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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1894
Page
7
A chaotic jumble of political commentary and local crime reports references Lancaster and Philadelphia. Mentions movements in Nicaragua canal funding, tariff effects, and a dyn amiter issue, alongside police incidents and a dramatic burglary under a bed leading to a suspect’s escape.
The piece muses on Washington as the nation’s glory and citizen duty, praising public buildings, statuary, and parks. It notes plans for a boss train service of the B&O Capital with reduced fare tickets starting March 8 between Wheeling and Pittsburgh, featuring parlor and sleeping cars on morning trains.
An interview with United States Consul Delaplain describes Demarara and Georgetown as dangerously hot and unhealthy. He notes high heat, disease, insects, and dangerous conditions for white residents, with details on population makeup, sugar pricing, gold prospects, and colonial governance.
The Labor Quest cites the labor question in the colony. It describes 3,500 indentured laborers monthly from East Indies to sugar and gold sectors, with five year terms and 120 1/2 cents daily, later allowing higher wages and home transport, while aboriginal bands and costs of labor are noted. Sugar remains the main production, with estates operating at low prices.
Special Telegram from Luxerneves Virginia reports General James Longstreet's blunt assessment of General Jubal A Early. He calls Early’s career a dismal failure, cites lack of war genius, and notes estrangement during the war. Virginia legislature and assemblies honor Early with resolutions and half mast.
The President’s southward voyage nears its end as the party reaches Cape Hatteras. They observe a mix of waterfowl and land game including rabbits and red deer, along a remote coast far from regular traffic, making updates scarce while the journey continues.
March 3 report from Cincinnati notes Grand Exalted Ruler A Apperlz of the Elks orders expulsion for members and press linked to coverage of the Apperly Meyers dispute over meeting locations. Board of Trustees purportedly relieved of duty as rift widens. 90 percent oppose regime, expulsion possible for officers and adherents. Also: Mannington Opera House Company chartered in West Virginia with $10,000 capital. organizers listed.
Fragmentary death and birth notices list names such as Mollie, Mollie fe Fee aged 6 and a baby infant M. and Mollie, with dates like February 25 and February 27 in 1804 and 1868. Multiple misspelled locales and scattered ages imply a page of personal notices from a paper with garbled OCR.
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