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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1883
Page
4
The piece surveys broad political currents and temperance views. It discusses candidates for Congress, cabinet positions, and reform parties, interwoven with reflections on European trends, public policy, and the temperance question as debated by religious and civic leaders.
A textured column questions annual panics, urges restraint, and critiques social gossip. It contrasts commercial caution with real crises, notes New York prison abuses, rail and railroads, and highlights public morals, humor, and warnings about sensationalism. It cites politicians, financiers, and writers while threading varied anecdotes.
A historic account details the movement of the George Washington engine from a raft via canal to a river steamboat, then to Wheeling. The engine was placed on an inclined track at the water’s edge to join the main line, aided by two cars and a cooking car. George Washington’s arrival near Wheeling occurred as Baltimore and Ohio Railway reached Cumberland, with Mr. Roseberry Carr overseeing track laying. The joint operation involved steamboat assistance and careful handling by Mr. Zimmerman and others. The narrative notes Latrobe’s supervision and a 5:20 PM arrival on a 1862 date, marking a milestone in the through line construction.
The article recalls early railroad progress at Wheeling and Baltimore with names like Jones Ball and Wendell Bolman. It details engineers, shops, and bridges including the George Washington, plus a heroic defense by Billy Lemon preventing disaster near Kingwood tunnel. It notes a cold Montana morning and a 3 ton wedding at year’s end.
A buzzing scene unfolds as Paty Ryan corrals a giant in Nebraska and Sin Livas faces a wave of ambitious giants. The text notes delays in prize fighting, with many challengers seeking bouts and Debates over who gets to fight whom. The overarching sense is a crowded, unruly pursuit of matches across the universe.
An editorial laments a supposed epidemic of fatal passion among youths. It urges prudence, patience, and restraint, arguing there are many potential partners and warning against drastic acts driven by love debt. It promotes sane, enduring courtship over impulsive violence.
D C Zimmerman of the Garden Spot discusses his interview revealing he engineered the first grasshopper locomotive to Wheeling, correcting a prior Misattribution to Will Lemon. The piece recalls the construction era and honors a Wheeling citizen.
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