30 May 1886
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1886
Page
1
A chaotic scene at the White House unfolds as a young visitor and West Virginia Democrats press President Cleveland for a greeting. The event involves remarks from Marshal Sehon, a formal audience, and a staged departure with the crowd reacting passionately. The gathering includes mentions of the Secretary’s committee and the political tension surrounding the era.
A disastrous blast on the Mlinola Coastal railroad near Wildweed station injures several. Conductor Willism Lindeesy and fireman are wounded while engineer Perkins dies. the wreckage forces a gravel train to derailment, with victims treated at St Luke Hospital.
Miss Folsom and her mother attended services in Gilroy at dawn with no callers. A large gathering of prominent society members declined invitations. The death of Col. Poulton echoed in Washington and Syracuse. news of lingering illness and a fatal boating accident followed. The day featured funerals, political tensions, and ongoing labor protests shaping regional discourse.
Ceremonies decked graves of soldiers as veteran groups led a large parade through Chicago. Generals Sherman and Perry marched with the crowd while Confederate and Union groups together mourned at Oakwood cemetery. Flowers and speeches honored those who died for the Union and the Confederacy, underscoring shared sacrifice and national memory.
In Gallipolis the explosion of the city warehouse last night exposed city records. Ex-councilmen Clandeonio Maxon Green and Dunbar were rearrested on conspiracy charges with bonds raised to 5000 each. Auditor John Hampton is missing, believed concealed, and a New York detective is hired as investigations continue.
In a period of parliamentary maneuvering ahead of a general election, reactions from Radical and Conservative papers comment on Gladstone's Home Rule bill and its political consequences. The tone notes public calls for unity, leadership, and potential adjournment as parties assess immediate aims and future strategy.
A May 29 family reunion in Wheeling honors Judge G. W. Thompson and relatives from Parkersburg and Cleveland. The event marks the first Thompson family gathering since 1760 and lists numerous descendants. Also mentioned are ongoing notices of Decoration Day ceremonies and baseball results from Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Boston, and St Louis, with various city reports and local incidents.
The police with the fire board notify saloon keepers to close for the day while events unfold at the Capitol rink and Nevis Street ME Church. Jeanie Smith and Miss Sherman lead a morning prayer meeting with planned gatherings at Alhambra Palace rink and Capitol rick. Two duels erupt in the city, Glenn and Dann clash near Chapline and Twenty-sixth, then Main and pater mill alley. police intervene. Wixon and Roach argue at Chapling and Twenty-third, Roach wounded, suspect arrested after knife attack. several injuries treated.
A vivid, humorous slice of life from the market scene. It follows regular vendors, buyers, and a bustling basket brigade from pre dawn to morning, detailing prices, goods, and the social choreography of daily commerce in a Marshall County town.
The West Virginia Natural Gas Company awarded trenching work to Mesara John and James Healy on Fourteenth Street with early completion and local hiring. Reports from Wheeling Oil reveal a 450-foot well in progress, stock offers at 50 percent remain unsold, and activity across Buckeye regions with new producers at Findlay and Lima. Decoration Day observations included a large turnout and cemetery visits, while labor circles discuss union admissions and wage protests among mill workers and iron and steel unions with regional conventions forthcoming.
Reports from Creversyn on May 29 describe four hours of discussion at the Knights of Labor General Assembly over a motion to refer the Executive Board’s report on returning the order to trades unions back to the committee. Debates signal trades unions will not obtain all requested gains, with many speakers urging caution as the matter remains unresolved. Frank M. Powe arrives representing sister assemblies from Lansing Minnesota. A suffrage address prompts a platform entry by Mrs. Sarah M. Perkins of Ohio. A proposed reform merges local assemblies into district bodies for General Assembly business, while a Galveston contempt relief petition to President Cleveland seeks clemency for jailed strikers. The session also notes a St Louis refinery compromise and wage increases at Presser and Grainsmond companies.
Medical experts testified on chloroform use in the case, noting risks to life even by surgeons, but found no evidence of a ritual choke or charlatan procedure. The embalmed body of Preller appeared well preserved, supporting claims the operation was not performed. prosecutors argued premeditation and robbery as motives.
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