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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1893
Page
4
The Wheeling area reports brisk activity across plants and mills. New machinery, expanded foundries, and extended capacity at several firms like the Wheel ing Match Company Riverside mill and others indicate a growing industrial push. Workers are hired as pile driving, boiler repairs, and shop renovations proceed.
General H Boynton argues in the Post that pension reform must expose the real condition of the pension roll. He warns against dropping wounded veterans and calls for an uncontroverted roll of honor. He appeals to Republicans to support a thorough investigation and uphold worthy beneficiaries. The item also notes extreme heat events in Pittsburgh with multiple deaths and worker prostrations.
In 1892 era notes, Darby O'Brien is reported dying of consumption shocking fans, while Kelly shifts to bolster New York with Baldwin as pitcher. Baldwin’s legal entanglements loom over St Louis and Pittsburgh moves, and King’s release signals a turbulent season amid a riot of injuries and discipline.
On the Thames a three man hydrocycle named Englant, with bicycle handlebars and pedals, reached speeds that smashed prior sculler times. Cooper Bates and Atkinson rode Oxford to Bourne 101 miles 7 furlongs in 17 hours 49 minutes, cutting the previous best of 27 hours 28 minutes by four hours.
Miss Elie Hunkler daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Hunkler died last Friday morning aged eighteen A two year old daughter of Wesley Barnes died Tuesday of lung fever Harpesville ball players won a game from Fairview 1210 4 Decoration day Gamesthaler is in New York this 8 Gregg has resigned as janitor of the MJS church Mr S Z Grier left Friday for the Worlds Fair Dr Fred Peregoy attended the Medical Association at Columbus this week The candidates for county offices are the end Mr Isaac Campbell of Campbell Brothers shoe firm and Aggie Wolfe daughter of E L Wolfe were married Thursday night at the residence on West Main Street
A crowded page recounts petty burglaries at MARTING FERRY boarding houses, road crew lime cleansing on Second street, Moonlight excursion on Climax to Wellsburg, and assorted visits. Administrators named, lectures promised, church festivals planned plus tidbits on health, travel, and local society figures.
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