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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1896
Page
7
A garbled report outlines a broad sweep of political themes from reform proposals to charter changes in Kansas City. It references U S politics, Cuban policy, and public ballots, with scattered names and locations, yet the core tale centers on a test of law and voter engagement amid confusion.
An obscure text fragment outlines a 19th century legal dispute on whether a state may compel citizens to fulfill civic duties and if city decisions may be reversed by higher courts. The passage hints at taxation and duties assignments, referencing arbitration and a Supreme Court reversal, with sparse names or dates but suggests a pivotal rule on municipal financial authority. The language implies a formal period voice and a focus on constitutional arguments over local governance and state power.
Fragmented OCR text discusses woman suffrage, reform, and church ties, noting organized movements and political debates across states. References to figures, committees, and public meetings appear amid garbled lines, with emphasis on equal rights and public policy as the era shifts toward female enfranchisement.
From Sistersville West Virginia December reports show the field averaging about ten thousand barrels per day despite winter shutdowns for frozen lines and water ingress. New pools near Benwood and several exhausted wells alter totals, with 1 700 wells drilled and about 1 000 productive. some larger operators plan further development into spring as pools expand and pipelines shift flowing oil away from old routes.
Parkersburg operators faced coal fuel shortages while drilling in the Spice Run area near Low Creek. After several wells near the Schultz gas site yielded no results, a new well was completed last week in Spice Run, signaling potential gas output for the local market.
Charles O'Brien 25, a Marietta Ohio man, was shot in Salamanca New York around 7 30 PM after meeting two tramps including a one armed man. He resisted a robbery attempt and died after giving a description of the assailants. A posse searches for the two suspects.
Baltimore December 26. Robert Perry, one of eight boys bitten by a mad dog on December first, died today of hydrophobia after treatment at the Pasteur Institute in New York. The deaths of Robert Menry and Conrad Eppers earlier in the week are noted. Doctors at the Pasteur Institute cautioned that the treatment cannot be deemed a guaranteed preventive, and that outcomes vary.
New York December 26 Edward Payson Weston, the veteran pedestrian, fails to equal his 112 mile twenty four hour record. He walked 103 miles 2613 yards before quitting the track at ten o clock, wept on a cot, and blamed himself for the setback. Vertigo and dizziness disrupted his pace and forced him to abandon the attempt.
Joseph D Weeks editor of the American Manufacturer died at his home in Pittsburg Pennsylvania from a stroke of paralysis. He was a well known metabrgist and held a high position in the manufacturing business world for years.
The World toomorrow notes a major post office theft where letters with large sums were opened and money removed. Letters traveled from Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco Philadelphia and Pittsburg before being dropped into the bay near Coney Island. Post office inspectors hold the case as a major, clever robbery with thousands in value. An associated item from Lincoln Nebraska quotes William Jennings Bryan about limited lecture tours and possible future deliveries.
Mary E Jarrett Todd widow of Dr Archibald S Todd died at her son in law Dr J C Hupps residence on Fourteenth street yesterday afternoon at one o clock after a long life in Wheeling Described as the citys oldest resident she came from Morgantown June 1 1811 and resided here about seventy years Survived by two daughters Caroline Lauisa wife of Dr J C Hupp and Mrs Mary B Tarwill of Oak Park Ill Funeral arrangements not yet set and she was active in First Presbyterian Church and patriotic causes until her late years
Prominent Syracuse figures planned a Cleveland ceremony after New York law barred their nuptials. The trip to Ohio followed a court process and was described amid election and appointment theater in Parkerburg and Martenevinge.
Fragmentary obituary notices list deaths and funeral plans across multiple individuals. Entries mention Patrick Gilmarum aged 19, Mrs Matthews, Mrs Hedlav, and Jacob Clarkaret, with funeral details and dates in December, December 3 and 14, along with locations and times.
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