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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1884
Page
1
A late closing tally shows the Democratic majority at 5 298 with partial returns in, as fusionists face a warning from the state committee. The report details regional results in West Virginia and Ohio style electoral contests, noting party strategies, key figures, and speculative post election moves.
October 18 report from Tosorto notes J M Hamilton, Crown Attorney of Sault Ste Marie, instructed to mobilize an armed force to quell rioters at Michipoten where roughs on Canadian Pacific Railway construction and whisky peddlers clash. Violence includes revolver shots, prison breaks, and threats against constables. Authorities seek Toronto aid to prevent bloodshed.
A chaotic item from New York papers notes a convoluted critique of age bias and social standards. It references The Sun The Herald World and Tribune as leading journals, suggesting a syndicated discussion on moral double standards and generational views.
A Maryland visit to Washington county reveals farming woes with wheat at eighty-five cents a bushel and market instability blamed on overproduction and stock speculation. The writer laments paper circulation shifts and praises railroad leaders Garrett and Clements for precision and honesty, while criticizing party publishing loyalties and political demagoguery. The piece also notes Grafton polling issues and complimenta B and O company service and staff.
An Emmett Mitchell lookalike, wanted in Belmont County Ohio for the murder of Charles Griffiths, was seized at Cow Creek six miles below here by two men named Mecky and Sheets and jailed for further proof. The arrestee bears a right facial scar and a palm scar, and questioned guards with a quip about the identification.
October 14. John Kelly met Governor Cleveland on Wednesday night. Democrats and Tammany leaders debated the interview's aim and potential impact on New York politics and national party dynamics. At the Gilsey House, wagers arose over Ohio and New York outcomes with bills and bets among attendees.
A voting man named Hoyle hired two men to kill Justice Le Mora. The attackers murdered him with clubs as his wife watched, then fled with other gunfire and a possible lynching plan. Authorities pursued suspects, captured one, and a posse hunted further. fear of lynching grew.
Dor Sewanma N October 14 The Fifth Army Corps of the Salvation Army in this city seceded from the parent society forming an independent corps. They allege misappropriation of corps lands by Major Moore and threaten arrest if he arrives in Newbury. An officer here has attached army property including a tent seats and household furniture. They claim 2500 pounds has been sent from here to Major Moore and say he continues to incur bills contracted by Fifth Corps officers.
A Montreal police court scene opens a tale of love, jealousy, and fraud. The wife Sarah Gravel, her husband Florent Herouet, and lovers Dupont and Temple face a tangled case of missing funds, deception, and arrest, with Captain Cinq Mars leading the inquiry. The court action, moral tensions, and pursuit culminate in a dramatic legal examination and potential reconciliation.
New York reports October 18 dispatches show nationwide trade dull as election strains tilting attention away from markets. Freight receipts stay heavy, wheat and corn weak amid manipulation rumors, dry goods quiet, and energy and rail sectors mixed amid uncertain demand.
August and a German immigrant face assault charges after Bertha Hertha testified that she was insulted and frightened by attempts to kiss her during a walk. The man claimed a love illness caused by another, while witnesses and police described the night spent in a cell with bail set at 100 dollars.
George W. Colby, a well known astiat of this city, features in a charming romance from the White Mountain. He joined a party visiting Glen Ellis Falls, wandering through the falls and indies, ending with an adventurous tale of a tall ng lady's frienda pre vo Fae cout wide Bode. Two miners fatally injured in Aswaasu, Pa. October 18. Jacob Baler and Thomas Joora, both of Locuasdale, were killed by a fall while working at the Marre Mine.
Brooklyn October 18 At the tabernacle Dr Talmage will preach The Arch Fiend and expound a chapter on the use of Nathans destroying angel and the deluge of drunkenness The sermon notes the rise of liquor and vices from ancient times to modern days and warns of political and social battles over alcohol with vivid imagery of a great caldron of temptation and a clash between heaven and hell
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