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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1883
Page
7
A fragmentary report discusses Masoney in nutty terms, highlighting civic power and institutions while mentioning a grand lodge, officers, and a ceremonial mass. It notes practical aims and contrasts with speculative science, referencing wartime context and university figures, and ends with a promise of further details from a France committee.
Cincinnati experts report 10 900 Knights in line on the 224 while Ohio leads in po y efficiency of uniformed van The Supreme Lodge auditors meet in Indianapolis for ten days examining accounts totaling over 2 000 000 The Decoration Day post is active with various posts and a Portland gathering noted A public procession plan and local encampments are described with a focus on unity and ceremonial displays
A jumble of anecdotes from a city paper, recounting lighthearted mischief by students, pranks like gum chewing in church, a Greenpoint resident leaping from moving trolleys, and social quirks. It also notes a Jersey City bank scene and a misattributed death notice for notable figures.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a president and world improving themes, with stray phrases about wine and harman. The readable content is insufficient to identify names, places, dates, or a clear event or outcome.
Anarchic notes describe federation efforts of various unions including iron workers coal miners cigar makers glass blowers railroad men and more. It lists convention plans and addresses in cities such as Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Wheeling with officials and secretaries named amid mounting labor activity.
Industrial summary notes modest output and busy shops across multiple firms including Hebim Brookminer Co, Laa works, and the 4 Helle mill. Reports cite ramped production at Riverside Garuitupy and Velmont operations, with some mills and foundries signaling potential lockouts or delayed starts. Workers temporarily idle at times as machinery and new shops go in, while patronage remains steady for furniture and nail mills.
The Bellaire plants repair and overhaul engines. exhausts shift through the building rather than roofs. Contractors Harrison and Nevil value tobacco storage as Thompport’s operates. K Hess of Belmont street completes new paintwork and plans factory duties after buying Cleveland machinery. Bellaire window works push toward a new box shop and a top story pot house, with 5 008 bricks needed. The firm sells its Varon street office to S L Marsh and moves to the works. Jackstone quits to move to Michigan for farming. Coal miners’ strike in lower town unsettles labor, with rumors of partial return to work at the reduction works. no official confirmation. Glasshouses report steady runs and dull market for Gade. Brick-making for the new tall window house begins. construction advances. Kei Howie, traveling salesman for the Beoa pot, reports extensive western distribution. Ohio glass and textile factories experience a weak week for workers' employment.
The report details booming nails, lumber, and jar works with heavy output and full shifts, while workers seek homes near Wheeling and Bridgeport. A rail of 6000 feet of hemlock lumber lies at the wharf as mills run double shifts and safety provisions improve. A dozen accidents and injuries are noted, plus job firings and wage talks.
Ironton foundation laid for large nail factory and a rail mill in Missouri near completion will produce McKenny tubular rails. Cooperatives and foundries from Danville to Cleves evolve open hearth and sheet iron works while numerous strikes and lockouts affect towns from Altoona to Detroit and Evansville as workers seek higher pay and稳定 work.
A jumble of short items from the town: incidents at the docks, a fire alarm, strikes, a police beat, and weather. Mentions traffic on Twenty-second street, Horn Park sale, and decorations. Reports of accidents, a death by suicide, and various civic notes and meetings.
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