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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1875
Page
4
The item mentions Dorland's at 15 West and a metal truss maker's dissension amid mint questions. It notes a bakery near Free and Popular streets damaged on Saturday evening, with scattered references to Broadway and Cincinnati.
Louis Ballenberg is selected for a leading business role at the Grand Opera House next season. He is described as singularly well fitted for the position and brings notable experience to the post.
Lars entered a residence near City Street and the canal at about 2 per yesterday morning and stole 150 dollars studs and a silver watch. Ye Bermal School commencement will be at Pike's Opera House this evening. Harris, superintendent of Lenuis school, will deliver an address.
At Te'clock last evening a 15 year old boy named Amesett was struck by a runaway horse on Central Avenue near Liberty Street and sustained minor injuries.
A crowded Lincoln scene formed around a music stand as the Robinsons Circus performed. Spectators packed the area, many standing close to the ring as the program proceeded with performers delivering a lively show.
Workers of the Music Hall Subscription appeared ready for duty and went about their tasks. The fragment mentions preparations and activity around the venue, indicating a staged or scheduled event with staff in position.
Fragmentary note confirms BJ Foster continues in role with Robinson's organization and animal collection. Details are unclear, but tenure and title are stated despite contrary claims. Further specifics about duties or dates are not provided in the readable text.
County Teachers Institute begins the week of August, not September 6, with the opening of schools postponed to a later date in September.
Yesterday afternoon Emmanuel Protestant Church announced that the church building funds have been completely paid. The good news brings relief to many parishioners and supporters who have aided the campaign and will ensure no further delays in church plans.
Beginning today riders can reach Chicago via the L and C routes the same day. Persons are scheduled for 7 P.M. service with verification at the station.
The Charter Park Driving Association in the city nears completion of plans to construct a new half mile drive park on Spring Grove Avenue near the river.
Mr C F Vent coins the phrase Battle of the Gisats to describe his ongoing dispute or competition. The quirky label signals a personal or local clash framed as a dramatic contest. Details remain fragmentary in the clipped OCR text.
Last night at six thirty a pugilistic confrontation occurred at the Overhelm saloon on Gest Send Walker Mill Road in the Twenty Ward. Two brothers named Dan and Dick Wool were involved, with details unclear and witnesses unable to write a full report.
Robinson's show continues with engagements on the eastern region, delivering entertainment across multiple venues and dates. The run includes performances in several cities, drawing audiences and promoting the act through regional venues.
The New Base Ball Grounds reports the Bee Stocking Baseball Club will hold two meetings at the Avenue Hotel this evening to elect directors and discuss needs for July.
Hotel arrivals listing includes Joseph Dil forth from Pittsburgh Wm E Thomas from Boston Shoemaker from Delaware Sam Corke J J Gordon from West Virginia B P from San Francisco E J Reynolds from Craig Chas De Mer from Yazoo City and others in Washington DC area hotels.
The first of three stereopticon exhibitions of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region will be at Robinsons Opera House. Grand displays depict moon lake river and canyon scenes along with Western town mining and dramatic scenes including The Friendless. Exhibitions run tomorrow and Wednesday.
After two years absence from the city the pair will reappear this evening at Eons Theatre. The act has enjoyed audience confidence for nearly a quarter century and its excellence has been widely praised.
Fragmentary note lists individuals such as George H. H. Beards, James T. Galick, Charles A. H. Devrez, Joseph Pix, Frank Daweont and others. It references a distinguished representative and mentions a crowd or audience in connection with a monolithic display or event, suggesting social or civic prominence.
Crowds gathered opposite the Exposition as Rev J Emery led a two hour revival. Luke xv was read, remarks on repentance followed, and laymen spoke on faith in Christ. A Christian woman urged turning from vice and drunkenness, stressing divine mercy and forgiveness for returning sinners. The event included outdoor preaching near Plum Street and another gathering near Bethel Chapel drawing many attendees.
The School of Design exhibition at College Hall closed Saturday with high attendance, noting record visitor numbers. Awards praised, including prizes for Venus de Milo features and Fresco Border, with commendations to Kauffman, Merrill, and others. proceeds and special prizes from William Dodd and Henry Probsco highlighted.
At a recent East End gathering held last Saturday, residents urged six buses on the Broadway route to enable a half hour trip to the city. They noted a fare rise on the Pescheton line from five to ten cents to cover railroad losses after a court-ordered fare reduction on Route No. The group debated timing and funding, with plans to act next Saturday night to press the bus line proposal.
The completion of Price's Inclined Elevator and Murch's patent chariots on Eighth Street connects to western hills. This boosts access to the pure atmosphere and fine surroundings, offering unprecedented incentives to purchasers in the Twenty first Ward.
After signing the contract for the Union Bridge over the Little Miami River, officials faced funding shortages. The Cabins Board and Controlers questioned the credit of the Hartgas Fund, risking invalidity under Worthington. A half mill levy was proposed to cover costs, but the Fund remained insufficient.
An OCR fragment discusses a 24 600 levy and financial actions related to a poker pit project. The text is garbled, with references to a toll, debt, and potential allocations. It mentions the need for a broad consensus and a proposed plan affecting public funds and local governance.
Members of the Cuvier Club enthusiastically embrace a new wood for a first class fishing pole. The rose colored, knotty, elastic material is lighter than lancewood and praised by experts including William B. Smith. Col Harris, Ben Robinson, John Baker, Sam Post, Alex Starbuck, Col Woolley, Col Betes, and Captain Tinker all order or seek rods.
Louis Werner of Tolie and Holton's steerings a carriage with three or four children aboard when his horse ran toward a steep embankment on Vinestreet Hill yesterday. He kept a firm rein and avoided disaster, saving horse and carriage from overturning.
A long list of real estate auctions and deeds in Cincinnati area listings. Names include A C Horton, Jos H Littell Co, LB Leonard, Jenells Co, Medard Fell, and others with properties sold or leased on West Third street and nearby avenues. Various lot sizes, street corners, and subscription dealings noted alongside dates and monetary amounts.
A stream of deed filings lists numerous parcels changing hands in Hamilton County. Names include Harman, Kirby, Lippert, Miles, Dorr, Campbell, Murray, and more, with properties on East Third Street Liberty Street Market Street and numerous subdivisions in Clifton and Fairmount. Several tracts, leases, and roadways are noted with prices from $1,000s to $7,000, including a roadway known as Fenton avenue and a Montgomery Pike property transfer.
Financial item reports a quiet overall money market with fair demand for short paper at 7 percent in banks or open market, scarce mortgage paper, and city property loans at 6 percent for one to three years. Money on call ease at 6 percent. government securities and Cincinnati bonds cited as preferred. New York exchange quiet, with small amounts firm, and private dividend ex coupon noted at Fourth National Bank.
The report covers multiple river packets including the United States Mail line, the Jolie No 2 accident near May sville, the Julia’s broken T head and repairs, transfers of passengers to the Rostona, and charters to move freight. It also notes other arrivals, departures, and cargo such as tobacco whisky hay and wheat, with details on captains, pilots, and dockside actions along the Kentucky and Ohio rivers.
The notice reports Colonel Maxwell departing on the 30th and slated to return the first of August. President Holloway is occupied with preparing a testimonial and expects to be ready within the month. The item includes scattered reader entries from various cities and a segment on hog product exports from New York, with figures for lard and bacon, and weekly commodity movements to seaboard ports and neighboring regions.
A fragmented market page shows prices for beans corn and other staples, with measurements in bushels and pounds and notes on receipts and demand. It lists boots shoes serge fabrics and assorted dry goods with price points and quality descriptors, followed by brief market commentary on butter coal yarns and candles.
For the week ending June 19 the leat tobecto market showed gratasil strength with minimal activity. Total offerings reached 442 bards and 115 boxes, with prices generally rising as sellers push for higher levels while activity remains limited. Prices varied by district and item though several lots moved at elevated figures amid cautious demand.
June 21 report repeats last week on market state for pig iron grades and coal blast furnaces. Quoted ranges show No 1 and No 2 sizes at 27.29 and 26.00 per ton, with Alabama Georgia and Tennessee regions cited. Prices for cold and warm blast furnaces appear around 30 to 35 dollars, with blooms and scraps also listed in cents per pound.
Market summaries from Cincinnati and Philadelphia report hog receipts around 8 000 head with steady to firm tone, cattle trading unevenly with steady to slightly higher prices, and pig and sheep values mixed. Philadelphia shows slight gains in steer prices and steady lamb and sheep demand, with ranges cited and market softness in spots.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Ties I Trsscoe reports market conditions June 21 with oil prices steady and dull. Rates at wells show limited movement around 1.35 dollars. market quiet and nominal, with little activity in Philadelphia and nearby centers.
Telegraph market notes from Toxtpo and Detroit show flour and wheat mostly quiet with nominal quotes, corn and oats dull, oats scarcely traded. Detroit lists wheat at 126 bid, corn and barley nominal, pork and lard quiet, whisky steady with little movement through June 14 to June 21 in St Louis and Chicago regions.
A chaotic notice lists arrivals from Pomeroy to Louisville and departures toward Huntington and Portsmouth. Weather shows intermittent clouds with light rain. river levels rise from 11 feet 10 inches to 12 feet 9 inches, with cargoes including lumber, potatoes, hay, meat, nuts, salt, nails, bacon, stoves, hardware, glassware, and iron. News notes include ship movements, wharf repairs, and crew items from the Arlington, James Hobson, Julia, and Julia’s upcoming trip, plus local city scenes and cargo counts.
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