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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Press
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1861
Page
3
A jumble of local notices and incidents reports from a city paper describes thefts, arrests, accidents, and court actions. It mentions a public works contract for a bridge, a school board meeting, a murder investigation, and military draft updates with scattered names and locations, all in a brisk, period-voice style.
The night’s program at the National features A Bite to the Dark and The Flying Ouroh with low prices and popular appeal. A bold display promises Dan Rowe Great Show on Corset Street between Race and Kim, while reports describe fortifications, naval maneuvers, and wartime tensions surrounding Fort Pickens and key ships, with vivid accounts of troop dispositions and public reactions. The piece blends entertainment notes with war news, including Confederate sympathies, fort garrisons, and observer commentary on military readiness and civilian impact.
Fragmented OCR text describes soldiers marching to confront traitors and defend a fort during a tense assault. It mentions Adjutant Sas, a casualty, and encounters with German forces, with burned or damaged atmosphere and references to brigades and coastal patrols.
The fragment notes Rush the Lands and a weather scene with two resting freight cars. It mentions Gorey Walker Reed and a legal matter with Hawkins and a case involving a performance or act. The text is partial and lacks clear dates or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a leather item, Home Guard, and several unclear names and figures. The garbled lines reference a 2s coin, a tear of Sach and eile, and a matador motif, with mixed place names and dates unreadable.
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