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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1893
Page
9
Miss Jordan, a leading writer, unveils her latest sensation The Kiss of Gold. The novel will be printed as a serial in our columns beginning Sunday September 17.
In Amity Dam a housing row exposes class and gender tensions as two widows vie for service with the Blake family. The town’s steamboat schedule, fear of criticism, and shifting domestic arrangements fuel a sequence of resignations and replacements, ending in a tense, crowded kitchen dynamic.
A violent incident unfolds as a man identified as Jackson is allegedly involved in poisoning Woodmeyer’s family, with three children killed and others poisoned. A lynching follows after his confession, while the case links to earlier thefts and local tensions. The report mentions a trial in Morris and associates with broader regional criminal activity.
The report highlights Ohio Lodge No. 1 and Wheeling Lodge No. 5 holding multiple Masonic degrees with new Red Cross Knight and Fellow Craft renditions. It notes planned convocation, upcoming meetings at Bates Lodge No. 33 and Union Chapter No. 1, a memorial for Brother Robert M. Ranshaw, and progress toward the 25th anniversary celebration with a street parade at Mozart Park on October 27. Massachusetts leads with a 279 member gain while the Pennsylvania West Virginia jurisdiction adds new members and certificates. An August tally shows 23,147 members in good standing and Welcome Lodge adds new applicants at recent meetings.
Union Ruling No 223 of the Fraternal Mystic Circle calls a Tuesday meeting to appoint a degree train and entertain candidates. All brothers urged to attend as plans foresee a larger membership in coming months and a winter schedule of meetings.
Central City two miles south of Huntington WV incorporated and holds first election. Mayoral race between Alf Thompson and M V Chapman ends with Chapman winning. council and city officers to meet immediately amid a tense campaign and swift vote count.
The Secretary of State has chartered the Major Big Coal Veto Company of Shaw Mineral County with authorized capital of 30000 dollars. Incorporators include Michas P. Fabey Patrice Brown Philip Brows and Edward Graub of Elk Garden P A Graub of Weeteraport and J W Fabey of Osk.
Paris reports fresh complications with Siam intensify verbal clashes with England over colonial policy. French press denounces British interference while Germany and Italy maneuver by exchanging cessions for coaling stations. The move follows a European chessboard of diplomacy tied to Russia, Toulon fleet visits, and potential naval bases near Malta.
Closing day of the Catholic Congress adopts a platform urging strengthening parochial schools and Catholic colleges, fidelity to Pope Leo XIII, and defense of the Constitution. The resolutions call for education as a chief social solution, support for church and state unity, and restraint on intoxicants while urging arbitration and civic virtue. The prologue cites religious liberty, national heritage, and the need to teach youth to honor Creator and uphold republican values.
Mrs Kare Fleming wife of Mr Sanford Fleming died suddenly at her son’s home near Bivesre last night. Special Tategrans in the Begtecer district note the farewell in SW Virginia as September 6 events.
Ellen Osnoth notes transitional style as Lenox moves between memory and anticipation. She observes color stories from russet to blue, describes rough red serge outfits, cardinal flowers, and hats, and analyzes belts and horizontal lines in autumn dresses. The piece contrasts rural climes with seaside races and hints at upcoming winter attire.
Labor Statistics Commissioner J M Sydenstricker plans a statewide canvass and exchanges reports with other states after securing data from the National Bureau of Labor and state agriculture. He will move to a permanent Capitol office and begin collecting information on labor and wages for the next two years.
In Chicago the Columbian Eistedfad awarded $300 to the Welsh Ladies Chorus of Cardiff for best ladies chorus, with $150 to the Scranton Ladies Chorus. The Rhondda Valley Chorus of South Wales won the $1,000 prize for best male chorus, and $50 went to the Penryho Chorus of Wailea. Dr Williams of Prwsbury won $100 for the operatic libretto Owen Ylesdower. The Pa Choral Union won the top prize of $5,000 at the night concert.
In Honolulu Walker and Sinclair were acquitted of conspiring charges after a July arrest. Reports from Kaleo and Washington hint at a Cabinet reshuffle once Mr. Broups’s report is completed. Admiral Sherrett shows readiness to restore order as royalists face removal and Allied press cautions moderation ahead of changes at the Advertiser.
Governor Hales spoke this afternoon at Gruuspy Crests opening the Democratic event. He urged free coinage of silver and parities between metals, criticizing party divisions and urging rational policy over partisan excess. The talk touched pensions prohibition and state institutions as remedies for the nation’s coinage issue.
There is a slight improvement in the cake trade and a more hopeful feeling among operators. Output of the region for the week ending September 2 shows 3,111 ovens active and 14,033 idle, with total estimated production of 200 tons. Shipments amounted to 1,004 cars, with destinations including Pittsburg and river towns. prices quoted include pace coke at 1.07 and foundry coke at 1.5 per ton, among others.
fragmented read mentions Emperor William and a race with unclear context. No verifiable names, dates, places, or organizations are readable to form a factual summary.
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