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 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1897
Page
9
A thin page fragment shows fragmented lines and garbled names such as Siditent and Soro with stray terms like Canary and Tei Zaterd. No clear event or roles, rendering a cryptic, incomplete poetic snippet from the MS poem page.
A battered OCR fragment surveys mining safety data, showing fatalities and orphans, while railing against state laws and proposing revisions. It mentions individuals such as Brown and Vera Sih Might and references a disaster context with missing coherence.
Obituary and sale notices reflect the life of William Myles a prominent Wheeling photographer and public figure born in County Cork. The piece recalls his twenty five years in Wheeling twenty seven in public service and long political involvement. Also details land sales on Market Street and Fifteenth Street property bids and adjournments with bids by Gutman Speidel Unrub and James Neill. The report notes church services and local civic events following his passing.
Bidding on downtown Wheeling properties drew lively action as Main Street No 1409 fronting 21 feet 4 inches and Market Street lots drew bids from $10,000 up to $18,100 before selling. The sale, overseen by assignee Howard Hazlett, saw Charles and Samuel Busbey noted as former owners and David Thar as the successful bidder. The final prices approached 800 dollars per front foot, with details of parcel locations given along Fourteenth and Thirteenth streets.
A large Texas delegation arrives in Canton to press for John Grant of Texas as a cabinet candidate chiefly for Postmaster General. Major McKinley receives them, with Quay and Penrose seeking Hastings as a possible cabinet choice. The group includes bankers, lawyers, miners, railroad men, and journalists led by Leach and Kane, presenting a memorial for Grant.
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.