24 Dec 1871
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1871
Page
1
The report notes smallpox outbreaks rising in Chicago and a fire at English & Co.'s oil cloth factory in Camdens, New Jersey, causing $20,000 in damage and insured. Additional items touch on political dialogue in New York, municipal spending debates, and public funds oversight.
Special Dispatch reports near Uneaoa, Ohio, December 25, a freight train on the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad crossed a new bridge over Blackfork Creek and the structure collapsed in the center. The engine and head car fell, fourteen cars total were wrecked thirteen entirely, but no one was injured. Trains delayed. trestle expected to reopen soon. cause not yet found.
Charley Wilcox, a young man of high respectability, was shot at 2 AM on Main Street near Third Street by a concealed assailant who fled. The wound in his hip is painful but not mortal, though doctors cannot locate the ball. Authorities are seeking the shooter.
Special Dispatch reports in Hamilton the jury acquits a man in a Christ ee case from 1870 after about two hours of deliberation. Mrs. McGehan and his two sons accompanied their husband and father home for the season.
A mob figure confessed to killing eleven men within a single year and noted the total booty obtained was only ninety dollars.
A private dispatch from Knightstown Indiana reports the Soldiers' Home there destroyed by fire this morning. Arrangements are being made to transfer the inmates to our National Soldiers' Home near this city.
Louis December 23 A man named M B Pierce Sheriff of Fond du Lac County Wisconsin was found dead in his room at the Union in Madison A letter left on the table requests care for his remains and mentions his wife and babies A wife’s letter hints at prior matters and possible illness He had been there since the ninth instant Only sixty cents found among his belongings
A Erie Dispatch correspondent recounts a deadly Kane tragedy where a wife and child were found dead Thursday morning. The coroner's inquest will determine if the wife was killed and the child’s skull is under examination.
A large blaze in Salina Kansas caused extensive property damage with losses estimated between sixty and seventy five thousand dollars. Insurance coverage appears limited while the cause remains under investigation.
A garbled list reports Pensacola bar rooms and a hunt for two robbers in South Carolina and Alabama. It mentions Judge T N Vane of Athens, a Memphis judge scandal, Frank D Gilmer Jr of Mon, and various local arrests, disappearances, and a dramatic sheriff seizure gone wrong.
The itemized notes cover smallpox in Uricksville rail projects in construction, park dress in McArthur Vinton County payments of 510 per 100 pounds, a Newark conundrum about a Monument Fund, and a canal-boat driver injuring a mule. Also reported are a land forfeiture near Tuscara, a Cleveland directors meeting on January 3 1872, a Carroll Le Rote marriageable note, a probate judge comment, Nelsonville Nev ille coal miners strike, a German citizen Las Rouse Waivers Constr etc, and a Somerset market update with fat cattle sold to Julius Vocatter averaging 1431 pounds.
A fragmentary report notes a decision in California involving wine and a sum of 50,000 with discussion of a ready market for their wine and prices around twenty to thirty cents per gallon.
Correspondence from Paris notes heightened tension as authorities push brutal measures after the 29th, with Rossel Ferri and Bourgeois to be executed. The account details the final interviews, guards, and transport to Sartory, describing the somber procession and preparations for the executions in a stark, period-voice report.
The article argues for pruning vines in Thanksgiving week, noting different pruning theories and practices. It favors thinning and branch removal to direct growth, claiming judicious pruning helps fruit balance and root nourishment, while excessive summer pruning is discouraged.
In 1867 a theft of twenty bushels of wheat from a Clay County barn led to a court action State versus Bemis and Miller. The case, contended at Brazil and tried across three Justice Courts, produced a bill of costs totaling 3330 dollars after long delays and witness fees. The article criticizes court practices and expense, noting witnesses’ ages and ailments and arguing for reform to prevent crime exposure and protect judicial integrity.
In 1871 explorers push to map unknown regions from the Nile valley and Syria to the open sea near Greenland. British, German, Russian, Swedish, and American teams seek new coastlines, mountain passes, and polar and tropical frontiers, with Livingstone and Burton as emblematic figures amid ambitious railway and surveying plans.
In Levisville on December 25 the coroner's jury ruled the death of W R Chiles from unknown causes after testimony from a chemist who analyzed his stomach. No poison traces found though morphine had been purchased. Chiles, once of Lexington, leaves a wife and three daughters. His wife was Bessie Ray of Georgetown. The case fuels speculation as investigations leave the cause unsolved.
Special Dispatch to the Times and Chronicle from Dayton reports a McGehean case session ending today as the McGehees prepare for further proceedings. The note mentions retirement at age twenty during the afternoon.
England news notes the Prince passing a quiet night with slow but steady progress toward convalescence. Steamships Holsatia Wisconsin and Norway have arrived out. French items report Boileau linked to Washington ministry, Ferry’s nomination withdrawn, Cissey rumor unfounded, and local finances clamped as Arles council dissolved. National Assembly adjourns to January 5.
In Rowe on December 23 the Pope conducted the ceremony of preconization for twenty eight newly appointed bishops. Among them are nineteen Italians and three Frenchmen, reflecting changes in ecclesiastical appointments.
December 23 reports a day of slush as Sidney Foebeeer of Prof Morse notes the weather. A fire this morning at Schneiders match manufactory caused property damage estimated at 20,008 dollars.
TORONTO December 23 The Ontario Parliament has been prorogued until January 18. The vacancies in the Ministry will then be filled.
Special Dispatch reports Louisville on December 23 as the river opens with 3 feet 6 inches in the canal and no running ice, though upper river remains closed. Morning rain gave way to cloudiness. Mercury stands at 48. The Robin crew arrived this morning after walking from Stevens' Landing.
The article critiques the Reunion and Reform Party led by E. W. Kittredge, detailing a poorly received launch, unsettled public sentiment, and a lack of practical support. It describes the first meeting, the lengthy constitution, and amid skepticism notes few takeaways and little clear backing beyond initial curiosity.
The New York World reports Albert Spear proposes a curbside moving sidewalk with half stationary and half movable lanes. Pedestrians travel on a surface steered by racks beneath, reaching ten miles per hour, with optional walking to add speed, while safety features are built into seats and brakes. Demonstrations planned on Chambers Street to test practicality.
The Courier Journal reports N B Chiles, Willard Hotel clerk, died after a morphine dose. He was seen restless and distrait the day before, purchased morphine earlier, and a bottle by his bedside contained morphine with no other poison detected. The coroner may reveal facts to resolve whether suicide or foul play occurred.
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