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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1894
Page
6
Reports from Wheeling and nearby towns describe resumed operations and growing demand. Mills such as Whitaker, Hermony, and the corrugated works restart, with hundreds employed and paydays resumed. New battening warehousing and sanitary pottery begin, while several mills anticipate further expansion and new sites in the region.
Finance and trade pages recount global markets with notes on money on call, mercantile paper, and exchange. It covers stock quotations, bond and commodity movements, and weathering uncertainty from Washington on tariff and revenue, with detailed prices for rail, steel, and tobacco shares and bank receipts reflecting a dull, narrow trading day.
A New York Morning Journal interview with Miss Edith Murray and Miss Jenoio Grovini reveals the daily rehearsal routine of two young dancers. They describe improvised, acrobatic steps built from the split and bend, demanding long hours and constant training to entertain the public without injuries.
In the weekly review of Southern business conditions a general improvement is noted with rising activity. Several factories are starting up, including a rolling mill with about 1,000 workers and an iron works with 500 workers. Newport News shipyard adds 1,200 jobs on new contracts. back clearings improve, fertilizer sales remain strong, and spring buying is promising.
February 10 reports describe two injuries in Wenstra. Alex Overand of this place was badly hurt this morning by a fall at Ella Cost Company's mines at Milee villa. H. M. Hodgson of Webster was thrown from a platform on the P and L track while rounding a curve near Tenth Street and is seriously injured.
Late sporting notes outline Billy Lakeland's wealth and training progress for a January tilt with Dixon. Joe Choynski and Steve O'Donnell fight off due to purse issues. Patrician Foster eyeing Withers horse plans. boxing bouts and trainer movements feature across Chicago and New York scenes with multiple clubs and managers cited.
A bank failure in Seville prompted a scramble as deposits were received up to the day of closure. Many depositors lost their funds with the bank reportedly holding as much as $50,000 in liabilities and cash totaling a smaller amount. The episode reflects a severe blow to customers who had trusted the institution.
A wreck near Texas Pedtiia New Orleans February 1 disrupted rail service. Train No. 612 bound for Bo red faced delays and a fatality Penlaton reported. Dispatches mention possible reinforcements to Timbaddoo Philippe and Col Archinsard commanding Freeh in Boudec.
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