Railroads and safety and value in 1875 Ohio report
Jonn G. Twowrsox, Railroad Commissioner, analyzes an Ohio rail safety report. It shows few passenger deaths from controllable causes, many injuries to workers, and high trespassing risk. The piece critiques expenses, dividends, and capital accounting across multiple lines, noting coal roads’ profits and future potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn G. ‘Twowrsox
Mark Twain
Ohio
Marey
Hudson River Railroad
Vaxpxrsit
Sresaeesane Sanens
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Torenvenee Iinsen
Indianapolis
Dayton & Michigan
Religious Progress and Preaching Methods
A Cincinnati Gazette reader cites Archbishop of Canterbury approval of Moody and Sankey work and quotes Dr. Storrs of Brooklyn critiquing modern seminary teaching. He argues preachers rely on dull formalism and theory, neglect vivid exhortation and practical sermon craft.
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Cincinnati Gasette
Canterbury
Messia
Moody
Sankey
Dr. Storrs
Brooklyn
Union Theological Seminary
Wombs of Southern Women and Cary's Provoking Claim
A letter to the editor questions a sensational claim about Southern women’s wombs drying up. It notes Cary’s political shifts from Republican to Democratic circles and argues the charge was rhetorical and false, while condemning the request to starve southern suckling babes.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Pike
Cary
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Struck by Lightning on Leesburg Turnpike Bridge
Correspondence from Lewissvac dated June 17 reports a bridge north of Leesburg struck by lightning during a storm. Heavy timbers and braces splintered, iron bolts split, shingles torn. Dr. McLaughlin, briefly on the bridge, was stunned but escaped serious harm. J. W. B.
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Leesburg and Washington Turnpike
McLaughlin
Causes of Crime Rise Tied to Police Payoffs in Panel Hous
The New York Assembly Committee questioned ex-patrolman and detective Wm. A. Martinet about panel-houses. He testified that police captains received 75 dollars weekly from owners in exchange for protection and a cut of theft proceeds, with similar terms in gambling dens and thieves’ fences. Police officers faced censure for protecting such houses, and census lists were manipulated to hide offenders. The committee adjourned to next Tuesday.
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New York
Assembly
Wm. A. Martinet
Twenty-ninth
Capt. Braden
Braden
Death of a Paris priest famed for magic study
An obituary notes the passing of a Parisian priest described as a Rabbeinian figure, known for his vast knowledge and serious demeanor. The figure, named I'Abbe Constant in the text, pursued magic and necromancy, being characterized as a small, round, oily man of God with a stern temperament.
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Academy
Constant
Treasury turmoil prompts calls for reform in U S finances
A Cincinnati Gazette letter criticizes the U S Treasury administration under McCulloch and Bristow. It argues systemic flaws, lax record-keeping, and vulnerability to fraud require organic and personnel reform, comparing American practice unfavorably to France and urging stronger civil service changes.
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Cincinnati Gasette
United States
Treasury of
Treasury
Treasury Department
McCulloch
Congress
Bristow
McCullouch
France
Germany
Trumbull
Schurz
War scare ends as Europe steadies amid tug of blocs
Special correspondent notes that official denials from Berlin and St. Petersburg quash war fears. It argues German readiness to defend, Austrian cautions against revenge, and Oscar II’s Berlin visit signal steadying tempers. Danish Schleswig issue left to Germany, Sweden restrained, Austria wary of conflict.
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Cincinnati Gazette
London
England
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Lord Derby
Lord Odo Russell
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Ini
Pacer
Austria
Francis Joseph
Victor Emmanuel
Venice
Bismarck
Count Andrassy
France
Italy
Russia
Andrassy
Vienna
Oscar II
Europe
Denmark
Prague
Schleswig
Prussia
Napoleon III
Oscar
Has
Stockholm
Schleswig-Holstein
The Democratic Convention Nominees in Ohio
The Volksblatt and Volksfreund analyze the Ohio Democratic Convention. Cary is praised for oratory yet deemed a demagogue and inflationist. The platform opposes sumptuary laws and defends personal liberty while proposing a hybrid gold standard and treasury notes.
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Volksblatt
Samuel Hunt
Samuel F. Cary
Samuel
Hamilton County
Hunt
Cary
Andy Johnson
Ohio
Senate
Volksfreund
Democratic Party of
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Hamilton
Revival of Venetian arts in Burano and Venice
Revival spreads through Venice with Fratelli Agnino reviving ancient brocade tapestry and gros point de Venise at Burano. An aged instructor guides skilled workers as demand surges. costs run from $2.40 to $20 per meter and one meter takes a woman five hours to produce. Additional revival targets ebony and ivory imitations for antique furniture.
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Venice
Fratelli Agnino
Lyons
Doges
Layard
Madrid
Dolgorouky
Burano
Giovanelli
Marcello
General Assembly Fraternal Relations Stance Debate
Dr Robinson's view on fraternal relations in the Presbyterian Church is criticized as divisive and evasive. The piece argues Southern leaders seek organic union while Northern conservatives resist under political framing, urging removal of Robinson and Dabney from leadership to heal divisions across Kentucky and Missouri.
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Robinson
Our
Assembly
Kentucky
Cincinnati Gazette
Stennine
Stuart Robinson
Louisville
Coor
Dr. Robinson
Cincinnati
Cleveland Assembly
Northern Assembly
Mahomet
Joab
Amasu
Committee On Fraternal Relations
Presbyterian Church
Friends of the Southern Church
Ring
Kentuck Presbyterian
General Assembly
Southern Church
Organic Union
Dru
Dabney
Palmer
Albany County Medical Society Seeks New Direction
After years of hesitation the Albany County New York Medical Society has asserted a new stance seeking reform and stronger leadership. Mary De Bois emerges as a pivotal figure in guiding the organization toward clearer goals and active engagement with members.
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Albany County, N.Y
Medical Society
Mary. de Bois
Eles
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