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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1894
Page
7
The notice outlines a printing business offering daily and weekly delivery options. It mentions pricing by denomination, delivery in town, and distribution through newspapers and stands. The document includes references to weather, local events, and disruptive social topics of the era, with scattered editorial notes on trains, politics, and international concerns.
A muddled selection of letters and essays discusses cranks in society, population counts, and a strong critique of the English House of Lords. The writers envision the Lords as a privileged, hereditary oligarchy hindering democracy and predict their eventual removal as Britain trends toward a more populist system. The piece compares England to the United States and reflects on monarchy and governance.
Fragmented report from February 17 describes armed men in Kentucky during a feud near Ashland. A reporter was halted by a revolver fire while attempting to leave Tranaript office. Baxter and Captain Allen showed militia support, with shots fired from a steamer at townsfolk. Suspect in West Virginia faces charges of defrauding a pension fund of 2,500 dollars. A letter from Theodore Roosevelt discusses Americanism and foreign policy, contrasting domestic and foreign ties.
In Sistersviewe February 17 report by Eureka Pipe Lire Co shows twenty four hour output at 19 791 barrels up 2 439 from yesterday. Cumulative oil from Feb 10 to Feb 17 totals 84 032 barrels, down 1 000 from last week, with weather affecting production and expectations of upward rebound. T A Hair promoted to General Superintendent of Melton & Co and will move to Pittsburgh. RS Sanders to take over locally. Jobs J Curtis well on Morrison place due Sunday or Monday. Storey Bros drill near New Mar Hasville under fundraising efforts. news scarce due to contractor material delays. Neill & Co Pittsburg preparing new wells around Flaharty Run near New Martinsville. contract awarded for piping at New Martinsville and work to begin when weather allows.
The Secretary of State issued certificates of incorporation to Wheeling Loan Company and Lettuce Oil Company. Wheeling Loan seeks real estate and personal property lending with principal office in Wheeling and capital of 50000. incorporators include Gaddie Reed James Fan Tomlingon Hurke. Lettuce Oil, Charleston, capital 20000, aims to manufacture drugs oils and chemicals and operate coal and mineral ventures. incorporators include W Edwards Jourdan Smith Stutth Williams Richardson.
John W. Clark of Sixth Street restaurant opposite the J & UK depot was arrested on a bigamy warrant. He allegedly married Viola Gihan in Hamden Ohio and remained with her while claiming marriage to another in Cincinnati. Clark claims a fake marriage cert was filed by him, and that the Ohio woman’s parents believed it genuine. Also notes Republican endorsements and Ohio Editorial Association officers, plus a closing ad for bitters as a cure for scrofula disease.
A mosaic of terse fate reports and crimes from February 17 across multiple locales. Mentions include a kerosene lamp accident, bank embezzlement charges, a physician’s death, mine casualties, a forest fire near Manitou, a Fort Sheridan murder case, a presumed fire in Bay St. Louis, a bank embezzler’s arrest, silk ribbon workers strike mood, a dramatist in illness, land patent reconveyance, a Napoleon statue toppled, and a British steamer collision with casualties.
Lucy Reid, proprietor of the Reid saloon on Ann Street, was jailed in Virginia for non payment of fines and costs. The sale of the property was insufficient to cover penalties, and bondsmen may bear uncollected sums.
A shopper recalls spotting a chameleon at a Sixth Avenue tailoring shop priced at thirty five cents. The creature looked plump with bright eyes and a curved tail. He took it home in a box and fed it sugar water. Upon opening the box the lizard changed from brown to brilliant green.
A narrative describes taming a small creature that escaped from a dressing table to a cluttered morning. The narrator recalls freeing the animal from a badge of servitude and providing a sandy area, calendar perch, and cozy spots with plush cases and laundry lists. The tale ends with the wind blowing in as dawn breaks.
Sandow the strongman announces engagement to Miss Blaoche Brooks of Manchester England. Rumors and sensational reports from across the Atlantic had pressured him, but he now declares the truth publicly. The item blends celebrity romance with sensational press culture and transatlantic gossip.
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