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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1894
Page
8
DRY GOODS GEO E STIFEL CO announces advance lines of Fall and Winter SUITINGS WRAPS for 94 95. Storerooms renovated with bright daylight light to showcase Dress Goods Silks Velvets. Imported goods exclusive styles not seen elsewhere in the city. Customers invited to inspect lines to know where to shop.
Locals plan a Sunday and Monday schedule with events across Wheeling and nearby towns. A sacred program, a memorial service for Barbara Hitler, and a grand parade mark civic life. Music bands, church preaching, and a K T train arrival headline week activities amid fire, hospital reports, and social gatherings.
A labor holiday parade at the State Fair Grounds drew an estimated seven to eight thousand attendees with crowds filling streets and sidewalks. The morning march and afternoon amusements, including horse and bicycle races, dancing, and a strong concert program, were praised as a notable Ohio Valley Trades Assembly celebration. The Day featured impressive union participation and a broadly successful public picnic with high turnout and well organized events.
A vast procession wound along the Ohio side as Bollaire crowds filled the sidewalks and the streetcars cleared for the march. Chief Marshal Norrington oversaw the formation from Market to Twenty third, guiding unions and orders of march amid festive decorations and retail district receptions.
A long Labor Day pageant in Wheeling features multiple unions and bands marching a lengthy route from Twenty third to Market and the fair grounds. Highwayman wins a close pace race amid light rain and strong winds. crowds fill Machinery Hall and the grand stand, while cake walks and amusements entertain.
Reserved seats go on sale at House's Music Store for three operatic performances by the Arion Opera Company at Wheeling Park August 30 and 31 plus a matinee. The program includes The Bohemian Girl, Chimes of Normandy, and a Park outing with speeches, concerts, and a reception. Park officials promise a memorable event with a large chorus and Park attractions.
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