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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1892
Page
2
FupisTHAS offers cambric and silk underwear priced at five cents. Silk waists and vests pair with Eton jackets, available only in the city. Also featured are hosiery, embroidered vests, pillow shams, white aprons, chenille and damask covers, linen table cloths, silk handkerchiefs, linen scarves, dress goods, lace curtains, bed sets, umbrellas, shawls, and related items.
A jumble of Wheeling notes details new retail openings, public entertainments, and civic projects. Mentions Sony stores opening, a payday for state departments, a proposed electric railway, a hydinger property sale adjournment, dividend declaration, police court outcomes, and plans for an optical establishment on Main Street with eye examinations and glasses fitting.
Malissa McGlamphrey was sent to the penitentiary for eighteen months after a spring assault with a knife on a woman named Fuster. A motion for a new trial was denied, and a sixty day stay to appeal was granted. Also noted are civil cases involving Dr Ephstein v Cox on contract and probate appeals from wills in Ohio County.
Local politics in Olona shows two mayoral candidates Seabright and Caldwell active as Christmas season canvassing narrows. City Clerk contenders Thoner and Schultee campaign while City Sergeant race features McNichol against Bennett with party factions backing. Councillor races are quiet as candidates assess opposition and hold back until brisk campaigning resumes.
Three freight committees from Pittsburgh Youngstown and Erie met in Youngstown to resolve billet definitions and adjust rates. They back the original regulation for steel crude material and apply skelp iron and steel rates only to pipe making material. The meeting aimed to unify definitions and set immediate changes across the four cities.
A fragment from a Wheeling newspaper captures Christmas verses and a string of local items. Arrests, injuries, fires, licenses, canvassing news, and sheriff appointments fill the page with brief notes on Mrs. Lopez, a dynamite find, a wrist sprain, Fulton fire, marriage licenses, precinct ballots, and official changes. The report closes with the death of Mrs J V McCalmont in El Paso after a visit home.
A $25 reward is offered by the Brotren for information leading to the arrest of the thief stealing packages of the Smear Reciorix on trains or depots. Packages are taken Sundays. no proof of reward eligibility required. Police seek any tips to stop the ongoing thefts. The note also mentions Mrs. Virginia Simpson McCalmont’s death and related family condolences.
A Chicago area report claims a leading glass bottle factory will close two weeks citing overproduction and tariff fears. Officials dispute the tariff impact, saying bottles can be made locally cheaper and free raw materials would boost world markets. Overproduction from new gas-town factories drives the stoppage.
The city assessors finished listing voters last evening at eight o'clock and returned ward totals. Officials note likely many voters are not counted, suggesting the total may reach ten thousand.
Great interest surrounds the Rowan Smith bout to be staged Tuesday night in Wheeling. Both camps expect a large local turnout with supporters from Steubenville and Parkersburg. Smith in strong form after a recent 125 pound win over Canadian Bennett. promoters anticipate significant Parkersburg betting on the result.
Plain White tea sets 50 pieces 2 23 Plain White dinner sets 101 pieces 55 English Print Tea sets 56 pieces. Dinner Sets Adamantine or Porcelain in Cheston Rolla Columbia or Persian fine decoration 101 pieces. Same sets with gold illumination 101 pieces. Tollet Sets plain 10 pieces. Tollet Sets Adamantine or Porcelain in 75 shapes 12 pieces priced from 4 75 to 88 50. Do not miss these slots. 49 50
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