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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1875
Page
3
Elizabeth Smithers faces a tangled night of chase, romance, and public accusation as Fitz James St. Clair is exposed and arrested for forgery. A police pursuit leads to revelation, marriage changes, and a reborn life for Elizabeth, Sue, Annie, and the town’s social circle. The episode closes with Elizabeth’s transformation into a wiser wife and mother.
A rural talker tells of sending plows to Pittsburg and leather to Boston, cotton to Massachusetts, grain to the East, and milk from the North. They discuss railroads, costs, and shipping manners, with jokes about local trades and hunger for goods. The conversation touches mills in St. Louis and tannin needs amid economic lengthening.
A London reader cites Darwin and describes animal behavior to illustrate humor in brutes. Examples include a Skye terrier that reacts comically to applause and a monkey displeased by failed tricks, showing laughter and social teasing tied to observable actions.
The column recaps extreme weather with claims of thirty four feet snow and long droughts, cites vast wealth losses, and mentions valued artworks and 125 francs per foot. It notes Italy’s maritime workforce and a havre boa constrictor, plus a parrot teaching venture and royal orders. It also covers aviation, politics, finance, sports of literature and a criminal trial pending in Ohio.
A San Francisco Chronicle report recalls an afternoon performance by Madame Di Murska at Pratt's Hall where a singable mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor meets an absurd interruption as two small terriers race through the hall. The mishap disrupts the aria but Di Murska regains poise and completes the piece to applause amid laughs.
The Beach trial proceedings in New York feature counsel detailing alleged perjury by Beecher witnesses and arguing about adulation, adultery accusations, and the moral stance of Beecher. The defense cites Beecher sermons to contrast orthodox beliefs with his reported teachings. The court adjourns after further quotations and argument.
A jailed William Garbrick, accused of murder, faces new light as a dramatic tale unfolds from a young Cincinnati wife who fled with him. She recounts a life of elopement, arson accusations, and alleged plots to kill, while Garbrick denies the charges and portrays her as a dangerous instigator. The case intertwines past crimes and a volatile relationship as trial looms.
At the Maine Democratic State Convention in Avousta on June 22 resolutions pledging a people’s lifeguard constitution and civil equality were adopted. They demand state rights, sound currency, tariff for revenue, reduced government, one presidential term at 25,000 dollars, and accountability for Republican leadership amid national issues.
Judge Samuel F. Miller presided as the case on constitutional validity of the supplementary Civil Rights law was postponed. He noted a related issue before the Supreme Court in Washington and suggested submitting briefs for later decision. The defense had filed a demurrer to the indictment as the matter goes over for now.
The Pittsburg gang in Pittspere Pennsylvania faced multiple arrests as authorities pursued members linked to a counterfeit operation. Detectives traced spurious money sent through the mail with stamps and identified key figures including Milton Hook in Allegheny City. About $200,000 in counterfeit currency was seized and most members were jailed with bail set at five dollars for one suspect.
War Department signals service bulletin dated June 25 7205 A M notes weather observations for Chicago and surrounding regions. Brief wind and temperature readings appear alongside transportation and commerce annotations.
Memmis June 2 report details a fatal shooting on the Covington road. Esquire Brad Yarborough, a prominent Granger, was killed by his brother in law William Kinney after a prior suit and court visit. Kinney fired three shots as Yarborough rode away, leading to a fatal wound in the right armpit. A bystander and a witness describe differing accounts of a prior strike with a stick. Yarborough’s funeral drew a large crowd. both men were prosperous and influential, and the case will attract strong prosecutions from both communities.
Baseball results list St. Louis Stockings defeated Hartford 7 to 1. Chicago defeated Philadelphia 8 to 2 in the Chicago paper dated June 23. Chicago and St. Louis both tally wins against Hartford and Philadelphia respectively.
SAN FRANCISCO June 2 The United States steamer Benecia will start tomorrow for Victoria to bring down the officers and crew of the wrecked ship Sata nat. London date June 22 reports steamships California Spain and Peeve arriving from New York.
A jury in New Orleans returns a guilty verdict against Alexander Newton for murder of Justin Bourdonny at Royal and Canal streets. Separately a Negro man is killed by a police officer after rent eviction. eight shots to the head. The Kansas City Times reports alleged step-daughter involvements and a series of seizures andね bonded spirits by Frazer Co. and Bevis & Frazer, with district warrants to follow.
Kinney, collector for the ninth Illinois district, and John O’Neil have been named Internal Revenue storekeeper in the first Illinois district. In criminal court, counsel for William S. King sought an early trial date on a genecgia subsidy case. the judge noted a possible October term continuation unless the principal witness, B. Irwin, can attend, which is unlikely as Irwin is in Europe. Crop reports show winter wheat yield about four-fifths of a full crop. oats near full yield. barley fair to poor in the West. Navy funds distribution noted, with credit to the Assistant Treasurer for prize fund use. naval receipts and expenditures outlined. Various local notices, occupations, legal updates, and social items fill the rest of the column.
In Common Pleas before Judge Cox the Taylor Bastardy case nears closing as Israel Greer testifies that Lindauer offered $100 to claim paternity. Jacob Geyer recalls a confession from the defendant. Minnie Meyer links Dick Turpin to the plaintiff’s pregnancy. evidence suggests the plaintiff mixed with Lindauer and Turpin. Samuel Johnson pleads guilty to cutting with intent to kill and is sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
Judges Tildén Yaple and O Conune grant a new trial in Emma A. Cheever v The Union Central Life Insurance Co. Plaintiff held verdict for 33199 on a life policy for Chas E Cheever. Defense argued misrepresentation regarding health and cancer prior to policy, trial judge Yaple noted verdict lacked support in the evidence.
A Thursday evening entertainment in a village featured a dramatic act led by a famed elocution professor and two renowned lawyers. The Cleves Orchestra provided the music, and despite deep hisses, the event succeeded financially to raise funds for a public library amid a satirical display of literary standards.
At the Board of Health meeting last night the Sanitary Policeman presented a lengthy report detailing smallpox outbreaks across Pike Street Lewisburg Sixth and Rowell streets Fifth and Russell Fisk near Twelfth Sixth and Washington and Mickey Moore's breeding establishment on Sixth and Main. Officials ordered destruction of infectious articles with muriatic acid, appointed a three member committee to relieve the Sanitary Officer of duties, and instructed street burning controls to prevent straw or waste from smallpox houses entering the streets.
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