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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1889
Page
9
A garbled OCR text fragment mentions a notarized action and an annulment context with scattered names and phrases. The legible parts reference a court or legal filing and terms like annulment, with limited readable names and dates due to corruption.
An 18 year old Italian was drowned in a creek near Brooke after a mishap while handling a foal. Local authorities are investigating the incident and notifying relatives. Further details expected from the Brooke County coroner's office.
Report of a gashed near miss at James Spaidel & Co wholesale grocers as a lifting mechanism gave way. James Spaidel, J. W. Waite, and another worker were near the elevator, attempting to adjust a container when the elevator started. The incident threw them clear. both men survived with injuries as the street crowds watched the precarious scene unfold.
Reading the fragmentary item list reveals several police court references and municipal notes. Arrests include Ella Curries for unknown offenses and a couple of watch-related incidents. Local activity covers gas pipe work on Park Street, a crossing obstruction warrant, a home demolitions, and a fire at a Twelfth Street inn.
A report from the Ohio County Bar Association meeting at the courthouse notes election of delegates to the National and State Bar Associations, discussion of entertaining delegates, and plans for a possible excursion and banquet. The issue also records several robberies and a burglary attempt, property sales in the estate of Boyd Sterrett, and various social notes, travels, and local business advertisements. Links to rail and railroad personnel changes are included along with notices of excursions and local society movements.
A serious accident near Wellsburg injures Frank Smith of Brooke county as his horse spooks at a passing rat and throws him, badly injuring his head and leaving him in critical condition. A separate runaway incident injures Walter Wheat and two children, with Mrs Wheat sustaining a head wound while the others escape with minor scratches. Additional text advertises Sarparilts as a tonic.
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