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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1889
Page
1
A fragmentary report details a violent incident involving a father’s alleged crimes and a hidden motive, with neighbors recalling threats and a subsequent investigation. It notes a sequence of events across Nurber All, mentions witnesses, and references a trial timeline in a distant jurisdiction. The piece also lists various regional updates and legal briefs interwoven with the chaotic narrative.
Totgh Old Sport Galvin proved too elusive for Boston as New York led Cleveland. The bulletin board signaled New York ahead, energizing Boston then subsiding in its pursuit. The visitors claimed the decisive spot as Bennett hurled, striking out Ginger in the third inning. Official attendance 4,500.
Civil Service Commissioner Lyman, in Boston, urged a complete tribunal inquiry over newspaper explanations regarding the Campbell papers. He defended the papers as past and obsolete, tied to annual reports, and said Oberly already investigated the affair, recommending reprimand rather than removal.
Niwene Reed and associates propelled progress at the Episcopal Church General Convention as delegates debated resolutions. The gathering highlighted church governance, worship practices, and community outreach amid early session discussions.
The General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America convened after prayers with debate on equal representation for Black members. Several clergy spoke for and against the resolution, which passed with a division of diocese and lay votes, and the House adjourned for the day.
The official time of a late yesterday test shows 25 minutes to alarm, as Chief Danning and Ex-Mayor Grabb launched the box at Twelfth and Market. Crowds watched as engines Atlantic and Hook and Ladder raced along Market Street, with Vigilant and Niobra reel disappointing. The Right ward reel set a 23 square course, six minutes and a quarter, while strict rules kept men from touching anything until the first bell.
In Gi reait Court yesterday, judges heard arguments on a claim that an assignment resignation by S. E. Boyd and company was invalid due to improper acknowledgment. Plaintiffs Jamesville Hay Tool, T. T. Haydock Carfringe, and Fish Bros. Wagon protest legal technicalities. Court notes that outside-office acknowledgments are common here, and defense cites Brooke County practice.Annexed notes report Deputy Nagle’s case and U.S. Circuit stance that state courts lack jurisdiction. Also mentions Abraham Lincoln railway car historic note and labor union agreement developments in October.
A Geneva era style report recalls M. Christien once private secretary to King Milan of Serbia. His divorce scandal with Queen Natalia led to him receiving a distant posting to Berlin. Milan’s wife Artemisia Christica is said to live with the ex-king at Caulay bad as the affair drew European notice.
A man tripped on Market Street near Twelfth while carrying rye and collided with the sidewalk, crashing into the ice cream stand. Onlookers offered sympathy as the scene unfolded before the traveler quietly slipped away.
In a United States Court decision Justice Bradley dismissed Westinghouse and Edison claims. The case arose over carbon filament lamps and the validity of its patents. The court held priority of invention contested, noting Edison’s claims that Westinghouse anticipated and that the plaintiffs had not proven prior invention.
A chaotic string of game results lists scores and pitchers from various matchups in Baltimore Brooklyn St Louis and Cleveland plus unrelated notes on prison reform and boxing. The fragmentary items mention Kilroy Baldwin Kerins Wey Lovett Chamberlain Conn and Ewing, with game summaries and weather notes and a boxing bout planned for Mexico.
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