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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1896
Page
6
A dense page fragment shows noisy labor debate, price lists, and shop items. It references unions, wage talks, and factory notices, with names like Wendell Phillips quoted about labor justice. The mix includes advertisements for bricks, machinery, and local trades, reflecting industrial activity and worker concerns.
January 1 report from Sistersville West Virginia notes postal business has surged and may elevate the local post office to second class after the current fiscal year, with receipts and mail handled rising toward 39,000. The city buzzes with visitors and residents traveling to Wheeling, Marietta, and Akron for personal and business reasons as local figures and merchants carry on with routine activity.
The jumble reflects a stock market snapshot with scattered names and figures. It mentions January activity, traders, and various stock movements, though illegible portions obscure precise quotes and entities.
A Johannesburg dispatch reports President Kruger and Sir Hercules Robinson failing to settle disputes. Kruger seeks annulling the 1884 convention, annexing Amatongaland to the Transvaal, and enforcing a passport system. Orange Free State may back the Transvaal amid fears of British naval force and German ties.
London 11 Jan. Great Britain is preparing for war on a large scale with Germany or with Germany and allies. The government backs this with a grand display of new naval power. Amid this, the Venezuela dispute is to be referred to arbitration or resolved by the United States. Admiralty and war offices mobilize, and London erupts with ex-officers eager to draw the sword as ships are commissioned.
London January 11 ministers met with all members present. Joseph Chamberlain returned from Dehbe greeted by the Queen amid cheers. The Westminster Gazette says Salisbury will outline steps toward reapproaching with France and Russia and an effort to end the Venezuela dispute by direct agreement. The cabinet expects progress on diplomacy, while naval reserves are called to readiness as tensions rise over Transvaal and shipping.
London reports one day after Kruger's offer to disarm the vitlanders. Only three of fifty Maxim guns were handed over as riotous crowds in Johannesburg confronted troops. A small party of burghers fired indiscriminately, prompting a retreat and further orders from Boer authorities.
Sir Hercules Robbson, governor of Cape Colony, removes Jameson from the Mashonaland administrator post. F. J. Newton becomes administrator and secretary to the Br eh Baranualand colony. Delegates from the Orange Free State travel to the Transvaal to discuss steps with the republic's government.
A semi official note published today says Britain will submit to Parliament in regard to Armenia Transvaal and Venezuela. The U S Venezuelan Commission will soon access all material points of British care. President Kruger issues another proclamation urging Rand citizens to behave as reforms are introduced.
A long report details regular and special Masonic lodge meetings across Ohio and nearby cities. Degrees conferred include third, fourth, and fourteenth. invitations to Pittsburgh and Wheeling lodges are noted. lectures by notable officers are described. social banquets and open-houselike events accompany installations and receptions.
The fragment reports Union No. 282 and Silver Wave Castle No. 11 lodge activities, including officer installations, proposed memberships, and forthcoming memorial and initiation events. It mentions officers such as J. W. Morracke, RoE. Bryson, and M. Preston, with references to meeting dates and future programs in Handjan's Hall and related venues.
The report notes a large exchange of valuable property and related office changes centered on Weston and linked in part to Postmaster Japien Edwards. It mentions W V developments, political activity by Populists, and a local train incident in Ceredo with Alex Goiney. Cleveland pharmacists are urged to focus on their own business.
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