21 Oct 1883
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1883
Page
1
Readable fragments report wartime incidents, trials, and public notices from Beemost and surrounding towns. Mentions police actions, trials of multiple individuals, and local civic updates amid broader conflict coverage. Names and places include Beemost, Weston, and Chastain, with references to soldiers, judges, and community figures.
A damaged notice fragment from a historical newspaper reports a dispute over marriage plans near a Michigan village. It mentions local figures such as Frey and Minneapolia, a street incident, fines, and disrupted social plans amid unclear names and dates.
A lengthy, critical report on Marshall County poor farm conditions and cruelty accusations is presented to county commissioners. The investigation calls for a new almshouse on the river, reforms, and substantial facility improvements with cost estimates and funding considerations.
Special to the Register recounts Samuel Faulkner found near Janelew seven miles north of here in a critical state. He died about 9 PM after a post mortem found a thirty-two calibre ball lodged in his left groin and path through the lung to the spine. A coroner jury verdict cites a gunshot wound caused by unknown person with suppositions pointing to motive and fuller developments promised.
General Steedman lies in state in Toledo with full military honors prepared for Monday funeral. A large guard of honor surrounds the catafalque as police and civic leaders coordinate extensive religious and public ceremonies in New York and Toledo, with clergy from multiple dioceses and the mayor urging business closures for the day.
United States District Attorney files third information this week seeking confiscation of a large shipment of ladies hat trimmings and other fine goods seized from steamship Republic. Milliner Mrs L Thornton and Miss Partridge of Boston are among those named. several hundred0 pounds of goods valued in thousands of dollars are in the seizure room. Wishart's Balsam of Wild Cherry touted as a remedy for coughs and consumption.
Zora Burns, a domestic in the C. A. Carpenter household, was found murdered near Lincoln. Evidence points to Carpenter after she visited his office and rumors tied him to the crime. He was arrested and jailed as detectives pursued the case in a wealthy local community.
Readers are informed of local happenings including church services and social events, construction updates on Washington Street, and new residences rising in the area. The text notes work at the Martin’s Ferry stave works, crews paid off, and a potential wage reduction leading to idle plant status.
Special to the Register reports Mr Kronberg of Chicago died August 4, embalmed remains arrived in Washington at 11 a m and were prepared for cremation. The box was opened at the crematory and the body wrapped for incineration, which was completed quickly due to the body's condition. Treasury figures show gold coin and bullion at 208 244 40, silver dollars and bullion 120 342 23, etc with notes totaling 52 000 441 and certificates outstanding and other sums listed.
An 1860s letter details admiration for the leading actor Irving and his manager, praising discipline and artistry. It contrasts stage craft with money concerns while noting external matters about the Union Iron Company bankruptcy and creditors owed.
In a Patterson incident a boat keeper named Stewart was arrested for criminal assault on Mary, age thirteen, in her home after a violent altercation with her sister. The father vows vengeance as authorities report the case alongside other distant naval and political notes.
A French expeditionary officer’s descrip tion from Tongnin details a brutal massacre of Annamites. Fire and gunfire trap villagers, with sailors using repeating rifles and bayonets to finish the rout as survivors dive and drown. The account portrays savagery, fear, and the chaotic fall of Hur with hundreds killed and retreat crushed.
The Presbyterian meeting largely discussed the Committee on Temperance report urging prohibition. Resolutions favored prohibition and condemned liquor sales and manufacturing. Charity efforts and local reports were noted, with various speakers addressing temperance at length.
A young scion of an aristocratic family, Grenville Ely, once bright with prospects, vanished from public view after irregular behavior. He reportedly approached Mr. Delano with intent to borrow money, following a clash in which a guard and a fly were involved. Ely was later captured and sent to the penitentiary. Victims endured threats and the enemy faced severe opposition as the case unfolded.
In Tonley a man named George J. Wile hats alias Conley, in jail after deputy Sanders arrested him on charges of violating postal laws and fraud. He is under indictment in Nicholas County Circuit Court and described as a slick local figure. In Flemington West Virginia a colored man Albert Barrett was killed on train No 91 while attempting to board at Simpsons, leaving a wife and two children. An avalanche at Assro in Catanie killed five workers and a man.
A chaotic archival report recounts Teanes Pits Ortober Fredericks R Sixon of 2 OM Untapio street facing a courtroom hearing for licentious conduct. The piece blends sensational charges of temptation, moral decline, and scandal with derailed clergy, wandering youths, and alleged conspiracies, citing a preacher’s downfall and a police-led probe into misconduct, alongside other urban crime vignettes and a Jewish peddler murder near Griffin.
A platform collapse at the Harvard event on the Charles caused several injuries among spectators, many Harvard men, including a participant named Mead of Boston, who suffered a severe leg injury and facial fractures. The accident disrupted races alongside other local news items about railway legal actions and political mentions.
Fragments report Father Pines Ansested for selling beverage brewed wine at wholesale and retail. A riot charge crowd from his con gregation is to appear in Follce Court while a separate probe references Cardinal Lot, Vienna to Rome, and police actions in Portland Maine.
A year and a half quest ends in Toronto as a mother, driven by loss and a wife’s grief, discovers her son Henry Branetmann among a public notice route in Canada. The tale traces his voyage from England to Galt, escape from a Dutch farmer, and a long family effort across Ontario to locate him. The reunion occurs after the woman learns of a Hamburg notice naming her son, leading to their joyful meeting and plans to reunite in England.
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