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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1891
Page
5
A long fragment from a Wheeling paper recounts political rumor and commentary on figures like Speaker Reed and President Harrison, notes on postmaster appointments, and references to Virginia and Louisiana politics. It mentions the Drexel Institute gift and other civic topics, with ad snippets mixed in.
The Wheeling Branch of the Journeymen Stone-Cutters of North America elected Geo. Steadman as President and other officers. Fire notes report Box 35 returned from the East for Sixteenth and Wood streets display. a new harness for Island house and 24 gum coats received. Zone Lodge No 1 Shield of Honor elected officers, with J P Heinlein as Treasurer. A new firm, Franzhelm and Devries, opens in the Public Library Building handling WV and PA coal and coke. A man was badly beaten near Water and Eleventh streets, likely robbed. W. S. Meek died in Philadelphia from rheumatism complications. burial details announced. Local ads note fruits, Confections, and shoes for Christmas. holiday ticket rates and optical offerings.
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