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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1891
Page
1
Damaged text from a historic page describes a courtroom scene in West Virginia. It references a person named Rufiane and a trial involving a defense and witnesses with limited readable details. The report mentions a doorway struggle and police involvement but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes due to OCR errors.
A freight derailment in Wythe County Virginia caused the rear cars to obstruct the main line while passengers faced injuries and shock. One engine remained attached to the wreckage as crews worked to clear the track and assess the damage.
A garbled OCR fragment references maritime events and weather, including a vessel near a coast, a December storm, a voyage to New York or Ser tork Tram Landon, and a report of a seaman’s injury or death. It mentions dates in December and January, a burial, and names such as Devons Sauda Bellet and Henry Sharp, with scattered oblique references to naval or shipping matters and a request about a naval voyage for breadstuffs.
Reports detail a violent vigilante scene in Alabama where Sims and three men were hanged after a siege around his house near Bladen Springs. The posse overpowered by Choctaw men, guards and residents fought, leading to multiple hangings and the destruction of nearby property.
A Hartford City W V wife endured brutal treatment from Ext Ervin, a railroad man, leading to cruel abuse after bearing a child. Neighbors report conditions worsened, sparing no food or help, and menacing talk of tar and feathers if he returns. The case parallels earlier misconduct in other towns as authorities warn against further violence.
Cruiser San Francisco with Rear Admiral George Brown aboard departs GONE TO CHILE, Francisco CA December 24. Reports say she may practice at sea then head to Acapulco to join the Charleston. many sailors and Marines earlier shipped to Acapulco may join the cruiser’s crew when Charleston returns from Honolulu. Also notes failure to locate brakeman Herrick in fatal New York Central wreck investigation and promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with traditional claims.
The Berlin Christmas period brings festive bustle despite a feared crisis. Shoppers last week were dull, yet this week business surges as hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees sell off at low prices. Reports circulate that Count von Schouwaloff may move to Moscow, with Grand Duke Sergius possibly leaving Russia. Authorities consider tightening control, and Galician papers push repressive actions against Jews in Russian Poland with many arrests near Warsaw.
Reports from Loxnos claim Grand Duke Sergius faces removal over alleged tyranny and interference with famine relief funds. The Czar is said to consider exile after petitions from the Moscow wealthy class. Other items note Montreal grip illness spreading and local detectives fined for liquor charges.
The report discusses Democratic tensions over free coinage of silver and predicts agitation will be postponed amid Senate and presidential veto risks. Separate items cover the Graves trial in Denver with Dr Graves' testimony, a Cherokee Strip treaty update, a fatal electric shock in North Carolina, a narrow medical recovery in Pennsylvania, and a druggist endorsement for Chambers Colic Remedy.
Walt Whitman, the Good Gray Poet, grows weaker in Camden N J with physicians doubtful of rally. Born 1819 in Long Island, he left literary work after a 1873 paralytic stroke and lived modestly. Leaves of Grass first appeared in 1855, and he gained a small but devoted following from writers like Arnold Tennyson and Swinburne.
Fortified behind recommendations of good character 4 Gilpin of near Swift's in Manterra County was jailed on charges of assault with intent to commit rape. Susie M Call 15 and Lula Goodman, a relative, testified of repeated attempts and abuse. Bail set heavy. unable to furnish, he remained jailed as Beverly authorities pursued the case.
Ten Colored Voters League of Allegheny County calls for Colored citizens to fight back against politicians who use them as tools. The manifesto denounces officer distribution and favors resisting candidates who support such discrimination, urging turnout against allies of unjust practices.
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