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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1888
Page
4
The page presents a chaotic mix of political commentary and society notes. It mentions Congress framed as a grand event, a secretary's report praising naval progress, immigration and population concerns for the South, and moral observations on crime and decadence. It also covers theatre tights controversy and literary notes.
A historical note on the Red Men order, its 1813 origins amid the Delaware defenses, and the evolution into the Improved Order of Red Men. Details cover founders, tribal names, titles, calendar quirks, degrees, dues for widows, and general structure with emphasis on ceremonies and symbolism.
The Grand Master of Alabama urges building a widows and orphans home, urging voluntary action like Kentucky and Illinois. The piece traces Alabama lodge growth from eleven to two hundred fifty, notes past grand masters and a Freemason relic in London, and recounts Father Upchurch founder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen with life in railroading and his role in arbitration.
The annual report by George Hawkes to the Pennsylvania Grand Log notes 398 lodges with 38,951 members as of June 30. Results show 4,836 initiations and reactivations, 2,546 consolidations, 286 withdrawals, and 479 deaths. Net lodge increase 10 and 1,485 members. relief expenditures total 148,611.19 with burial 11,916.76 and widow support 1,263.05. On hand and invested funds reach 889,743.98. Corollary items report lodge charters surrendered, long-term leases renewed, and local fire losses.
A Chicago Tribune article item surveys Mrs Amelie Rives Chanler and her digitated footwear. It notes she and Mary Anderson popularized toe to finger wear, made of kid with knee highs and inward buttons, costing up to 200 dollars per pair. It contrasts Chanler's fashion with other performers and anecdotal bits from the era.
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