25 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1892
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a congressional inquiry into Catholic delegates and the influence of religious groups on U S policy. References include Congress, Catholic population, delegates, and potential recommen dations on representation and international ties.
December 4 in West Virginia, Thomas Collos was found guilty in the circuit court for his role in attempting to hold up a Chesapeake and Ohio train on the 15th. He received a life sentence in the first degree with a recommendation for life imprisonment. the jury could not determine who fired the fatal shot, and Charles Forgey was to be tried next week. The verdict drew universal satisfaction.
In Ouakuestos West Virginia December 24 Thyrous Fyerleston is stabbed and killed by Hurly Guscoe at Bakers Port near Wascity. The assailant is fourteen, victim twenty three. Gunvostet Eggles fled, later wounded. The motive cited as mild grade and neighborly dispute.
A chaotic report from New York covers the disputed McAuliffe versus Burge boxing attempt at Coney Island, with contracts deemed worthless and weight disputes delaying the match. Additional notes recap a December Cleveland reception for Grover Cleveland and various local crime and sports items, including the Cooley Gang and a train derailment mention.
John L Sullivan arrived in Washington last week in a drunken state. A doctor diagnosed him with fatty degeneration of the heart and warned he must cease stimulants and overeating or face death. He continues drinking while the public and press note his deteriorating condition amid efforts to keep up appearances.
Mrs Cora Brauhart Potter appears for supplementary proceedings in a New York case over a judgment of Henry Clay Minor dating from 1918. She offers to wipe out the debt by performing at theatres while securing cash or qualified notes as payment. The examination will continue next Tuesday.
The Vice President and Cabinet members plan private Christmas with only family and guests. Mr. Morton will host five daughters while Secretary of State and Mrs. Post share relatives and friends from Evansville and Goshen. Other officials host small gatherings, with children and visitors, in a restrained capital holiday season.
A Columbia County case emerged after the arrest of George Le Barnes his wife and Susan M Dailey the girl s mother for intoxication Le Barnes received six months in jail the women were freed The girl wife claimed she wed Le Barnes on July 4 at age fourteen Ham Bull a justice of the peace officiated the ceremony The girl s account remains unresolved.
Paris rumors swirl over M. de Freycinet possible resignation as war minister during Panama scandal. Cabinet meetings, arrests talk, and concerns about army loyalty unfold while Gen. Saussière is praised for steadiness. Debates in Chamber of Deputies reveal ongoing government pressure and investigative dullness before holidays. Clemenceau Millevoye duel talks surface amid dispute over planned duel arrangements.
Dispatches report Mlle Bernhardt endured a hostile welcome in Odessa as she rode to the theater last night. She faced an anti Semitic mob that pelted her carriage with sour cucumbers and other objects, leaving its windows smeared with bloodlike stains, while her performance continued.
Dispatches report evidence linking a plot against the Republic to Boulangists and Royalists. Andrieux, denouncing fears, claims he will aid Floquet and reveal motives if jailed. London duplicates of documents stored to safeguard information, as Kibot’s ministry moves to prosecute Panavian offenses and treasonous actors. The Chamber’s support accelerates actions ahead of Panama disclosures.
A French circular circulated in London targets Perrone and other socialists, praising violence and denouncing press complicity while promising revenge. It accuses editors of ceasing to mention mass murders and slander against Bougeois leaders, calling for killings in France and beyond. The text, titled Dynamite and Panne in, is signed Une Groupe Anarchiste and draws on the Panama scandal.
A fragmentary Paris dispatch describes a polling crisis triggering concern in financial circles. The note hints at exposure of a scandal and a broader panic in the Paris market, with observers noting unprecedented tension over the current political climate.
president elect Cleveland’s residence at West Fifty First Street is festooned with greens. wreaths grace every window and a mistletoe adorned doorway. gifts pour in for little Ruth including dolls and toy sets while preparations for Mrs. Cleveland’s Buffalo trip begin. Cleveland plans to move from the cottage at Lakewood before January 10 and will keep the Lakewood retreat as a winter base until a Washington move on March 6.
Fragmented garbled OCR describes a somber mood as Christmas spending falters across nations. It notes economic strain, speculative markets, and political tension influencing daily life, with references to officials, production, and looming policy measures amid a bleak 1919 era economic climate.
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