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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1896
Page
8
A dense, mixed report tracks union activity in Brooklyn and Minneapolis, detailing wage talks for rail workers, craft unions, and public notices. It notes protests, meetings, and attempts to organize laundry workers, masons, carpenters, and miners, with figures on wages and dues and references to politicians and local officials.
Wheeling Commandery No 1 held a monthly conclave with strong attendance of Sir Knights of Cyrene No 7. Work conferred Red Cross K T and Malta under Charles P Wood, Eminent Commander, with visitors including Grand Commander Wet Eminent Sir Joan C Rinesdatter. A banquet followed. Further gatherings planned include Ohio Lodge No 1 Bates Lovee No 83 and Nelson Lodge No 50 with candidate work to advance. Benjamin Franklin on Masonry notes its secrets signs tokens and universal reach in support of the order.
A garbled report discusses Masonry in Hong Kong and China, noting lodges and chapters, and recounts a letter praising Masonry’s influence while condemning hostility toward Chinese society. It mentions seven lodges, four Royal Arch Chapters, an or matric privy chapter, and fifteen Masonic bodies amid a 6,000 population, with calls for members to attend meetings in October and November.
London reports mockery over William Waldorf Astor allegedly selling a hotel to quiet critics of a rumored engagement to Princess Victoria of Wales. The chatter echoes across papers, with Norweigan outlets noting October 1 price changes for registers in a broader gossip-filled masthead.
An old city weather column explains the standard government rain gauge used by observer Drugwald C. Schnepf. It details a double-tube device with an outside eight inch diameter receiving tube and a 2.53 inch inner measuring tube, a funnel cap, and a magnifying relationship that converts rainfall depth to inches. The process covers placing and reading after each shower, overflow handling, snow measurement by exterior depth and melting, and monthly reporting to weather headquarters.
In a Detroit Free Press yarn, Wildly recalls courting Gen Draker’s athletic daughter. A lake mishap, a rough ride, and a wild horseback escape leave him battered but unbowed as the general’s daughter becomes betrothed to a daredevil from Virginia.
Special to the Register from Grafton West Virginia October 3 Eugene Sommerville a former prominent Republican in Grafton says he will back the Democratic ticket He discusses silver remonetization free silver ratio of 14 to 1 and belief the Democratic campaign will win the state He criticizes the Republican platform as influenced by Wall Street and calls for independence from Europe He predicts a large Democratic majority in the state. Also included is a long anecdote about a mother grandmother and a boy and a misdirected poultice ending with a punchline about a wrong foot and a joke from New York Weekly.
In Reading Pa on October 1 a breach of promise case ended with a $3,000 damages verdict for Miss Emma Wame sher against Adam A Stoudt before Judge Endlich and a jury. The trial revealed letters from Stoudt to Miss Wame sher including intimate phrases and vows, with testimonies confirming engagement. The jury found evidence supported engagement but awarded modest damages despite some jurors favoring $10,000 and others aiming for $8,000.
The Laurada left Delaware Capes at 1461 p m and is believed to head for the Atlantic coast. Officials expect it may pick up a steering party along the coast while the Treasury Department orders tight monitoring in American waters. The revenue cutter Hamilton trailed the ship and entered the breakwater at night.
Special to the Resister reports Annie Batley aged 28 fell 25 feet from a roof skylight into a crowded store room above McBly's meat market in Parkerburg West Virginia. The impact caused severe injuries and likely fatal harm. the accident occurred tonight as workers were on the roof.
A collage of quips and dialogue from various papers showcases jokes about proposals, money, and social missteps. It threads light banter and misheard lines from characters and readers across several periodical voices.
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