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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1893
Page
4
Legislative session highlights labor measures, including Pinkerton police limits, wages biweekly, convict road labor, and union protections. Industry reports cover mills, gas, steel works, and public utilities with note of strikes risk and continued operation changes in Wheeling area.
Miriam Chapter No 1 will host its regular meeting on Tuesday evening welcoming new Stars. The Star of the East will be presented to members, with initiation of new members and references to past commandants. Alpha Lodge K of H reports solid turnout and a pipe social planned for the 23rd as an open meeting for friends.
The Indies of Holliday Rutet Corps No 1 held a large meeting at G. ALR Hall on Thursday evening. Members reported a successful February supper and planned another social. The First Annual Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps W.B.C. will be at Grafton April 26 and 27 with national and state representatives attending. Reliance No 18 lodge showed rapid growth with over 500 members in Holliday city. by-laws adopted. two candidates initiated and two applications received.
New York March 4 The Basoche a three act opéra comique by Albert Carré with music by Andre Messager opens at the Casino. Performers struggle with the French wit but orchestral execution shines while the plot of a Paris law student king confuses real and faux rulers amid wartime misperceptions. William Haworth's A Notmey Match debuts in New York to cap a varied week.
On Tuesday Stange presented Yesterday a clever, direct sketch at Herrmanns. Its rapid movement shows a man reliving a fifty year crime, love triangle, a brother killed, and Dorothy's madness. Miss Kidder substituted at last as Dorothy. Bornand’s Our Club also well played. Friday Lillian Russi stars Girofl Girofla at the Garden Theatre.
A faded tale relates Dennis O'Fake claiming he once kept the White House hand during Hayes's era. The piece recounts the evolution of the presidential shaker, its guard, and a modern official who preserves and operates the device, revealing curious history and mechanics.
An article describes a secret mechanical arm worn by the President, assembled from aluminum and leather with a spring and wires, operated by a hip battery and controlled by a push button. The device imitates human motion, including hand warmth and grip, while a special coat conceals it.
Readable listing from the store highlighting dinner sets tea sets tete-a-tete sets chocolate pots pitchers comports salads and related tableware on sale at the retailer.
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