10 Apr 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1869
Page
1
Fragmentary text hints at a double fatality involving a woman and a young man at a residence. It mentions a pistol and a tragedy tied to romance. Names and specifics are obscured by damaged OCR.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions Mrs wicl John allins and Mrs Trimble’s son, with police in pursuit of a fellow joint and various garbled names. Hard to derive a coherent news item. no clear event, date, or location resolvable from the text.
The Summons Will case will come up on appeal in the Circuit Court at Alexandria next Monday. Heirs seek to share action of the county and probate the will. The Chicago report is garbled with fragmented phrases and unclear details about names and events.
The council met in special and final session with 24 members present, debating committee reports and a contested election, and passing ordinances for city appropriations. a telegraphed note mentions a boy misplacing $65 in a Chicago-bound envelope, and city expenses for April are listed along with an exhibition by billiardist Rudolphe and the Fox street robbery case where Dix and Pierce pleaded guilty to robbery and grand larceny. Cincinnati school visit praised by Dayton principals noting strong reading, discipline, and primary education.
The Southern States bill passed the House 97 to 47 while Senate amendments to Virginia Mississippi and Texas constitutions were concurred in party line. Senate aides on Blanton and Duncan relief, judge advocate status, Portage Lake Canal deadline extended to March 8 1871 and San Diego to be a port of delivery. Railroads saw land sale limits to 160 acres for Little Rock and Fort Smith line and Central and Union Pacific measures advance with amended land sales to actual settlers. Whisky and tobacco withdrawal extension discussed. House adjourned after midnight.
Proceedings in the Ohio Legislature show the Agricultural College Bill discussed while the amendment to permit cities to aid railroads was defeated. In the Senate debate spanned the ninth section with proposals for reform, a girls school, and county and town lending powers. The House considered a resolution to amend the constitution for lending by counties and corporations. Several named members spoke for and against, with a three-fifths vote required. thirteen Democrats supported the change, nine opposed.
The Columbus Fire Department reports year ending March 31 expenses. The steamship Empress ran aground near Windsor and began sinking after striking a rock. The steamboat General Grant caught fire at New Orleans and sank after the incident.
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