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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1894
Page
8
The Riverside iron works and Wheeling mills show varied operations with some furnaces idled and others on double shifts. Workers report partial paralysis of some departments while others remain productive. several employees leave for new jobs, and new contracts secure other projects.
A pursuit across streets from Fourteenth to Main ends with Bob Newman captured in an upstairs Water street room after robbing Miss Emma Summers of $3.50 and striking her companion Miss Mollie Brown. He is jailed facing five charges including stealing the pocketbook and assault. Police recover a hat but no wallet. Nearby town politics and other incidents on the same page include a license fight involving Dorothy Bunch and resignations of city marshals, plus a South Side burglary and a horse theft attempt.
In court, administrators Remhoff face Seffert. deeds and property sales ordered. Cases include Bayha v. Tappe, verdict set aside motion overruled with $298.87 judgment. Brunswick company vs Albinger costs awarded. Tarbert v Haskins overruled. Gilchrist v Ebberts. town injunction in Him Grove. Cowden v W V Co demurrer overruled. Armstrong v RR answer filed. Gregg v Forbes overpayment split. court to pay $1,250 to each party.
Crowds from Pittsburg and nearby areas visit Wheeling on a Sunday excursion. The naval reserve Division A from Pittsburgh tours the city aboard the C. W. Batchelor, while Pittsburgh post office employees also visit, with plans to tour Mozart Park and other sites. The day includes circus parlor activity, brewery visits, and souvenir gifts as city attractions amid weather and flood-related travel constraints.
Six thousand idle workers and widespread business disruption loom as coal strikes press coal supplies in Wheeling and nearby Belmont and Jefferson counties. Freight crews face stoning, while Mills and steel works idle or limited by coke and coal shortages. Concert plans at Grand Opera House promise cultural relief in June.
Delinquent taxes will be published after May 31 1894 if not paid, per state law. Accidents reported near the city include a boy cut by glass, a worker's ankle injury, Mrs. Luther’s fall, a wagon accident, a finger wound that may require amputation, and a bicycle collision in Washington. Also mentions viewing spectacles, and Decoration Day events at Grafton with a parade, races, and excursion ticket offers.
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