12 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1885
Page
1
A sensational account from Pall Mall Gazette alleges revolutionary plots against the queen’s authority and moral decay. The piece cites readers and public figures pledging to defend the realm against alleged vice, urging vigilance against subversive influence and calling for moral reforms.
A fragmentary summary notes a sensational announcement about a political scandal in London. It references the Pall Mall Gazette, a secret inquiry, and cautions about sensational reporting while noting the paper’s large weekly circulation.
July 11 report from Parkersburg details Caroline Robinson Lenhart forming a notorious past as a madame and former keeper of a house of ill repute. Indicted for bigamy adultery and miscegenation she returned to West Virginia and was captured by police after threats against a prominent citizen. Her arrest stirs local society and promises revelations if her case proceeds in Wood county court.
The body of Joseph Manning, about 25, was found drowned between a steamboat and the wharf after a dispute with Jennie Glenn over another man. The coroner ruled drowning from unknown causes. Manning, raised by Allen of the Kanawha Valley, left a wife in the west.
The Trade Outlook notes no rise in movie merchandise volume for the week ending July 11. Reports from Baltimore, New Orleans, and Southern centers show dull activity amid expectations of a bountiful crop. In Minneapolis and St Paul, buying is scant, but optimism grows for fall business. Grain prices, rail rates, and lender activity shape movements, with wheat surplus estimates around 116 million bushels and government reports awaited.
In Washington, reports say Col John W Foster failed to seal a second Spain United States commercial treaty. Secretary Whiting and other officials took a pleasure trip to Woodmont near Harper's Ferry. Back in Washington, First Assistant Postmaster General Stavenson restricted visitor hours and boosted daily post office deliveries as McGerson discussed a new inspectors manual.
President Cleveland asks Governor Hail to run for governor and to name a Republican to replace the Noyes choice. Harrison Seasons and F C Seasons discussed. Hoadly accepts the nomination with no opposition. Also local items: a near-drowning scare, a woodworking injury, a baseball game in Bellaire, a vagrant story of Wilk Welch, church services, and assorted notices from Hanover Hotel to local trades.
Rumors reach Coronado, Texas of a fierce clash on J. C. Slaughter’s New Mexican ranch with sixty Indians and sixteen cowboys killed. Excitement runs high as confirmatory details are awaited and tribe identity remains uncertain.
In St Clairsville area notes reflect visits and social happenings as residents and guests mingle. Marriages, court actions, jail bookings, and political matters are noted amid community chatter and forthcoming county events.
We take pleasure in Introducle Motare J Harrington Co late of Boston Mass who have by pure wording secured interest in a matter.
A newcomer to Wheeling declares confidence in success by offering exact goods in ample quantities at the lowest prices. The speaker emphasizes serving the community fairly and promising profit to customers who patronize the enterprise, while acknowledging the need to earn local trust.
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