Wheeling Catholics Weave Cathedral History and Clergy
A Wheeling church page outlines the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and its evolving ties to the diocese, noting figures such as Very Rev. J. Bessill and Very Rev. H. Inter Senin Vicar General among the clergy. The article traces archdiocesan origins, notable parish leaders, and the community’s growth around Wheeling, with references to cathedral duties, liturgical roles, and local Catholic heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stil Testhop
Virgaia
Munde Wieeling
Lee
Lawrence
Lin Dulles
Tiger Delia Tuck Chan
Herman Catholics
Bail
Whelan
Helmond
J. Bessill
Sietwanly
da- Pojuc Dlveyse
Ogeral Pineal
Evolution of Wheeling Cathedral and Related Churches
The article traces Wheeling cathedral’s Gothic design and grand scale, noting its 150 foot length and tall spire, and recalls its early believers, architectural ambition, and the split to form St. Alphonsus for a German congregation in 1866. It highlights Rev. Peter Krensch and Rev. J. T. Salli von’s roles, the 1875 fire, Bishop Whelan’s leadership, and the expansion of Catholic parishes in Wheeling, Wellsburg, Cameron, and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fata
Irelands
South Market Street
Stet
St. Alphacisux
Peter Krensch
Juo
T. Sallivon
Vican Ardres
Evra
St. Alphogsua
Whelan
Antun Schlescher
Weiden
Liechupeh
Mather Sutitene Fos
Reid
Jan Wheeling
Henry Hoffan
Une
Sullivan
Wheeling
Benwood
Thin
Henri Mc McBertan
Wellsburg
Braech
Moundeville
Cameron
St. Soap
Kerry’s
Haltimore
Mile Rock
Cattiolic
Pan-Hansdlc Nobels
Fool Killer Tales Of Eccentric Tidbits From Monroe And St Louis
The fragment describes bets and dares by young men in Monroe and a St Louis resident offering to eat vast amounts of food. It mentions Sherman of Georgia swallowing Abe’s fi a, a wager about sixty partridges in thirty days, sixty eggs during fasting, and a St Louis challenge to eat grapes or pie. George Edwards of Goldsboro bet he could drink a quart of oysters with whisky, then faced the undertaker after finishing. The Fool Killer questioned the feat after the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Sm Ga
Shelton
Lina
Jeser
Sheraas
Alwad
Abe Fia
Sumiays
Monroe
Elwandsy
Ong Vise
Biseail
Citteen
St. Louis
George Edwards
Noah Caroline
Goldsbore
Old Oddities and Tales From Long Ago
A fragmentary item notes oddities across the world from a Magiead relic to a Bethel resident living through many presidents. It mentions a German hotel keeper aged 89, a Green Cove Springs man who eats with a spoon four hundred years old, a couple’s seventieth wedding anniversary, and a 118 year old woman in Port Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Hendrickson
N. Y
Cyrus W. Andtown
Bethel
Washington
Meinert
Golden Trumpet
Roien Hnell
Germany
Green Cove Springs
Fia
Josiah Hurd
Kennington
Lah
Hector
Brrport
Montgomery County
Pennsylvan
Fashion Notes and Umbrella Manners in Early Spring
Fashion notes describe imported fabrics and bold trims in corn blue and Ottoman ribbons with flowers and fruit motifs. The column includes a vivid street scene about umbrellas, etiquette, and a court exchange about a neighbor dispute amid a maritime tale of a mysterious sea creature sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valors
Womanly tendencies and fashion notes in Canadian Belle reviews
An article reviews views on women's nature from an interview in the Philadelphia Prep, contrasting manly traits with womanly desires for love and concealment. It discusses fashion, domestic life, jealousy, and the critique of modern dress, alongside brief notes on Cyprus occupation and Turkish women under clothing customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reade
Charl
Philadelphia Prep
Sue
Ant
Patty Tewobian
Women and Men in Society Amid Montreal Winter Carnival
The New York Sun reports on Professor Bellx Activeale and the Society for Retreat Culture discussing gender roles and admiration. It cites Canadian circles praising Montreal and Stooklys, Murray, and local beauty, with women skaters and sledding paired off with men, while contrasts in strength and partnership are debated amid winter pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickering Lali
Bellx
Society For Retreat Culture
Frooklyn Bridge
Helles
Murray Bill
Montreal
United States
Sida New York
Manuel
Lily
Fragmented 19th Century Scattered Tales and Legal Notes
A long composite column mixes gossip about social habits and etiquette, with snippets about fur clothing, tobacco questions, and manners. It includes references to a Belfast incident, a New York doctor on temper, and a harsh portrayal of a court or colonial affair involving French subjects and a prisoner in Lokoja, plus musings on Jackson and birthplaces in early North Carolina lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlera
Mme
Belfast
Conservatory
Levia
New York
Stie
Mavis
A Winter Reminiscence Incoherent Hall Item
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a hall scene with garbled lines and unclear speakers. It appears to be a damaged reminiscence or narrative fragment with partial phrases and names unreadable. No coherent events or outcomes emerge from the legible portions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wheeling and
Vicinty
Church of
Wort
Cabbie Church
Owen
Saeior
Hasan
Henan
Valli
Prieefaak
Uuroaugl
Weil
Catherine Fe
Ani
Brenan Hewitt
Iivaded
Jaeus Morrie
Accurvd
Prrmaneuk Society
Dery Windbelil
Anibibo
Juan
Win Blea
Fashion Notes
Uabeelin Cares
da Brelli
Hall St Frient
Snailey Goods Store
Drokw
Vetick
Hindas
Lael
Shy
Civark
Willi Richardson
Echooner
Elizabeth
Herbert Elliott
Aiwayseng
UC Awe
Lowe
Detiny Vayu
Kane
Moston
Cyprus
Asi
Couniel
Laly
Island
Tommy
Cypris
New York Sun
She & Louis
Tey
Fogushman
Panston Daily News
Siete Leone
Luke
Perens
Niger
M. Matt
Sore Saaplelen
3Eunt
Lokoja
Vrenchisen
W Prisner
Walersone
Jackson
Wilesestas
N.C
Jarkson
Maian Calnty
Tickory
South Carolina
Hank
South
Ervor
Pat
New
Geo. R. Taylor
Perealines
Cambries
Pereales
Ory Song
Sacoues
Brues & Coffer
Eastern Dry Goods Store
Marshall &Co
Mainn Street
Io Mlanketa
Marshall & Co
Decker
Heines
Vegase
Mason & Bhoni
Ee ‘Tesnilion
der Bofors
Tor
Sah
Fee
WM. H. Shebbh
Ame
Wasauigtuy Halt
Ober Betardax
Sohneed
Bovender
Ning Court
Onioeoanty
W. Va
Naki Ot Trenwil
Chrintsax
Commissioners
JR Murry
Adtmd
Weqwased
Annie H Crim
Ratorday
Peurmary
Wise Biew
Bear Pulumac
Ohio County
Lughat
Cinticmans Hun
Adjlute
Tate
Mamiwer
Jobo Atkinson
James Keky
Renstiel McCarty
Bers
Ain
Peranus Tierra
Wien Imenanty
Clerks
Hy Vietoe
Prhenary
Ghia Ii
Auiliow
Thali
Marti
Coletree
Beara
Wat Third Street
Stein Street
Hetty Howe
Lenin
Elise
Uruk
Kase
W. Comins
Ballastor
Lusistad
Eutea
Kiewaty
Silda
Howard Bros
Malin Uthert
Nat Semeur
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