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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1893
Page
6
World of Labor reports across local, eastern, and western centers that work is resuming after downturns. Expect continued revival, with steel and iron industries near prewar levels within thirty days as mills, furnaces, and related plants restart and hire substantial workforces.
A lengthy critique argues the Corbett Mitchell fight saga is a publicity stunt. It questions the fighters' integrity, recounts past encounters, and claims promoters and papers bluster to hype a fake bout for gate money.
Directum the Black Whirlwind of the American Trotting Turf won a mile in 9:07 at New York, dethroning Stamboul and setting a new world record for four year olds. Nascy Hank trails by three seconds on Terre Haute’s kite course where speed favors the track. Trained by Monroe Salisbury and driven by Driver Fly, Directum is an eight brace long colt out of Renee Hats, proving exceptional in four year old form.
The column lists numerous town residents and visitors including Pope and Mrs Mosa rove, A Williams on a Steubenville trip, Albert McFadden the pianist registered at the Central, Toronto bicyclists Smith and Carnahan dining during a hundred mile trip, and many others traveling to World's Fair tours and local fairs. Several deaths, marriages, and social visits are noted along with market fruit abundance and a mysterious Mrs Davidson who left owing board.
Sealed proposals from coal dealers will be received by the Board of Education at the fourteenth street library in Wirenixa West Virginia on September 7. Bids cover supplying coal and related services for the upcoming school year. Proposals must be addressed to the committee on Buildings and Grounds and must arrive by 12 o clock. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Fragmentary timetable notes list depart times and routes with codes such as 146k 40:07 and 500 290 Seekers in transit context. The legible items reference Martin s TY 719 MO FO and daily updates that imply schedule adjustments, yields, and station markers.
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