06 Jul 1870
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1870
Page
1
A Dayton horse fair starts today as regional events and posts on markets and weather drift through yesterday’s scattered items. Mentions of tax lists, river incidents, and local enterprises weave a snapshot of Ohio and nearby areas with several names and places in brief, varied entries.
A lengthy session in the Senate featured debates over extending the income tax for two more years at 2 percent. Amendments were offered and rejected, with various members from Delaware, Ohio, and New York weighing in. The body adjourned after continuing discussion on election cases and pension bill logistics.
The Dayton Horse Fair lists ambitious premiums across three days with diverse categories for roadsters saddlebreds and harness horses. Top prizes include $150 to $200 and notable sums for horses with fast times, high performance, and quality breeding, while special awards total hundreds in potential winnings.
The Chicago Journal says White Stockings lead in base ball and notes colorful Omaha clubs. Harvard team tours. Mutuals travel west. Philadelphia Athletics beat New York Mutuals 34 to 13 in Washington. Lone Stars plan a New Orleans festival to fund a North tour. Craver scandal outlined as he leaves Boston for Troy then Chicago amid unsettled accounts. Riversides defeat Forest Queen in Maysville 124 to 10. Philadelphia Inquirer cited for honors.
Mr N Steinkamp, engineer of Pex tay adhe oil mill, was seriously injured at a residence linked to his son in FrostF Sergeant at Arms Common Gateau area. His condition improved slightly as he remained under care and observation.
A Fourth of July picnic on the river ends in a violent clash between a party of roughs and steam boatmen. Several men are cut with knives and a gun or knife is used. James Rees of the Wauanits is among those struck, with one victim felled by a mob on the wharf. Fights erupt as intoxicated assailants press attacks and withdraw in reinforcements.
A prominent merchant balks at paying his wife’s shopping bill. She leaves with their only daughter and seeks refuge at her father’s mansion, triggering a family custody dispute and the search for support.
The Board of Education elected Ferry as president after a tense ballot. Wehmer Johnson and Frazer named to escort him to the chair. Other officers chosen include Hurlburt as vice president and Hancock as superintendent. buildings chief John McCammon won on the first ballot. A separate local anecdote recounts a downtown merchant’s wife fleeing after a dispute over a dozen goods bill, leaving her husband to contend with the fallout and their daughter.
A religious gathering describes the Dailton Prayer-meeting led by Dr Dalton with singing and a reading from Second Thessalonians. Dr Waldo exhorts attendees while Kenhee arrives to renew local evangelical efforts. The morning closed with hymn singing. A farewell address from S. Lowenprec, president of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad, notes retirement and praises successors.
The Young Men's Christian Association held its regular meeting last evening in their rooms. Reports from several committees were accepted. The Open-air Services committee was instructed to expand and plan services for next Saturday at Fifth Street. The hymn edited by W. H. Doane of this city, titled The Devo tion, was approved for devotional meetings.
Mrs Hattie Cooper, wife of Henry Cooper of Morton Warren County Ohio, tried to kill herself. She fled from the city to Cincinnati intending to reunite with her husband in about six weeks. Found in her room after swallowing poison, a revolver and letters to the landlady and Mr. Henry Cooper. The note asks for sending possessions to Cincinnati and burying her where she lies. She remains alive with little hope of recovery.
A satirical fashion feature purports to report on Paris and local fashion, with tips from correspondents in Paris and London. It describes imperial dress, morning gowns, fans, bonnets, slippers, and street styles, plus a mock court scene and social minutiae. The piece also mentions a municipal court case and local notices at the end.
The Board of Health met in regular session and adopted a resolution declaring the open sewer between Branch Street and the canal a nuisance. A similar sewer through to the Taylor Run yard at Linn and Baymiler streets was referred to the Health Officer and Mr. Hauck. Dr. Clendenin presented the June health report. details covered deaths by age and gender, causes, and localities, with a note on a shooting incident near Fifteenth Street Newport. The issue also notes a correction to delegate readings for the Republican Convention and outlines the Newport Public Schools treasury for year ending June 30, 1870.
Fragmentary text outlines the bladder as tissues divided into Lower, Nervous, and Mucous parts, with an incomplete note on the upper section. The excerpt appears to be a historical medical description lacking full context and details.
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