08 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1885
Page
1
A garbled election era discourse discusses civil service reform and public finance. It laments corruption and wasted funds, urging voters to demand accountability, focus on industry, and back sound measures to revive business and wages.
A damaged 19th century account reflects on the era after the rebellion and the impact on government, the Democratic party’s shift under leaders, and public sentiment about military glory, governance, and national direction. It references Lincoln, the Republic, and postwar political realignments with mentions of generals, cabinet actions, and public debates.
A chaotic swirl of White House gossip swirls around President Cleveland and his new cabinet. Reported tensions include staffing delays, financial strains for office housing, and influence battles among key Republicans and allies.
In Washington on March 1 visitors filled the Capitol area amid ongoing cleansing of the building. Senators expect limited time changes ahead as the party plans committee adjustments. A grand church service for President Cleveland drew notice with Rev Willing Bartlett officiating and a large congregation in attendance.
A flurry of resignations and new appointments fills the Interior and Treasury with names like Manning McCulloch and Thurman Pendleton discussed as replacements or high level appointees. Rumors place ex Senator Thurman and ex Senator Pendleton for key posts while others debate retention of Charles Coonkins and possible successors in the Treasury and State departments.
Crowds gathered at Madison Square Garden as Donovan and Schock battled in a grueling roller skating race. Dono van set pace early with 1000 miles covered by dawn while Schock closed the gap. crowds cheered as scores climbed and prize money was distributed.
A neighbor in Lavours, Daxora, reports Joseph Tall and his wife and three children found in a deathly state six miles south of the town. The father, mother, and child aged five died or remained comatose as physicians struggle to determine the poison’s cause, with the father’s condition deteriorating.
A March report from New York notes interregional freight and merchandise movements rising. West and Northwest demand cars, grain and live cattle trade improve while east coast activity slows. Iron demand steady, coal cheaper, petroleum output up due to torpedoed wells. grocery supply movement steady with price shifts.
A civil case recalls the Padwary incident of April 1884 in which factions led by Frank Flynn and A. Doran clashed. A “Committee of Fourteen” helped restore order. Plaintiffs Hor Srames Harris seek 175000, Behan 100000, Nagle 25000 in the U S Court against city officials and businessmen.
Jessie McCorkie a 19 year old Protestant girl from Brooklyn was arraigned before Justice Massy after being arrested for associating with persons of immoral character at her stepmother Mrs Ellen Mc Corkie’s home. The court heard she preferred Congregational worship over Catholic rites, and her stepmother sought to place her in the Home of the Good Shepherd. The judge released her to the care of two women until arrangements for her future home are made.
A dramatic Waterford riot story reports drunken soldiers clashing with locals and police, with injuries on both sides during a March 7 incident. The dispatch also notes a forced British troop retreat and related weather and public-interest items across the region.
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