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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1875
Page
4
A June 22 issue outline lists page by page items including Columbus foreign and miscellaneous notes, Tilton vs Beecher, Potsdam, State Convention Italy, Home News and transfers, combustion decline, national credit, Chicago post office, river news, old settlers reunion, hoax news, elections, railway accident, weather and ads.
The piece notes summer mailing options for the Daily Gazette, disputes over Democratic figures in Ohio, and debates on temperance doctrine. It highlights the Charlatan of press debates, the Chicago Inter Ocean, and Archbishop's stance, then shifts to a London club admitting women with mixed seating rules and potential complications for membership.
The piece laments fading old time hospitality and shrinking attendance at public events. It notes Harvard alumni dinner charges since 1832, shifting toward funded meals, and predicts changes in college and association practices amid a broader decline in crowds and newspaper-fueled travel avoidance. It also comments on Beech er trial precedents and lingering reputational effects.
The article argues that the old custom has shifted and urges choosing restful study or religious pursuits over seaside or mountain resorts. It cautions against whining about change and suggests readers draw their own conclusions as society evolves.
A columnist dissects the fourteenth resolution of the Democratic platform arguing it misdefines sumptuary laws and questions the intent toward liquor regulations. The piece notes the party’s past support for prohibitory measures and mocks the notion of abolishing such laws as impractical in an equal society.
A Tuolumne Independent report describes a Merced man, who had been dismissed by Judge Mackey, dying on a La Grange road after consuming large amounts of alcohol. The piece questions whether the death was truly spontaneous combustion or caused by external ignition, noting skepticism from chemists about such a phenomenon and citing competing theories on inflammability of intoxicated tissue.
The Independent reports cases suggesting death by spontaneous combustion in living bodies, with some victims apparently unexplainable by other causes. While unconfirmed theories exist, many arguments against spontaneous combustion remain strong and unresolved.
A public letter by Mr. McCattocu argues U S credit lags due to state defaults and depreciated legal tender. It cites Indiana and Virginia, explains canal funding tensions, and critiques the move to gold bonds and the Schenck bill. The piece discusses specie basis, credit cycles, and foreign investor perceptions amid ongoing national debt payments.
The author argues that paper money inflation cannot coexist with specie redemption. A strong specie base is essential to prevent national financial panic and wholesale suspension of banks, citing September 1873 as a warning. Congressional financiers are labeled dangerous quacks for claiming otherwise.
The piece details a long running struggle within Ohio Democratic ranks from Pendleton through Taft and Vallandigham, focusing on greenback inflation as a unifying yet divisive issue. It notes shifts in power, rivalries, and the rise of figures like Taurman and Ewine amid a broader push for inflationist policy and a weakened standard of value.
The piece argues a Greenback push within the Ohio Democratic ranks aims to nominate a Presidential candidate, but it would damage the party. It predicts fatal internal conflict in Ohio, weakening national prospects, with leaders unable to resist the factional plan and resigning themselves to mutual intra party slaughter.
A historical critique accuses Secretary Delano of mismanaging Indian affairs, detailing reports from Lieuts. Kyxx Nett and Pratt about starvation, insufficient rations, and corrupt contractors. The piece contrasts Interior Department failures with military provisions and calls for transferring Indian affairs to the War Department.
The phrase cruel wrong marks a protest as Detavo faces trial at the bar of public opinion. Detavo sits at the center of debate amid calls for accountability and open scrutiny.
Dupres and Benedict and their veteran troupe opened a seven night run at Wood's Theater to a full house. The bill was varied and entertaining with a strong sextet led by Tyreff Dumont Gulick and Smith, while Begediet and Edwards provided comic highlights in a Hallelujah act. A popular Saturday matinee is offered.
The Ohio Democratic platform denounces greenbacks and shinplaster money, led by Pendleton and Allen. It pits coin advocates against irredeemable currency, threatening a national divide and urging either full repudiation or rapid electoral consequences for 1876. The New York World warns against such policy while Ohio Republicans watch closely.
The Chicago Tribune notes that several city structures including the American Express building the Palmer House and Tremont House cracked during construction yet were saved. It argues the same architects who stabilized those buildings could save the government walls and that the Treasury Secretary should value their expert testimony.
A fire broke out in the hoisting works of the Murchie mine in Nevada City. Six men were in the 400 foot shaft. one escaped, two were pulled out badly burned, another is expected to die, and the remaining two escaped unharmed.
The Inter Ocean reports the trial of Saskia Garbrick for arson and murder. Evidence ties Garbrick to a Chicago house fire that killed a child, with his former partner Mrs Sterrett now accusing him. Garbrick denies the charge as testimony unfolds in the Chicago case.
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