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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1891
Page
4
A sprawling column covers politics, industry, and society with regional concerns and editorials. It reports on miners and convicts in conflict, status of academic appointments at Andover, marriage guidance, and Washington Chile tensions. It mixes local notices, technology hopes, and sensational anecdotes with political commentary and crime notes.
The Sub-Auditing Committee reports grave issues in Mayor Wyria and ex Mayors ledgers. It cites erasures with a pencil and a gum eraser, plus unaccounted city balances totaling 1422.25 for Wyman and 3 for Pearson. Additional uncalled balances appear in Pearson and Woman ledgers.
A bold burglary at Bertman Bros. & Co clothing store in Wabnelt Wallasa netted 22 worsted suits 14 vests 20 woolen shirts eight dollars in cash and two gold watches. Entry was via a frail tailoring department door. Police have no lead as officers in nearby towns are alerted.
Chicago company files articles of incorporation with capital of 5000 pounds to introduce a system that removes the central office. Inventor Bert Strowger of Eldorado holds the patent for the automatic switchboard. The device uses a keypad to dial numbers and automatically connect subscribers.
Prominent ecclesiastics shown to favor a papal succession with Cardinal Archbishop Sao Pelica of Naples as the likely choice if Leo XIII dies. American inquiries about Cardinal Gibbons draw little serious interest among Italian prelates who fear Rome's stance.
A Den run by Fred Baltz, a Fort Wayne Police Commission chair, was raided last night. Seventeen men were taken to the station and bonded. Baltz, a City Council leader who controls police, draws unusual attention as Chief Wilkinson vows a hard winter crackdown on gamblers.
News briefs from Chicago Ottawa and nearby towns describe a series of legal and local events. The Illinois Supreme Court denied a mandamus petition about a suffrage issue, stating the filing was uncertain and lacked sufficient allegations, while not ruling on the constitutionality of the state law.
Washington and Fairmont residents checked in at the Uehler Stamm and McLure House while travelers from Buckhannon and Sistersville registered at local hotels. Typhoid fever illness, church visits, and labor news frame a brisk social record with notable clergy, merchants, and entertainers passing through.
Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla can restore strength for the weak by natural means. Cites improved appetite, blood purification, and enhanced bodily, nerve, mental, and digestive energy. Includes reader testimonials from Edisto Enterprise and Savage, MS, praising debility reversal and vitality gains.
Ex Consul John M. Birch discusses Japan earthquakes with a reporter, noting frequent tremblings, varied city damages including Hiogo Kobe and Osaka, and the resilience of traditional wooden houses. He describes Kobe, Nagoya, Gifu, and Kyoto contexts, the lack of insurance, and the general geographic spread across Nippon Island. He also mentions Japan’s ports, castle walls, porcelain centers, and the need for restored telegraph lines amid ongoing disaster reporting. The piece weaves in local notices and a brief social note about a concert and oyster supper by the American Cornet Band.
The general verdict from visitors to our Wrap Department praises the extensive stock of Ladies, Misses and Children's wraps. Newmarkets capes jackets robes in all materials and sizes fill the line. Don’t wait for newer styles as daily closes reduce options that cannot be duplicated this season.
A catalog style notice lists fur pieces including seal muffs and capes and a range of monkey capes and mittens. The listing highlights real fur options and imitation materials for sale to customers.
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