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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1865
Page
1
Directory style notice listing opening and closing times for post offices across states. Mentions Nebraska California and other locales with scattered garbled text. Provides timetable fragments and references to standard postal hours and observances.
An item listing key officers in the Quartermaster Department. It names McKIM as Chief Quartermaster, Captain MOLUNG, Captain J. LEWIS as A Q M, and other staff including the Property Officer and Cloth- Captain W. H. GILL. The note references terms and organizational roles within the department.
Fragmentary text shows names and initials with scattered words, difficult to identify a coherent event. Content appears to be misread names and labels, lacking a clear person, place, or action to summarize reliably.
A fragment lists various wartime agencies and offices in Cincinnati area, including Christian Commission, Sanitary Commission, Refugee Committee, National Union Association of Ohio, and Military Claims office, with incomplete addresses on streets near Broad and Third. The text references structures like 61 Vinestrea and a corner of Birth and Fine streets, noting wartime support functions and the location of offices for relief and aid.
A long, mixed OCR fragment reports on mail routes and river crossings, military moves, and political chatter. It cites General Fremont, reinforcements to Beauregard, Venice and Venetia, and the Irish question, with remarks on Lincoln, the Monitor Dictator, and a Cincinnati agricultural society urging progress and education reforms.
The piece notes New York petroleum prices and refined naptha in 1864, with exports to Europe, the Indies, Africa, and Australia. It mentions a new large well below Cooperstown, a possible load of lubricating oil, and expectations of high yield. Oil business activity is described as brisk despite icy rivers and bad roads, with extensive prospecting and new wells in Clarion and Erie regions.
Telegraph dispatches from New York January 13 discuss Rebel papers denouncing Davis and Jel, and comment on Confederate prospects. Reports cover Fort Fisher, Grant and Butler, and the aim to close Wilmington while detailing troop movements and supplies.
Lengthy dispatch from Army of the Potomac HQ covers Gen Butler's account of the Wilmington expedition. It describes embarkation delays, Porter's fleet interactions off Cape Henry, Beaufort rendezvous, coaling, gale conditions, landing operations, and the assault on Fort Fisher.
Fragmentary item reports a vessel arriving from Memphis with cotton cargo navy-related terms and mentions General Thomas and staff at Paducah. It notes eight arrivals and an oath, with cotton and goods totals unclear due to damaged OCR.
The Washington special notes investigations into the Fort Fisher affair and reports the antislavery Constitutional Amendment vote will be postponed. It cites widespread constituent letters and growing public opinion pressuring Congress as key factors shaping the debate.
The report notes seventy-one blockade runners visiting Bermuda in the past year with forty three lost. The Chameleon from Tallahassee is in custody at Bermuda after repairs, while the Colonel Lamb undergoes repairs. Other vessels such as Owl Stag Charioster Whi and crews including Maria Campbell Buca Beirne and Preps are mentioned among the visitations.
From Savannah the New York papers report General Geary ordering all unemployed black residents to report for food and rations. The Provost Marshal oversees price controls as provisions rise with potatoes at 9 dollars per bushel and butter 75 cents per pound. A heavy mail from Savannah arrives.
Secretary of War Bennett Door Stanton forwards General Butler’s papers on Fort Fisher and James River canal work. Heavy rains raised the James River several feet hindering travel and aiding canal filling. Rebels meanwhile reportedly move forces from Richmond toward South Carolina to counter Sherman.
Fragmentary text describes a Senate discussion of a military expedition and relief for soldiers facing danger. The note references a vote or referral in the Military Affairs arena and mentions a person named Riddle offering a resolution or instruction.
The discourse centers on press liberty versus wartime measures and the expansion of slavery into new territories. Speakers critique the constitutionality of martial action, praise abolitionist arguments, and condemn or defend policy shifts as they note an adjournment until Monday with rail road funding proposals for the Central Pacific and Western Pacific lines from San Jose to Sacramento.
Evansville Journal reports Owensboro was re-occupied after a brief action with guerrilla bands. Rebels suffered losses while Colonel Pennebaker’s troops entered the town. Captains Davison and Colter noted as targets. Grayson led a rapid retreat. Army of the James reshuffle announced with the creation of the Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth corps under Ord and Weitzel respectively.
The London Shipping Gazette voices concern over American naval growth, warning that the United States has built a substantial navy and urging Britain to reassess its own maritime strategy in light of this expansion.
The Japan Herald reports a significant national shift in October. The article highlights political reforms, public sentiment, and potential impact on foreign trade and domestic policy. It notes leaders engaging with reform proposals and the public's response across major cities.
Fragmentary OCR text references unclear names and numbers. No coherent event or identities established. Summary unable to determine concrete persons, organizations, or places from readable content.
A legal notice from C W Moween Tilden Shermian Moulten announces their law firm offices on West Field Street. The ad lists their professional services and addresses for client consultations.
A West Fifth Street tale follows a girl lured by Te Duna & Co. offers and costly gifts. She buys a lever gold watch and a book for her lover, leading to marriage and a life of comfort in a cottage, proudly showing a diamond ring from Duan & Co.
Sam B. and D. Kpear advertise Manupac Urea or Fine Silver Ware diamonds and related items in a compact notice. The terse catalog-like snippet highlights Ss and various precious offerings without further context.
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