This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1887
Page
1
Fragmentary era text mentions Rome and labor, with scattered names and phrases. The garbled lines show a political or social commentary tone, referencing a legislative body, labor figures, and a failed wheel turn metaphor, but no clear events or identities emerge.
The passage describes a heated struggle within the Democratic ranks over calling an extra legislative session to resolve the United States Senatorial contest. Governor Wilson signals or contemplates a special assembly, while factions dispute timing, appointments, and potential compromises. The piece notes anticipated appointments and political maneuvering centered on Leas, St. Clair, Camden, and others, with emphasis on party unity, election strategy, and legislative procedures.
A public scene in Arn Washington voices sharp critique of the Consular Service as the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill passes through.
In Washington February 26 the agricultural bill advances as debate resumes on consular and diplomatic appropriations. Remarks target State Department estimates and party loyalties while calls for reform in foreign representation echo through Senate and House discussions.
Reports describe a malerate quake felt across Charleston and nearby Summerville with waves moving west to east. No damage noted by authorities as the tremor coincides with European upheavals and a sequence of distant disturbances.
Conflict at Junction Iron Works persists as both parties refuse to budge amid ongoing idle status and no resolution in sight.
Reports from Mingo Junction indicate Jaughtin and Junction Steel Co. mills remain idle as Amalgamated Association officials press demands. Secretary Martin and President Welbe note Knights of Labor efforts to recruit new workers have failed to shift the situation. No conferences with Bailey expected. authorities pledge to inform and deter replacement labor while legal actions loom around the dispute.
A delayed Will Delaplaine hearing moved to March due to a material witness. A theft at Second ward market house: a pocketbook valued at 240 was taken, thief arrested and jailed awaiting Monday hearing. Strong wind and rain caused a gale. no major damage reported. Crematory furnace dried. trial run planned. Helen Lockwood to lecture on social life in Washington with focus on women's equality. Local stage and concert notices feature My Aunt Bridget and Cal Genthier's company at the Opera House. Various community notices include Lent lectures at the Cathedral and a strike impact on local mills and workers. River gauge reports indicate rising waters with ongoing heavy rainfall. City theater and entertainment updates note performances by Gilday Comedy Co. and Mussard group, with ticket sales beginning. Snow and wind disrupt travel across the state with ongoing avalanche-like delays.
Cardinal Jacobini, senior Cardinal Priest of the Holy Roman Church, died at home in Rome after a long battle with gout and heart disease. He was visited by the Pope and received last rites, with his career spanning roles in Propaganda Fide and as a papal diplomat to Vienna and beyond. His elevation to cardinal came in 1802, and he later held key posts under Leo XIII managing foreign affairs and Vatican diplomacy.
Fragmented dispatches describe multiple quake shocks across Campolaes Forti and nearby localities with casualties, evacuations, and rescue efforts. Paris reports include political commentary on German elections and calls for compromise, while figures in France discuss potential shifts in foreign policy.
February Senate session in Washington opened with discussion on a proposed building project and its rent comparisons to current costs. The presiding officer Mr Sherman arrived to administer the oath for the successor as President pro tempore after Mr Tagalls took the chair making remarks about parliamentary tradition and honoring the retiring presiding officer.
A tragic February accident near Easton Pennsylvania on the Lehigh Valley Railroad killed six boys aged 12 to 15 walking on the tracks two miles above the city. The seven in the party scattered as a coal train approached and a fast passenger train struck them, mangling their bodies. Victims named: Walter Moon Walter Heath Willie Pearce John Uregg Charles Loontein Manning Garial.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.