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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1889
Page
6
An unnamed narrator recalls a convoluted scene from a village or town setting. Characters debate trust, duty, and a hidden motive as a crime or dispute unfolds, with the inspector observing a vacant property and a tense exchange about a letter and a possible confrontation.
A Morning Journal examination of secret societies in New York traces the Mafia and Camorra origins in Sicily to their transatlantic spread. It details historic gangs from the Carbonari to Garibaldi era purges, the Mafia’s structure, code of treachery, and brutal acts including the 1864 Cancemi murder, with notes on Sicilian, Genoese, and Neapolitan communities, their crimes, and the money extortion networks in Mulberry and Crosby streets.
A long fragment tells of a German immigrant who rises as a Supervisor in a mining district, loses fortune in a poker game, and backs a later ordinance banning poker and cheating. The tale blends frontier towns Murderer’s Bar style with a legal note on “puke” games and penalties.
The article recounts Joseph Pulitz er, early reporter and aspiring lawyer, who lost funds before bar admission. He failed to complete studies, but later became a landmark figure in American journalism and established twelve free scholarships costing $15,000 annually to aid aspiring scholars, reflecting his sympathy for impoverished youths pursuing higher education.
A fragment from Ledirs Home Journal describes Madame Hungerford as Mrs. Margaret Hungerford living in Ireland’s famous county Galway. The piece notes her industrious nature and modesty, mentioning neighbors’ ignorance of her fame as the author of a novel. It quotes a Boston family anecdote about linguistic quirks and a young reader’s rebellion against city life.
Major Detmold of Georgia and Captain Ferguson of Illinois discuss life after battle wounds at a Cripples Symposium at the Astor House. They describe amputations, artificial legs and arms, pain memories, and the impact on veterans' livelihoods, with figures on disabled in the Civil War era.
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