07 Sep 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1869
Page
1
A fragmentary 19th century column lampoons President Grant and Andrew Johnson with satirical lines about Ulysses S Grant and political conflict. It references a Great Eastern ship, telegraphy, and the women's rights movement, noting debates on suffrage and public virtue. The piece mentions Glen Cove Long Island and local political factions.
A Tennessee River improvement excursion from this city toured the ongoing dredging and canal work led by Col William B Gaw and Col Godfrey Weitzel. The party noted seventy five workers, a dumping boat fleet, and a canal wall with debris removal as vital to navigation and regional development.
The Indianapolis Mirror notes the failure of prohibitory laws as Boston records 478 more commitments for drunkenness in July and August. In Wayne County Ohio, Dover women form a reform society pledging not to assist men who smoke drink or swear, while Mark Twain’s Buffalo Express editorials are mentioned alongside Louisville Express actions.
A 1869 dispatch from St Louis reports a welcomed weather drop from 97 104 to 75 80 after a deadly sun stroke week. It notes a drop in deaths and discusses debates over moving the U S capital to St Louis with mixed views about Chicago and local politics. The piece also includes scattered remarks on Indian troubles near Virginia and Montana, border depredations, and calls for decisive government action to end frontier violence.
The New York Times reports on state actions toward ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment. It lists Alabama Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas and more with dates of ratification or no action. The article notes thirty seven states total and that nineteen have ratified, needing twenty two or more to reach three fourths, with Mississippi Texas and Virginia highlighted as pending in Reconstruction.
A scrambled digest notes unrest in convent life with reports from Framwe l Gate Durham and references to the Durham Advertiser and Pall Mall Gazette about nuns leaving monasteries. It includes scattered items on Liverpool and Hull docks, New York judges’ earnings, immigrant estimates, and varied curiosities from California to Maine, all presented as brief clippings.
A chaotic jumble of 1868 telegrams reports Lincoln era events and figures. Highlights include the Louisville militia returning from Lebanon v Worth, John H. Stewart appointed Consul to Turkey, Senator Fessenden’s frail condition, a Kansas excursion to Topeka and Sheridian, a fire at DeForest Stable in Staten Island with extensive losses, and trafficking in revenue investigations. Also notes the Western Pacific rail completion to San Francisco, a yacht capsizing rescue, and political jockeying for a Chinese Mission. Fire in Richmond destroys several businesses, and Secretary Rawlins dies, with his body to lie in state. Reports from Arkansas, White rivers cotton yields, and drought effects near Memphis. A disaster at a Delaware shaft fire implies fatalities and heavy losses, while a Franklin era weathered California journey notes dust plagues roads and vast grain fields, with gold strikes reported on Salmon River Idaho.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places but lacks coherent events or dates to form a factual news item. No clear person, organization, or outcome present to summarize as a complete record.
In Indiana a quiet town shows scarce small change as locals rely on cashless or bartered trades. Centered markets report few new coins or bills, prompting residents to adapt with alternative payment methods and delayed transactions.
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