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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1884
Page
5
The readable parts describe a discussion on a weapons program or production, mentioning letters, letters about a steel production or delivery, and a note about a public event with timing. There are references to a person named Wyler Gemly and a topic around manufacturing or safety. The text includes questions about control, verification, and potential alignment with Jewish concerns.
The Barrow-in-Furness based Barrow Flematite Steel Company shows broad output, including rails, plates, bolts, spindles, and tools. The piece notes expanding steel making across the kingdom, with shipments and prices in Chicago, Buffalo, New York, and other hubs, and reports on rolling mills and firms like H P Nail Company, Struthers, Mazaillon, and Youngstown in operation or expansion.
Reports describe mills and glass works in Ravenna and Beaver Town facing orders and wage cuts while European factories in Switzerland and Lehigh Valley expand. Talks of protective duties and railway steel plants unfold as American firms plan shifts, wage changes, and new production lines.
A fragment from a royal event describes the Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales amid crowds, guards, and etiquette at a palace reception. It notes punctuality expectations, the Horse Guards in uniform, and the public mood as the royal party moves through the scene.
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