17 Feb 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1871
Page
1
Ex soldiers convened at City Hall to form a veteran society. Committees for district towns were appointed to organize and connect with railroad officers to gather documents and establish a local chapter.
A reader notes a Gazerrs table of years corresponding to ending dates and grave terms. The scrambled text lists many year-like tokens and month references, outlining a chronology of years when certain terms terminate and a set of dates culminating in March observances.
Fragmentary remarks argue licensing provokes vice enforcement failures, asking why police arrest men while women accused of crime go unpursued. The text questions prosecutions of vice, reflects on public response, and cites unnamed authorities and critics in a reformist tone.
A historical note proposes compelling the Baltimore and Cincinnati Railroad to adjust its route. The text discusses the balance of the railroad’s progress and mentions main avenues from the west, with references to delays and possible cross routes. The fragment hints at public interest in forcing action.
A garbled obituary style notice describes Beary Vem Meter an elderly Black man of 116 with unclear facts. It mentions Civil War service and readership by Friends, noting long life, regional ties to Ban Cloke and Nasmechanette with faded details.
A large Boyle county meeting considers action on Cincinnati Southern Railroad charter. Committee drafts resolutions urging state charter, with remarks on route, funding, and potential impacts. The gathering adjourns amid heated discussion and calls for further proceedings.
A mosaic of clipped items referencing language choices in The Louisville Courier-Journal, a bridge in Denver, dress secrets for women in lean incomes, and various 19th century anecdotes. It touches on crime, punishment, letters carried by runners to Nubia, Minnesota city tables, Cincinnati trade, and ending with reflections on military glory and historic dates.
A large Chattanooga gathering approved resolutions urging construction of a direct transcontinental railway route. They favor a line linking Cincinnati and the South, arguing it would shorten distance, boost commerce, and connect key rail centers. A memorial to Congress requests support for chartering and advancing the project.
Mr W D Howells recounts a meeting with a reformer who claims women will gain the vote but warns the coming era could bring social change and, in his view, temptations like whisky. The anecdote reflects cautious liberal optimism about women’s suffrage and its social implications.
A garbled OCR fragment references a seer, Crom of the Legion of Fomor, and recent city rumors about promissory conflicts. It mentions a note about Bis marks, St. Petersburg, and sympathy with France, suggesting a looming war context without clear facts or names.
The Maryland Court of Appeals last week reversed a lower court ruling in the case of Clifford C Anderson versus a wife of the appellee. The court held a suit by the plaintiff to recover board and necessaries furnished after the death of her father could not be upheld against a minor. It determines contracts by infants for necessaries are binding but notes the marital status may affect enforceability. A new trial was ordered.
From the New York World, the funeral of Alice Cary took place yesterday afternoon at the Church of the Trngers in Mercer Street. Sorosis members attended, with William Ross Avallace, Fanny Fern, James Parton and other celebrities present. Notables like Horace Greeley and P. T. Barnum were pallbearers. The service featured scripture, organ pieces, and a reading by Rev. Deems.
A Parisian cashless misery letter from Labouchere describes dire straits as war, siege, and hotel bills drain fortunes. Separate London theft tale recounts Tyrrells stealing diamonds worth twelve thousand dollars from Messrs London Ryder, and a police chase with a gripping domestic motive.
A London Atheneum contributor signed B B.G. argues the celebrated Wolff stanzas misstate historical facts about Sir John Moore. He corrects timing of the funeral on January 17, notes daylight burial, disputes mentions of bayonets and moonbeam imagery, and defends the solemn religious service and perceived celebrity of the poem.
A fragment from Ewbank s Hydraulics and Mechanics notes that wars arise from inflated rhetoric and recruiting manipulation. It argues nations trigger conflict through incendiary speeches and mobilization, leading to mass slaughter and postwar hero worship while claiming moral fealty to a benevolent savior.
An 1843 expedition by Adolph Wrede, disguising as an Egyptian pilgrim, explored Arabia Felix and described a land of rocky ridges, oases, and the Himyarite era reservoirs. His departure, arrest, and exile to Texas hindered publication, but recent notes confirm the quicksand near Sahna and the ancient inscriptions, including a 280 A.D. Himyarite tablet from Obbo.
A Rutland Herald report recalls a well known amateur ventriloquist aboard a Hudson River Railroad car in charge of conductor sales. The performer began a bucketed rooster imitation prompting the conductor and brakeman to order the act diverted to the baggage car.Passengers blocked by the dispute while officers pressed the request, but no rooster was available to satisfy them.
A commentator lauds Mr. Noah for a detailed Appendix on Hebrew Education in America, noting about one million Jews in the U S Many adopt secular studies while maintaining religious customs The piece argues for inclusive schooling, religious instruction by denominations, and the liberty of American government fostering universal education while preserving Hebrew heritage and civic equality.
A compact study traces the repeated appearance of the number fourteen in royal events from Henry II to Louis XIV. It links dates such as May 14 1029 1588 1610 and 1643, birth and death anniversaries, marriages, battles, papal actions, and street widening orders to the recurring figure while noting key figures Henry IV Margaret de Valois Rayaillac and Louis XIII.
A review praises Overtarn Turoren Asia Pictures of Siberian Chinese and Tartar Life by Thomas A Knox for its 28000 mile journey through Alaska Kamchatka Siberia China Chinese Tartary Mongolia and European Russia. It highlights vivid depictions of exiles and tribes, noting the book’s entertain ment and factual value. Published by Nettleton Co on subscription. six hundred pages with map and illustrations. The critique also condemns Physicality of Man and Woman and related works as deceptive and unsuitable for general reading.
A New York Evening Post correspondent recounts being weather bound in Canada with British officers on the Trent business. A Britisher proclaims checked trousers perfect for a checker board and four bayonets nail them to the floor while players use coal and wood as pieces. A Wynantskill donation visit ends with a hall floor collapse sending about forty people to the cellar, none seriously hurt, as items from above clutter the space. Reverend Tomb, the beneficiary, finds the donation party worsened by the fall and ensuing confusion.
A Home News brief reports a table showing ale porter beer and lager beer sold by brewers in Ohio's First District with Internal Revenue tax of one dollar per barrel paid during 1870.
A letter from Pope Pius X to Archbishop Purcell praises his adherence to the Vatican Council doctrine. It expresses paternal charity, solidifies support amid hostile press, and blesses Purcell and his flock. Dated January 11, 1871, at St. Peter's, the pontificate year twenty fifth.
The Duchess de Frias, daughter of the late Balfe, died in Madrid on January 22. Various entertainment updates follow, noting Joe Murphy and Robert McWade busy in La Albany, Madame Seebach’s New York engagement nearing end, and Mendelssohn Quintet Club’s Boston concert in Troy. Also mentioned are Wendell Phillips in Washington, Lillian Edgarton in Troy, Emmet’s Cleveland exit, Parepa’s return, Cyrille Dion vs John Deery in San Francisco, and multiple theatre and opera items across New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago with cast changes and forthcoming performances.
The Covington school census for 18% continues, water service starts Monday via Water Works, and a key School Board meeting is planned tonight. A memorial to Congress on the Southern Railroad gains 500 signatures in Grant county. Covington couple Mr. Charles D. Pratt and Miss Kate M. Nolan wed at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Hibernians in Covington host first annual ball at Odd Fellows Hall, while Fire Company No. 2 holds a ball at Younger's Hall.
The Board of Trade reports a ticket for officers: President P. P. Lane. Vice Presidents Robert Mitchell T Macneale M Kleiner A T Goshorn Josiah Kirby Jos Kinsey. Secretary H H Tatem. Treasurer James L Haven. An independent ticket is discussed for amusement rather than necessity. District Attorney Bateman filed a US suit against A P Williams and sureties on a $100000 distiller bond. A case of Wm Patterson and Emily Sears for poisoning Miss Lenora Smith was heard. Miss Smith is not in danger and the case was continued. John Bigner, a policy man connected to Billy Smith, was bailed until the 23d lnst. A Superior Court case concerns salary for the city Board of Equalization. S. S. L’Hommedien and family were in Italy on Jan 23 and plan to depart for Egypt.
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