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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1883
Page
7
A long fragment from a 1883 Sunday Register includes a lurid Milwaukee street scene with a boy and girl in an alley, saloon talk, and a chorus of observers. The text shifts rapidly among bystanders, preachers, a watch, and moral commentary, mixing dialogue, slang, and moralizing without a clear single narrative arc.
A faded reminiscence recounts Mr Savage, famed owner of the Savage wle, his attempt to restore a leaning tower and the humorous European episode around his plan. The narrative notes his travels abroad and a failed effort that led to a reconsideration of the project.
The Industrial Intelligence column surveys Hotel Centers and nearby mills with reports on iron men, coal miners, cigar makers, glass blowers, and railroads. It notes factory activity, shutdowns due to heat, ongoing construction at Riverwire and North Wheeling, and forthcoming additions.
In a compilation of regional industry, workers at Morgan’s oval works and Union glass works faced strikes over wage adjustments while other plants report steady output. The Buckeye glass works saw resumed shifts after a five cent raise demand, and several mills and foundries expanded machinery, with paydays posted across multiple plants.
Reports describe the Frick Coke Company opening 8 100 ovens in Bellaville region and mining activity at West Monterey Pennsylvania. Missouri and New Bedford show thick coal seams while a Bidney by party probes for new veins at 250 feet depth. Bayview rolling mill and nail factory construction continue. several mills report steady orders and planned equipment upgrades across Arkansas Missouri Wisconsin Tennessee and New Hampshire.
Eyewitness reports describe a prolonged volcanic event near Tomboro with whirlwinds of ash and smoke, ships coated in volcanic material, darkness lasting hours, and ash showers altering anchorage. The eruption disrupted life across the coast, caused fever and diarrhea from contaminated water, and left Tomboro inhabitants devastated with widespread crop and property loss.
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