30 Oct 1887
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1887
Page
1
The text outlines a chaotic scene of demonstrations, political figures, and legal actions amid a period of upheaval. It references figures like a president and a pope, mentions a public display of dissent, and notes trials or investigations. The piece weaves in weather, local conditions, and community responses, with fragmented notes on violence and public order.
A speech by Governor Gordon in Cincinnati denounces wartime betrayal and praises Confederate loyalty. He recalls General Lee and Confederate heroes, condemns opposition, and urges continued sympathy for the South while criticizing Union leaders and wartime policies. The speech references Philadelphia events, the adoption of the Constitution, and public reaction in Macon and Wisconsin.
Whitney Whitney, Secretary in the Navy Department, suffers prostration and severe headaches preventing work. Doctors advise rest for two weeks with no reading or writing of the annual report. He plans to go to Lenox for recuperation while Navy Bureau Chiefs operate with Acting Secretary Harmon as a temporary measure. retirement from the Cabinet is not anticipated.
A fragmented New York dated dispatch reports Anarettists sending a threatening appeal to President Cleve hautim Fohatt. The text condemns the Chicago executions and calls for liberty, urging mercy and protest against capital punishment.
A long, garbled dispatch from Mill Grove and surrounding towns recounts political maneuverings, court notes, and local misfortunes. It mentions figures such as Hogg and Spencer, a Minnesota Dakota wheat report, and a Cleveland murder witness testimony, all set against a backdrop of indecipherable dates and places. The jumble suggests a slow, strained toboggan of a day in late October with sparse clarity on outcomes.
The Anarchist movement threatens execution days away from a planned November 11 date in Chicago. Gould, a timid man, fears for his life as warnings become explicit and the anarchists claim responsibility for influencing justice through money power. He departs, seeking safety in Europe to avoid possible harm from the group.
The Chicago freight car mystery postulates Frank Hart, aged twenty one, murdered in Pittsburgh and body placed in a freight car bound for Chicago. Franks relatives and a Rochester, New York witness describe his appearance, last seen leaving for a friend in Rochester, and trace the train path from the East to Allegheny City and Alliance, Ohio with no stop between. The theory notes Hart’s excellent character and lack of quarrel, while detailing the car’s movement and the body’s discovery in Chicago.
Reports from Chicago outline Maud Cassiday's arrest for disorderly conduct in the John Howden abduction case. Judge White adjourned the hearing to November in bond set at $2,000, with prosecutors optimistic about a harsh penalty and possible penitentiary time.
October 29. Judge Gilbean Atherton former congressman and judge collapsed in court as proceedings adjourned he lost memory and orientation. He appeared helpless to identify himself or others and was taken home with little hope for recovery. The incident follows a prior fugitive criminal capture at a museum after evading officers for years.
General Clinton K Pisk says he is not a presidential candidate and will not be. He predicts Blaine Cleveland and G Jobo may run next year with Wiss Chermest pron! poo as possible candidates in cam. If he did Jen Walfe would likely be the nominee for Vice President.
Letter from Land Commissioner Sparks addresses Dakota agitation over Aquatters and purchasers. It states bona fide settlers holding railroad deeds can obtain government patent under pre-emption laws if not yet exhausted. Includes Act guidance on lands within railroad belt and conditions for purchase and citizenship status. Also reports a separate accident in Brooklyn with a severe explosion injuring Mrs. Wechsler and her son and police seeking cause.
The Little Washington Rifle Team traveled to the city yesterday and faced five men from the Schutzenverein in a sharp match. Dark conditions shortened play after a brisk contest. Several Washington shooters reported poor practice prior to the match, contributing to the home defeat. Bishop Dwenger of Fort Wayne is reported gravely ill, forcing cancellations of immediate engagements and impacting the diocese.
The drought tightens its grip as no rain falls for two months, threatening river navigation and coal supplies. Farmers, coal towns, and steamboat crews face hardships from parched ground, rising prices, and heat. Some cities report water quality concerns and health impacts while forest fire risk grows as vegetation dries. Local letters warn of November’s approach and potential widespread disruption if rain does not come soon.
In Ashland county, Orange township, W H Reynolds editor of the Times was shot and killed by James Mason in a disputed libel case over a loan to a local farmer. Mason is under arrest as investigators pursue the case amid a tense aftermath.
Reports from Copenhagen to Moscow detail shifting plans for the czar’s travel via Germany to meet Kaiser Wilhelm. A Stockholm route via Malmo appears favored, with Moscow warnings that the coming Sino-Russian frontier tensions hint at broader conflict. Official Russia doubts delay, while Germany seeks to keep any meeting free of political impact.
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