreads and the disease also shows up in Hamilton Cantro Kahoka and Zanesville bakery fire follows.
Lexpos dispatch from August 3 reports instigators of Crete unrest aiming to provoke Ottoman retaliation and widen European anti Turkish sentiment. Greek Premier Trikoupis is blamed for the latest trouble while Britain and Italy avoid extreme measures. Emperor William reviews fleet. rain delays. small craft patrol Crete coast. A British gunboat reaches Candia, Crete.
A report from Pirmasora details Iman W. L. Scott acquiring 6000 acres along the Yough and Munongahela rivers for five cents per acre after years of effort. The piece notes opponents and the scale of the venture, with scattered opinions on the deal’s implications for the coal industry and regional land values.
Gen Grenfell routed the dervishes near Toski with 1,500 killed or wounded. Wad-E Jami led the retreat, Egyptian losses light. In London the Maybrick murder trial closed after testimony on arsenic poisoning and treatment. Mrs Maybrick, beset by hotel witness leads, faced defense claims of long arsenic use.
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