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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1894
Page
7
A jumbled OCR page from a West Virginia printing era issue shows scattered items. Fragments mention delivery schedules, weekly vs daily rates, subscription terms, postal references, and political chatter about candidates and suffrage. The text includes stray notes on contracts, publicity, and a sermon-like critique of social reforms with no cohesive single story.
The text portrays a labor leader urging men to return to work at Tule, amid a harsh backlash. It notes employers firing competent new hands while rehiring old workers, and describes strikers seeking any job as Autocrat Deas wields power. Dens’s leadership is blamed for wrecking organized labor in the United States.
A dramatic report outlines unrest and political fear in a nation facing perceived collapse. European observers fear revolution while Americans debate local disturbances and the impact on civil order.
Advices from Corn Island report a serious encounter between British troops based there and Nicaraguan forces. The British reportedly seized Nicaraguan government papers and fled under the Nicaraguan flag, provoking natives who recovered the governor and martial law was proclaimed on Corn Island.
West Virginians travel abroad during the heated term as listed from New York and Atlantic City. Dr Robert Williams sails to Rotterdam from New York. Mr and Mrs Jacob Jelenko of Charleston depart for Bremen. The Wheeling party including Mr and Mrs W P Hubbard and daughters stay at Dr Hamilton's in Saratoga Springs. Others book stays at Asbury Park and Atlantic City hotels, with several names and homes noted among travelers.
A long excerpt discusses a coming era in which light will stream from walls and ceilings, replacing chandeliers and bulbs. Nikola Tesla and McFarlan Moore are cited predicting cost reductions and a shift to light transmitted through tubes and vibrations in a vacuum. The piece envisions light transforming cities, removing poles and fixtures, and creating unbroken daylight with broader aesthetic and economic benefits. The article also notes a public notice about Hon. Friend Cochran’s death in West Virginia.
Obituary notices recall several deaths including Melaney aged 48 with funeral arrangements at St Marys Church and Kaisers, plus multiple other notices for Han shumarer Muldrew and Lizzie McLanen with details on dates times and locations.
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