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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1897
Page
13
Fragmented ad style text lists bargains and sale items including gloves ribbon lace and other dress accessories. It hints at extra bargains and in store offerings with unclear pricing and scattered phrases.
A long list of proposed postmasters and county officials across multiple counties and states. Names include Wess Vir Rinse, Miller, Ward, Meoder, and many others with regional offices in Athena, Morntiealls, Elwood, Racine, and more. Mentions of postal service reforms and delays. The text also notes a discovery of a body part and a Japanese presence in a ground area.
In a region wide ball feature, Easton’s hurlers offered solid work but costly first inning errors doomed the game. The piece notes Wiliness and fielding slips, plus scattered comments on other interstate results and weather affecting play.
In three straight games, Pittsburgh swept the Phillies and Colones beat the Bridegrooms. Padden’s average holds steady after a quiet week while Hickman dislikes Wheeling pitchers. Umpire Ellery's disputed calls draw crowd comment as Daytons lose a game to Fort Wayne. Wheeling’s fans cheer, and New Castle’s strong club faces questions about pitching depth and prospects for Mansfield against Vanegan rivals.
A feature review discusses Wheeling’s drive to the Interstate pennant, noting the club’s improvement after a rough start against Mansfield, the strength of pitching from Coyle Campbell and Garvey, and Wheeling’s possible seven-game road stretch. It also covers the National League race led by the champions with St Louis and Washington, plus local cyclers and upcoming matches and transfers with Farragher Stolmen negotiations.
The author extols bicycle riding as a solitary exercise that the rider performs and enjoys fully. He notes a bicycle lets a man go much farther, claiming 60 to 75 miles in a session with minimal fatigue compared to a horse. He recalls starting at 4 am to ride to Glenene for dinner with his brother-in-law and return, praising the distance and pleasure of the ride.
Amateur notes recount the Will Gutman Knockers defeating the Choir Boys by 9 points in a brief club game. Island Stars faced Schrader Stars through seven innings before Schrader Stars quit, Schrader Stars leading 21 to 17. Island batteries were Hammond and Robertson, Schrader Stars Sehnepf and Black.
Real estate transfers filed with the clerk include a May 22 1897 deed from John Boyd and wife to Byron Cracraft for Lot 15 in Belvedere addition for 250 dollars, and a May 22 1897 deed from Gottlieb Brandli and wife of Roney's Paint to Dionis Ete for land at Roney's Point for 30 dollars. A miscellaneous note mentions bicycle advertising and local social news from Wheeling and Huntington plus residents traveling or visiting.
A distorted May dispatch to the Daily Chronicle says a father is alive despite widespread claims of his death. The piece mentions market activity in Washington and a bombardment that left a dozen dead, with unclear details and several garbled phrases.
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