23 Nov 1884
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1884
Page
1
The fragmented OCR text discusses political agitation in New York amid public health concerns. It references reformers, party divisions, and a tense climate around elections, public safety, and conduct. Names, places, and dates are inconsistently captured but indicate a broad discussion of governance and civic order.
In a Riverside district case, Tesrb District representative Democeat officer Torkar was named guardian for Garfield's miner children residing with Garfield. The dispute centers on an alleged debt owed by Grool Be Virgil Meste and a contested asset division. The document hints at deteriorating health and ongoing legal actions.
Selbys letter criticizes the money annually spent and questions the selection of Cleveland era cabinet members. The piece covers comptroller reports, agricultural costs, and public accounts, asserting cabinet appointments reflect capacity and political manipulation. It also notes a mother’s cruelty in Bowery street incident and a Fayette election dispute in the Supreme Court.
Mis Carrie Alcott wife of actor Chauncey Alcott is buried after a doomed marriage rooted in his desertion and her death from a broken heart. The tale links her deathbed journey, her father's will and Armstrong family, and Chauncey Alcott's career move to Thatcher Primrose and West's troupe amid scandal and public notice.
In Grafton on November 22 a small cannon used for Republican celebrations sparked talk and a minor legal quarrel. The Rector Brothers sold it to Democrats. Republicans claimed it as a sacred relic from Blaine’s visit. The dispute reached Squire Deck with representation by J W Mason and John T McGraw before Democrats withdrew their claim to avoid delaying jubilee events.
Two men argued over a comely cook at a South Sixteenth Street house. They hurled dishes and coffee spilled on an ear as plates shattered during a breakfast table altercation. Simeon Snevel jailed by Magistrate McClintock on assault and battery and concealed weapons charges in default of $500 bail.
Local notes from Parkerburg Chronicle recounts departures for Cincinnati employment, visits by Amelia Goebel, and moved families to Chillicothe for work. Mentions illnesses, marriages planned for Miss Bessie Alexander and Mr C S Fewraith, nearby towns, and a missing person case.
The piece discusses Civil Service reform foes and supporters in Cleveland's era, noting clerks' political activity, patronage abuses, and calls for reform. It covers party lines, gender implications in office, and public sentiment as Cleveland plans his church attendance and maneuvers on resignations, plus upcoming Washington opera introductions.
In Cincinatti on November 22 a colored youth named Thomas Tucker is suspected by police of stealing revolvers and a watch from A. J. Spaulding & Co on Madison street. He is alleged to have pawned items through a girlfriend at a house on Fourth Avenue as detectives traced the stock.
E M ET CALIN CO promotes its Silk Department, claiming unrivaled variety and extent in the market. The ad touts a large stock and teases a weekly feature of specialties starting this week. It frames the department as having at least equal or superior selection compared with all competitors in the state.
A catalog note promotes exclusive Black Silks including Princess Cachemire with written guarantees against cracking and wear. Prices range from $1.25 to $3.00 per yard with Black Gros Grain Silks offered at 50 to 1.00 per yard, pledging durability over cheaper imitations.
A Wheeling retailer announces an elegant line of plain and brocaded silks as a second specialty. Previously customers travelled to buy Evening and Bridal Silks, but now metropolitan shopping is brought to Wheeling with a stock rivaling national dealers. Names include Latin Duchess, eo Sarahs, Rhadames, Gros. Grains with prices from 75 cents to $2.00 per yard.
An advertisement showcases an elegant line of Latin Rhadame goods in beautiful shades and colors priced at 75 cents. The items include street and house wear and pair well with cashmere and other wool, offering stylish effects.
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