18 Mar 1888
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1888
Page
1
A chaotic account details the city budget fight centered on a new levy and projected taxes. Officials grapple with approval delays, public works promises, and a heated council debate spanning weeks as residents await concrete plans.
A Charleston Savannah telegraph dispatch reports a fatal train wreck near a trestle south of Savannah Georgia. The private car of Lehigh Valley president William Wilbur aboard with George Gould and others was wrecked. several injured and numerous names listed among the dead and injured. A separate note covers a court argument in Chicago and a meteor seen near New York, with other brief items from Dallas and Wisconsin.
A string of brief sports items from Suvcoyvee to Philadelphia covers a boxing match won by Lee Hill after a twenty round bout, with other notes on fighters including Billy Myers and Jack Dougherty. Also reported are a Canadian sprinter’s surrender in San Francisco and a Kentucky stock offer for Phialla from Barile.
In a Chicago interview published today Morrison discusses his bid for second place on the Democratic ticket. He backs Indiana Governor Frank Hanly as a preferred nominee and expresses a desire for a fair representation in the Illinois delegation, while avoiding a direct clash with Gray.
Reports detail widespread destruction of vessel property and loss of life in the Apnatoowes river area as an unknown schooner was sighted by a revenue cutter. Harsh weather hampered pursuit, with several vessels sunk or wrecked and many people drowned or saved by rescue efforts. The storm's toll spreads into Maryland Delaware and Virginia lowlands, with coastal residents enduring extreme hardship.
Memorials mark Emperor William's death as thousands line the route from the palace to Unter den Linden. Chaplain Koegel prays for the deceased and Frederick. Pine branches and black canopies frame the hearse as crowds weep and watch the cortege pass amid salutes and imperial symbols.
The report lists injured passengers from yesterday's crash with four in City Hospital. It notes Tucker is critical and others remain at Hotel Bennett or home. Also covers Wheeling baseball plans, managers, spring schedule, and local court and public works items with Chambers Roscoe case and new Court House details.
New York reports Colonel Frederick Grant denies claims about General Badeau’s authorship of his father General Grant’s memoir. A May 1834 letter shows Grant refused collaboration and insisted the work be his alone. Separate notes announce incorporation of the Logan Club in Wheeling for real estate and social purposes, with initial capital and officers listed. Burglars robbed Williams Regan’s residence, forcing entry and ransacking rooms.
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