15 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1870
Page
1
A brief note indicates that multiple articles verify the figure Enea Weewnstel Lew. The reference pool spans several reports, with cross citations confirming an equal taxed status for a subject named Stareraia setae and a Reaper.
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear text about a person or event. Readable names or dates are absent. Unable to establish a coherent event, names, or places for a factual card.
A German named Koop left his El Dorado area family to seek fortune in California. After a decade abroad he learns his wife has remarried and his four sons are grown. Rather than disrupt their lives, he seeks to reclaim his parental role and plans to persuade the boys to join him back in California. The outcome remains to be seen.
A mixed London program opens with Adams comic opera Postillion of Lenjumeau amid praise for the music and the lively postillion’s song. Miss Richings and Mr Bowler receive applause while Mr Brookhowse Bowler’s performance earns an encore though his face expresses limited emotion. The show balances wit and charm with clever dialogue and engaging chorus despite uneven chorus rendering and a solid but not standout orchestra. Tonight Bohemian Girl with Miss Count Arnheim is announced. Meanwhile Newcom Minstrels impress with humor and a towering giant act, minus vulgarity. Western’s ultra sensational Child Stealer underperforms with a slim crowd and tepid reception for Miss Western’s leading character.
Fragmentary sensational tale sketches a courting crisis amid social exposure and peril. A young woman faces threats as a surviving narrator describes past lovers, fashion, and theaters. The piece hints at scandal, exile, and a mysterious “object” amid guarded boarding schools.
Lawyers for Trinity Church tell Mayor Halli the heirs of Anneke Jans claim land once held by the church. The 17th century dispute centers on a 1670 deed, transport, and later ownership while the church asserts tenancy by common, rights under a patent, and exclusive sale claims. The abstract discussion notes enduring legal questions as to possession and property rights.
A Springfield Mass Republican correspondent visits Washington offices and details rooms with women clerks counting new notes. The letter condemns abuse and slander toward educated women. Also included are diocese Lent regulations prescribing fasting rules and meat allowances.
A Daily Union report details morning prayer meetings led by Rev. Drake of Newport and other pastors across Greensburg and Delhi Ward Seventeenth, Vine Street and Carr Street churches. Converts speak of transformative experiences, with narratives from a sixty five year veteran Gaither and a Kansas youth.
The School Board met at the usual hour with President Wehmer presiding and about twenty members present. A communication from Har per Bros New York requested examination into a lease proposal involving the Sisters el of the Good Show her for five years at 300 dollars annually with a purchase option of 5000 dollars. The motion was amended and the communication stood filed.
The morning docket lists numerous charges including drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Cases describe Menter sentenced for destruction at Greenwood's foundry, Ryan jailed for theft, and a bloody brawl on Sixth Street involving Alexander Cousins Maggie McCarthy and John. Garay and others face cutting with intent to kill. bail set at 300 dollars for A S Hunter on employment fraud.
The funeral for the esteemed deceased was conducted with a full company of guards from Newport B. to attend. The coffin was covered with red and garish cloths, and the main church body housed many friends paying their last tribute to a valued individual.
The Newport Benevolent lodge in Kentucky mourns James E. Smith, a respected member, who died after a brief illness. The order expresses sympathy, notes his devotion to the craft, and approves publication of a memorial in Cincinnati daily. Also mentions Mrs Walker burned while tending coal oil, and local Newport items including an omnibus start, rent listings, and a steeple accident in Delphos Ohio.
State government notes from Kentucky Legislature include efforts to charter local organizations in Covington and West Covington. A bill to amend the charter of the Oat Order of Hibernians of Covington is under consideration along with incorporation measures for a Building Association and other local entities.
A fragmentary editor's note discusses a proposed Jubilee for emancipated enslaved people and urges Democrats to attend the event to secure the colored vote. The call emphasizes inclusion and warns against political isolation while hinting at evolving suffrage alliances. The piece implies strategic timing and the potential consequences of political missteps.
Sunday night a barn break in at Hon Hawley’s farm led to harness and gear damaged. Thomas Camin’s horse tied to a locomotive boiler near Clarksville, Tenn was moved to city and interred. Samuel Kent, jailed for a depot car theft, faces criminal court. A young man Matlack charged with breaking into a car at Seely Cow Central Depot. Lewis Gardner charged with stealing tobacco from the Peacher factory, released after Mayor’s examination.
The readable fragments indicate a political notice about elections and terms from 1871 to 1877. Mentions Republicans, a full term, and supporters saying the result will be favorable, with satisfaction noted from lions.
A condensed digest reports 200 relapsing fever cases in New York and ongoing South American pursuit of Lopez. Other items note 150 legal voters in Alas exclusive of innocence, seizures of Rocheforts Marseillaise for false news, pleasant Utah weather, Lt. Windle’s death at Little Rock, Wright’s death from paper-works explosion injuries, and Cumback offered a ministry declined. Also mention Morton at Republican State Convention in Indianapolis, Hammond’s Milwaukee engagement, eighteen smallpox cases in New York, Carr’s upcoming execution in St. Clairsville, Georgia reconstruction correspondence before the Senate, Curley in New Orleans, Fechter at Niblo’s Hamlet, arrests in conspiracy on a life, Aragonese matters for Tuiner in Salt Lake, Brigham Young Party win in Salt Lake City, Crescent Gaslight Company charter in Pomeroy, Dayton female principals debate, House committee on Whea iaccahie, and claims to ship cadet for $500. The State Board of Agriculture convenes in Columbus with Western Ohio cities claiming for the next election.
Board of City improvements debated arming the Bees and presented plans for curb raises on Western avenue and Patheab street. The council directed the clerk to notify the contractor for repairs within thirty days and approved grading resolutions for several alleys and streets, adjourned after a burglary report and police notes.
In Washington on February 14 the Senate met with the Vice President submitting executive documents. A report by the Secretary of the Treasury on a registry issue was discussed. An executive session followed. The House debated resolutions on Missouri affairs and national business needing revenue and structural reform. The House adjourned after disposing of two pages.
Steam marble works operated by Joseph Foster located at the corner of Elm and Canal Streets.
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