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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1889
Page
3
A serialized narrative recounts Hatfield and McCoy family feuds along the Tug and Big Sandy regions. It portrays travelers’ accounts of lawless bands, frontier justice, and mountain life in Logan and Wayne counties, highlighting violence, kin tensions, and borderland crime.
In St Clairsville two years after a prohibitory ordinance, a repeal referendum was held with 119 votes in favor and 142 against. Rumors of betting vanished as council members were urged to avoid influence. The outcome preserves the ordinance and reputations amid a tense local struggle led by temperance advocates.
The Cook County Grand Jury returned seven wholesale indictments in the Croxin Case. Prosecutors say the charges cover major alleged offenses and name multiple defendants. Details on the specific counts and individuals are expected as the case progresses through the courts.
Chicago crime coverage notes the grand jury's delayed return with seven indictments late in the day. Coughlin O'Sullivan Woodruff and Beggs already jailed. Gooney Fox and Kanze named, with Parke in Winnipeg custody, amid tense courthouse chatter about Sullivan’s release and motive. A police inquiry at Dinan's livery stables tied to Cronin’s death looms, while legal observers prepare for trials in Ontario and possible extended delays.
Gov Wilson issued pardons to two convicts. James T. Quick, jailed for second degree murder in Greenbrier County, received a clemency recommendation from the trial judge and local officials. Francis Nolan, serving terms for grand larceny, was pardoned after the penitentiary physician cited terminal illness. Also noted is Charley Mitchell’s travel plans linked to boxing trainer Jake Kilrain and a report of George W. McCann’s suicide in New Orleans.
Charleston June 29 The jury found Dr McDow not guilty of murdering Captain Dawson after a crowded court scene. Julian Mitchell argued for the State for nearly five hours before the judge charged the jury. After about two hours deliberation the verdict was returned.
Fourteen iron firms sign the Carnegie scale ending wage dispute fears. In Youngstown and Pittsburgh areas workers face a 25 percent cut as Homestead and other plants prepare to reopen with non union labor if offers are rejected. About 500 workers at Homestead and 5000 at Carnegie Twenty-Ninth and Thirty-Third mills brace for impact. The broader set of signatories aims to resume operation within a month.
St Louis residents resolve to bypass slow committees and send 85000 in cash by hand to Johnstown and nearby boroughs. Three men, Edward A Noonan Charles E Meed and August Renfler, will distribute the funds directly to families, favoring women recipients for prudent use. The money arrives after a plan to disburse through a central fund failed to meet urgent needs.
Report of a cloud burst washing away tracks at Lane rel Park and Sand Hill railroad, with two trestles washed away and damage extensive. The incident disrupted service and prompted repairs as authorities assess the site.
Charleston dispatch details West Virginia normal schools board selections for next year. Principal and assistant appointments span Fairmont Glenville Shepherd Concord and West Liberty, with changes to executive committees at Glenville, West Liberty, Marshall, and Shepherd. Textbook authority and site ground lease inquiry also noted.
A wide range of political rumors from Washington and West Virginia note that Nathan Goff will not be named Attorney General, with speculation focusing on an Indiana-born successor to Justice Matthews and countering claims about Miller and Goff. West Virginia pensions and postmaster appointments are listed, alongside other local and national items.
New York June 29 stars frail prose wedding notice for Miss Elizabeth Drexel daughter of the late Joseph Drexel and Jobe Vinton Dahlgren son of the late Rear Admiral Dahlgren. The ceremony at St Thain Church was conducted by Archbishop Corrigan with a grand cathedral reception and a procession of notable guests including members of the Drexel and Dahlgren families and other dignitaries. The bride wore a gown valued at about five thousand dollars and the event featured elaborate music, flowers, and formal attire among attendees.
A deadly accident near Biola Avenue injures several and kills Mary A. Dopant of Brooklyn. Names like Max and Mae appear in the surrounding accounts, with a petition and memorials mentioned. The fragmentary report notes the event involved a frame and a vehicle, with medical or court proceedings anticipated.
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