18 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1892
Page
1
Local residents express dissatisfaction over alleged unequal treatment and call for clearer explanations from officials. Community leaders meet to discuss grievances and outline steps for accountability and fair handling of the issue.
Reports describe cholera outbreaks in European port cities, quarantine actions on New York bound ships, and tensions over allowing steerage passengers to return home. U.S. officials weigh authority to quarantine and potential abuse by vessels while Foster travels for further guidance.
In Assoxtown Pennsylvania on September 17 Georges Gould a ten-year-old boy burned his six-year-old sister Grace to death. He carried coal from a local mine to a house and warned if she followed she would be burned. Grace accompanied him and was set afire with a pit lamp. She died after hours of agony.
Fragmentary OCR recounts a September 17 briefing on a health issue and investigation numbers. Names, dates, and places are garbled, with mentions of New York, September 27, and laboratory notes. Evidence suggests a death linked to a medical case and autopsy-type analysis, but specifics are unreadable.
Amid a health scare the board orders intensified quarantine steps and guards for coastal towns. Officials warn a new spy hazard on board the Bohemia while Islip Shore District authorities coordinate deterring actions at coastal stations. Public safety advisories urge residents to prepare, with officials citing a rising threat level and mandatory watch through the week. Local sheriff and adjutant general mobilize to enforce protections across the area.
Reports detail cholera scares and quarantine actions in New York and ports worldwide. Ships including the Bismarck and Winland transfer passengers, with authorities enforcing disinfection, isolation at Fire Island, and continued vigilance as cases rise in Europe and Belgium.
Adjutant General Greenland orders General Wiley to pull the Fifteenth regiment from Homestead on Monday leaving the Sixty–third regiment with about 300 on duty. Most troops to depart within ten days. Hugh O Donnell remains jailed with bail postponed. Hugh Ross failed to surrender and forfeited bail. Both charged with murder. Governor McKinsey appoints Dr. S. Burrows superintendent of the Blind Asylum, replacing Dr. H C Fricker. Cholera reported in Columbus with authorities monitoring public health. Labor Commissioner Peck appears before Elbert Rodgers in Albany regarding a matter related to immigration or labor policy.
Loox Lake September 17. This has been the most favorable day Mrs Harrisons has experienced since she was stricken with pleurisy nearly ten days ago. Physicians express confidence in her recovery from pleurisy though the seeds of consumption remain and may continue to affect her constitution. The improvement against the pleurisy encourages a fighting chance against the serious illness.
General Stevenson and C A Ewing addressed a packed Auditorium crowd of about six thousand Democrats in Charlotte. The speech defended Cleveland’s administration, discussed tariffs and the Force bill, and argued taxation should be shared more evenly. He tied accusations to carpet bag rule and warned the Force bill would recall Reconstruction era controls.
A letter from East Claire MP William Redmond denounces midnight police raids on cattle belonging to tenants on Grodykea estate in Claire County. He warns such armed actions risk intense irritation unless landlords’ demands are met, as Berkeley County Democratic leaders set a ticket timetable and threaten further action. The report also mentions Maine legislative gains for Republicans and local notices in West Virginia.
Mrs Esme Tane Nagle, widow worth $500,000, filed for divorce from Charles A. White alleging daily abuse, failure to support, and coercive control. White, claiming $10,000 yearly as London Illustrated News manager, is said to have funded lavish living, a stable, hounds, and trips to Chicago while coercing a power of attorney and mortgage on Nagle’s estate. The petition notes restraint threats by their son and alleged assaults as the marriage deteriorated over five months. The couple’s age difference and White’s alleged actions are central to the case.
The Secretary of War Elkins was taken ill on a train near Crueuniasp Missouri and compelled to stop at Harrison. He returned to his home in Elina with no reason to believe he is dead. The dispatch was received at 3 o'clock this morning.
A West Virginia dispatch reports the South Branch valley roared with political fervor as Wilson MacCorkle Faulkner and Lewis lectured in Moorefield Romney Sugar Grove and Springfield. Crowds packed groves and courthouses with thousands of farmers listening to tariff reform and anti–force bill talk. The Democrats vow a strong November 8 majority.
Laws and Water to-day notes the financial crisis worsens as artificial measures to delay the inevitable fail. Seven West End clubs closed in the past day, major estates face danger, and several reputable firms lose trust. The Lyric Club collapses after Captain Sanders is implicated in forgery, bankruptcies loom, and lenders call in mortgages while ownership disputes erupt.
Newslet items note that foreign money except US is barred from the He pale region. The London Sew reviews Collyer on English workers since 1500. New York bank figures show changes in loans deposits and circulation. A framing accident near Philadelphia involves Hubert Craven’s household and a coal incident.
New York September 17 Sullivan the ex champion received a nine thousand strong crowd at Madison Square Garden after his defeat to Corbett in New Orleans. Sullivan praised the present champion and urged support while Corbett spoke briefly, promising to try to hold the title as long as Sullivan. The reception confirmed Sullivan’s lasting popularity and provided him a handsome profit from the event.
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