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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1890
Page
3
A severe tornado tore through the area causing widespread destruction. Buildings were wrecked, trees uprooted, and streets cluttered with debris. Rescue crews found multiple victims including several workers and residents. the immediate area around Dwell street and Jefferson faced heavy damage with many homes unroofed and several factories severely damaged.
A Lowell Lodge meeting at City Hall ended in chaos as a fierce storm toppled the building. Debris injured and trapped attendees while others fled to safety as the roof collapsed and windows shattered. Rescue efforts followed amid continued peril and reports of further damage downtown.
A severe storm moved northeast across Indiana Ohio and damaged Lake Erie conditions. Reports mention strong winds from Virginia to the Carolinas and malaria prevention efforts tied to drinking water safety. Officials open a probe into a mystery affecting Pleasants County as public notices for a sale and civic actions occur amid the weather turmoil.
In Boston and New York lively boxing and athletic talk centers on rival Brotherhood and League camps. Starters Clarkson Honnett pack power as Packer shifts, while New York’s and Brooklyn’s rosters shape up for a looming draw and possible decisive moment on the diamond and ring.
A fragmentary letter from Chris Co Honk, instructor of drawing in St Louis, urges Wheeling to establish a dedicated trains school. He asks the school board and benevolent citizens to back such a facility, promising it would showcase local craft at the next state exhibition in Wheeling next September and bolster shop work and drawing.
New York reports on Mrs Linng Hooper and Maya Granger. Productions expand across Paris and Chicago with Edwin Booth and Mme. Madjesia cast. May 29 engagements loom for Wound Aqua and Tallia Russell. Gossip notes health, tours, and rival critics as theater world buzzes.
A garbled testimonial page extols Aver's Sarsaparilla as a cure for sores and general weakness. It quotes William F. Dougherty of Musupton Virginia praising dramatic recoveries in boys and adults, Frank M. Griffin of Lanywa Pointe Texan noting appetite and health rebound, and D. M. Wilson endorsing the tonic as the best remedy in the botanical world.
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