20 Mar 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1874
Page
1
A torn excerpt describes a man who distressed others, contrasts a smile attributed to Swartz, and mentions nimble, active behavior with hints of strategic cunning. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identities to define a concrete news item.
Meens In the House petitions were presented against repeal of the Adair law for relief from the schoolbook monopoly for the Adams county seat and local seats. A bill by Pattison to aid the Cincinnati Commercial Hospital finances and library retention, and a Meigs precinct bill. Senate confirmed Walter C Hood as State Librarian. Morgan raid claims postponed. Republicans upset by Democrats not printing the Auditor of State's report.
Special report notes Sheriff Patton alleging he has received only what Probate Court and Commissioners authorized. Prosecuting Attorney James C Young to pursue legal steps to resolve if the examiners’ unpublished county annual report overstated $840 30 in fees. League may press city council for landlord pledge on saloons opposite the public park. A fight outside Thomas Gavin's tavern leaves Jo Creighton injured and Milo Perkins blinded. Eight event tied to temperance questions. Fire Insurance Convention participants from multiple cities. April executive meeting planned.
An abstract recounts Noah Davis before the Ways and Means Committee regarding a complex settlement. It notes Jayne and Dodge & Co involvement, a potential $260,000 claim, and Davis's claim of no personal fees while stressing integrity amid settlement pressures.
A morning fire in Grand Rapids Michigan wiped out a store and a men’s shop. Loss estimated at $12,000. Firefighters battled the blaze as investigators began examining the scene.
Dispatches report the river rising 12 inches while weather remains clear and pleasant. Names Camelia, Bazle, Bodmann, Rover, Lawrence, Tarascon appear in the item alongside brief notes on light business activity.
Weather telemetry and forecast snippets across multiple stations. Barometer readings adjusted for temperature and elevation shown for Cairo Fort Sally La Crosse and other locales. Observations list wind trends and pressure marks with uncertain OCR remnants and scattered place names.
Information from Moses Cla a sub contractor and mail carrier reports seven men and a boy with their teams left Midway toward Smoke Creek canon when a sudden snow slide buried six men and three teams. Epperson leading his team rushed to aid with a shovel and helped free the sufferers. Three men were initially only partly covered. All were rescued, one near death for about twenty minutes, as they were pulled from the snow and returned home thankful for the escape. Provo Time Utah.
A fragment describes Algerine dancers led by Mariam and Veretty in rich costumes and graceful gestures. Zora wears a diamonds coronet, while Mariam's blue silk bodice and silver trousers contrast ornate bracelets. The troupe, including fiddles and guitars, dances barefoot on a red silk stage as they sway hips to oriental music.
End of the notice mentions a state tax list and property value figures, noting 016,200 dollars and 12,000 exclusions. The fragment suggests a government filing or assessment ending with reference to property and annual tax obligations.
Treasury officials rebut a claim that the department refused to recover three million dollars from a Western railroad under the 1872 act. Pendery sought the contract for alleged overcharges on freight from the Kansas Pacific Railroad, but the solicitor ruled the case not within the law’s spirit. Secretary Boutwell declined Pendery’s 3 percent contingency fee and denied having papers on existing contracts.
The regiment paraded through the town and station, crowds cheered the corps along a decorated route from backyard to rail yard. Troops wore Ashantee campaign uniforms. The Sarmatian with returning highlanders is sighted off Portsmouth and will land tomorrow.
A fire swept Shaw's block in Biddeford on March 20 destroying fifteen stores, a billiard hall, and several offices. A man suffered a crushed leg in an adjoining bakery. Loss amount remains undetermined.
Sir Lambton Lorraine was not four in the steamer Canima when it arrived last night. The Canima reports the Niobe commandant has promised to sail with him for the United States on the next voyage.
River news reports rising water with measurements in feet and inches. Vessels and routes to Cincinnati Louisville Memphis and New Orleans noted with schedules and arrivals. Weather clear with a 42 degree mercury reading and business described as fair.
Special Dispatch reports a morning division in Hamilton with one group refraining from entry at Humbick’s saloon and conducting devotional exercises on the street while another group prays inside the brown stone saloon opposite the post office. They later visited Lorenz’s Kreuzberger’s and Frehberg’s on High Street. no arrests occurred. A citizen reward of five hundred dollars is offered for the perpetrators of last night’s Presbyterian Church and Mayor’s office outrage.
In New York and Jersey City workers at Erie Railway depots struck for 20 cents per hour, up from 17, halting work and swelling freight delays. The move prompts higher ticket prices on New York Central, Pennsylvania Central, and Erie lines to the West, with rumors of broader Western rate increases and added daily payroll costs of about 175 dollars.
Noah Davis appeared before the Committee on Means this morning, discussing his ties to the moiety and Phelps, Dodge & Co. The group questioned invoices for books and papers as potentially violating the Fourth Amendment. Senator Conklin’s involvement was noted, with claims of unintended reference to the case. The district investigation also included responses denying fraud or conspiracy, and David Reed was named for U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
The bulletin records mixed commodity trading across major cities. Whisky and pork show varied prices while lard and flour move differently. receipts include 3,600 wheat, 26,000 corn, 21,000 oats in one line, with additional notes on St Louis and New Orleans market dullness and firming pork in others.
The river climbs to 10 ft 6 in with Oil City at 6 ft 6 in and rising and Greensboro at 6 ft 1 in. The Skillinger and Juniata depart for Cincinnati tomorrow evening. Trade on the wharf is active as tows prepare to sail. To Cincinnati tows include Leopard, Coal, Valley, Joe Walton, Johan Pippold with 13,000 bushels. For Louisville tows include Enterprise, Boaz, J. Sharp McDonald, Tow Dodsworth, Samuel Clarke, Jas. A. Blackdore, Coal City, B.g Wood, and John Dippold with 1,600,090 bushels. Weather is clear and pleasant.
The House Ways and Means Chair Dawes signals Monday moves to shape the Four Hundred Million Bill with amendments narrowing the total to 356 million. The calendar shows a Louisville and Portland Canal bill coming up after the marching hour, while election case deliberations show contest vs Rawls with Sloan challenging. Senate action includes a California anti-immigration resolution and a call for federal oversight on Chinese immigration, with committees setting Monday as general session day.
Special Dispatch reports a weak oil market with crude prices around 70 cents per barrel and refined at 11 cents in Eastern shipments to Parker's Landing. Market activity quiet in Philadelphia and Oil City, with Western lines showing varied daily rates around $1.00 and $1.56.
March 2 report from Lynchburg describes twelve crusaders gathered for a meeting at Lyxcapers C. West hosts, doors opened after a committee's distillery visit, women were asked to leave, Quakers present, other party members objected. Service lasted one hour forty minutes as outside excitement waned and tensions over mixing law and gospel surfaced.
A committee appointed by the Republican City Executive Committee to raise funds for the Convention's backers has engaged Greer Convention and will meet at 10 A M. Bolly Lewis of Race Street notoriety visited Superintendent Daylor and offered five dollars to a Colonel-sent officer who reportedly lost a bid at a hall game. He claimed the boys cannot afford losses and warned against ball-faced games, noting Delehanty will receive his five dollars again.
A London Times report details Paris street children who beg or sell items to travelers. Girls broadcast seductions while guardians and pimps regulate signals, skim money, and escort customers past police. A sick mother and starving children are invoked to elicit sympathy as the scheme widens.
The April Atlantic letters reveal a devoted student in Weimar praising Liszt. The writer recalls Liszt’s artistic attire and surroundings, noting a room arranged by the Grand Duchess with crimson drapes and a view onto the park. The memoir portrays Liszt as both poetically gifted and formidable, capable of warmth yet issuing sharp, sudden rejections. The writer, visiting three times weekly, describes Liszt’s teaching style, daily routines, and the intense inspiration drawn from their sessions, ending with gratitude for the transformative lessons received.
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