01 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1871
Page
1
A subscription drive has begun for a monument to Alice Cary. The report lists donors including Horace Greeley Bayard Taylor and Richard B. Kimball as pallbearers. The item ties the campaign to prominent figures and ongoing public memory of Cary.
Antonelli resigns as Secretary of State to the Pope. Insurgents in Paris resist transfer of the General Post Office to Versailles. Spanish Cortes elections planned for Porto Rico in July and Cuba after preliminaries. Russia to Poland rewards for fixing the Euxine matter. Cambridge leads in betting. Echo du Parlement notes delay of 500 million francs payment to April 1. German Reichstag backs an address over Pope interference. Paris Commune plans to march on Versailles with 30 000 guards.
Robert Wallace of Freman on the English Ses Maine is arrested for smuggling. Several Portland merchants of good standing are implicated in the case.
The great boat race for the Universities’ championship took place on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake. Cambridge led early and held the advantage to win by several lengths, with a time of 23 minutes 9 seconds. A massive crowd along the riverbank watched the intense, well-contested contest with keen spectator enthusiasm.
Weather forecast notes from the signal officer report an area of cloudiness and rain moving eastward over Nebraska. Strong high pressure previously affected the Southwest, with a shift to lighter showers and cooler temperatures expected across the lakes region and eastern states.
A Gersian jojnemal stains her art using a perchloride of iron solution applied to marble to alter its color.
In a long session the Senate debated Sherman’s Ku Klux resolution and political fallout from Reconstruction. Mr Pool of North Carolina pressed the South’s case against outrages while others warned of constitutional limits and executive power as the House split on amendments and debate continued into the night. The session adjourned until Monday with further remarks from Blair and others on governance and constitutional authority.
A fragmentary report of Ohio General Assembly actions includes proposals for district judges and court restructuring, a bill on county Turnpike Commissioners, and a special order on constitutional amendments. It notes vote tallies and committee referrals, with long text detailing Article II Section 1 and related provisions.
The piece compares monarchies across Europe noting incomes forFrances Alexander II and others, and contrasts with the American President’s pay. It cites Belgium Leopold, Victor Emmanuel, Victoria, Napoleon III, and Prussia, and includes the U.S. President’s salary and the Sedan monument reference.
Paris under the Commune remits power to the communal council and abolishes conscription, with only the National Guards to be armed. Lodgers rents are delayed, pawned goods sales resume, and officials are ordered to ignore Versailles directives. Evacuations, mass, and personnel movements accompany proclamations as tensions rise.
In a United States Circuit Court session before Judge Drawmond on March 31, the application of Charles E. Bill to gain possession of the Louisville New Albany and Chicago Railroad was refused. The railroad stays under control of Receiver George H. Chapman while rights of all interested parties are adjudicated.
Weather remains cloudy and cool as river levels in Monongahela rise to 6 feet 2 inches and Oil Creek shows 19 inches, with moderate activity on the levee. Arrivals include Merrill from Cincinnati, Argony from Wheeling, and Carrie Brooks from Zanesville. departures list Shannon for New Orleans and Argosy for Wheeling.
The General of the Army will begin a tour of the frontiers on April 4. The itinerary covers Texas Indian Territory Kansas Nebraska Saint Louis and Baton Rouge to San Antonio then westward along post lines before returning to Washington. The inspection aims to review frontier defenses and post alignments.
The report from Cacao on March 31 describes dull trading with cash bids around 2025 for one asset, a weak seller at 1 fc bid and 11 fc asked. Whisky is firm at 87c. Beérravo records March activity. Corn is listed around 72c on track.
A four year old girl was picked up by officers at Hammond Street Station and is in their care after straying from home. Council candidate David Drake denies resigning to Woolley and vows to dispute the claim. A fire at 77 Pike Street caused minor damage, Pendleton’s house firefighters saved the day, Mrs Pendleton burned her hand. An elderly woman, Mrs Bedder of York Place, is missing after leaving home last evening, search ongoing. A colored man, Brxaamix Hepeos, fought with the missing woman and was arrested after drawing a knife.
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