25 May 1874
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1874
Page
1
The committee finds no time before the adjournment date to mature a new government bill. They decide to suspend the present Board and gather additions information to help Congress act more intelligently at the next session.
In May reports indicate Rev H F Colby spoke at First Baptist on May 20 as the anniversary events were outlined. Fr Father Bryant, possibly Urbana’s survivor of a fifty year old council, is mentioned amid a 435 member church. St Josephs Catholic first communion drew large attendance. a cavalryman’s four weeks in the field is referenced. Soldiers Home population rose to 1,724 with more arrivals and 126 graves recorded in the cemetery.
Partial report notes that Fish ruled Brazil not liable while naming Mr. Marcy and Mr. Cass as wrong in the evolving diplomatic discussion. The fragment hints at a broader debate among officials regarding responsibility and policy.
A fragmentary report from a Friday event involves a man named Hildreth, a true bill by a grand jury, and an alleged Ku Klax school mast. Details are unclear as Saunders and others are pursued, with an attempt to shelter and feed the man implicated in the shooting. Coleman claims Hildreth cannot recover. Saunders remains at large.
A sparse forecast notes light rain and a drop in temperatures across the Lower Lake Region with a southwest to northwest shift. A rising barometer follows, while the Lower Mississippi is expected to fall and the Lower Ohio and nearby ravers show slight changes with a cautious tone for Port Saan Fet.
New York May 25 reports stage drivers walking out for pay rise to three dollars a day, leaving Broadway stage-less and rain soaking the morning. Actor Kes Rt. Thorne Jr. has disappeared after sending a note from Union Square Theatre saying he sailed for Europe aboard the Baltic. Walter J. Otis of Chicago named non-par for Harvard in the Inter-Collegiate race.
Fred Chaar Bers and Thos Banks were rearrested yesterday by Officer Knoppe for robbing a till. They were sent to the Work-House for six months.
The New York delegation met to announce the death of Representative Mellish and propose resolutions of respect. George F Hoar Kells and Fernando Wood will speak briefly, with funeral plans set for tomorrow after ceremonies at the Hall of the House of Representatives. Mellish will be buried in Auburn Massachusetts. Gen Butler returned to his seat after several days absence due to illness.
Chas Ferguson appeared in court this morning charged with wife beating. He was sentenced to six months in the workhouse and fined $200 plus costs, the maximum punishment believed to be lawfully possible.
Special dispatches describe clear and hot weather in New Albany Indiana on May 25. The Cumberland river rise reaches six feet near Portland while ships like the Mitchell and a frigate return due to crew issues. Freight trains and general vessels are noted, with references to ships named Nelson Era No. 3 Argosy and Etna, and to the wreck of the gheny Belle.
Col Kiersted ordered police to enforce state gaming and theatre admission laws. Two Hogan youths about 10 and 12 were arrested for burglary at Henry Treeman’s warehouse, 75 Upricet Street. John Richards faced a judge for passing a counterfeit note alleged to resemble a Farmers Bank note from Greensborough, Md. The case was continued to March w. Vareiss.
The Allegheny railroad filed for bankruptcy this morning. Tracks on the Bennet’s Branch from Red Bank to Drift Road have been torn up by workers owed four months’ pay, halting train service. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company assumes debts incurred after May 1, when it took possession.
French Revolutionary Society and allied groups gave a civic reception to Pearl Rochefort in New York on a Friday evening with a broad turnout from supporters and local sections abroad.
The article notes bets of up to 300 dollars and 10 000 dollar stakes at Jerome Park. A horse owner backs a fine-looking horse for a 10 000 race while a bet of 80 dollars is placed on a Saturday meeting. John Hunter matches King Bolt against McGrath's two in a one mile dash for 10 000 dollars.
A London letter claims a rumor about the duchess of Edinburgh and Russia sparked a buzz in New York on May 25, with further chatter suggesting an official statement or authority involvement. The garbled text implies a sequence of rumors and rebuttals without clear details.
The readable lines discuss weather impacts on crops with references to Wisconsin and the Midwest. Mentions include average area conditions, spring timing, frost risks, and potential potato-bug damage, signaling farmer apprehension about yields and pest pressure.
The excerpt surveys reactions to the Louisville Courier-Journal and its editor Henry Watterson, highlighting Hartford Courant and Portland Press critiques. It notes praise for no one and portrays Watterson as intoxicatedly dramatic, with references to political theories like Cesarism and fears of dictatorship.
Special Dispatches report river levels and traffic on May 25. The Juniata heads to Cincinnati, Laura L. Davis sails to Louisville, Carrie Brooks bound for Zeneaville, and freights show moderate activity. River levels trend varies with 4 feet 2 inches in one channel and 27 inches in another, with conditions generally dull and weather clear.
Mount Lookout grounds attract visitors Saturday and Sunday with a scenic elevated location, commanding view, and a novel ride by the dutumy. A shelter house and soda refreshment stand draw families, as the Jeirhwosas stand operates daily and in the evenings, amid a crowd nearing fifteen hundred.
A session report notes committees working on speakers and a March conference. Ministers discuss federation, consolidation, and board restructures amid debt collection struggles from the Board of Education. speakers warn against centralization and urge economy and distinct boards.
City Board of Equalization clerks and messengers named include Chr, Tytherleigh, Danley, Manis Pete, Furste, and Pattercon. They will hold daily sessions in the Missionary office from 9 AM to 1 PM. Supreme Court Justice Fustive Swayne arrived in the city this afternoon and will preside tomorrow over Cincinnati and Newport Bridge Co v United States, a $500000 damages suit arising from alleged height and main span issues.
A colored passenger from Cincinnati who attended a church conference at Ports nexth Ohio boarded the steamboat St. James for the return trip. He asked officers to grant first-class accommodations, a request that was granted, in what was described as an ordinary occurrence proving civil rights during the voyage.
Spencer County Indiana commissioners provided 95 000 dollars subscribed three years ago to the Rockport Railroad Company. The completion of the road through the county ne ere met the fee senate upon which the subscriptions made eration. It is expected that by September fifteenth alles additional will be ready for service. Directors hope to leave the road completed to Mitchell next tar oe Farmers and citizens along the line are supporting the enterprise at the officers solicitations and are encouraged by its success.
Fragmented OCR lists notable events and individuals including Prince Clovis Hehénlohe named German minister at Paris, Gen Concha's possible attack plan in Estella, US minister to Bolivia dead in La Paz on the 16th, and various society and crime notes with several garbled names and places.
Bernard Duck proprietor of a Central avenue saloon allowed a group of young men to play billiards on a Sunday after ordinances were repealed. Police arrived, Duck refused to close, players resisted cessation, all were arrested and await arraignment. Duck and players paid fines totaling $37.
A reflective piece on the sorrow of losing a mother and the guiding role she plays. It urges gratitude for maternal care, recalls midnight vigil and tears, and comforts the reader with faith in a future reunion in a heavenly home. It invites living children to honor mothers and seek forgiveness for past wrongs.
Prominent figures clash in a humorous tale from the Colusibus Sunday News. General Comly rails against a dry goods store trick where clerks offer a ten percent discount to ministers, sparking a comic exchange about who is truly patronizing whom. Bishop Peek and the store’s stout salesman, nicknamed Little Giant, figure in the melodramatic scene.
A party of twenty five English excursionists arrived in the city yesterday under the excursion system. They toured the Chesapeake and Ohio region noting mineral wealth in West Virginia and Kentucky and showing interest in future investment and in the railroad. They registered at the Burnett House and were entertained at dinner, with plans to depart tonight for a Western tour.
Rev Joseph Emery city missionary led a small group in Elm Street Exposition Hall prayers while a large crowd heckled with insults. Police detained several men including Mathew Becker as ring leader. fines ranged from five to fifty dollars with costs.
Police report two sneak thefts in local homes and offices. Julia James lost a gold watch and chain a jewelry box with insurance papers valued at 12000 and a note for 1500 endorsed by J Bering. Residence at 186 Court Street suffered a gold emerald ring and three gold studs stolen.
The Friends of Law and Order met at the Templars Hall Fulton and formed a quasi secret organization. The crowd leaving about ten o'clock appeared respectable and the group seeks to uphold humane law and order without regard to nativity. Their aim is to prosecute laws to curb penality degradation and restore order in the community.
The writer attacks a Commercied claim praising Col Kiersted for leading troops like Civil War general Joe Hooker. He asserts Hooker fought with his men while Kiersted stayed home electioneering for Democrats. The letter ridicules arrests on Freeman street and praises old soldiers’ loyalty.
Fragmentary OCR shows bills introduced by multiple members. Topics include state court jurisdiction over corporations, Atlanta as port of delivery, maritime authority, and inquiries into potential ceremonial or military matters. The text is garbled but indicates routine procedural actions and votes within the Senate.
A terse Chicago dispatch reports a fire in Independence Iowa with limited readable details. The message mentions a blaze, location, and unclear outcomes amid garbled OCR text. Further specifics such as date, extent, or casualties are not legible in the fragment.
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