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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1892
Page
10
A sprawling, older style summary covers theatre figures, company changes, and upcoming productions with names like The Sait Pasha company and The War of Wilkes Booth referenced. It notes actors, managers, and events in New York, Chicago, and European shows, including planed Shakespearean projects, opera, and dramatic tours.
A Harper's piece recounts publisher antics and a Georgia governor prank about a dog and a mule farm scheme linked to Senator J B Gordon. It frames publishing as a business, notes women reporters and industry pressures, and ends with a tale of a dead dog swap and a stock-farm joke involving Gordon and a dog mail.
A satirical meditation on Columbus and his legacy, reciting dates and myth while critiquing royal patrons Isabella and Ferdinand. The piece riffs on geographies, history myths, and the modern view of exploration, ending with a plea to honor Columbus’s courage.
Dr. Graves, sentenced to death for poisoning Mrs. Josephine Barnaby, learned the Colorado Supreme Court granted a stay of proceedings, delaying action on his case. Canon City residents welcomed the news as officials noted the court’s heavy docket, while Graves remained hopeful for a quick acquittal or new review in the future.
OCR text shows a chaotic schedule of divisions and accommodations with scattered times in the afternoon and evening. References include Cincinnati Express, Columbus Accommodation, Pittsburgh area routes, and a Claireville accommodation, noting Sundays mostly excluded and several times like 1:28 pm and 6: a DEE. The item reads as a fragmented notices page about transport or lodging divisions and their weekend operation.
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