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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1890
Page
4
A garbled page from Wheeling Register shows scattered references to public figures, commentary on American politics, warnings about investigations, and restless bets on events. The text mentions governors, county travel, and election talk, with stray lines about prize rewards and national issues amid disjointed sports and social notes.
In Wilkes county and nearby towns ministers preached that the world would end, sparking excitement among Baptists and a long-standing preacher Rev. Samuel Jailer among others. Meanwhile a New Mason Lodge was organized in Bridgeport with officers and visiting Masons from multiple towns, and social events followed at hotels and local gatherings.
Testimony details a Cincinnati man’s involvement with forged documents and autographs used to bolster a political letter aimed at Governor Foraker. Witnesses describe seeking signatures and autographs, and a scheme to bluff rivals with a doctored paper. The case ties Wood, Campbell, and various senators to the broader political maneuvering.
A long quirky piece recounts Senator Ingalls resenting soap endorsement use of his likeness, then turning into a tale of a reporter derailing an interview about shaving and a shameless soap laudation printed later. It includes a rat trap electrocution device and a Pacific railroad committee note, plus a poker raid by officers at Dave Grant's place.
Special correspondence from Parkersburg notes the Thursday night wedding at the bride’s home with Rev Hite officiating. Also listed are visiting legal figures, stockholders of the Parkersburg Chair Factory, river conditions on the Little Kanawha, an upcoming Purmere Institute at the Court House, and local business and political news including real estate efforts, a pension trial, oil tests, and residents traveling to Baltimore and Georgia.
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