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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1889
Page
1
A fragmented report details sheriff actions and discuss- terceded schemes, naming captains and labor delegates, with mentions of Pinkerton agents, a mass meeting, and warnings about unrest. The text covers protest, safety measures, and a plan to manage a crowd gathered near a penitentiary and mentions a Pennsylvanian crowd and a trial context.
The Turnner Timber Company at Hed House Patvens romety assigns to J O Thomas and K Switzer. Thomas bought goods on late credit totaling 230 dollars. Debts noted include Point Mirasant Bank about 400 dollars and Rufus Switzer 1200 dollars. Assets about 12 000 and liabilities between 7 and 3 000 with 312 00 in accounts.
Cardinal Gibona argues for labor dignity and the right to organize, tracing unions as successors of guilds and warning against secret societies. He contends collaboration between labor and capital benefits the public good, dislikes conspiratorial groups, and urges transparency in labor associations to prevent social disorder.
A Jefferson County Democratic convention adopted the 1883 national and state platforms, endorsed Jeffersonian democracy, and denounced Republican efforts at home rule while condemning tariff excesses. Delegates and alternates were chosen for the state convention, and a ticket for county offices was nominated. The session adjourned after naming central committee members.
A brutal double tragedy in Somerville ends with Anquatus Rosenberg killing Catherine Smith and her son Thomas and wounding others before taking his own life. The scene at Dane Street and Dane Court reveals a troubled living arrangement as police and physicians assess multiple gunshot wounds and a possible self-inflicted death by poison. The Smith family cluster, including five children aged 5 to 14, faced a devastating night with several victims likely dying, while Rosenberg’s motive appears tied to money disputes and alleged mistreatment. Boston notes also report a separate Stabbing and suicide by Dr William White in the city.
Suspect Walsh asserts two hundred poisoned after a Seeley’s Bay picnic where ice cream kept overnight allegedly caused cramps and deaths. Sioux Commissioners in Pierre receive public welcome. carriers report wrecks, suicides, and a Count’s love tragedy. Distillery fire near Freeport and a Roscoe Conkling monument completion noted along with stronger drug endorsements for Electric Bitters.
Financial circles discuss the McCook circular and a possible railroad trust. Oregon Trans Continental and East Tennessee cases dim hopes for a future Inter-State Railway Association. Chicago and Alton Northwestern lines may be acquired and run by Union committees. Also: stage robbery attempt at Champion Mill. West Virginia pension grants. Persian minister Hadje Haseem Ghooly Khan travels aboard Ia Bretagne.
A New York dispatch reports boxing figure Sullivan slipped reporters and fled toward New York by rail to avoid arrest. He allegedly taunted Lowry in a 10 foot ring and later claimed fearlessness as he traveled by Grand Trunk line and Baltimore and Ohio trains. Frank Stevenson arrived in New York with $3,600, Kilrain’s share, asserting Kilrain’s treatment could have yielded a stronger effort.
A report recounts how Officer Nichols shot after confronting a cap of eight to ten men in the Eighth ward. The pistol jammed while he ordered the crowd to halt before retreating toward the tobacco factory and crossing the river to the opposite bank.
In Worthington and nearby areas excitement grows as a Camden railroad plan promises three hour rail access to the West Fork Valley, elevating Palemont to Clarksburg corridor into a fledgling business hub. The town experiences a boom with improved hotels, land sales, and rising farm values as oil prospects and investments attract capital. Ex Senator Camden and Judge Piening receive praise for advancing the railway project.
Ed Wansbarger moved into a new home on Hinghlaon Taursday. John B Cochisa plans to begin a new building on Fourth Street in the Gray estate. Jr. O U A M delegation visited Beltair and Phneedawavanin. Wier returned to Washington Pa after visiting Miss Eiden Gray. Mrs Tanca Ferren and Bett Robinson of St Clairville hosted Schwab of Wheeling in the city. Mrs John Pennington has been laid up with a broken leg. Edward UpArerail and family moved to Anderson Ill, now occupying the Updegrui homestead. Electric Light Company service proved unsatisfactory. City remains open for a lone contractor.
Citizens in Johnstown Pa gather at a 1200 capacity Prove byterium Church to condemn how relief funds are allocated. A committee drafts resolutions demanding direct cash disbursement to donors’ intended recipients and urging cessation of costly contracts and future fund pledges. The meeting, chaired by Barges Hore tel, also criticizes state mismanagement and calls for clear accountability before further aid.
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