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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1892
Page
5
A dense page from Wheeling includes scattered notes on national politics, party splits, and a Chicago convention, with references to Jay Gordon, Meiglews, and various editors. It weaves editorial jabs, proposed seascape arbitration, and local theater mentions alongside voter sentiment and factional disputes.
A fragmented column mixes social fashion follies with odd city incidents. It notes women’s dress trains provoking humor and health warnings, a Cincinnati doctor boasting nerve on trepanning, a steelworker’s skull repair, a ladder prank gone wrong, and quirky hotel chat about rates and rents amid bustling urban life.
Melbourne reports that the Argus claims Deeming confessed to killing his wife and four children at Windsor and Whitechapel, with ties to Jack the Ripper being discussed in London and Perth. The tale stirs Whitechapel, though authorities doubt the linkage.
A matron of a Michigan avenue residence recalls a Swedish nanny’s window cleaning mishap. Misunderstanding a method to clean from outside, she performed the task indoors, drawing amused glances from passing carriages. The mishap halted housework as laughter echoed through the neighborhood along with fashion notes and society tidbits.
The article notes John D. Rockefeller plans a third gift of 1 million dollars to Chicago University, following initial gifts of 600 thousand and 1 million. It discusses his evolving view on funding, comparing endowments of Harvard, Cornell, Yale, and California, and warns wealthier donors of the financial scale needed to found a major university.
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