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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1885
Page
5
A garbled OCR fragment describes a New Year fire response at a venue linked to Curtal Point. The readable portions reference fires, police or fire units, and a park or location associated with the incident. Totals or exact times are not clear from the fragment.
Readable bits show a fragmented text with scattered names and phrases. No clear event or full details emerge, leaving a sparse, ambiguous local item lacking coherent actions or outcomes.
The text appears as garbled OCR from a local newspaper, mentioning vows, families, a meet with references to participants and places. It includes stray names, partial phrases, and unclear event details, yielding a disjointed record of a community gathering and sports or social items.
The piece details widespread supply shortages and price declines in farm, food, and textile sectors, noting reduced demand, factory slowdowns, and tensions in shipping. It cites government measures, stock levels, and the impact on consumers, with references to key markets, regulators, and urban centers. High uncertainty hangs over prices, with some goods easing while others stay volatile.
A Polish Catholic mob gathered around St Aldere Church, with two thousand to ten thousand participants clashing with police. Projectiles shattered windows, a sergeant was struck, and officers fought to disperse the crowd as violence escalated near Christmas. Details cite Father Kolanski, local opposition figures, and police reinforcements amid a tense, disorderly scene.
An unknown party placed an explosive device in a Whiengetaut yard. Oliver Gallagher moved it to the Central Station where it exploded near a lakefront, tearing ground six feet deep. Gallagher and a clerk escaped, a nitro-based bomb likely, with casualties and widespread alarm across the area. Local officials investigated motives. many details about buildings and people appeared in today’s report.
Chetan Parkersburg observed a holiday with subdued ceremony at St Navinew church last night. A four youth Misses Brown Hogan Aullman and Aulti showcased a gold medal event, while Democratic municipal nominees and local spongers drew attention to daily paper dynamics and regional travel plans amid a bustling Parkerburgh market.
A lengthy expose details schemes by agents and claimants seeking unwarranted shares from unclaimed English estates. It describes tactics to scare and coerce credulous individuals, the role of American intermediaries, and warnings about forged documents and false representations. The piece also notes action by officials and references letters from accounting offices in England regarding the true value and disposition of such funds.
Belmont Belmont County notes report visitors and relatives from Wheeling and Bellaire, officers elected for Belmont Lodge No 16, and council members. Local weather signals debated by Town Council, court cases, and holiday concerts attract crowds. Notables include Charles C. Golland’s obituary, and a Christmas Cantata “Saint Cecilia” performed by the Masonic group.
A curious recluse known as Charles Barnell lives alone on a ragged hillside above the Ohio River in Brooke County. Once an employe in a Washington department for seven years, he now sustains himself by quarrying limestone and loading a skiff with calcified product for sale. Neighbors describe him as educated, intelligent, and proud, with simple needs and a fondness for the forest.
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