Fisheries Award Seen As Excessive And Unjust
A strong push to fill four Navy Paymaster vacancies goes to Secretary Thompson with West states favored to secure the posts. Officials argue the fisheries award remains excessive and unjust and future talks with England will press for fair treatment of the United States. The debt rise is blamed on pension arrears and last year’s deficiencies under Democratic House policies. Washington notes a new Republic newspaper by Ramsdell is praised for engaging national affairs reporting.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
Thompson
Northwest
Cincinnati Gaztte
England
United States
House
Congress
Treasury
Special Dispatch
The
Republic
Ramsdell
Evarts seeks US naval patrol to study inshore fisheries
Aug 1 Washington report says Mr. Evarts plans to request an American naval vessel to cruise inshore fishing grounds of the Dominion. The move aims to obtain authoritative current data as a basis for future negotiations with Great Britain, highlighting Halifax tribunal extravagance.
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Washington
Evarts
Dominion
Great Britain
Redemption of Bonds in July by United States Treas ury
In July the U S Treasurer redeemed 10-40 bonds totaling 87 615 450 and 5-208 bonds totaling 36 376 450. In all 128 990 900 of proceeds, 87 939 310 paid by check, 38 560 000 credited to banks on their bond accounts. Outstanding called bonds of all descriptions are about 75 090 000.
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Washington
United States
Washington notes on debt and coinage and conventions
The report details total issue of specent loans at 740,791,100 with 730,900 unsettled, receipts from certificates converted to 4 percent bonds, and July pension arrears of 8,694,600 exhausting the fractional currency fund. It notes debt increase of 6,086,344 and potential net decrease if not for arrears, plus large reductions in bank bond settlements and redemptions since 1879. It also lists mint coinage totals, Massachusetts and Minnesota party conventions, Montreal bank failure scrutiny, and warrants for Sir Thomas Hincks era.
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Massachusetts
Worcester
Republican State Central Committee
Minnesota
St. Paul
Montreal Co
Consolidated Bank
Thomas Hincks
J. , Renny
Demand for Iron Trade Reaches Turning Point Says Gazette
Gazette reports from multiple quarters confirm the iron industry has ended its five year downturn. Three months after a general assessment that industry mood was improving the publication notes a healthy demand and price advance likely to be sustained. Mills and furnaces are expected to hold their own or improve the balance sheet.
Advance in pig iron prices steadies demand in Cincinnati region
Industry reports show a pronounced price firming in pig iron across Cincinnati and vicinity. Dealers such as Maddy & Co and I Harper and Co note price gains from $1 to $4 per ton since January, with mills unable to sell forward and heavy orders from rail suppliers and rolling mills.
New Albany Iron Trade Sees Steady Demand and Price Rise
The New Albany iron industry shows full mills and foundries, rising merchant iron prices, and increased rolling mill output. Ohio Falls Iron Works railroad spike machines restart with big orders as new railroad lines and southern coal-field expansion boost pig iron demand and future furnaces in Indiana.
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Cincinnati Gazette
New Albany
Indiana
Ohio Falls Iron Works
Albany de .St. Louis Air Line
Onio
Compensating Profit Seen Behind Hopeful Reaction
Manufacturers claim that compensating profit to producers and the establishment of values have produced a hopeful reaction. They argue resumption will follow as prices and supply adjust to new economic balance.
Iron trade rises in Ironton amid broad revival
Interviews with W. D. Kelly & Sons Col Geo Gray of Lawrence Furnace and Belfont Nail and Iron Works officials in Ironton indicate a broad recovery in iron demand and prices. Reports show mill and foundry orders climbing, with notable price increases for pig iron bar nails and manufactured iron. The scene is described as the strongest since 1873 with a steady to brisk pace through July and into fall.
Mill Men Refusing Orders At Prices They Would Have Taken Six Months Ago
The iron trade in the Southern district remains quiet and firm with a $2 per ton price advance since January. Mills run full of orders, with furnace production planned to increase. Oakdale furnace to be added by Missouri iron men this fall. South Pittsburg rejected 7,000 tons at higher past prices. Roane Iron Co booked months of ahead orders for steel and iron railroad bars. Nail demand strong, but margins thin due to Wheeling and Pittsburg price cuts. district still expects fair results despite restricted capacity.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Chattanooga
Tenn
Missouri
Oakdale
Iine County
C. 8
South Pittsburg
Roane Iron Company
Wheeling and
Pittsburg
J. E. McGowan
Southern
Iron Age
The Outlook Bright on Iron Trade in Hocking Valley
The Hocking Valley Outlook reports a bright iron trade in progress with scarce supplies of high grade foundry iron and gray forge iron. An advance of one dollar per ton has held on some grades since the last report, while furnace men show no plan to concede or force sales. Few iron deals for future delivery occur as consumers book orders for the year at current prices. The main question concerns whether labor profits will be fully absorbed by the higher prices.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Gokr
J. F. Wheeler
Tennessee
United States
Boards of Health
Daylight Service
Cameron
Capts
Glass
Brown
Era of Better Feeling Inaugurated in Pittsburg
From Pittsburg August 1 reports the iron market improving with higher prices for pig iron up 2 to 2.50 per ton and scrap iron up 5 to 6 per ton due to stronger demand. Furnaces in surrounding districts operate at higher capacity while rolling mills run actively. Raw iron receipts indicate continued demand and production.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Prrissune
Fever Stricken City Divides Over Camp Plan
Seventeen new fever cases and four deaths reported in Mewritts Tenn with two Catholic priests among the dead. A meeting debated the colored citizens’ plan to depopulate the city via government camps while white and black alike were urged to relocate, with emphasis on safety and equality in camp provision.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Mewritts
Tenn
Associated Press
Doyle
Faber
St. Patrick's Parish
St. Joseph’s
City Board of Health
James Collins
Linden Street
Ed. Tebler
City Hospital
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Rocco Alley
Tom Burns
Marshall Hoskins
Father Doyle
de Soto and
Linden Streets
Father Faber
Wm. Hamerlie
South Street
L. Carrotti
Beale Street
Elizabeth Fletcher
Wm. Morgan
Court Street
Willis Allen
Elliott
de Soto Streets
Kate Lynch
John Holly
Ross Avenue
Charles F. Bennett
Sh Poplar
Mitchell Estom
Sixth
Broadway
Fort Pickering
Turley Street
Roger Caruthers
Ninth Street
Athy
Bartlett
Chief Athy
Raleigh
Fever Reported Little Spreads in New Orleans
At New Orleans on Aug. 1 there were no new fever cases in sixty hours and five official cases total, three fatalities. Louis Affrey died from fever, and the city buried him after the Board of Health arranged discharge and disinfection. The public remains calm as quarantines hold, with several suspected cases reclassified as malarial. Dr C D White named Sanitary Inspector for steamboats.
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New Orleans
Cincinnati Gazette
Louis Affrey
Morgan City
Bourbon
Board of Health
New York Times
Cincinnati Commercial
Citizens’ Sanitary Association
C. D. White
Auxiliary Sanitary Association
Fatal Fever Strikes Crew On Ship Templar In Quarantine
The ship Templar arrived in San Francisco after 161 days from Rio Janeiro where it picked up yellow fever. Nine seamen died in port, and Captain Armstrong his daughter the ship's carpenter and several sailors fell ill. Quarantine officers destroyed bedding disinfected the ship and moved it to quarantine with no new cases in three months.
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San Francisco
Templar
Rio Janeiro
Newark
Rio
Armstrong
Harry Cave
Michael Walsh
St Louis Quarantine Reports Favorable Health Signs
Boats from below Cairo reached quarantine today with no new cases seen. Mrs Brandy and her children are recovering and will depart soon. Wm Martin, sent down from the city yesterday, is much improved.
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St. Louis
Cairo
Brandy
Wm. Martin
Two More Cases Reported in New York Yellow Fever Quarantine
Aug 1 in New York Charles Otto of the steamer City of New York and William Kennedy of the steamer Moro Castle were sent to the quarantine hospital sick with yellow fever.
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New York
Charles Otto
City of New York
Wm. Kennedy
Moro Castle
Large fires strike Hamilton Ontario and nearby towns
A major blaze in Hamilton Ontario destroyed McInnes block and several banks and lenders. The Merchants Bank and other firms burned, fires extended through John and King Streets, with the foundry saved but a church lost. A boy died from falling stone and another was badly hurt. Total damages reach into the hundreds of thousands with insurance.
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Ont
McInnes
Bank of Hamilton
Turner, Livingston & Co
McInnes & Co
Hamilton Provident Loan Association
Merchants’ Bank
Turner,Livingstone & Co
Turner’s
Provident Loan Office
John Street
Sanford
King Street
Funeral of Judge James Hester Draws Large Local Attendance
The funeral held at noon in Nashville Indiana drew a crowd from Nash County Bar and Bartholomew County legal circles with Masonic and other orders in regalia. Remains interred at the family burying ground near the city. In Quenec Bishop O'Brien died suddenly this morning. Elisha Cox of Union Township harvested Martin County premium wheat from fifteen acres yielding 720 bushels at forty eight bushels per acre, signaling Southern Indiana leads in wheat.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Nashville
Nep
James Hester
Bartholomew
Masonic Fraternity
Quenec
O’brien
Kingston
Loocooree, Inc
Martin County
Indiana
Elisha Cox
Union Township
Disease Outbreak Prompts Anxiety Near Palmyra
A virulent fatal flux or dysentery is spreading near Palmyra Harrison County about twenty miles from New Albany. Several deaths have occurred with reports of cases in nearby localities, causing concern in the region.
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Cincinnati Gazette
New Albany
Palmyra
Harrison County
Ina
The Course of True Love in One Instance in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Aug 1 in the Superior Court Caroline Nolan sues Leroy Clark for breach of marriage contract seeking damages around 5000 dollars. The case marks a notable civil action over nuptial promises in the era.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Fort Wayn
Caroline Nolan
Leroy Clark
Freight advances on cattle and hogs announced today
An advance in freights for cattle and hogs was announced: cattle to New York 30 and Philadelphia 2%, hogs to New York 2 and Philadelphia 15 34 per cwt.
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New York
Philadelphia
Montreal Firm Faces Failure in Oceanic Venture
Montreal August 1 reports Fish, Sheppard and Co. facing difficulties in a maritime venture described as a failed endeavor. The article notes financial strain and uncertain prospects for the company’s assets and operations.
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Montreal
Fish, Sheppard & Co
Notable Speeches at Franklin County Nomination Meeting
A massive turnout at the Capitol west front ratified county nominations signaling a major political event. Gen. Beatty delivered a ringing address and ex Governor Dennison delivered a grand speech noted as his life’s finest effort. Capt. Webster opened the campaign declaring a new Republican movement amid strong party growth.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Columbns
Capitol
Beatty
Jory
Dennison
Capt. Webster
Franklin County
Republican Party
Gen. Beatty
Doctor Aborn Claims Nasal Catarah Cures Eye and Lung Diseases
At 215 West Fourth Street, a method for treating Eye and Ear, Throat and Lung diseases is praised as rational and successful. Nasal Catarah is presented as a foundational cure for chest illnesses including consumption, with long term cures cited by Dr. Aborn and strong proof from Cincinnati over the past two years.
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Aborn
Indorsing Dr Aborn’s Great Cure for Catarrh and Lung Disease
A testimonial from GEO H MOORE of Cincinnati credits Dr Aborn at 215 West Fourth Street with curing catarrh and lung trouble after four months of treatment starting November 18, 1878. Moore reports daily coughing blood, severe breathlessness, and long workdays before the cure, then returns to business with sustained health and praise for the doctor.
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