20 Dec 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1871
Page
1
The Brazilian Times notes Emancipation proceeds amid widespread earthquakes at Oran with few casualties and heavy snowfall complicating life. Reports from New York detail shipwrecks, stock losses, and legal actions including indictments, bribery charges, and political upheavals as coverage highlights national issues and prominent figures.
Clinton Tate expect right of way under a recent law designating bridges as postal routes but the discussed bridge predates the law. Amid bank failures reformers push for new measures. Utah courts face funding woes for Mormon trial witnesses and jurors. calls for government action and legislation follow.
A fragment from a Western Associated Press dispatch dated December 20 reports a curious event involving a book and its unintended transfer into someone’s hands. The text is garbled and leaves unclear the parties, location, or outcome of the incident.
A crowded Lake Village jail mob killed three men Saunders Dugan and Garrett awaiting trial for killing a lawyer named Wing over alleged carpetbagger remarks. In Tennessee a robber murdered a watchman and a man named Russell died by suicide near Union City days later, with bonds and drafts tied to the robberies to be restored. Fear spreads as families flee and further trouble is feared in the region.
Special Dispatch reports from New Albany on December 20 noting the death of Dr. Ferdinand Mason following a mile track event on Sunday. The fragmentary text implies complications or a crash during the race but is unclear.
Special Dispatch reports in Oarville Colorado on December 20 that thieves made off with about ten to eleven hundred dollars in watches and goods. A reward of three hundred dollars is offered for the culprits who remain at large.
Fragmentary text hints at a title about protection or remedy within a kept or controlled domain. No clear people places or dates are readable to identify a concrete news item or event. The readable portion does not supply enough facts for a specific summary.
Special Dispatch reports a chaotic Dayton scene on December 24 with Garver and McGehan involved, a fatal shooting at Marshall's store, witnesses describing gunfire and a sequence of confrontations at Campbell's Corner and the American Saloon. Testimony details drunkenness, a key deposition dispute, and jurors' and detectives' actions as trials proceed.
Special Dispatch reports the Myers murder trial for John E. Todd, committed last August, is in progress. A railroad meeting in session discusses pass restrictions, aiming to limit passes to reciprocal favors and press. The weather is intensely cold with the thermometer at zero.
The Commissioners outline the need to curb patronage in federal appointments, urging integrity, efficiency, and economy. They reference reforms modeled after Gladstone and emphasize universal standards, examinations, and stricter rules to root out political prize allocations in civil service, with accompanying regulations and President’s message.
Annapolis December 1 The court opened at ten. Kenry Sherman and General Wm Myers testified to Mrs Wharton temperance and Christian affections. Mergiene testified meeting Mrs Wharton after the death of a relative and notes to raise funds with Western bonds and St Louis bonds as security. Witness says her uncle in Philadelphia had a will leaving her six or seven hundred thousand. Witness considered her manner incoherent and wild. Opium possibility discussed but not proven. Court adjourned.
Speech by C Bowen of Convmana reports that bonds were used within three days and State Treasurer Parker says the Legislature fears acting against a King due to internal corruption. Bowen proposes delaying impeachment until after Christmas to gain two thirds, and vows to aid conviction. Rumor says Governor Scott may resign within 24 hours as impeachment looms.
Loxpoy reports the Prince of Wales recovery is going well while the steamer Donan arrives out. Heenan faces charges in New York related to a voucher robbery and threatens the News Company that sent the report to Europe. An arbitrator returns a decision in the related dispute.
December debate shows Sen Hamlin urging payment to D.O. Allen & Co. for carrying the overland mail totaling 21,513 with objections from Sen Edmunds. Discussions touch on government land purchases, presidential and treasury roles, and potential printing of extra copies. The session features amendments from Conkling and Sumner, and broader reflections on women’s roles and libraries in society.
Robert Powers, a 26 year old laborer, killed himself by cutting his throat in a sugar camp near Med River Township. In Gardner's saloon a quarrel led to Morrow being badly injured with a hatchet by John Murphy. The State vs William Kiser for killing a boy with a pitchfork ended with a hung verdict on manslaughter and assault and battery. The physician testified the death was due to a ruptured artery from the fall, not the blow.
Darton Ohio reports a nine o'clock panic at Perry Street School causing six hundred pupils to flee twelve rooms. A girl assisted a younger child and dislocated her shoulder. she expects to recover in three weeks. Principal Miss Belle Westlace kept order as the fire was extinguished by the school hose. the blaze began from a furnace too close to the floor.
New York December 20 bank officials state 76000 of Portage Canal stock held by Ocean Bank was pledged as security for that amount. Mayor Hall may resign office immediately. Calender the Bank Examiner was held in 20000 bail today.
SYRACUSE N Y December 20 The National Wool Growers and Manufacturers Convention this morning elected Henry Randall as president and adjourned after a brief session highlighting industry progress and plans for 1908.
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