03 Mar 1875
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1875
Page
1
Turbulent notes from New York outline ongoing coal price discussions. The fragment hints at labor action and price adjustments for coal categories including steamers stoves and chests, with figures partially given like 40 and 4 85 30, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear outcomes or dates.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a law action or event linked to a referenced location Potiar Be and a Tet lh 2 phrase, but details are unclear and no clear outcome or participants can be identified. The readable portion hints at legislative or regulatory action affecting a location in a historical newspaper context.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Louisville chancery filing involving a prominent citizen who died last summer. The case discusses a divorce and legitimacy of children from a second marriage, with testimonies about a hacked door and a tense accusation against an unnamed man.
Special Dispatch reports on the Kugler will case in Cincinnati with figures like George F. Pugh Judge Swing Durbin Ward and other attorneys involved. Also noted are petitions in the House on teacher certificates and Senate consideration of Pacific Railroad measures plus appropriations and civil rights bills. The piece highlights lobby activity and anticipated action on New Mexico admission and Soldier's Bounty bills.
A chaotic morning session saw the committee of the whole debate the first amendment to the 77,000 budget item for the District of Columbia expenses. The bill was reported to the House after about an hour of discussion. The postmaster general in New York faces a fixed salary of 600 per year, with other city postmasters facing varied terms under consideration.
The Senate rejected several reform measures and the House tabled or postponed key bills. A city chief engineer election bill failed, a Wabash and Erie lands commissioner appointment was postponed, and the railroad operating time extension bill was debated. The governor veto on the Camp Meeting Association bill was sustained.
Testimony details financial statements and reimbursements connected to Mrs Tilton and the Beecher Tilton case. Witnesses describe repayments, purchases, and interviews with committee members. Florence Tilton’s statements and Mrs Beecher’s denials frame the mixed testimony as legal proceedings move forward.
August Buchtman reports a loss of an overcoat on 1 West Seventh Street last evening, likely taken by a tramp. At noon the Union Prifer meeting filled the YMC A Hall with services opened by Rev. F. E. McHugh of Finley Chapel. Court sentences: Jacob Sporedroth two months vagrancy, Jos. DePue fifty days, Charles French and Johan Burns three months each for drunkenness. The George Fox Works at Lawiklanal mark fifty years of business tomorrow. G. F. Stuteman to marry Carrie My Sohn with ceremony at Mt. John’s Church Wednesday evening. Police report burglary on Moore Street contested. Colonel suspects fraud. St David’s Welsh Festival at College Tract features music and Welsh Choral Society.
Mr Robrett and Adolph Stofell were injured in separate accidents in the early hours. Robrett slipped near Sixth and Fim streets, sustaining a leg injury and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Stofell was knocked down near Liberty and Walnut streets around 2 am and suffered a broken arm, with the fracture attended to at Cincinnati Hospital.
The Board of Trade met at 2 o'clock with W T Bishop presiding and Jalvis F Blackburn as secretary. Members present included Daniel Bi Pierson W H Dickinson John Handerson Clement Chamber and others. Resolutions from the board were read and accepted. Mr Theisen requested relief from duties to focus on the Exposition and contemplate departure for Europe. Mrs M Barrett was named to succeed Mr Munson. The appointment of Simpkinson's successor was deferred to the next meeting. Bishop Pierson and Chamber authorized to form committees for the next report after private business. The meeting adjourned.
A strained debate in the legislature centers on repealing the law that created the Board of Control. County officials dispute the Board’s fate as the court-house superintendent and commissioners’ janitor were present despite earlier rejection. The article notes creditors kept from funds as budget issues loom over appointments and supplies.
The report covers Judge Murdoch's court with juror illnesses delaying cases, alias writ issues denied, and venire examinations continuing. Grand jury delivered its ten day report, found seven bills, ignored five, passed two, and reported the jail in good condition. Sentences include three days for petit larceny and a verdict for the plaintiff in a civil case for full claimed amount.
In 1873 BL Conklin sues Cincinnati Star Publishing alleging libel that branded him a shyster and defrauder of Hicks. Defendants claim article was journalistic public information about a lawyer and claim agent with no malice. Case in progress with briefings and court remarks on street railroad injunctions and demurrers.
The Senate rejected the Appropriations Committee's cutbacks for ongoing office buildings in Cincinnati and Chicago. It approved 870,000 for the larger project, 50,000 for the former, and 25,000 for a Covington Kentucky building. The president nominated Senator Pease. time expires tonight for the Vicksburg Postmaster appointment.
Wholesale price quotes and activity from March 3 to March 5 cover wheat oats rye barley corn and pork. Reports list bid and ask ranges for flour, lard, bacon, and whiskey with steady to firm tones in several markets and notable price levels in Keokuk and New Orleans.
In Cleveland on March 5 the annual election of directors was held with two-thirds of stock represented. The ticket elected unanimously includes J. T. Meyerheus, H. B. Paria, J. Pr. Handy, I. M. Hubby, Barke Townsend, Stillman Wirt, H. J. Jewett, Herman J. Balt yer, B. S. Leland, B. M. Shoewsker and others from New York and Cincinnati.
Special Dispatches note Monongahela and John Gilmore arriving, shifting to Bellair for radar work, Skillinger due tomorrow then Cincinnati. Wharf business dull. a list of tows reported for Louisville and Shainanall. Ice gorges heavy on Youghiogheny and Kittanning. weather cold with snow and wind. river rising five feet. Port list shows ships and cargo movements including Sherlock and Pat Calborne. Local packets on time.
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