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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1867
Page
1
A long critique argues idleness breeds vice and crime, blaming clerical hypocrisy and the pulpit for promoting idle luxury. It asserts lack of labor corrupts both body and society, calling for work as a moral duty and social cure amid claims of sexual temptation and ethical decay.
The Detroit Post notes Toledo's lumber receipts in the year reached 190,600,000 feet versus Detroit's 55,720,000 feet. Detroit totals show 104,578,000 feet processed, while Toledo reports 185,140,087 feet, indicating a Detroit excess of 95,562,000 feet. Sales figures comparison is hinted but not fully clear. Stanley Matthews claims $600,000 from the City Council amid a disputed contract and bids.
Fragmented notes cite rapid invention across the world and a Nevada court ruling that gold quarts cannot be stolen as real estate. The piece parodies wisdom and media bias while alluding to a mass marriage tally with unclear details and dates.
A Greenwood congregation gathered for an afternoon lecture led by W. Brown on holidays. The speaker delivered a calm, spiritual discourse in a full, pleasant voice, addressing churchgoers and the season’s moral reflections.
A record of a 19th century assembly recounts Cheever G and others vetting discourses led by F Shaw and Mr Bheaf. It notes the death of Mr Van Buren of New York who died returning from a Western tour, and calls for renewed effort and future meetings with hopes of full attendance in Sebich.
An article follows a Cincinnati native in St. Louis, detailing a penniless voyage from hotel to lager tavern, surviving on small debts and borrowed cents. He moves through rooms with roommates, earns a meager reputation as a “dead beat,” and relies on friends for meals while seeking employment. The piece notes his eventual return to the city’s social sphere amid local society buzz.
Arrivals at principal hotels are recorded with guests including A Pratt and Dayton Roberts among others. The list references hotels in New Orleans, Newark, California, and Arkansas with various travelers and coming from multiple states.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions several names and locations with unclear roles. The readable items include Cesrant Borst-Mrapes Swiccerr and BF Dotcomnersville with Xeni fy Treeston and references to ages such as 40, plus mentions of Olive and River. The fragment lacks a coherent event or context.
A scanned snippet lists numerous individuals and places including Paris Kentucky Ripley Indiana Fort Wayne and Lexington with initials and partial surnames. The fragment reads like a directory or committee roster with names such as J Chace Ripley Gwrson Lexington and D Riddle Moscow Ohio.
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous personal names and places including Gast House Groves Wesen Prevaiz TOR W Vance Washing Morris Meyers Myers Nap o Ketter Dayton Hathaway Smith Saint Louis steward Atteweing Obie ton Gunkle Madison Gunkle sig onsen UI D Leece Dale CT Habe Indiana H D Newman Zancre J McDonald Ohio Lougieliow Hamp pey Xledge Lawrence Abrams Moscow Hillsboro P Willett Kentucky Wood Allen Indiana Wife Leggett D Himson Zanesville Madison Dolan Columbus ford
A garbled OCR page lists names and places from various regions including New York Boston Texas and West Virginia. The fragmentary text mentions proprietors workers and individuals such as Jostrm Co and Dunlevy along with scattered city and state identifiers.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a gas report concerning the availability of utilities for the city and citizens of Cin day. The text mentions observations and inspections by a specified official, likely a gas inspector, but many words are garbled.
Ada Webber returning to former home after identification by her Iowa-born father. Election results from Melodeom Hall show Grant 7 Pendleton 151 Chase 148 Sherman 131. Beard unveils life-size portrait of the late R At Alexander, in the proprietor’s mansion. City soup house on Race street provides meat bread soup to the poor. Robert Harlan returns from nine years in Europe and partners with Ten Broeck in turf business. Rev. Thomas Vickers unanimously reelected pastor of the First Caer tional Church, planning a new church at Fifth and Plum. Mayor Wilstach notes new street-railroad iron to replace paving. rails run in grooves. Grand Army post donates turkeys to widows on relief book. Fire bells to toll at midnight to ring in 1868. A boy named Rudge sustains burns from a coal oil accident. Burial arrangements and last respects noted. Annual meeting of the Widows' Home Directors set for January 1, 1868 at 10 AM.
The text expresses gratitude to Sunday School teachers and many donors including First Congregational Church Unitarian Rev Vickers Pas for organizing a festival. Mentions R P Prosser for hosting parlors and financial help enabling the event. Committee members Joan K Coouipaig Epwarp Coox Gronéz Vanwar and others extend thanks for aid and generosity.
Fragmentary notes describe Hextine on Sowpat Robot and others arraigned by Mayor Buchanan. References to Ohio River downstream killings and Leonid, owner of a flock, reacting to events. Mentions a $450 per load figure and ongoing developments over the past days.
The Covington news reports a city meeting to aid the destitute poor, notes on peddler license enforcement with recent arrests, and warnings about counterfeit fifty cent notes. A river driftwood incident and a fatal accident involving a hammer are briefly described.
An unnamed traveler recalls a chaotic train chase at Mendota Illinois and a bustling Mendota junction town visit. He notes the Burlington and Chicago rail lines, local hotels, and the Ashley House run by Gen. Giles A. Smith. The piece surveys Mendota’s economy, schools, amenities, and politics, including the State Normal School, Bloomington Mills, and local papers Pantograph and Journal.
The San Francisco correspondent reports the murder of Dr Marsh near Diablo and Martinez ten years earlier. Three Mexican assailants were arrested but initially freed before new inquiries led to a trial and a conviction for one, with another acquitted due to youth.
A murky compilation sketches a California machinist scam, granite trends in Maine, a travel writer’s new book, labor exchange openings in New York, Paraguayan war endings, a Wakefield burial, and evolving U S trade and church initiatives with scattered references to officials and dates.
Cincinnati daily Times telegraphs report last night dispatches covering political developments and notable events with concise summaries of key actions and statements from officials and candidates.
General Order No 106 directs Brevet Major General Ord to command the Department of California and proceed to San Francisco. Irvin McDowell to relieve in the Fourth Military District at Vicksburg. John Pope relieved of Third Military District command awaiting Meade. Brevet General Weare reassigned to Nashville command. Signed U S Grant A A G.
Reports from Mosite and neighboring areas recount a violent incident as District Attorney L V B Martin confronted Judge Busteed at the Custom House in New Orleans and fired twice, wounding the judge. The case ties to revenue fraud investigations and raises tensions amid postwar legal actions.
Coroner's Jury findings point to a broken wheel and axle failure on the Cleveland & Toledo rear coach as the cause of the Angola accident. The report states the wheel were thrown from position as the train derailed. no additional details or injuries are listed in the fragment.
December report from Hartworp notes the Russian Government signed a contract with the Celt Patent Company for revolving artillery pieces. The deal involves building eighteen inch caliber cannons and design sharing, with both Celt and Russian parties to receive units. The item reflects wartime arms production efforts and international procurement.
A fire last night in Farmincaam Massachusetts destroyed a flour and grist mill complex and an elevator. The mills were known across New England and were reported to be older and larger than similar facilities nearby. The cause remains undetermined.
From Canada Quisec December 28 Governor Belleau delivers a speech urging fidelity to British institutions and confederation in the first Quebec Assembly. Proposals include justice administration public education charities science arts public lands forests minerals immigration colonization and a liberal homestead land grant system.
The Jaho arrived at harbor on December 10 with steamer traffic noted. Chanticleer and other vessels reached port while Bonnie Blue Fish and the Amece band performed aboard. Julius arrived from Boston in late November and Othello completed a re gpd sail. From Sept 1 to Dec 73, whale ships arrived at Howell with 51,770 bale pounds of oil shipped.
The era reports continued Fenian unrest across Great Britain provoking widespread public tension. Meanwhile Russia weighs strategy in the East as Italy and France face a military bill.
Telegraph dispatches from London and surrounding areas recount heightened Fenian activity with arrests and explosions. Reports mention Clerkenwell fuse incident, a Dublin post office arson attempt, and a Faversham blast injuring ten. Private letters note tea trade and Austrian naval movement with Maximilian relics arriving at Cadiz.
A fragment notes the author Mr. 8 Baring Gould publishing a second series of his Curious Myths of the Middle Ages. It mentions a preface or introduction by Messrs Roberts and others and hints at related works from that era.
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