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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1897
Page
5
The column weaves through industrial activity from Paterson to Mount Vernon, detailing railway coke traffic, canal and rail labor disputes, and union actions. It highlights workers’ strikes, wage discussions, and the push for eight hour workdays, referencing unions, local leaders, and key industries nationwide.
In Marietta several visitors and residents share social visits. Notable events include Mary Mortlitt’s birthday anniversary and a Thursday gathering at a friend’s home. Other notes mention trips to Chicago, Hot Springs, and Cincinnati, plus engagements, marriages, and a thimble party at a West Side home. Local teachers addressed a junior audience, and postmaster ties were celebrated in a family gathering.
An OCR damaged snippet from Tiltonsville references court, residents, and a family scene. Names include Mrs Inekerson, Mra Thes, and Telant with scattered local mentions. Content is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or dates.
Burlington notes report Charley Hovehey suffering an attack of meagele and Charley Kuckuck convalescing. Albert Yebo died after an operation at Dr Haskin's Knapital. He was buried Thursday. Undertaker Ahert noted as sober and industrious. friends mourn his death.
A detailed West Virginia Masonic week recounts Wheeling Commandery No 1 and other lodges. Reports describe preparations for the Grand Commandery meeting in May, work on degrees, and gatherings of Bates Lodge, Temple Association, Albert Pike Preceptory, and Cyrene Commandery with guests and inspections. The piece extols Freemasonry’s guiding spirit, faith, and symbolism, and notes a Ladies of the G A R meeting debating union with the Womans Relief Corps. It also covers K of P and Odd Fellows notes, including elections, resignations, and club activities, with emphasis on fraternity, ritual, and community ties.
In Williamstown West Virginia Tangary meeting remains in prokvesa at the M G Church with three conversions this week and several altar accessions. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Roe of West Plains Missouri visiting the speaker’s mother Mrs. Jane Roe, plus Mrs. M D McInroe and Mrs. John Lenhari visiting. Clarence, son of Mod Hyer, recovering from severe burns. Porter Flesher, respected citizen, dies midweek. Rev Kepler conducts funeral. Attendees include Mrs. Dudley Whiston and children of Sistersville visiting relatives. captains and crew from steamboats attend.
A heavily garbled dispatch from Rome discusses Ottoman policy, Armenian concerns, and European power dynamics. It references British stance, Russia, and potential shifts in influence around Constantinople, with notes on religious and political maneuvering shaping a fragile balance in the region. The piece hints at looming crises and the need for cautious vigilance by Western powers.
A Civil Service Commission special exam on October 24 offered a clerk position in the War Department Adjutant General office. Miss Staley Staker, a State Snaker, was rejected after passing the test while others failed. the article discusses gender bias and the commission’s handling of the open position for both sexes.
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