17 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1884
Page
1
A garbled prebreakfast transcript reports tangled items ranging from Arct ic exploration humor to political blame assignments. It cites a draft of 1339 dollars and mentions cholera rumors, a sheriff, a Woodson camp incident with multiple injuries, and arrests of several named individuals amid scattered weather and labor notes.
Cadet Logan faces court-martial on charges of using profane language while on duty. Proceedings describe an arrest and awaiting trial by general court-martial at War Polar. Record notes witness accounts and the ongoing investigation with public proceedings details.
A garbled OCR from a West Virginia story describes a custody case with a father leaving a child with friends, the mother sending funds, and various disjointed references to people, travel, and a political gathering. The text includes stray names and unclear events amid chaotic to-and-fro narration.
Notes from Upshur outline Buckhannon’s rail boom as a Baltimore and Ohio system extension to Philippi Grafton and Beverly. Leaders like M. Clemence and Beaiblaw tour Buckhannon, promising a line that could unlock regional growth and raise land values while stirring political debate and cautious optimism about West Virginia’s development.
A severe storm battered Pittsburg with torrential rain, hurricane force wind, and hail. A frame house toppled, a large building collapsed, and parts of factories and furnitures were damaged as floods covered low-lying areas. One person injured lightly. no fatalities reported.
Me Hankers for office in Ninety Wrare highlights Nathan Barnett as a nominee for Secretary of State at the Georgia Democratic Convention. Barnett, age around 90, claims long tenure since 1842, recalling past roles and public service while dodging questions about his age. A separate note mentions a postponed wild cat versus dog fight set for next Saturday.
A Foo Chow to London dispatch reports China rejecting indemnity and declaring war with France, while France mobilizes ships. London and Paris wires note mediation doubts and Kelang settlement likely. A separate column details a Russian sailor in Bear debris finds and a funeral service in New Orleans for Dr. Parry’s widow.
A Pittsburg society drama centers on a physician and a jeweler’s daughter, with the wife returning unexpectedly to confront the affair. Separately, a Riverside lumber mill fire devastates ten acres, suspected incendiary arson, challenging losses and insurance claims. A German immigrant crime tale follows a theft involving a satchel, money, and watches, with police pursuit at Paterson and Erie trains.
Special telegrams from major trade centers report little change in commercial activity. Wheat prices edge down while farmers store grain. Minnesota and Dakota set No 1 hard at 60 and 72 cents, with net prices rising to 52 cents by grade. East markets show slight declines. dry goods demand stays weak at low prices. blankets auctions in New York affect commissions. foresee no near revival before December. Exports weaker. wool shipments decline with smaller scale operations. Burnett’s case ends with shocking details noted in Ohio.
In Moundaville on August 16 the Second Senatorial District Republicans held a convention to nominate state senators. J. W. Melntire was nominated for the unexpired term and Hanan for the long term, with Parriott as a competing candidate. Dignitaries Hagan and Dovener attended, and memorial resolutions honored the late Senator Hustatler.
A woman described as Mrs Paulinm Eaperanza Bor Jonda, recently confined at Bellevue Hospital, was found ill on a Third Avenue car in Brooklyn. She was hospitalized at Long Island College Hospital with an opium overdose. Doctors tried physical exertion, towels and support to revive her. She vaguely recalled a man from Views Hotel, and denied taking opium. She claimed a friend had urged her to return home, painting a tale of mysterious origins and urging caution over morality.
A family in Harmerville mourns after two children die from hornet stings while playing near a snowball bush. The bush bloomed ominously on August 15 and again with future deaths, tying a macabre family ritual to four funerals. A list of teachers examined at Marshall County is included, along with local notes on a ward altercation, visitors, and community events.
Fire began at two this morning in a skating rink and spread rapidly. The blaze overwhelmed the business district, with St. Paul and Minneapolis aid on the scene. Companies dispatched special trains and engines. authorities report losses reaching about one million dollars as Washburn mills and several major buildings burn.
A chaotic Newark incident involves Miss Anne Jennings who saves a boy from drowning with the aid of a German-speaking man as two men and a boy pull a perilous canal rescue. Separately in Chicago, Mrs. Thompson’s detective case uncovers a stolen jewelry collection, including two diamond rings and black pearl earrings, with Leland in custody awaiting trial for larceny and related charges. A New York note reports a Bengal tiger cub named Fanny, recently landed from Bremen, now fed raw meat and kept in custody at a Manhattan facility for training.
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