16 Mar 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1874
Page
1
New York dispatches on March 14 describe a Cuban uprising linked to slave unrest on sugar estates in the District of March. The revolt begins on J. Aguirre properties, allegedly fomented by impoverished islanders hoping authorities would arm whites to quell the plan locally and avoid sending islanders to battle abroad.
The Daily Times reports a low quorum with fifty four members present in the House as work stalls over adjournment calls and the Adair law changes. Dev Norton plans to press the Geghan bill this week, while Capt. Sam Whitney prepares a Polar lecture for tomorrow in the House hall and the Welsh-Weimer fare is set to "Wearing of the Green." The Senate remains out of session.
A dispatch from Washington reports General Butler will back Dawes in the Massachusetts Senate race. A Boston letter claims many Massachusetts congressmen who opposed Simmons’s confirmation have relatives in the Treasury proper handling duties. Severe winds continue to affect the area.
Special Report notes rector Rev. Mr. Jewett announcing the opening date and nextFriday sale of preferred pews. It also mentions three colored churches draped for Charles memory, a proposed performance by Robinson Opera House Troupe, and East Lynne event.
A memorial gathering for Charles Sumner was held Saturday evening in Snowros O March 16. Reports say temperance women start pledges today for saloon keepers to sign. In Dayton C on March 16 bands roamed streets near restaurants. women were refused admittance as a new saloon license was issued this morning for a saloon on East Third.
New York report from March 16 notes a Brooklyn saloon event in the be held there for a Damman, with it promised to close his involvement.
A Daily Times fragment notes the Ladies' Temperance League is fully organized and ready for work after a large meeting. A church address by the evangelist is planned for Monday, with future sessions and work to be announced, details remain limited in this excerpt.
On Saturday an infant was found in a vault on Short Water street. A colored girl Lou Vincent alias was accused of throwing it there. The jury returned a verdict against the lessees for 7.1, to be taken to the sea court at Oadabeny Genie.
Crowds gathered at the depot for the closed casket ceremonies with the Mayor and a regiment of cavalry and 60 police in attendance. A Shaw Guard of honor laid flowers and decorations as dignitaries paid respects, while a Springfield dispatch revealed a political reply to criticism of a battle flag bill. Charles Sumner and memorials for civil rights figures were also noted, highlighting public grief and calls for virtue amid national tension.
A fire at Panam Center was promptly communicated to nearby hotels. Early estimates list Sun Insurance 5 000, Northern British 100 000, and Mercantile 189 000 in coverage or loss. The incident occurred on a mid March day, with details emerging from the straw hat store and surrounding area.
Fragmentary notice from Woopnaiper dated March 14 describes a bridge event involving an employing party and machine context. Readable elements reference a creek or road scenario and potential workforce actions but lack concrete names or outcomes. Further clarification is needed to extract definite persons organizations or dates.
New Haven Oregon report notes a financial figure of 90,008 tied to a fire insurance entry with partial, unclear details. The fragment mentions a fire and insurance but lacks full context or outcomes.
Washington dispatch notes many bills in the House with little broad interest. A Wisconsin memorial asks federal passage for a territorial act, while the Louisville and Portland Canal bill is set as a special order for Monday after repeated postponements.
Special Dispatch reports Sid Wallace was hanged in Clarksville Arkansas on Friday in front of about ten thousand people. He was executed for the murder of Robert Ward in the streets of Clarksville with a scaffold set near the site of the crime. Wallace had long been a terror in Johnson County and was charged with multiple murders.
An autopsy in Boston today found the Senator Sumner body with a partly calcified aorta and extensive arterial changes. The heart’s left ventricle was hardened and a clot formed near the lower wall. no brain trauma or other major abnormalities were observed. A sense of business activity is noted with schools closed.
On March 16 a steamship sailing from Alexandria to Algiers with 278 passengers and crew encountered a mighty Mediterranean wave. The vessel washed overboard 117 people and all were drowned. The returning voyage from Mecca also suffered heavy losses with more fatalities.
In Samatoca New York on March 16 an earnest temperance meeting was held in the Town Hall with strong resolutions and prayers. Women organized the event, and General Stallen led the exercises with humorous interruptions from a parrot. Signers pledged varying abstinence durations, and the meeting proceeded as the bar opened afterward.
Correspondents describe the women's crusade in Dalawark Harrison and Xenia as it pressures saloons and whisky dealers. Reports note mass temperance meetings, pledged voters, and growing support for a reform ticket amid ongoing campaigns and local opposition.
Weather bulletin notes a slight rise in the Ohio River at stations above Cincinnati on Tuesday. Cautionary signals will resume at Lake stations on April 1 due to expected winds and rain across lower Lake region and Ohio Valley areas.
Dispatch notes from Pittstone Evansville and Memphis report river levels steady or rising slowly with several arrivals and departures. Casrie Isrookis Mallie Bacon and others reach ports while Jackson Parker and Robt Mitchell sail. weather damp and cloudy with a falling river at times. Louisville reports lower stages with the Charmer making a good trip amid light rain, and Keokuk Northern Line planning a new low-rate St Louis Cincinnati service to combat tolls.
Mrs Noonan of 215 East Sixth Street fell Saturday night breaking a leg. Burglars entered William Meyer the Court House librarian’s house last night and took many valuables from the first floor.
A party of six women visiting the southwestern city area where liquor is sold called at Rolly Lewis & Co on Elm Street between Fourth and Fifth. Mr. Lewis was not present when they arrived, and the ladies waited while the proprietor summoned him.
A Coroner's jury in a sudden death case ruled that seven month old Frank J Brand died from convulsions. His mother Elizabeth Brand testified that the child had been healthy and suddenly began coughing and gasping while she held him at a window, dying moments after the episode. The family resides at No 26 Abigail Street in the case.
At Ninth street Baptist Church this morning Mrs Ferguson led a temperance league gathering with singing prayer and reports from districts on visitation work and growing support for expanded prayer outreach. The Methodist ministers meeting followed with statements on the movement and readiness of women to assist as demand grows.
Mr Thomas Newell endured repeated break ins while the family away. A ghost rumor spread through locals until Jeffers was found Saturday evening with two shutters and a cellar hydrant underground. He received six months in the Workhouse and a $100 fine in the Police Court.
In Washington March 16 the House introduced measures concerning prohibition and the regulation of vehicles for purposes of a broader tax or policy. A commission was proposed regarding land warrants issued to soldiers, reflecting postwar policies and veteran issues.
In Lompor on March 16 a large French crowd gathered at Chieati rat to mark the anniversary of Prince Napoleon. Over six thousand admission cards were issued for French citizens. The day included morning prayers and a speech by the Duke of Padua praising the Prince’s majority. The Prince thanked compatriots for their confidence in the plebiscite verdict. Notable attendees included M. Olivier, M. Kouher, and the Duke de Gramont. Military movements reported: Carlists under General Sabatal at Gerona, Republicans marching to relieve Olot. London brief: Dr Livingstone’s expedition leader Wolseley to Malta or Aden to meet Livingstone’s remains and bring them to England.
Dauphin County Court approved release for George O Evans on 25000 bail after application under the solvent act. Physicians certify Evans cannot live more than a month if confined.
The President of Wasiixctox is severely ill with a cold and not receiving visitors today at the Executive Mansion. Officials have curtailed public access as health precautions are observed.
Reports from distant shores note Bismarck convalescing from gout while Highlanders return from Asia. An expeditionary force plans attacks on Dutch positions and Ashantee leaders are prisoners at Cajpe Coast Castle. Large crowds attend London amnesty events. a bishop faces four years in prison under Brazilian law. A Pacific mail steamer rises from New York bound for Aspinwall and a New York to Chili voyage story appears. A Calcutta shipwreck off Tarifa claims fourteen lives. Americans aboard include Charles Johnson. Lincolsian trials target a chief claimant for professional misconduct. Serrano leads 30,000 troops in a violent theater with artillery and garrisons. Prince Napoleon refuses to attend Chiselhurat, straining ties with Eugenie and her son.
Across Cleveland and other cities the report notes serenades for Gov Allen on a Toledo route, a fatalist case in Cairo involving Daniel Lasboe, a pending suit in Lafayette about railroad case validity, Freeman sent to prison in Jersey City, Coulson awarded a transport contract to Dakota, a watchman Delaney fatally harms his wife then kills himself in Brooklyn, and withdrawals of bankruptcy suits against the Franklin Maviads Paii in Philadelphia with depositors safeguarded.
The State of Ohio seeks to forfeit water power lease on the Miami Canal city property for unpaid rents. The third answer argues lessees must include all interested parties. court holds naming lessees not necessary and that the State holds the rights, with designation as surplusage. Detourier sustained.
A Cincinnati dispatch describes a vision of a star of four divergent spangles with three V shaped points and a missing lower spangle. The document warns of a future Franco German war siege and a final brilliant star symbolizing major events, tied to biblical prophecies and a message to President MacMahon.
A dated card from March 16 1874 discusses editorial spats over Mr Barrett and his local editorial remarks. The writer cites a perceived duty to publish and defends the stance against other editors while alluding to divine instruction. It frames a conflict of voices within a community of editors and claims justification for past and future statements.
Fragmentary OCR shows a fragmentary line mentioning several States with unclear context. No full event, date, person, or organization discernible.
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