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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1890
Page
4
A dense, garbled excerpt surveys editorial staff, newspaper operations, and campus figures with scattered names, places, and events. It touches critics, editorial ideas, and the interplay of reporters, instructors, and students, all presented in a sprawling, disorderly stream.
The Ogern House attraction this week features Murnaga's vaudeville company with eleven specialties including Carrie Tatela and Hoeery Pepger. Acts from Lindon Gaiety and Paris child phenom Le Petit Preddy headline a diverse program, plus a grand display by The Two Sisters and The Ten Sities. The show blends sketch, sing, and novelty acts amid a bustling New York style revue.
February transactions show $150000 in deeds admitted to record at the Goart Home with about $135000 rise from January. Baer Brothers plan a seven story brick building on Mato and Sixteenth streets, spurring creekside improvements and new depots. Nearby Caldwell’s property and Parkersburg links signal broader regional demand and upcoming construction across the Seventh ward and Caldwell area.
Letters from Wheeling residents praise the Union Accident and Benefit Association for prompt sickness indemnities and fair treatment. Policyholders recount illness dates amounts paid and the association’s helpful conduct, with multiple testimonials from 1849 to 1890. Local notices include social updates and brief society items.
A quoted passage lauds a rapidtar for starting high, noting no shame in his profession. It praises the brainy student and potential predecessors and contemporaries as rich in genius and character, suggesting a bright path ahead.
An executive conference between Building Denton and the Trades Exchange committees, chaired by Theodore Wagner, proceeded calmly with mutual respect. Both sides heard each other, with no cross accusations, and they narrowed differences toward an early settlement. Strike activity loomed as Holler, Mirri and local unions reported potential actions, though details remained unsettled.
A special Weather Bulletin reports the opening day of spring as the coldest on record from New Orleans to Brownsville Texas, with subfreezing readings north to Keokuk and Des Moines. Temperatures in Louisiana dip 1 to 2 degrees below previous lows and frosts strike Georgia as the Gulf Coast remains unusually cold. Telegraphic events in New York discuss a fast telegraphing tournament set for April 10 at Hardman Hall with substantial prizes and expert judges, while a Cleveland baseball legal dispute and a separate incident on the Virginia Central line round out the day’s notes.
American Federation of Labor unions threaten action if employers refuse May 1 eight hour concession. President Samuel Gompers spoke in Vioga Station en route to Toledo, outlining union aims and potential strikes after May 1. He forecasts success and plans addresses in Toledo and New York with William Dillon of the Glass Workers Union.
At about 11 pm a man attacked Dr. Alicander Neil at his residence, claiming to be Coslin from East Goodule viewet and seeking the doctor for a supposed sick wife. The intruder fired, failed, wrestled the revolver from Neil, then fled. later smashed windows and a police call followed.
A garbled report from Barring Michigan outlines concerns from Arondel county fruit growers about preventing berry damage. It mentions potential early harvest adjustments between April and May, estimates crop impacts of up to 600 crates and 12 000 crates, and references a March conference with New York authorities. The text remains unclear on exact events or actions.
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