29 Jan 1868
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1868
Page
1
Fragmentary notes mention Muncuants Horet-Gatterie and Newson Curtesse with references to nine seats. Names like Ganaiwox, Pao ELA Cameron, Contraia, and Tis appear in unclear context. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.
A chaotic police court session resulted in multiple arrests and sentences. Walter, described as a brute, faced charges including abuse and theft while a woman named Mary appealed her case. The proceedings referenced Judge Heflin and Police involvement with various suspects, delays, and eventual determinations.
From the 1867 annual report the City Water-works show 2 864 026 272 gallons supplied to reservoirs. The largest daily duty occurred in September. Monthly totals and over-supply figures are given, including 1 506 654 413 gallons in excess or stored, equating to about 18 feet of water in reserve. Coal consumption and various plant details are noted alongside railroad and local business items and a legal notice about a writ of attachment.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses emigrants aboard a ship to New York and deaths among the passengers. The text is garbled but suggests a report of illness or fatalities during a voyage and a claim about the rate of deaths.
Train from the Great Railway wreck near North Lewisburg caught fire and burned completely after derailing. Miraculously all passengers escaped without loss of life though several were injured and the embankment prevented a worse outcome.
A brief notice notes how travelers or strangers, lacking resources, arrive in the city seeking shelter and aid, highlighting local concern for providing basic help to the poor and needy.
A garbled OCR fragment references Palmer's Electric Perfumes and a principal named Samet or Pepone Loe, located on West Fourth Street. Readable details point to a local shop listing or advertisement in a historical paper.
A large audience heard Father Williams speak at Wesley Chapel on temperance. He urged abstinence and shared anecdotes from his Washingtonian experiences. Sixty seven signatures were collected for the Washingtonian Pledge as part of a temperance revival with plans for further meetings and pledge cards distributed.
The Seventeenth Ward Church hosted a lecture by Rev Dr Evans of Lane on Biblical deluge and origin of Birikatony. Judge Hobbes assisted, presenting arguments on scriptural truth and scientific research, with strong audience engagement and plans for pamphlet publication.
Special correspondence from Columbus reports results of the Eighth District race and the reaction of supporters. The letter notes celebrations and mentions military district concerns, security of life, and a dispatch from Col A G Willard on conditions in South and North Carolina, with emphasis on public order and the absence of widespread fear in urban areas.
In New York a coroner held an inquest at 147 West Seventeenth Street over Joshua Moore, two months old, amid allegations of systemic infant deaths at a city nursery. Witnesses tied the infant’s demise to neglect and linked burial permits to Madame Parselle, operator at 147 West Seventeenth Street, in a wider pattern of multiple losses and alleged improprieties.
Reports from Virginia North Carolina and Mississippi conventions show committees proposing superintendent of public printing and education to form a state Board of Education. debates on school funding and attendance laws. Also notes crime reports from Baltimore on Dr A G Moore shooting and other dispatches including a Wisconsin man Bates attempting a publicity stunt and various diplomatic nominations.
In Wasnixeton on January 3 Mr Edwards of St Palen introduced a bill to regulate procedure cases of impeach and enforce the orders and judgment of the Senate in such matters.
The Idaho Statesman argues the central Pacific route offers fewer winter obstructions than Northern or other options. It urges Congress and capitalists to evaluate this route’s advantages and push for rapid rail connections across the Sierra Nevada and Blue Mountains.
A Friday night fire wiped out a dwelling and nearby outbuildings in Evansville. The blaze caused extensive damage to property valued around thousands of dollars, with the cause under investigation and no fatalities reported. Authorities, including local residents, began assessing the scene and securing the area.
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