26 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1876
Page
1
The acquittal means insufficient evidence and brings vindication to General Babcock. The country should celebrate a fair trial and verdict, avoiding conclusive guilt. The General pledges to endure the ordeal and expresses resolve to continue, citing faith and resilience.
Vireista Nevada February 15 presents a period piece on the Comstock lode with figures claiming total yields of $273 million and potential $300 million in the mine. Prominent figures John W. Mackey James Flood James G. Fair and William O'Brien are described, with commentary on their personalities and influence. The passage notes plans to exhibit $10 million in bullion at the Centennial and projects combined production of over $5 million monthly from Consolidated Virginia and California.
Report notes heavy government debts tied to gas firms and questions taxation limits. Observers urge scrutiny of company profits and sales versus taxation, suggesting past interpretations may have allowed overstatement of earnings and untaxed gains.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Timon reports hotel price increases near the upcoming National Republican Convention. Blaine and Morton urge moving the event if rates are verified, Morton promising investigation and possible change. Telegrams to Chicago demand written guarantees of standard rates. Cincinnati hotels deny plans to raise prices for the convention. Attorney General letter to Mr. Dyer under scrutiny as Pierrepont seeks to clarify its authority and purpose.
A Cincinnati Times dispatch reports a Coal Exchange meeting in Pittsburgh on February 2. Members discussed Bill No. 66y and related measures to secure health and safety for miners in bituminous coal mines, with plans to report at a future gathering. A letter from Captain Vint Shinkle urged a pier bridge between Cincinnati and Covington at Central Avenue, highlighting danger and river duties. A three member committee was appointed to ensure bridge laws are enforced.
Partial OCR text shows a fragment from Jewish community pages dated February 26 with unclear alphanumeric strings and symbols. content unreadable beyond generic reference to a calendar fragment and possible financial figures.
Fragmented items report marriage records for Edgeard Dowdell and Aca Roark, with stray names like John Kearney. A German Pioneer Association plans to form here, requiring age and 20 years in the U. S. Rock supply contract awarded to Joseph H. Collins. Minor incidents include a near leg injury, a window theft, and casual town chatter about dry goods and buyers.
The weekly list shows names of residents and households with letters unclaimed at the Newport Kentucky post office for the week ending February 1. Names include Arb C D Biskier, Belting J Blant, Campbell a Oat, Curtis J yay, Fallon ae Glenn Greenwood M, Homan J Ho in Job a, LabT weier, Sag E miss, SwesrG Schwetberger E, Teptel mins, and Avondale Chio.
A fragment reports an individual elected to the State Professorship of Fine Arts at Oxford University amid noisy wording. It mentions Greek crew members charged with murder of Captain Hatheid, arraigned and remanded. A Berlin dispatch notes a colossal statue of Bismarck for Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and a Kissinger erection plan near where Kullman fatally attacked a Chanters life. Paragraph ends with Paris’s stock market note and Carlists surrendering context.
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