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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1893
Page
9
Episcopal Bishop George W. Peterkin of Whee, Virginia, recently returned from Brazil, recounts Brazilian revolts, naval mutiny, and political chaos. He cites army dominance, naval seizures, and civilian distress, while arguing that foreign investment shaped Brazil’s growth and questioning a restrictive expulsion decree affecting foreign residents.
Masons and related orders report a quiet conclave with no candidates and routine business. A death notice honors Brother Sir Knight Louis DeLaPlate with a detailed Masonic lineage from 1835 to 1940 and service as Captain General and Treasurer. Upcoming lodge events across Ohio, Reliance, Osiris and other lodges include open meetings, elections, and a Desert Trip caravan reunion. keen turnout expected.
Gen U S Grant Camp of Sons of Veterans held a small meeting with G A R comrades encouraged to attend and recruit, while Ladies Aid Society and S of V meet tomorrow night. John A Logan Council 95 expects three candidates to ride the goat next Wednesday and invites Judors to support the order. Wedgwood Lodge No 247 shows strength nationwide, with a December 5 public installation at nine, featuring officers Dunhill Hassall Mountford Dunn Hopwood and inviting Englishmen and descendants to attend.
Veteran manager Harry Wright is released by the Philadelphia Baseball Club after ten years at its helm. He notes no contract bound him, cites club dissatisfaction with last season and hints at possible captain-manager change next year. Wright recalls a long career from 1863 to 1984 with numerous championships and leadership roles in Boston, Providence, and Philadelphia.
A rich scientist in Berlin Otto Lilienthal is described as solving the problem of flying with a new machine modeled on bird wings. He launches from a tower reaching 200 feet, then climbs to 1000 feet from Abbower hill before gliding to a safe road landing. The piece notes the device weighs forty pounds and uses a semi circular tail for steering, with ongoing tests to reach higher altitudes.
A collage of stray quips and snippets from a bustling city, including a Chicago officer resisting a bribe, talk of a hyphenated justice figure, and assorted conversations about revenge, cards, preachers, engagements, banking failures, and quirky observations about voices, wealth, and social cues. The piece blends street humor with brief portraits of locals and happenings, offering a window into daily city life.
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