16 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1890
Page
1
A fragment titled Coming into Power centers on a singular act or moment described as caught between stations. The readable text hints at a transitional or pivotal scene likely in a dramatic or political frame, with little additional context available from the OCR snippet.
Odessa Missouri February 15 a Union Pacific freight collision near Odessa caused a wreck with engines melted and cars piled. The engineer and fireman escaped burial. A fast mail train was saved by the conductor signaling ahead. Widow identifies the body in the wreckage.
Tory weeklies attack the Communion's report as unfavorable to Mr Parnell. The Spectator and The Saturday Review condemn the English party and its leaders, while advertisements promote the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton RR and rail service advantages for travelers and Pullman cars.
The brief notes a large English estate once owned by the Moffatt family, valued around 10 million pounds, with James Moffatt identified as a farm hand heir in the United States. It outlines heirs in several states, ongoing legal claims, and a London attorney hired to pursue the case. Also covered is Prince Alexander Battenberg’s appointment in Austria and anticipated European political prominence, plus President Harrison attending Carnegie Library opening in Allegheny with Blaine and Pan American delegates invited.
Barnsville notes report A Ee Deat of Peoples National Bank Mark Albert of Albert Hons LY Shipley and others in Crearcot City for Mardi Gras festivities. Obituary notices for Kinroee Will S Gregg and local deaths from pneumonia follow. The week previews a Farmers Exhibit and upcoming municipal candidate discussions with social events and marriages among prominent locals.
A severe collision occurred on the HR and ridewex line near Datidetowe with an eastbound stock train derailing. Fireman and a sixteen year old boy died, two others survived. victims named Elisa Grome and Charles Joepmulle were among the injured or killed. The crash halted traffic as authorities investigated the scene at Bleimdale.
A report notes extended hours without concrete requests from the Birikes employees, stating no imminent actions or demands expected. The piece emphasizes routine overtime patterns and absence of explicit labor actions against management.
Reports from the Chronicle Telegraph outline discussions on an eight hour movement within Pittsburgh labor. Leaders expect demands for eight hours pay at current rates, with no general strike on May 1. Building trades show mixed profit and wage practices, with about five thousand workers across carpenters bricks and stone masons plasterers and apprentices. The piece notes no major upheaval foreseen and details the distribution of trades and workers in the district.
Mancecove Missouri February 15 reports a repeated attempt to fire a building causing nearly 20000 in losses. Seven of the town's best structures burned and a physician's office yielded a dead body wrapped in a sheet. The blaze spread rapidly with other buildings later burned, including a Thursday night rolling mill. About 25000 dollars worth of wheat burned, and large rewards offered for incendiaries.
The Economy Pay anniversary service opened at daylight with ceremonies and music. Heads of the society reported wealth rising to 25 to 35 million and described extensive holdings including factory plants and farms. New workers named include Dr Benje com Pebbe and wife Henry Fetcht and wife John Cinae and wife Julia Stickle and others.
Ragged report from Bostox describes discovery of a mangled body in Lebanon Maine, with Mrs Sawtelle identifying marks on shoes. The piece details bloodstains on a buggy seat and oil cloth, plus attempts to wipe away evidence, amid a flood of puzzling facts and delayed notices.
An explosion at Grapeville in Greexsurne Pennsylvania on February 15 injured several workers. Chancey Pittsy and others tried to remove a clogged pipe from Brown well when a roar shook the area. The derrick was ripped apart, Pittsy was hurled 30 feet, and Dr Wakefield plus others suffered serious injuries including near drowning.
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