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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1891
Page
2
A dense OCR page fragment lists names, places, and events with scattered references to a May date, local figures, dances, and community notices. It mentions a theater or performance scene, ritual items, and a mix of names like Memteres, Gag, and Delichor, with various locations and institutions embedded in jumbled text. The article reads as a collage of era details without a clear single event.
A historic Steubenville pageant week spans May to July with a national convention in session. Officials expect up to 70,000 strangers to attend and jurors will be drawn for trials connected to recent shooting incidents. Local dignitaries, including state and regional leaders, are noted among attendees and organizers.
The defense presses for authorities while the court limits time for defense research as witnesses describe confrontations, past reputations, and conversations near Market Street. Several witnesses discuss the shooting morning, movements, and potential remarks, while the judge and attorneys spar over admissibility and location of statements.
The town lines up a Decoration Day parade with Cameron and neighboring towns invited. A noon meeting at the Court House will be dressed by invited makers from distant towns. Miss Ireneh Chitin visiting in town. John McPeek opens a confectionery and lunch room. Several local gatherings and visits noted. The sixteenth annual high school commencement occurred at the ME church with speeches and an orchestra. Reverend Leatherby led prayers. Rev. Keith to preach the sermon at the Presbyterian Church this evening titled Action and Reaction in Real Life.
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