20 Aug 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1870
Page
1
In New York and California items appear, including a national bank approval in Richmond Kentucky and uncertain reports on mail service to France. A residence in Alli Ohio caught fire but was extinguished with little damage.
Friday night session completes business with a superintendent report and committee referral. Elections elect Mize Jeese BD Bennett and Alice Ster to grades D,E,F with others in line up. large agricultural deed narrative links Ames Welch to Thomas Kennedy for 200 acres by Ohio and Licking rivers, noting sale chains through James Taylor and Stephen Trigg to 1815. Prose touches Covington, Newport, and Trigg era figures. a hall gathering in Covington precedes noting a self-hanging case in Grant County Kentucky with Henry Meier and a police arrests roundup in the city.
A long dispatch covers papal mediation hopes amid Franco Prussian tensions. It notes General Trochu named Paris Military Governor and recalls the Garde Mobile, with reports on Emperors movements, Verdun engagement, and Prussian losses as the French defense stiffens.
The Emperor survives and the Empress stays in Europe with the Prince Imperial. Rumors about German citizens in France are denied. France opens a national loan Monday and Austro British notes fail to deter expulsion of German residents. Prince Napoleon and family seek refuge in Switzerland. The Empress funds wounded care in Compiègne with tent hospitals and fresh air.
Reports from the National Teachers Conference note diminished attendance and discuss the role of higher education. The text lists officers and committees including President Elliott of Harvard and Vice Presidents from Kenyon and Cleveland, with references to departments under the constitution and a paper on educational uses.
The War in Europe reports on the maneuvering of French and Prussian forces from Saarbruck to Verdun. It outlines corps positions at Thionville St Avold Metz Biteche and Nancy with recent shifts. The article notes Baaline and Trochu in command roles and discusses battles near Metz Verdun and Meuse with possible outcomes and strategic implications.
An old account notes failures and defalcations by bank officers and railway officials, mentioning a Bank of Nova Scotia cashier’s alleged losses and a satchel of bonds stolen from a safe. It laments public crime alongside calls for restitution and stronger safeguards against trusted insiders, without naming specific dates or places.
Alf Barnett ends a long run of entertainments at Wood's with a liberal bill likely to draw many amusement seekers. Mozart Hall hosted the Mozarts last night with performances by E M Powers, Senor J Jalcedo, Miss Mary J Higgins, Senorita Filomeno, and other artists. The program featured cornet solos, violin pieces, piano solos, and vocal selections, receiving strong applause and encores for several numbers.
Baseball notes report the Junior Red Stockings overpowering Live Oaks with a lopsided score. The Cleveland Forests beat the Unions of Morrisalia by noted margins. Upcoming tour stops include Orions in Lexington and Valleys Frankfort with dates August 25 and 27. The Indianapolis team defeated Riversides 47 to 17 in Evansville. The Ta ritha Boston team hosted a reception game, while the Ovington Stan exhibit team won their latest contest.
Ex-President Fillmore and Secretary Charles M. Thruston issue a formal call for the Southern Commercial Convention to convene in Cincinnati Ohio beginning Tuesday October 4. The call follows a Louisville Kentucky meeting October 12 1869 and asks municipal and corporate bodies to appoint delegates in line with the convention’s representation basis.
A strange express box directed to Se vie wait ujeon digestion arrives at Lew Boman's. Boman opens it with suspicion, then discovers a prize chest containing a splendid L. A. Harris. The report mentions fishing on Maine where large fish were caught, noting the tootsome qualities of the troat.
A group of German women organized a charitable event for the benefit of war orphans, with a long list of organizers including Fahr busch Rehfuss and several others. The next feeding rally is scheduled for August 22 at Turner Mall, while council actions authorize engine-house construction and related fire department projects in several wards with budget limits and land purchases.
The Cincinnati Board of Councilmen moved to appoint a five member committee to draft resolutions honoring the memory of a late citizen. The committee consisted of Jones Seifert Fitzgerald and Harrison. The council approved a motion to forward the resolutions to the family.
A first reading in the Board of Councilmen introduces an ordinance to create the office of Cattle and Meat Inspector. The report notes past burglaries, a local fire, salary actions for city workers, and planned civic improvements including a Westwood school open day.
The Board of County Commissioners reviewed the petition by refagy dl Wiehe G A 8pw and others requesting the improvement of Morten road in Millercek wenthies. Joseph Seifert ordered an inspection and report to proceed with the evaluation.
The article notes a fever for picnics driven by pleasant weather. An APA cab will depart from Gerke's Grove down the river, and leave the foot of Walnut street at nine and twelve o'clock, returning.
Multiple real estate conveyances recorded including leaseholds on Prospect Street near Russell and Observatory, parcels along Pavilion Street, and a 78 acre allotment in section 3. Transactions list names such as Jrs Guardianot, J Dornacher, F Weigel, Thomas Kelly, Theodore Fertilte, Mishail Cham Aildbangle, Hermann, J M Dudley, Ha Haydock, Reed Water, William White, and F Johnson.
The bridge on Taylor's Creek between the street and nearby area gave way yesterday. The wide flaw caused debris to fall into the water and blocked passage, with one person reportedly swept toward the bed. rescue crews worked to clear the site.
Fragmentary medical query describes nervous debility linked to involuntary discharges and general weakness. It questions effects on health, fatigue, and heart palpitations while warning against excessive self treatment and suggesting underlying causes behind such disorders.
Advertises Helmbold's Extract Bachu as a universal diuretic for bladder and kidney diseases gravel dropsy organic weakness female complaints and general debility. Warns of potential progression to consumption or insanity without treatment. Claims 19 years of establishment with New York and Philadelphia addresses and price details. Sold by all druggists.
John L N Holland offers repair services for gold pens and pencils at No 19 West Fourth Street, Oldly Leip. Repair shop advertises gold silver and brass cup handling and case restoration.
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