14 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1886
Page
1
Local arts column notes Lavtha performing in a talk hosted by Hank, detailing engagement, venue, and audience expectations. Community groups promote the appearance and highlight Lavtha's previous works and influence in regional theater.
An unclear report describes militia and security matters along with a contested feast event. It mentions weapons, listings of names, and a garbled sequence that hints at authority actions and public notices. No clear dates or locations are discernible.
Benjamin Wheeler on Eagle Street was attacked by robbers who beat him and his wife to death and stole a closet full of money. Patrick Graves, a former tenant, was arrested, Wheeler later linked to the crime, with coroner investigations and varying allegations emerging as the case unfolds.
A local tragedy in Kearneysville ends with Jacob J. Miller hanging, left his family shocked. Miller, about 40, once served in the county Legislature, and his death occurs as neighbors recall his melancholy state and a family visit to a store. Also notes a fatal fall near Hedgeville and a Canadian finance update painting a grim fiscal picture.
At dawn a blaze gutted St Peter’s procathedral in Allegheny. Visitors viewed ruins as Bishop Phelan planned a meeting to decide on rebuilding. Insurance coverage figures cited ranged around 40 000 with other losses noted. Services to be held in nearby St Mary’s school while reconstruction is planned.
An OCR fragment reports a Mississippi lineage case with George White confessing to a crime and details a questionable age, residence, and past actions. It further covers a Philadelphia labor convention, indictments, and legal actions involving executives, unions, and press outlets in a period of organizational turmoil.
In Louisville on November 12 James Farris and cousin Nathan Parris traveled by wagon visiting saloons. A drunken fate left Nathan dead from exposure and heart failure after a night in cold rain. FarrisRecovery revealed funds and social ties while other reports note missing dealer Charles Jantzen and plans for coal pool litigation.
The article profiles Eno as a major Canadian embezzler planning a restitution strategy. Authorities outline charges, timelines, and potential assets to be recovered while detailing the scope of his financial crimes and current detention status.
A Renister reporter interviews Frank Hennig about the future of Miss Moore and the company. He denies disbanding due to finances and describes a long coast to coast season, rest in Des Moines, Thanksgiving restarts, and plans for a dramatic class and upcoming Shakespearean works.
November reports from Sr. Perensnvro and London detail England’s Afghanistan boundary claim and Count Kalnoky outlining Austro Hungarian foreign policy as pacific. Bismarck’s affairs provoke liberal mockery while cable tensions rise over French directors and Swiss-German trade threats loom with war talk.
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