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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1895
Page
1
The Defender defeats the Vigilant on the prescribed course to claim the American Cup for the United States as rival yachts from Britain prepare for the inter national contest. The race covered a round trip from the Aeensnes to windward and return with Defender posting the winning time and score.
Boston reports widespread nail price hikes tied to a New England meeting of manufacturers. Extras card to be issued. 60 percent of U S nail factories have agreed to higher prices due to material costs and wage gains. Also notes drownings, accidents, Madrid battle reports, and a prominent West Virginia businessman death.
Special to the Register Parkersburg W Va July 20 one of the most brutal murders in the city history occurred last night at the home of Mary Mullen age 50 above Mrs Hayden scene shows a broken pattern of crime with a missing motive and a servant Sarah Brown under arrest. The murder weapon a 2 by 4 splinter used to strike the old woman in her chamber while her son Patrick Mullen and a grandson were away. The coroner's jury found fatal skull fractures and bruises with hair blood clots, while a bag of money remained untouched. Shoes found on the rear porch tied the case to Sarah Brown and Dora Headrey. Police search for more suspects and possible break-ins plague the town.
July 20 Sofia mourners and foreign diplomats fled in panic as a mob trampled wreaths during ex-Premier Stambiloff funeral. Cavalry restored order after a second panic near the grave. Speech by M. Petnott condemned Bulgaria’s enemies amid unrest. In London, election results showed Conservatives 295 and Liberals 0.
The first double murder in Pike County in years occurred near Platitttrap on Russell Fork of the Big Sandy river. John Matney confronted Will Thacker over beating his wife, Thacker killed by three gunshots, Matney wounded, fled to Pikeville on $5,000 bond awaiting trial. Mrs Lewis collapses from nerves. Ashton Webb found dead at Salot, heart failure noted. Hood's remedies advertised.
Friday night speakers at the Assembly praised the grand reform work of the W C T U with Mrs Emily L Me Laughlin of Massachusetts well received. Saturday, farmers’ day drew large crowds as Deaconal exercises, papers on women in medicine and physical culture were read, and a lively Question Tax session followed led by Miss Danes.
A Fairfield girl named Ann Bell is accused of horrific crimes including disemboweling a baby, hanging a boy over a well and burning him for refusing to admit murder. Her prior acts and a later conviction for voluntary manslaughter in a separate case are noted, with other regional briefs following.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie, Baltimore and Ohio, and Valley Railroad reach a broad agreement to share tracks and access. Cleveland access expands for multiple lines, with new double track from Brooklyn to Cleveland and freight and passenger rights across key segments. Toledo access anticipated via the Wheeling & Lake Erie from Creston as part of the deal.
Seven Black residents were killed in a morning explosion tied to hazardous material at Mart Five. Abe Phililne and Phil Arnold, both Black farmers, were fatally injured days earlier in a different blast. Phillips’s widow perished in a separate blast. A man was severely burned. authorities reported widespread damage along Abe Jochatta Street and nearby areas as investigators probe motives and safety failures. The piece also notes unrelated legal actions and local weather forecasts with scattered details about city streets and repairs.
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