28 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1874
Page
1
After John Robinson's circus left town, J H McWhorter of Zaleski was shot last night in an affray. A young man named John was involved. Authorities investigate the incident and pursue leads. The event follows the circus visit and draws local attention to the violence.
The piece recalls a Civil Rights bill enunciated at yesterday’s Convention and announces a September 22 anniversary event at Embury Park with eminent speakers. It mentions park plans by Grangers, church visits, a roof collapse during Sunday School with fatalities, and local civic activities including a Soldiers' Home band serenade and a council meeting. A centenarian death at Johnsville is reported with the widow in poor health.
A male pulpit orator will be present as the Parga Swek Sale Association holds its Oak monthly sale on the 21st. The society remains permanent with responsible officers. Vegetation blooms above average. A convention renominating Judge Lawrence for Congress draws unanimous local support. Pea rates to be posted for 2 days here.
The readable fragments describe a dispatch about oil and a convoy or group named Sey cenary. Details are sparse but imply movement or allocation of oil resources. No clear dates, places, or organizations are evident within the fragments.
A late correction notice reports a person named Sr. Lo died at about 3 o clock today. The error occurred in the time or two, with the Saneged sheeting referenced in the text.
Fragments refer to libel actions tied to a reporter. Mentions of a $3000 claim and a visit by counsel or officials are noted. The garbled text references a libel suit and related legal context but lacks clear names, places, or dates.
The Salem Mass gathering on August 27 announced Justice F Temple as Auditor General nominee. The convention expressed demand for honest government, condemned corruption, and endorsed reform. Other reports note Gen Battle will run in the Sixth District Congress race and a New Jersey rate convention selecting J Hill as president with George Rey nominated governor.
The article reviews supernumerary and superannuated preachers status, inquiries into examinations transfers expulsions and deaths, and requests a comprehensive statistical report on membership including probationers full members locals deaths baptisms and church property values. It notes the impact of worn out preachers and candidacies for admission, with details from Cincinnati and mentions Bishop Morris and temperance efforts.
A Saturday night scene unfolds with a disheveled man rushing into the Sower’s store. He proclaims a bet of a dollar and a six deck of cards amid a heated poker game, seeking to win back losses as excitement spills into the camp outside.
Special dispatch reports District Attorney Wharton, Kentucky, detailing Ku Klux activity in Owen and Garrard Counties. The Attorney General has a report claiming the Ku Klux hold complete control in the area amid calls for an extra Congress session to quell southern outrages against African Americans.
General Sherman, who had been away for several days, returned this morning, signaling resumed duties and expected continuation of prior engagements.
Special Dispatch reports a burglary at the Michigan Central Railroad ticket office in Saura Beup. Thieves blew open the safe with powder, stole an iron box containing South Bend bonds belonging to agent R. S. King, totaling 2200 dollars in various bond numbers.
One of Owen County's noted desperadoes, William Smoot, arrived in Frankfort this morning and surrendered to civil authorities. The Sheriff and ten others will escort him to Owen for his examining trial this evening.
The City of Peking, the Pacific mail company vessel, arrived at Newport after an excursion with Gov Parker of New Jersey presiding. Red resolutions praising the Peking’s builder and commander were adopted on deck. An address by the mayor of Donegal was reported, with upcoming visits to Pittsburgh institutions declined for want of time.
In Berlin on August 28 J C Bancroft Davis received a special audience with the Emperor and presented his credentials. He then proceeded to have an audience and discuss matters of state.
The article notes ceremonies honoring President Grant and party at Vineyard Ford Grove with a grand pyrotechnic display at Osk's Bluffs. Mrs Grant hosted a reception at Rev Dr Tiffany's cottage before the president departed for Nan ticket Hyena and Town and planned to return in the evening.
A man named Cievetann with his wife son and another family member were involved in a frightening incident when a kite caused chaos. Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Gould sustained injuries. Mrs Gould was dangerously injured and probably fatally.
The Saratoga event featured a single scull race as part of the second International Regatta program. Strong competitors from local clubs.
New York August 28 Dempas Barnes posts bail of 1.0 in a libel suit filed against him by Henry C Bowen.
Special dispatches report river conditions and weather from August 23 to August 28. Florence Lee, a river craft, ran aground for ~30 hours at Duck River as rain persisted since 3 AM with no sign of stopping. South wind and 70 degree mercury noted.
Market notes report a quiet trading day with crude and bulk refined prices weak. Oil and landings show little movement at Wells with short shapes around 100 dollars and 12s to 11s figures. Tidioute reports a firm market but no sales and no notable price changes.
A vivid image depicts Mr John Scheiderman with his baby son at Robert Clarke’s on Fouruff streets. The artist Van Loo is credited for the work. the note highlights the scene as a striking family portrait.
An elderly, harmless lunatic known as Mary Broxlerman wandered into the Probate Court seeking a husband, with a long history of pursuing lawyers on Third Street. She fixated on Judge Murdock of the Court of Common Pleas, repeatedly pressing him for marriage. A courtroom encounter led to her being sent to the asylum as Paxton, the lawyer she sought, declined to marry her, and later claimed witness fees.
A special 11:30 A M train from the O M depot will take fans to Lawrenceburg Ind to see the Olympic Fred Waterman s Nine face the Clippers and Milford Heaters in Indiana Ohio games Mornings excursion includes Ohio vs Ind matchups with the Milf ords of Milford co on to Aurora Ind for the Heaters Tickets to Lawrenceburg and return 125 and to Aurora 1 50 are available at the depot Fans urged to attend and cheer the local clubs
The favorable weather boosted attendance at Greene Township Harvest Home events with farmers, townspeople, and city visitors filling the grounds. Governors, clergymen, and local officials spoke as premium awards were announced for apples, peaches, plums, grapes, fruit jars, vegetables, flowers, and other harvest displays, with prizes paid in coin.
The dispatch outlines broad regional weather, noting stationary to rising barometers, fresh easterly to southerly winds, and cloudy to rainy conditions across the Lake Region, Upper Mississippi, Lower Missouri, Northwest, Tennessee, and Ohio Valley. Winds shift, temperatures fall or rise, with unsettled forecasts for tonight and tomorrow.
Evansville Courier reports a week one incident where a credulous pair used poultices of privy filth on a young girl’s leg after a quack prescribed them. The blisters spread poison, the limb swelled, and amputation is feared as regular doctors treat the child with serious risk to life.
A three year old girl from Cape Tormentine wandered to her father's saw mill. She was sucked under the flume and drawn into a Parker wheel for about twenty minutes before being freed through an opening in the wheel. She survived, though terribly bruised, and is now recovering with divine providence cited.
A fragmentary, elderly prose passage contemplates the ache of past loves and the yearning for a first kiss. It muses on memory, mortality, and the desire for renewal through an idealized betrothal, invoking a blue-eyed girl and a girlish voice as motifs of lost embraced futures.
A damaged text fragment describes a man with few clothes fleeing toward a porter’s lodge after a troubling incident at a resort. The narrative mood suggests suspicion of infidelity or a domestic conflict, with scattered phrases about rain, remorse, and a concealed secret.
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