27 Jul 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1869
Page
1
The text surveys stamp collecting history with references to Mohammed stamps and 1868 timelines, notes on war wounded care and maritime society expansion, plus fragmented mentions of a New York restaurant arrest and cigar dealer tensions. It also hints at a large deficit and proposed import duty increases.
The Treasury Department expects the July debt to total about six million dollars, aiming for forty million since March 4. Secretary Boutwell hopes to cut the debt by fifty million in the first year. Pension payments will total about fifteen million in August and September, with other War Department drafts adding to expenses. A long list of postmasters in Ohio, many with salaries below one thousand, are shown as removed or replaced under Grant’s administration. Manufacturing statistics for Philadelphia area against Milan and Italian horn based industries are noted, alongside diverse notices from Zanesville to Boston about accidents, crimes, and ship disasters.
A fragment from the Jacksonport Arkansas Herald recounts H. H. Lee once of Madison claiming six and a half years of wrongful imprisonment. The tale narrates his isolation from family, religious doubt, and a joyful reunion with his wife seen as dead, highlighting emotional release and renewed bonds.
The piece notes a shift in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as annexation advocates gain influence. It recalls Crimean War hostility to the United States and celebrates the current bold, active annexation movement among public figures and several newspapers in Nova Scotia, with New Brunswick showing a similar change.
A garbled OCR fragment references leech like animals and mentions Mr Be and Simos in unclear context. It lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable organizations to form a full news summary. No definite people, places, or actions are discernible.
A man named Henry Exum was shot and killed near Jackson Tennessee on Tuesday. The assailants were intoxicated and had earlier clashed with other men, losing that encounter. The Ku Klux Sheriff delayed pursuit until eleven o'clock the following day, allowing the suspects to escape.
The New York Sun argues against the claim that Chinese immigration will depress wages of white labor. It asserts the opposite and urges readers to consider immigration benefits rather than harm.
The convention will be held in Trenton New Jersey from the 16th to the 19th. Exercises include meetings of the Su Association on the 16th and lectures listed for the 18th and 19th. Notable figures such as General O O Howard and others are indicated among speakers. Hotels will be notified of delegates’ arrivals.
Correspondent notes Mammoth Cave’s early ownership chain from Yatewood in Madison county to Gratz and Wilkins of Lexington, then Franklin Gorin of Bowling Green, and finally Croghan’s lines. A 19th century will directs a trustee to manage cave access, profits, and eventual division among heirs, hindering improvements and public growth. The piece highlights the cave’s potential versus restricted income distribution.
A historical note cites Greenland’s liquor ban as a defining example. With alcohol banned, natives allegedly consume coffee excessively, driving demand at high prices. The text blames coffee and sugar as the main substitutes, hinting at broader prohibitionist motives and social consequences.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree, noted for backing General Longstreet, urges Texans to weigh the constitution submitted by the late convention. He links Governor race choices to broader political outcomes, notes the district commander’s stance, and describes ongoing efforts by the Hamilton party interests in Texas.
The periodical reports a severe storm in Diesen lee with railroad damage, wheat crops doubling in Illinois, heavy dispatches from Ottawa about lake gunboats, and rumors of assignments and orders. It notes crimes in several regions, bids to prosecute frauds in New Orleans sugar trade, and a Cracow liberation incident.
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