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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1861
Page
3
The page reports a mix of city society notices, wartime movement, a transfer line to Chicago, a coroner inquiry into a death, and local court actions. It mentions Baron de Rothschild visiting the city, trains via the Richmond and Anderson line, changes in timetable, and a Virginia emancipation note. It also notes dockets in Police Court and various small incidents around town.
Law report details a summons involving Grevant Tene-Toot and Cpeer with Smith. The case concerns a guaranty for rent and a contract under the statute of frauds. Hoadley overruled the demurrer and remanded for special verdict. The will of W zy Admonston admitted to probate with $1,000 contingent on conditions. Other items reference related estate matters and court proceedings.
A garbled ruckus of phrases recalls a secession era pledge from a Kentucky unit. It pledges loyalty to the Union, condemns hostility, and honors fallen comrades while laments misdirections and the strain of wartime duty.
Irregular notes from Newport News describe a chaotic scene with unclear names and scattered details. The fragment hints at a tight exhibition with various figures and camera placements but lacks coherent events or outcomes.
A sprawling late edition notes Union forces consolidating at Harpers Ferry and Baltimore with reinforcements arriving in Virginia and Western Virginia. It mentions governors debating regimental allotments, local levies and patrols, plus rumors of Confederate movements toward Cairo and Memphis and preparations for public displays of loyalty.
May reports detail a Confederate sympathizer push in Louisiana and a riotous disruption in a western city as Union troops quell a crowd. Civil conflict actions involve Jefferson Davis Government, Northwestern Virginia division talks, and calls for restraint amid gunfire and street clashes.
Fragmented reports detail naval arrivals, supply movements, and military tensions. The June era notices include mention of a 1800-ton steamer Forth Storne and a prize schooner, with observers noting Virginia and New Orleans activity, wartime politics, and market figures.
Report from last evening notes a tense scene with deca whasilly reciters during a Twenty-Loue house ending. The River at Fitteburg ran with silty water as heavy rain fell. Inclement weather disrupted the landing with only a few beaks visible amid ongoing disturbances.
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