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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1895
Page
1
Readable facts mention Regatit Park and a game with multiple players and scorers. The text is highly garbled but implies a sports event with quarters, power plays, and various names. Despite corruption, it preserves references to teams, locations, and a scored outing.
A Borlagield resident predicts looming upheaval as Germany and France mobilize amid Turkish and Armenian tensions. The traveler recalls distant theaters from Syria to Palestine, noting growing sympathy for Armenians and anticipated German advances. He quotes calls for caution and possible intervention while fearing wider war in Europe.
Durant case coverage from Memphis and San Francisco wires details chaotic testimony and defense challenges. Prosecutors press charges while defense argues withheld evidence and weapon ownership. trial observers note complex manipulation and cross-examination focusing on the alleged militia and church connections.
In Lannon France October 12 a telegram announced John W Mackay Jr son of John W Mackay the Parisian millionaire died after a fall from a restless horse during a riding outing near Time of Gramont Sarthe region. He and two companions had been riding horses they recently purchased when the animal bolted and collided with a tree fatally injuring him. The elder Mackay and Princess Colonna accompanied by Eva Mackay carried news of the tragedy back to San Francisco where friends learned of the death after hours of effort to revive him.
The Weston Insane Hospital faces a serious water shortage as the West Fork river runs almost dry. The board awarded flour and meal contracts to Mountain City Milling of Fairmont. A new Episcopal church, a Traders’ style building at the Naal Exchange Bank site, and a revived State Times with silver coinage stance are noted alongside local politics and a portrait of Sprigg Camden’s stock move.
A Guatemala government decree blocks sale of the Sie Guatemala Central Railroad to Huntington, risking an international dispute as California interests maneuver. Huntington vows to buy if possible, planning to reinvest proceeds in California rail lines. Separately, a West Virginia report notes a gravely injured worker after a Wells gravel pit accident and a water shortage crisis in Clarksburg.
Senator Sherman spoke in Massillon praising Cleveland and Charters opposition to free coinage while maintaining gold and silver standards. He warned of higher taxes from a Republican Congress, urged restraint on internal taxes, and defended the party line against current administration shifts. Another report notes English decoys arriving to identify prisoners linked to a jewel robbery in Durgee.
The Harness case jury continued its trial in Parkersburg West Virginia with the mother of the 76 year old prisoner testifying. She remained composed under cross examination as she recounted her memory of the events and stood by her son throughout the proceedings.
Frederick W. Innes and his band, after three weeks at the Pittsburgh Exposition, left for Atlanta for a long engagement at the Cotton States Exposition. This afternoon Innes signed a contract to perform at the Louisiana Exposition for the entire next season. Steamships news notes arrivals of Bicamer in New York and Southampton.
Reported Venezuelan foreign office policy states invading neighbors cannot advance beyond the line without provoking a collision. London and Washington debates frame Britain’s ultimatum to President Crespo amid cabinet resignations and no reply from Venezuela. English press view Monroe doctrine as a bluff, expecting firm action if needed.
The St James Gazette reports a British ultimatum to President Crespo concerning Venezuela, outlining reparation demands for arrests and police actions at Brunn and stating terms for final boundary settlement. It cites Salisbury and Chamberlain aiming to end the frontier dispute, even by force if needed, with guns to coerce noncompliant Venezuelans.
A Times of London dispatch quotes Lord Salisbury asserting the Monroe doctrine is solely an affair between the United States and the oil country. He says if Britain ever must choose, it will side with the Americans rather than oppose them.
A Chicago attorney, John G. Jones, with Senator Cullom, presented to President Cleveland a petition in Washington urging prompt government action to secure release and compensation for ex United States Consul Waller. The President pledged to bring the matter to the Secretary of State, with further talks planned involving Paul Bray, Waller’s stepson, and the consul’s mother in Baltimore.
Cincinnati observer reports Warner M. Bateman, veteran Ohio delegate, returned from Boston and praised a conservative note in Senator Sherman’s book review. Bateman, once Sherman's ally, cites Garfield’s pre-convention letters and unit rule talk, while Ohio mining officials delay agreement on advance measures and plan arbitration amid unrest. Also notes Berlin dispatch on Russia France Germany touting Japan talks and a grim double murder in Hancock Michigan, plus two U S gunboats for Newport News.
William Howarth George Yayles and William Black from Washington PA visited Pittsburgh and damaged Carrie Kubo’s parlor at No 40 Seoul Avenue. They used an ax to wreck a piano clocks and furniture and cut a hanging seal. They were bound over to court. Kuhn was charged with selling liquor without a license.
The article notes Lord Dunraven’s arrival at Gardiff after his voyage on the Valhalla owned by J. Frederick Laycock of Portsmouth. It mentions delays, plans for the America’s Cup, possible future involvement with Royal Navy vessels, and ongoing rumors about his intentions and social engagements, including a banquet invitation and the outlook for his home. Also included are local notices from Louisville, Kentucky, about Judge Toney Dweldes and a women’s relief corps incident involving Mrs. Clerk and an injunction related to Grand Army of the Republic matters.
Fragmentary OCR item references Beltage and officials with vague details of a sale or contract valued around 600000 dollars. Mentions J Real J H Motrety and Gey Hirows in a prototyped Washington context with weather/thermometer notes and a dated time reference.
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