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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1885
Page
2
A convoluted Anglo American era collage battles crime Masonry reform and race while musing on political shifts. The piece references The Maryland end color ban, Pest House reuse, Washington society, and a warped editorial tone. It mentions Uncle Sam, labor, slavery, and a New York Sun critique amid a stream of local oddities.
The text surveys unsettled schedules for championship games and player contracts. Several clubs lack complete rosters and pay demands stall agreements, with two Brooklyn players seeking raises. It notes disputes within leagues, the Eastern League action in Philadelphia, and potential quarrels over recalls and suspensions.
The article surveys upcoming releases and recent publications across literature, history, and science. It notes Mr. Garey about to publish The Bo and Bewapaper earnings, John Brown biographies, and new works from editors and associations, with attention to rights, editions, and market reactions.
In a bustling scene the newly elected Senator from Delaware, Mr Gray, faces eager office seekers near the Capitol elevator. A Lady in a fur cloak presses her position while onlookers, including ambitious youth and aspirants, observe drawn out by the spectacle. The piece notes Mr Joseph S Miller’s Internal Revenue appointment, celebrated in West Virginia, and mentions Senator Wade Hampton’s recovery and local political chatter surrounding the senators and acceptance of merit over faction.
Local Benwood scene covers payday at the Riverside furnace and a delayed Ohio River rail line due to a secretive incident. Mentions the major operation pause at the Benwood iron works, a Texas trip of Miss McCormbe, road improvements on Ship Macs Hill, upcoming weddings after Lent, and a grand march at the rink led by Mrs. Bure and Mr. Sith. Also notes coke-filled city streets, exodus of six carloads of exigrants, and a passenger missing the Ohio River train.
Local items report Democratic primaries with ward by ward candidates, business and social updates across Bellaire and Wheeling. Mentions include a new railroad schedule, a revival, church concerts, store openings, marriages, repairs, and upcoming skating events at Ely Wans with plans for a third rink.
Local notes report a potato race at the Presbyterian church gathering with Arthur Nick Thanate Sink des Mallatty winning. Other items mention new drug store plans by Fe Dragg, property sale for $1,000, deaths, attendance at county and township events, and several local residents travelling or ill.
Parkersburg West Virginia March 21 funeral services were held for J I Stribling at the Ep church after his death at Weston Insane Asylum. Mentioned are local figures Captain W M Clements, Mrs Henry Boreman and a host of community activities including church services, dances, fires, and social visits across town.
Washington Point reports tense campus election at Festerdape with ticket clashes between Phi Kappa, Pi Delta Theta and others. Voters debated water works in Wheeling era, showing turnout gaps and mayoral precinct totals amid college events and community notices.
The report notes a slow spring with focus on Bishop West Virginia's mansion on tug street and a visit by General Superintendent Clements of the B and C railway bidding farewell to old friends. It mentions local residents and visitors including John Day of the Intelligencer and W V Vernon, plus a change in railway passenger depots and a fraud case involving postal theft in Astor, Ritchie county.
In Clarksburg on March 21 little new on the Ashcroft Doree murder case. No preliminary examination planned as public interest ebbs with sentiment against both sides. Robert Haley survives a prior overdose of strychnine. Homer Hugill departs for Missouri amid rumors of a broken engagement. Phillip Clifford lectured at Centennial hall on St Patrick's Day and a tenure of office act issue surfaces in Cleveland.
In New Martinsville on March 21 Levi Oblingoe will take charge of his blacksmith shop as spring brings activity. A large crowd gathered at M. B. Dinvia’s residence for a Thursday night supper hosted by local Indies. Various local odd notes include misdated names, a complaint about David King’s misfortune after moving to Bellaire, and scattered humorous items about a chicken roost and a quirky chancellor reference.
A fragmented note from March 21 outlines plans to establish a lodge at an unnamed location. It mentions a 100 foot span and a potential opening event, but many details are unclear due to garbled OCR. Strong entities are lacking, but the city or exact venue remain unspecified.
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