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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1889
Page
4
A Wheeling industrial proposal dominates city discussions as officials weigh the value of a new property. They weigh risks and benefits for growth, jobs, and tax revenue amid opposing viewpoints from local business leaders and residents.
In Astiayo Wisconsin July 20 a mob pursued Joseph Fenech the wife killer through swampy terrain near the railroad. Fenech fled after allegedly killing his German wife over her knowledge of his past robbery. A heavy German reward awaits his capture amid surrounding vigilance.
Missouri Board of Railroad Commissioners adjourned in Jefferson City after ten days of hearings. New freight rates set: grain 10 percent, five 25 percent, coal 25 percent. Rates to take effect once railroads publish new tariffs. Also reports of labor unrest and various notices from July events in Superior Wisconsin and other locations.
A Wheeling Maton recalls past Mosaic Temple dedication in Pittsburg with a poem from Alex Forgay and Samuel Anbley. Reports describe Knights of Honor and National Union meetings in Wheeling, highlighting rituals, charity, and fraternal benefits amid a warm season. Hogan's balloon ascent ends with injuries as rescue follows.
Dry hot winds in extreme north Dakota near the boundary devastate crops. Farmers eat field rodents for sustenance. Emigrants report near total crop failure in the Canadian Northwest and mass migration toward timbered areas. Families subsist on potatoes and turnips while some English settlers kill and eat a young colt. Suffering is described as awful with depopulation of the region possible.
From Portemouth Ohio a dispatch reports Barden and Otway stricken by a disease causing rapid death. A woman died within hours after exposure and ex mayor Freetoan is gravely ill. Water supply suspected. a flood poured through the town damaging streets, animals, and property.
July 20 dispatch reports Mrs Harrision says White House has too few rooms with five sleeping chambers. She notes official demands crowd the residence, urging addition of more space for family use and relief from the insufficiency.
A Indiana Pa detective seeks Belle Allison who left home on June 1 to elope with D B Harrold of Effingham Kan. She took $2000, feared murdered and robbed. Harrold returned June 22 and has since lived with her, puzzling friends and authorities. The report notes other local deaths and liquor license rulings in nearby towns.
A quirky collection of snippets and jokes across topics from courtship to doctors. The page features playful dialogue about marriage requests, a generous physician, eccentric diners, and humorous city happenings. It notes a Fourth of July celebration and odd wedding breakfast details amid local quirks.
Departure and arrival times for the Main Line East serving Baltimore and Philadelphia. Includes multiple accommodations such as Cumberland, Grafton, Moundsville, Columbus, and Washington, with daily and Sunday exceptions. Lists times like 10:00 a.m., 4:55 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 9:30 a.m., and special excursion trains from Pittsburgh and Washington.
Fragmented OCR item outlines train routes and times between Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Bridgeport with unclear figures. Mentions May 12 and various mileages, times, and destinations, but data is garbled and partially unreadable.
It shows a garbled timetable with mentions of ITTSBURG CINCINNATI AMT and LOUIS RAILWAY. The text reads like a daily train schedule with times such as 630 am 126 pm and 840 pm. Other phrases reference Gouimber Yndiamepes and Chie T245 pm, but the source is heavily garbled and incomplete.
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