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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1885
Page
5
Movements among manufacturers and labor groups reveal tensions in wages and work rules as market signals shift. Reports note rising tonnage of coal coke prices and labor costs, with several plants curtailed or paused operations amid wage disputes and extended production forecasts.
The article reports on finding capital for a plant expansion with operates under eight factories, noting wartime style strikes and worker blacklisting. It names Witman’s Foundry and various mills across Pa, N J, and N Y, with unions pressing for nine hour days and wage disputes. It cites Carnegie Bros Co and Murray mine plans and mentions idle mills and upcoming auctions.
A century note reports Knights of Labor, Caplin and other industrial efforts. Mention of railways in New York covering forty miles, rail toolmaking from old rails, and a safety lamp patent. West Virginia accidents, Pt Pleasant council salary talk, and a Sewell depot lumber transfer using rope tram across the New River described with technical detail.
In Bellaire the industrial and social scene is lively with talks of resuming a rail factory and layoffs silencing machinery. The city hosts numerous social events including three marriages and a birthday party for street commissioner Louia ng. The post office plans hint at continued incumbency through March 1886 with possible Democratic change afterward. Army recruitment and church activity grow as crowds increase and Parkersburg recruits arrive. A baseball match between Dares and fevers drew a large crowd, with plans for a rematch and shuttleworth in Kjanda expected to reveal more.
A garbled 19th century item mixes mining wage debate with local society notes. It discusses slack coal payments and miner compensation, nearby church picnics, store hours, town visitors, accidents, and civic events. Names include M. Croft, Prof. A A Clark, and Gen. Grant memorial decorations among scattered local remarks.
Fragmented BENWOOD note describes thick coke dust covering streets causing visibility issues and prompting calls for sprinklers. Mentions mourning for General Carroll, death reports, and political chatter about Grant era, and a new steel company pursuit.
A mix of social updates from residents and visitors appears. Mrs. Virginia Bowers travels from Water Street to Altoona, and Miss McCabe plans an extended Rochester trip via Canada and Niagara. The Benwood iron works foundation progresses, while accidents and visits keep the community connected. Local residents, clergy, and visitors are named along with minor events and entertainment notes.
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