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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1891
Page
1
Amid war talk and naval chatter, reports detail debates between US and Chile over insults and reparations. Secretary Blaine assures Montt of a firm stance, while dispatches hint at potential Cuba situational tension and naval posturing near San Francisco. Local lines mention other incidents and inquiries across ports and courts.
The Caldwell order trial nears completion with jurors allowed Sunday separation to avoid tainted testimony. Tests show expected verdict likely in the second degree. Other items report improper arrest suit by Armenian student J. Herexian against Officer Parshall, two new corporations in West Virginia, Morgantown Electric Light and Power Co, and Opera House opening in Charleston with a grand seating capacity.
Turmoil erupts in Briceville and Coal Creek as 300 convicts are released by attacking miners. Stockades of Tennessee Mining Company and Knoxville Iron Company burn, guards are captured, residents flee, and officials race to restore order amid reports of a small war-like scene along Coal Creek.
An immense Boston audience at Tremont Temple hails ex president Grover Cleveland at a Young Men's Democratic Club event. McAdoo criticizes Quay and Republicans, while Cleveland denounces social inequality, unfair policy toward the poor, currency fears, and partisan excess. A Brooklyn man killed by a car is noted at article end.
The Buckeye State canvass tightens as Democratic and Republican leaders warn that Hamilton county may decide the legislative majority. Quay and Ingall shifts threaten cohesion while alliance sentiment rises in the era of direct Senate elections and district electors. The murder case and local political intrigues color the mood ahead of voting.
A woman was shot in darkness in the bedroom at J M Williams's home, publisher of the Democrat and mayor, by an unknown assassin. The attacker fired as the victim shielded her baby. she died and William son died later. A $1,000 reward is offered for the killer's capture.
The October 31 hearing before Alderman Mo Masters on the civil suit by Senator Quay against Albert J. Barr and James Muls, editors of the Pittsburg Post, over the Bardsley certificate publication, ended with the defendants ordered for trial at December term on 4000 bail each. Quay denied receiving funds and asserted no business dealings with Bardsley, with the judge sustaining several objections to questions deemed irrelevant or political. Bondmen were secured and the proceeding adjourned. a separate damages suit was not set for Monday.
Mrs Lucy Todd Gilbert mother of Bishop Gilbert was found at six this morning lying in a pool of blood on the sidewalk outside the Bishop's residence at 14 Summit Avenue St Paul. She was dead and believed to be about 78. It is thought she climbed from her window during the night and fell to the ground. Bishop Gilbert arrived from Sherburg New York with his mother last Monday. The body will be taken to Oswego New York for burial tonight.
In Cincano on October 11, Hon. J. E Farmer Atkinson, a noted English MP, said the United States would be thrashed by Chile on the opening day of any war between the two nations. He conceded the US would eventually win, then added he would like to hear Americans howl in agony after their first round with Chile, unless he dislikes the attendant killing.
Fire swept through Law and Colemans meat market and surrounding shops in Forth Baltimore in a historic town area thirty two miles south of fore damaging Clarks drug and furniture Jarecki well supply store and several dwellings. Loss tallies near two hundred thousand dollars with no fatalities. In Newark New Jersey on October thirty one Joseph Mercy s bat factory burned causing about forty thousand dollars in damage with some insurance.
A disjointed note from October recalls routines and officials in wartime policy plotting. General Grent, Assistant of War, issues guidance on teen involvement and enforcement. The fragment mentions Thomas Williamson regarding personal tragedy amid broader crime references.
Reports note police actions and harsher measures to enforce a royal edict aimed at women and their 'buildings' amid broader agrarian unrest. Advices mention Volga Germans facing food shortages and epidemics as peasants loot in search of sustenance. A US minister's dinner reveals altered meat portions, while importers face delays due to certificate wording errors at customs.
A massive earthquake devastates Nagoya and surrounding areas on Honshu Island causing widespread destruction. Reports indicate over ten thousand dead or missing, with Nagoya and Gifu cited among hardest hit. wrecks disrupt rail links and extensive fire damage feared. Widespread wreckage and shipping losses compound the disaster as authorities seek to assess total casualties.
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