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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1895
Page
8
EO E STIFEL CO advertises Cheviot suiting 45 inches wide at 4.5 cents per yard and a wide silk dept with Black Taffetys and Fancy Silks priced from 25 cents to 3.50 per yard. Also features rough new fabrics, plush and Voiles at various low prices, urging shoppers to visit the store for the opening sale.
Rumors circulate about a merit to improve a cobbled street using steam roller and inch and a half asphalt while noting municipal health issues and upcoming council discussions. Health matters, population estimates, and a plan for Chapline Street draw attention amid local governance, sewerage, and budget considerations.
The notice advertises Monday only sales at The Favorite 18 Eleventh Street featuring discounted men and ladies undergarments including fleece-lined robes and ribbed vests, wholesale prices for shirts and hose, plus a dairy butter deal from Fitzgibbons' Butter Stand at Market Street. It mentions Swabacker's and Marsden L Colvig as retailers and highlights fashion goods and belts.
In Hot Springs on October 19 the Corbett habeas corpus case ended with Judge Leatherman ruling no law prohibits prize fighting or glove contests in Arkansas. Gov. Clarke vowed to keep opposing the fight, while reports from Little Rock and Coppus Christi detail reactions and preparations for further action. Local sports notes recount Latrobe and West Virginia university games and livestock racing results alongside civil service and small notices.
In Huntington West Virginia on October 19 Dave Pieherty of Portland and Dick Wilson of Cincinnati clashed in a ten round glove bout described as for blood. Several knockdowns occurred and police stood by to maintain order. Flaherty won the decision.
The report covers postponed games, a Cambridge win over Bellaire by 14 to 6 with Mintehan pitching for Belize, and several amateur baseball results including Patlare Ira defeating Charleston 18 to 8. It lists South Side League schedule and standings, plus West Virginia University football team preparations for a game against Washington and a note on Morgantown coverage.
The Johns company led by J C Stewart and Paul Dreser performs The Two Johns at the Opera House with strong singing and comic mishaps. The Grand Opera House features The Two Cronies with John B Wills and a revised cast drawing crowded audiences. Water levels noted: 11 inches in the channel last night. Louisville recorded 19 inches in 1887 while current canal depth is 26 inches. Public landing remains quiet.
Lower rates for ten day excursion tickets via Pennsylvania lines to Atlanta offered alongside twenty day and season passes. Tickets priced at 18.40 dollars from Wheeling, valid on October 26, November 5, 15, 25, December 5, 16. For details contact telegraph agents John G. Tomlinson or John Bailie in Wheeling.
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