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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1883
Page
2
The Register notes its large circulation, claiming several thousand copies and wider reach than any newspaper in two Virginians or Eastern Ohio. It highlights advantages as an advertising medium for BEAD BRANES CO and Melimtex products and related items.
The text recounts a chaotic scene surrounding a boy labeled Peck's Bad Boy, with family members and bystanders unsettled by a startling event. The father reacts as neighbors and officers respond, while residents recall prior incidents and speculate on the boy's behavior and the consequences. The piece moves through a jumble of dialogue and memories, culminating in a tense, uncertain mood about what happened and what comes next.
A garbled Steubenville article describes a cluster of names and events around Mace Jackson and local figures. It mentions the King of Wartenberg, police society members, and various residents like Freday Morning crowds, with references to political figures and civic groups amid a chaotic historic page segment.
James W. Frasier of the St Clair Hotel buys Dasiel Stun stake in the firm. Residents visit relatives. Misses Kuiton and Armstrong travel five weeks. Teachers head to Normal Institute. Grange Adams and daughter sail, Astor Schoepper visiting. Candidates for county offices roam up. Lawn social and Foreign Society event at A Y McKelway’s. Upcoming Home Picnic at fair grounds on August second. Community scenes include town residents visiting, local elections chatter, and social gatherings.
A fragmented Benwood column reports on local industry, road funding, and civic affairs. It notes Mildred McCabe’s visit, the Riversade Iron Works workforce, and a growing street scene with mentions of the Benwood mining firm and partial road funding concerns. The piece touches on county politics, upcoming school expansion, and city leadership activity.
H Latimer & Co have opened a drag store at McDonald’s site with lively trade. A new inst a beta project will bring valuable improvements. Repairs at a facility have taken three to four weeks and near completion. H Rodpea & Co and Ulettag iron works are active, with plans for turning out products soon. Reliant reported a similar upgrade and a forthcoming inspection with positive results.
An 19th century Washington Pennsylvania column reports on failed Glass Works funding, local civic discontent over a stalled project, and community notes. It mentions baseball matchups between the Lean and Fat Nine teams, early bicycle and tricycle interests, a resigned schoolteacher, and a nonresident chosen for a teaching vacancy. The piece also touches on pedestrian challenges, political races, and a rumored or halted railroad brakeman incident in town.
Local notes report the waterworks scheme in Palice Ward with Frank McMul ch named special policeman for Kin e Ward and First Ward, amid ordinance debates and resignations. Readers learn about scarlet fever cases, theatre attendance, council petitions for pumping and tanks, and county commissioners meeting notes.
Readable portions describe a town meeting of colored residents funding church work, a festival at Masonic Hall, and local clerks and ministers traveling to conduct services. Reports mention a big oil strike near the Big Bandy river and various residents visiting Marietta, Wheeling, and Pittsburgh, with brief remarks on employment and infrastructure projects.
Hon Ja S Cochren of Martin Ferry visits Bellaire amid rumors he seeks the Republican nomination for Representative. Addiyom Whompsom of BL Clairsville also seen. both candidates face a rough canvass. Varied local items follow including social events, visits, a lost wallet recovered, and a fishing party planned for Capting Creek.
Clarksburg reports a jail party tour by a visiting group with M W Ball praised for jail management. Inmates described include Kettle, Cunningham, Miller, Mole, Hosey, and others, with notes on appearance and charges from rail robbery to entering Wiltingds store. The piece notes a compliments-filled visit, a tea party at Col Henry Hays, and local social figures including Emily Garrard and Miss Duncan, plus a Texas professor guest and local incidents at the sewing machine.
Delegates meet at Parkersburg for the National Association proceedings. President Butcher and officers elected for the next year include B L Ratcher as president and S Fleming as recording secretary. Papers on educational reform and press freedom are read, with resolutions and committee reports approved. Notables such as Major Warmaley, Prof Wade, and Col Cyrus Scott attend, and university figures are praised for their leadership and influence.
Gossipy notes from Gretna, listing corn and hog market remarks, shipping updates to Globe works, visitors from nearby towns, and social calls. Funeral of Mrs Carrie Blayney noted. locals visiting from Triadeloplle and Weeneelinae mentions. Social events include Home Lodge guests and upcoming gatherings. various arrivals and farm activity described.
A young wife seeks to confront her faithful husband with his alleged lover. With a Cleveland attorney, she schemes to trap him at a quiet street house. The plan backfires when a confrontation leads to a dramatic, dangerous scene with a pistol and fleeing intrigue.
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