16 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1896
Page
1
A Newport area report outlines a murder investigation tied to Port Thomas and Pear Guyan Tolacceen. Witnesses include Jaessegaivek Walling and others, with police excavations and jurists debating guilt amid safety and jail concerns.
Special to the Register Parkersboro W Va February 15 James Sherman the milanio who is under arrest and serving a sentence for vagrancy at Uniontown Pa which expires today is making a hard fehi to keep from being brought here charged with the dadatilt of Lula Wetherell He has made affidavit before Judge Ewing to the effect that he never was in Parkersburg and Judge Ewing will give the trainer a hearing Monday Assistant Prosecutor McCann and Chief of Toles DW Heston will be there and will also have present the watch man who identified Sherman as the man who wits much expited and asked him about the leaving Wate of 2 freight train on the night of cy assault A negro pris onee in the jail as Uniontown states that Sherman told him he committed the assum and how he did it and the mn Wostird who saw the mulatto at Mononga state that a pair of shoes is dewn located near there which was traded to the mulatto for gum boots and Sherman wore gun boots when arrested at Uniontown The authorities think they will get their man and he will be brought here Meaiday ah
A garbled account describes a May Day event with plans for meetings, speeches, and processions. It mentions legal permission to assemble, involvement of the Governor’s supporters, and a debate over constitutional prerogatives. The piece references multiple political figures and organizations, with unclear sequencing and many corrupted terms.
Mr and Mrs Belmont sailed for Europe today on the steamship Marastre with family valet and servants. Aboard were Farauil Vaniiheblit and Mira Belont's youth, while Noah Hiver collected fare at the pier. Flowers were sent as the Majestic departed. The Belmonts plan a long voyage, with no public reception.
A gasoline incident near Pullern Street in Wyndham injures several people including three year old Mrs. Santa Fass Sadie Conroy James Richardson and a porter from Chicago Nat age 44. The collision damages the car and leaves engines and passengers injured. The wounded include Miss Conroy likely to die, with wreckage and casualties spreading along the road.
A garbled report outlines Mae Trayoes contesting a Senate seat with a partial vote tally. It notes 116 members present and references Walker, Girard, and Tineknen amid gun and revolver incidents, detailing clashes and a disorderly scene with Crooks and Westure men as bystanders.
Fairmont West Virginia February 15. Mr Jet A Clark received word that his brother in law Mr Geo Clerk of justaconting Minnesota died suddenly of heart trouble. Mr Clark was president of the Clark Coal and Coke Company and well known here. He leaves sisters Mrs George Woodble of Lonacoming and Mrs John Clark of Fairmont plus Mamie Clark and Brother Will of Lonacoming.
Columins O February 15. C C Waite president of Hocking Waterroad rang the driver to move his private car. He cannot be removed without danger of fatal effect from pneumonia. A doctor attended with him throughout. He was son of the late Chicky Justice Waite.
At City Hall last evening the Republican County Executive Committee planned an early meeting to fix the primaries date. Several candidates voiced pressure for an early primary as campaigns intensify and a lively contest logic grows amid rumors of commissioner and clerk races.
Thomas Garrett and James Garreghty spoke in the Fourth ward with George Greathouse John T. Manley F J Bell and John Yost in attendance. Hon GW Atkinson gave an hour long Republican viewpoint address that was well received. The primary election is set for the 20th with polls from noon to 7 p m.
Eliza J Nicholson proprietress of the Picayune died at 8 20 am after grippe weakened her. Born Pearl River Mississippi she became a famous poet and editor collaborating with George Nicholson. The Nicholson firm, Nicholson Co, led the paper until recent years she leaves two sons aged fourteen and younger.
Henry David Hearn is jailed in a sensational case in Als involving a murder accusation tied to the administration of nitricaril from a Toes pus science source. The deceased woman died in convulsions amid allegations of prior tense relations with the husband and a proposed marriage to his stepdaughter if her mother died.
Two murders and a stabbing occur near Augusta Kentucky as Robert Tanghin his wife and her fourteen year old niece are killed during a night of darkness. Local authorities report no clue to the assailants while the community remains unsettled and anxious. In New York Minnie Bison dies from gas asphyxiation at a house on Webber Street after being lured by a man named Race. Police deem the death accidental caused by a gas leak from a stove pipe. Race confesses but claims no responsibility for harm to Minnie.
In Parkersburg West Virginia February the Board of Regents selected George S Johnson of Princeton to receive the contract for a new Colored Institute to be built at Bluefield. The three story stone and brick building will be funded by a $5 000 appropriation from the last Legislature. Principal chosen is Prof Hamilton Hatter from Stoner College a Beech College graduate.
Parkersburg dispatch reports Aunt Sadie Morris aged 113 in Mineral Wells near Mineral Wells West Virginia dies at home. She lived alone and performed her own housework until a few weeks before her death. Her age and faculties were noted as undisputed.
The Berkeley County Farmers Institute is made a permanent group in Martinsburg W Va with officers elected Robert C Burkhart president George Sperrow vice president Edward Tupton secretary and executive committee members Alexander Clohan W A Thatcher Edward W Tupton Robert C Burkhart and H L Couchman The meeting featured papers on dehorning Angus Polled cattle bookkeeping sociability for successful farming and plans to form a fruit growers association The Board of Agriculture adjourned to meet in Buckhannon with Edward W Tupton elected horticulturist assistant to the president
Oil reports from Waverly describe multiple new and productive wells in various fields including Florece No. 14 and 15, Cross Caray No. 2, Ogien and Ross farm, and Brith Creek. The industry notes rigs and operators expanding, with promising shallow oil prospects and ongoing exploration by Bateman Watson, Regier, Parker, and others. A courtroom motion in Parkersburg involves Ritchie Oil Gem and Cairo and Kanawha Valley Railroad, with Gracy deemed nonessential.
London reports Archangel confirms Dr. Nansen is safe and returning from the north while experts debate whether he reached the pole. Washington notes the Archangel dispatch does not prove the feat, and officials compare it to earlier unreliable rumors from Irkutsk and Sandy Hook.
Four men died in a Republic Michigan mine accident when a skip jumped the track and toppled while raising workers from No 1 shaft. Killed were William McGraw James Dodge Adolph Boitel Mathias Pagel. Injured included Chayos Anhirent and others. recovery of some is doubtful. News notes mix weather and other items. weather data appended.
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