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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1891
Page
5
Fragmented OCR lists marriages and local events in Mineral County with names such as Miss Ma Rilailter and Miss Sallie Martin. It mentions license filings, church ceremonies, and social notices, with scattered references to individuals, locations, and dates, reflecting a busy local social page.
A garbled historic clipping lists military actions and figures with broken phrases. It mentions units, places, and dates in a jumbled stream, referencing assaults, casualties, and forces moving across fronts. The text is largely indecipherable but signals a wartime dispatch style.
Tele type news from January reports Governor Beaver signed the death warrant for William Went, convicted of murdering Andrew and Mrs. Crouch and an invalid. Went faces execution on February 28, with his defense lawyers noted and local officials preparing for the case as town residents recall the brutal Grove homestead murders last May. The article also mentions arrests, court terms, and local reactions in a sprawling, crowded community record.
Judge Cochran outlines a bold plan to remove part of Wheeling Hill to create 16 acres of buildable land and 25 acres of public use. He proposes private owners, led by Pathor Sullivan, exchange land and funds with capitalists to finance excavation, turning the hillside into a central city parkable district within the municipal limits.
Mr. Reymann of Reymann Brewing Company rewarded seventy workers with $1000 life policies, $1000 accident coverage, and a daily disability allowance, issued through Union Accident and Benefit Association. He previously provided $500 life policies to sixty employees, renewing this support as a sign of trust and goodwill in employer relations. The act is praised as prudent and motivating, while urging other bosses to follow suit.
Winter work advances on the terminal railroad with a tunnel under Ghuptine pushed through and a temporary station discussed near Rey tand Brewery to serve business until permanent facilities north of the creek are completed. Wheeling and Lake Erie connections at Martin's Ferry are planned, with accommodations likely. Court rulings over the circuit factory case are noted amid diplomatic marriage chatter and social gossip.
The Walon Accident and Benowt Association of this city shows steady growth and strong finances. At its annual stockholders meeting in Us city the officers praised their work, reporting promptly paid claims and growing patronage among Wheeling’s top citizens. The new year opens with renewed business and trusted policies fulfilled.
A clipped local miscellany recalls residents arriving home after holidays, visits to friends in Pittsburg and Steubenville, and plans to teach in Findlay. It notes limited travel due to unmelted snows and records several social engagements, church events, and a few local injuries and deaths amid a scattered 19th century tone.
An advertisement-like account claims cure of a severe skin disease after using Cuticura Resolvent and related products. It references a lingering ankle condition and emphasizes improvements through ointments and tonics, urging readers to seek the Cure for Skin Diseases from the publishers.
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