15 Jul 1872
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1872
Page
1
Houwrevius, Ara. reports from July 15 detailing a social dispatch to the Times and Chronicle with focus on local happenings and social notes.
Herald letters recount Stanley meeting Dr. Livingstone and his account of exploration toward the Nile. Dr. Livingstone describes vast ivory, cloth manufacture, near white people possibly ancient Egyptian descendants, and copper mines at Katanga. They visited Lake Tanganyika head, spent Christmas 1871 at Ujiji, and planned a new expedition starting March 1872 to explore further, with an eighteen month timeline.
In Gwitessland on July 15 Count Scropis President of the Board of Arbitrators together with Baron d Itajuba the Brazilian member and Messrs Cushing Davis and Waite have arrived English agents expected this morning. Today’s sitting will be purely formal and proceedings remain confidential.
Paris reports Catecssy has published an eight pamphlet here in the course while representing the Russian Government in the United States.
A local man identified as a minister linked to a bank robbery was arrested days ago after befriending influential citizens. He faces trial for alleged crimes including assault on a young girl and later aiding a prisoner in jail. The court is urged to consider a lengthy sentence.
Immense crowd gathers at the New York court as jurors weigh a high profile murder case. Ingraham addresses the jury urging careful consideration while attempts to influence the panel are rejected. The court voices impatience as proceedings continue and reporters await the verdict.
Two women drowned and carried away by the current were found later in an embrace along a creek bank. Mrs. Stewart, a close friend, vanished the next day. her bonnet and handkerchief were recovered, suggesting she may have taken her own life. Mr. Stewart and Mr. Siest mourn publicly as the community bears the gloom.
A report notes a planning scheme tied to Loyalist factions in Brooklyn. An organization plan was described, outlining land use and doctrinal aims amid local disputes over water costs and community projects. Strong entities include Brooklyn and Frante-Howard's Apaches.
The Memphis report outlines a statement by Tax Collector McLean about manpower and duties. The text references Miller and questions surrounding duties and responsibility, with unclear details due to fragmented OCR.
A patchy roundup reports 1 050 deaths in New York last week, Ex Governor Stanley of California died Friday night, and various local items note a federal census starting in New York City, a possible August Parliament date, and railroad voting results in Xenia and Gallipolis. It also mentions drownings near McPherson Ohio and Peoria Illinois, wartime figures, and other scattered incidents across several states.
The Bufale Courier reports the arrest of Rev. Alexander Weir, a Princeton graduate and Presbyterian minister, amid forgery charges tied to a $2,200 draft cashed in New York. He confessed to investigators and was sent to St. Louis, where Detective Dickerson took custody. Weir’s respectable front and polish masked criminal methods, ending in capture and transfer.
The funeral of Father Francisco de Basso t, one of thirty nine Guatemala exile monks, was held in San Francisco with a requiem mass led by Archbishop Alemany. The procession included the exiled monks around the coffin as Catholic clergy attended. The old man, famed for his courage and long life, refused revolt and marched with his brethren despite threats, reflecting deep reverence from the faithful.
The storms and floods caused heavy property damage and multiple deaths in Cheshire and Lancashire. Amid reports from GAMRVA on July 15, the English Arbitration representatives have arrived for a six week to two month session with four sittings weekly.
Thiers entertained Gen Sherman and his party at dinner. The Foreign Ministers Resident at Pore and several French army general officers were among the guests.
The United States Marshal for Rode Island claims custody of the alleged filibuster Pioneer for violation of neutrality laws. The Collector holds her under revenue laws, she having been registered in New York under the name of the Resolute.
Morning glare revealed six men and a woman arriving at a cemetery plot where two men stripped to the waist and fought as a ring of onlookers watched. A man with rules and a bystander prepared, an exhausted pair rode away in a clove cart, while witnesses described it as an extraordinary, possibly romantic dispute decided by bare fists.
A chaotic Nevada page reports a buckshot killing of H. W. Guthrie alias Club Foot in Eureka, a gunfight over cards in San Francisco leaves James Lyons wounded and jailed, and a lawyer Sem Platt dies of heart disease. Trains on the Central Pacific line delayed twenty four hours by a washout near Boca. The Democrat touted large crowds in Kareks for Cincinnati nomination ratification.
Reports on the Stokes jury show seven favoring murder in the first degree four for manslaughter in the third degree and one for acquittal. A motion is expected today to have the jury bailed.
The report notes Te-Day's races at Sanatoca on July 15 featuring a three mile steeplechase won by Tami. The event carried a purse of an unspecified amount.
Special Dispatch reports river levels with Mononer rising four feet and another site at six feet six inches marked in Cincinnati reports. Rowboats are noted along the riverbank as afternoon conditions unfold despite garbled text and partial names.
From FairMarsoil Kentucky dated July 13 the wheat harvest tops expectations while oats and fruit yields exceed averages. Corn looks good but late. Tobacco plantings are light due to a bad season, rains expected in August and September. Political views split with no Greeley union sentiment and Democrats divided, some favor Grant though many will vote for the Democratic ticket.
A reflective piece argues that pretty women shape life by beauty guiding society and art. It traces a woman's lifelong pursuit of beauty, from youth to old age, noting her resilience and final grace as age deepens charm.
In San Francisco on July 15, Chi'coatanin threaten the Canadian Pacific Railway while some party members return to Kawloops. They attacked a survey at the Skeena forks, and Indigenous people, angered by white travelers careless fires, armed themselves and warned government officers that travel and freight would not pass through their country.
The mayor sent the annual message to the Common Council noting the city debt at 127.9 million dollars and taxes to be raised this year around 30.4 million dollars. It also mentions 990,000 planned for streets and cites a German schuetzenfest beginning five days in Isoboken with delegates from across the country.
National Life Insurance Company of Ohio petitions the Michigan Supreme Court seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the state Coroner of Insurance to authorize its operation in Michigan. The case centers on regulatory approval to conduct business within the state.
Heavy rains last night and today caused river levels to rise about two feet at the Gallipolis point. The Chesapeake bound trains for Gallipolis and Dagsa departed this morning, passing downriver at around 1 PM.
Mr. L. Ford former City Council member from the Twenty-first Ward died this morning at his Walnut Hills residence. He formerly worked with the Presbyterian Herald and served as a preacher to some extent. In poor health for years, he was ninety nine at death.
July 15 markets show dull but firm tone. Corn holds around 50 cents, Wheat firm and higher, soybeans steady. New York trading opens light with price ranges near 60 to 66. Eggs and other produce quoted with small variations.
Market report from July noting dull off market with few quotations. New York market quiet at 217 422e and 370, with August and September firm readings. Garbled figures indicate limited trading activity and steady prices across crude and road markets.
A London progress note highlights rapid post and telegraph innovations in the old country. It cites quick letter delivery, new telegraphic dispatch stamps in post boxes, and a plan to pipe fresh Atlantic water fifty miles to London delivering a million gallons daily. It contrasts London's infrastructural leaps with past limits and cites the distance to transport water to the West End.
Yesterday in Paris at the Place de la Roquette the new guillotine ended the life of Moreux in a quiet dawn scene. The executioner Roch performed with a physician's steadiness as guards and a few spectators watched, some lamenting the modern setup while others longed for the old blade.
Historical instructions describe measuring cattle girth behind the shoulder blade and length from tail to shoulder blade to compute stock value. It explains figures for various sizes, including 6 feet 4 inches girth and 6 feet 3 inches length, and rules for adjustments based on fat content and calf quality.
An old idea links outdoors to age and discipline. The piece argues druidic notions were overstated and that outdoor amusements included songs and sports. It critiques contemporary leisure as potentially eroding intellectual vigor, contrasting mind and body strength in America.
The passage urges becoming a better son or daughter, clerk, student, friend, and worker. It warns against adopting human standards and encourages steadfast reliance on the Savior. It emphasizes resolve to seek strength in Christ and to avoid unbelieving doubts.
An elderly woman, questioned about a legal settlement, quips that her husband was born married and buried in the town, implying that such ties establish his settlement there. The remark follows the examination before a court as to his residence.
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