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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1894
Page
7
A fragmented report blends notices on daily and Sunday delivery, postal matters, and city finances with political contention over municipal bonds. It notes Bearded Sourdough projects, sugar trust pressure, and debates on city expenditures and injunctions against council actions.
A fragmented report suggests Jalavars are beneficial to the community but scarce. It hints Martin's Ferry and other towns would act if mouselpalliles laws were enforced justly.
Bruce Raymond of Clarksburg announces a cow and thrilling story to be published in the Sunday edition. The tale Ecunes Anoxy tx Huis by a West Virginian unfolds on a mountain setting with wartime scenes that may be familiar to local readers and historic Waost Virginia ground.
Wheeling Lodge No 12 National Association of Stationary Engineers held a snowy evening program for a large audience. The event featured Grat Class Bow Tal and a South Side Dramatic Company farce The Two Bussards. A rain explosion at Collins Station prompted a total collection of 51 005 for the Commune of the Mirrors. Memorial services are planned tonight with Wheeling Lodge No 2% attending at 6:30 at Second Presbyterian Church under Rev W H Cooke. several laymen to offer memorial remarks.
A Sunday morning blaze swept the Sitna Standard office, burning valuable papers and causing losses estimated at 7000 to 8000 dollars. Firemen battled for nearly four hours. the slate roof and roll ceiling slowed containment. Cleanup and repairs began with crews removing debris and interior damage.
Pittsburg club president Kerr showed interest in Buckenberger and might lift a boycott, while he would help Buckenberger align with the league. Football between Vigilant of Martins Ferry and WashingtonJefferson College was postponed due to weather, with a possible venue shift to the State Fair Grounds and injuries mounting. A tenround bout Cochran vs Och was canceled, with Evans considered for a future match. Bowling league standings hint at Brownies and LaBelles contending, and local clubs plan rematches and exhibitions across several venues.
Fragmentary obituaries and notices describe infant and child deaths, marriages, and consignments from 1890s era papers. Entries mention Hicks, Bayha, Zook, Greer, Wilson, Prince, Bartollas, Huse, Boycott, Nolte, with residences in towns and Peninsula cemetery interments. scattered shop ad for glassware and lamps appears amid the notices.
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