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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1890
Page
8
OCR text shows a chaotic collection of items including auctions, property notices, charity events, church announcements, legal notices, and police court references. Entities include Wheeling, Kaneas city, March dates, property parcels, and various local organizations. The readable fragments indicate a dense, patchwork issue with multiple topics and several named individuals and places, with no single dominant story.
The trial of Rodney Dickerson for rape of Florence Wilson occupies Judge Paull and a crowded jury over several days. Prosecution and defense present lengthy arguments. jury returns to court to consider verdict, but hangs with no agreement, prompting adjournment to Monday morning as spectators fill the courtroom.
Real estate transfers include Hervey bar sold to Jacob Thomas for 4500 on 123 acres north of the city. A property at Market and Twenty-seventy streets sold to Globe Building Association. Clerk’s office records list multiple deeds from 1589 to 1690 with varying sums. New corporations chartered: Charlestown Toe and Telegraphing Company to manufacture ice and ship, with capital stock up to 50000. Ronceverte Lewisburg and Coal Railroad chartered with capital 3,000,000 and key investors named. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertisement ends.
Chicago hopes to land the World Fair with strong backing from Washington and rivalries with New York. George H Parks of Chicago expresses confidence, notes preparations, cost estimates, and political factors. Also mentions local visits, public notices, and rail excursion promotions in Wheeling.
A sensational Wheeling dispatch reports a brutal murder on Market Street near the Wheeling Instalment Company store. The victim, identified as a longtime city resident called High Prices, suffered horrific injuries before the body was found near the building under construction. The firm’s officials admit guilt, alleging a predatory scheme selling cheap goods at low prices.
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