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Wheeling Sunday Register in Wheeling, West Virginia

17 May 1896

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Wheeling Sunday Register

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Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1896

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3

The Cruelest Monarch in the World and His Pirates

George Sanderson profiles the Riff King of the Exit Mountains near Gibraltar, a Moorish pirate ruler whose brutal regime presides over a fanatic crew. The piece details their methods, the loot cache, women and slaves, and the geography of their Barbary empire from Moroccan shores to the Sierra Morena foothills.

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Gibraltar Ailsa French Riviera Allia Britannia Europe Morocen Spain John Brill Moretov Mediterranean Bnd Duowrer Exif Akrvalls Crossbones RIF Morocco Algeria Tripoli Egypt Sierra Morena Seville Grenada Cadiz George Sanderson
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Sassafras and Streetside Fears Stir Local Discourse

A satirical column rails at highway litter and theatrical bills while lampooning Ohio legislation on hats and public nuisances. It weaves in springtime musings on sassafras, love, and folk humor, ending with a mock signature D. Fogg.

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Ohio Ithaca Parker Smith & Wesson
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Engaged Suspicions and Opera Nights Recall a Love Triangle

Dialogue from the Washington Star and Cincinnati Enquirer items recalls a flirtation and marriage to a rival after nightly operas. The exchange contrasts presumed wealth, affection, and betrayal, with a quip on treason and crime across borders.

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Marguerite Wile Faust
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