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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1889
Page
1
A sprawling, garbled recap combines wartime cabinet actions, inquiries, and foreign events with scattered names, places, and dates. The text threads through American and British figures, Samoa waters, London and Berlin notes, and stray references to vessels, trials, and a sea of uncertain details.
A fragmentary notice hints at Gradsted Frenils tied to the Countess Di Montarcale in a social or legal matter. Names and exact relationships remain unclear as OCR yields only brief, enigmatic phrases without dates or places.
A private telegram from Cast this finesing states that Virginia Knox Montercole plans to appear on stage next year, with a divorce likely to be finalized to enable this. An intimate friend suggests she may accept engagements in New York society circles, while others doubt she will leave private life. The rumor mill cites families and admirers as weighing her lure back to public life amid a possible move to Europe.
In Comminn Plene Court Judge Kaley sustained the demurrer of the Irper ry Printing Company in a $40.40 libel suit brought by Cuaneiraen Paul Piald and Won. Volkman. The judge held libel must expose degradation or contempt and that the article accused the plaintiffs of illegitimate birth. The decision drew protests from legal circles and was appealed to the Circuit Court.
In Lexisimos Virginia a pistol duel occurred after a quarrel between Warwick O White and H C Starkey. Both sides fired repeatedly, resulting in White being struck and the men retreating to Washington for healing. The event followed political tensions with West Virginia Republicans expressing strong opposition to Democrats.
In Venango county Cranberry township a diphtheria epidemic claims nine children in four days and many others ill. Public meetings are banned after a council ordinance closes gatherings as investigators trace outbreak to ages five to fifteen. Separate items note timber fraud probes in Ashland and a fatal assault at Tool Works in Hamilton, Ohio with Matt Matthews severely injured.
William Martin secretary of a labor group earns strong backing for Dr. Labor Commissioner as officials probe forged aliases and Montreal arrests. The report also notes a political figure, a judge, and the widowhood of a prominent district attorney amid a tangle of wills and estate actions.
Police chief Mehente, returning from Lincoln Nebraska with the Little daughter of Mrs J A Ridgway, abducted months ago, reports the child is being brought home to her mother. Grandchild of Commodore C P Richants mentioned in confusing detail amid the case.
A fragmented report outlines a conspiracy to resell American brewery stock and manipulate the London market, with mentions of American firms, brokers, and a scheme to boost advertising for a brewing company. It references court actions in New York and a public execution in Cincinnati, plus unrelated notes on health, crime, and merchant activity.
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