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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1896
Page
10
Readable fragments describe a quiet news day with bitter cold across the Northwest. Reports mention low temperatures from Calgary to Edmonton, heavy snow, and a rising winter tone as Wheeling area figures discuss local crews, river work, and political talk amid a bustling but unsettled scene.
Daily Cheantely of the Movements of the Bowls and Boatme reports yesterday departures to Cincinnati Parkersburg and Wheeling with steamers and cargos. Weather notes and river conditions from Pittsburg to Parkersburg discuss coal demand and southern market activity. pilots await higher wages as steamer activity fluctuates amid rains.
The Register’s special reports list several New York figures and visitors, with many us to be in town yesterday. Names like Wm McConnell of Toronto and C H Henning appear amid erratic sentences about arrivals, appointments, hunting trips and Thanksgiving visits.
A University of West Virginia football player reports the squad that played Youngstown last Thursday was not representative of the university. The in-town remarks say Trenchard and other subs were the only university players involved, while the rest were friends of the coach. The Fairmont fair grounds game between Normal and Association teams ended 8 to 1 in the Normal’s favor, with strong lines and notable players noted for the season’s prospects.
Crowds fill the new B F Horkheimer & Co. shop at 44 Twelfth Street for an opening night. Laity visitors receive pearl scarf pins. The Moorish styled interior features quarter round oak, heavy French plate glass cases, and a private Oriental smoking room with divans. The firm, a cigar and tobacco jobber, showcases imported and domestic cigars and brands including Stack Obero’s Havana and Geo. W. Childe’s lines.
Readers weigh Louis Destruges as possible Chief of Police candidate. Supporters praise his honesty and leadership, while editor letters discuss contenders Robert T. McNichol and John Shorts and potential other candidates.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie railway adds about five thousand miles to its system, now usable over sixty or more roads. It enables travel to Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and major eastern points. An important Railroad Club meeting is planned at the Terminal Station next Tuesday evening where the Committee on Constitution and Ty Lane will present their report. Railroad and transportation men are urged to attend.
A local listing from AT 11k HOTELS in Windsor names numerous individuals and paired spouses such as Miss Walter, Mrs Larkin, C D HiMott, A E H Farrell, Jennie Boyd of Portland, and others across several towns including Washington and Ravenswood. The fragmentary notice presents a roster of names and places without further context or event details.
Deeds transferred in November to Jule Vijttman and others, with records for South Mudway and adjoining additions. References to real estate plots, clerks, and a Dillon WH email style advert, noting new promotions and specials for shoppers and local businesses.
Rumored gala at C Affouse's and grand production The Great Diamond Robbery by Alfriend and Wheelin feature silent actors. Tickets at the opera house and gallery priced for evening and matinee shows. December dates and late November encores noted.
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