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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1875
Page
3
A fragmented nostalgic verse describes a May day of young romance in a sunny setting. The speaker recalls walking with a mother and a beloved companion amid blooming apple trees, sharing tenderness and quiet affection under leafy branches.
Yesterday morning on Macomb street a household tragedy ended with a dead infant found in its cradle. The parents, worn by hardship, mourned as the child’s brief life held bitter woe yet a tranquil dream revealed an angelic visitation and a blessed ascent to heaven.
A man named Swede, after repeated failed attempts to secure work in the city, traveled to Fort Leavenworth to enlist in the regular army. While near the guard-house, he overheard Indian prisoners and volunteered to act as an interpreter.
Preparations for an Orphans Home near Alliance begin as the State Camp Meeting of the M F Church plans to convene in Mansfeld next August. Methodists seek to purchase Alliance College for Mount Union College. About $4000 has been subscribed in Alliance to build a narrow gauge railroad. David H. Pigg seeks the Legislature on the Democratic ticket in Licking County with a jab about being a pig headed Democrat.
Indiana report notes the Grand Central Hotel of South Bend will open about July 1, Henry C. Kaull of Owasso Michigan in charge. Furniture cost projected at ten to twelve thousand dollars. Also recounted is a fearful gunpowder explosion at Jacob Musser's residence on the Fauvo Ver Pike road. Five children aged seven to twenty suffered severe facial and hand burns. The younger girl feared to lose sight or life.
Heavy rains fall around Terre Haute. Judge Hanna will deliver the Fourth of July oration at Hillsboro. The June term of the Quincy Circuit Court lists sixteen divorce suits. Jerseyville hosts a mass convention. A Sabbath-school worker group plans a July 3 Independence Day celebration. Jacksonville car works may reopen after idling. Professor Harris contemplates resigning Jacksonville Public Schools Superintendency. citizens urge reconsideration.
A mosaic of 1870s Pennsylvania notes covers a company assignment, school board letters, a maple worm outbreak, St Petersburg races, $2 500 in premiums, forage and cabbage theft, religious and community updates in Lewisburg, a church pastor, a fatal accident in Johnstown, a pigmented field of crops in Clarion, and a host of county stories. Includes milk jug lightning death, mail theft in Mauch Chunk, a gang of Gypsies, ore shipments, meningitis deaths among horses, county census figures, railroad sale, and mining interest in Madison County with a river of scattered agricultural and local curios.
A chaotic report notes Jim River Dakota men visiting Council Bluffs on the 10th buying 400 to 500 sheep. Iowa City teacher Jon Wright, described as insane, is remembered for a fatal shooting by a woman in Blackhawk County after a refused marriage. A man named Ward, arrested in Wilton for murdering his uncle, is tied to a Hall Engiead fraud link and a detective trace. The murder case rests on the victim's pre mortem statement as key evidence.
Fragmentary report from Oshkosh mentions neck tie and Sain festivals and Geneva Lake accessions. Weather is cool with recent rains delaying crop growth but not causing damage. Rev. F Hoff described in brief as part of local notes.
The former rector of St James Episcopal parish in Green Bay has resigned to accept a call from his previous charge in Oshkosh where he preached twelve years. He is a prominent diocesan clergyman and was nominated as a candidate for Bishop in the recent election.
Governor Bagley inspects the Reed City to Ludington link completing the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad and securing land grant rights. A White Lake farmer, Backus, drunkenly travels with his wife in a wagon loaded with straw and kerosene. a collision near Elizabeth Lake injures Mrs Backus and the straw fire burns Backus as he smokes.
In Mankota races, dogs are barred on grounds, sparking complaints as horses grow frightened. A skunk tied to an office door prompts further protests while John S Pillsbury declines a gubernatorial renomination. Achoree escapes a stable and crosses a railroad bridge eighty feet above a stream, using a single plank. The trestle work beyond is nearly a quarter mile long.
From the Atchison Champion a vivid report of a vast swarm of grasshoppers filling the sky and moving northwest. The spectacle darkened the sun, resembling snowflakes in density, with expectations of widespread crop damage as the insects head toward western grain fields. Local confidence in economic recovery was shaken by the alarming invasion.
An African American woman on Levee street learned from a wandering reporter that sea lion prices rose this month. She responded with a retort about how the more people work the more whites push up prices on essential goods.
This feature previews affordable linen suits and accessories for warm weather. It highlights machine plaiting for side pleats, varieties of over skirts and basques, waist and bustle trends, light washable linens, and new parasol and hat detailing. It notes price ranges from low to mid hundreds, emphasizes fit through one wash shrinkage, and suggests ensembles for street, house wear, picnics, and festivals.
The Reading Times reports the Dankers love feast held on Mr. Johnson Miller’s farm near Litiz along the Keating and Columbia Railroad. Men sit apart from women in a barn with a five foot high plank platform for hats and a simple hymn singing led by Bishop David Garlick and four visiting preachers. Worshippers use no hymn books as words are lined out. Five meeting houses serve the district at Litiz Manheim Petersburg Mount Hope and Graybill near Pennville. Attendance is large with expenses covered by voluntary contributions and farm-provided provisions. the clergy receive no salary. The plain place of worship does not hinder fervor and the men’s practice of kissing in greetings is noted.
A dated fashion column recalls 17th and 18th century fabrics as striking yet impractical, while noting modern dress trade expands across America, Canada, Cuba, and beyond. It cites large paper orders, mass envelopes, and a growing network of agents, illustrating fashion publishing as a broad business.
The piece urges increased milk consumption to build strength and flesh, arguing milk improves fever and typhoid recovery and that scrimping the milk pitcher harms health. It contrasts thin and plump figures, notes fashionable desire for fullness, and advises households to supply large milk portions at meals.
The article notes a decision to maintain Troy public schools on a purely secular basis. It also covers various educational and institutional items including appointments, prizes, building plans, and public notices across multiple institutions and regions.
Printer publication notice for Joaquin Miller’s The Ship in the Desert with prefatory lines and dedication describes the poet’s move from the Sierra to the Orient. It notes London publication by Cnapes & Hall and U.S. release by Roberts Brothers, and reflects on Miller’s twenty year trek across the West and anticipation of an Orient harvest.
A known Italian gentleman visiting an art gallery is pressed by a friend for his opinion on a modern artist’s works. He hesitates and finally quips that they resemble asparagus. The exchange devolves into playful misnaming as the critic mistakes the pieces for raguses or radishes, highlighting a humorous cultural clash.
A Jewish immigrant left Transylvania for America promising support for his wife and children. After amassing 60 000 florins he returned, fell ill in Hamburg, and a nurse allegedly stole his money. He later died in America with the will in hand. The widow remarried, sparking a rabbis’ conference to decide which husband owns her.
The essay argues the Democratic party has lost its national character after Columbus, with New York and New Jersey Democrats rejecting the Cleveland and Mansfield platforms. It claims William Allen’s presidential ambitions are doomed and Ohio will not support a party favoring drastic financial shifts, urging contemplation of alternative pursuits.
An incident in Vienna during Schiller’s Robbers shows how Emile Devrient calmed a crowd after a fire scare. He declared no fire and ordered silent searches for diamonds, guiding patrons to exits. Police assisted at doors, crowd control worked, and the audience was evacuated without loss before the fire burned the hall.
A stylish young stranger stops at a California inn and orders drinks for all, charming the host. Morning departure leads to a comical bill dispute about payment. The innkeeper finally offers a bottle of the host’s best as a traveling companion.
A Hawesville report describes a humorous streetcar encounter as a young woman struggles to sit, her awkward posture drawing commentary. An older passenger jokes about similar ailments while the scene unfolds with gentle teasing and regional color.
The French Assembly yesterday passed a university education measure while Alsace Lorraine Governor opened the provincial committee session. He said the committee’s influence grew as devotion to the faith strengthened, tying provincial interests to the German Empire in Paris last night during a French exposition event with General Sickies and Marshal P Gaasebert.
Reports from Nebraska fields describe continued fighting northwest in large numbers near West Point and North Bend plus others. A severe wind, rain, and hail storm hit Omaha last evening around five, flooding streets and washing water into the plateau. Telegraphers report no updates on a seven-year Avets Indian force near Camp Robinson and a harsh explosion accident at Stearns Dud Co. worsening fatalities.
The closing events of the Schuylkill Navy concluded yesterday with Frank E. Yates of the Chicago scullers taking the final single sculls heat. Indianapolis mayor General N. Jb. Grover died at his Ansport residence aged eighty two, as the oldest survey member of Indiana’s first Grand Lodge. Grain dealers J Mallon and Phelan reported two men entered their Milwaukee office and stole their cook, part of the seven establishments warned by revenue officers. Postmaster General Jewell visited Milwaukee, met citizens, and attended a Newhall dinner before returning to Chicago aboard the OMA special train.
Testimony continues in the Reiner Taylor bastardy case with plaintiff alleging coercion and misdeeds at Allen's residence. Witnesses discuss a supposed Dick Turpin link and a park incident. verdict reference notes T. N. Drake as non. Ford. Proceedings concern damages and a piano seizure under a second trial act.
Local events brief the fete for Trinit Church this afternoon as court matters and a city railroad ownership query unfold. A death at 23, Henry Hasemeyer, pneumonia after a prior illness is noted with family wealth reported. Tomorrow’s baseball preview features Alerts versus Stars, classic city rivalry on the grounds of the Stars. Voter locations for district conventions are listed with Greenup Engine House and Arbeiter Hall cited as sites.
City council last night approved bids for removing gas works and sewer work south of Thirteen and east of Scott street. A report on locust block patent damages awarded Phillips $1,000 plus $32 costs. Stevenson & O'Hara to be paid $50. A resolution sought a full report on railroad controversy costs and possible bonds, with a proposal to gain control of funds and appoint a receiver for security, revealing divided votes on the plan.
Fragmentary notes recount a chaotic Newport scene with Henry March and John Reif amid discussions of houses and a Short-line Road agent. Reports mention veterans traveling to Paris for 1812 events, ordination at Bellevue Street, a church ceremony, a new city market door debate, a crushed boy's recovery prospects, and court proceedings on ten-dollar notes plus various civil actions.
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