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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1872
Page
1
Dispatches describe Jason B. Brown delivering a forceful address at Huntington. He praised Democratic principles, attacked the opposing platform, and claimed the Philadelphia platform is clearer while asserting Democrats can back either side.
Democratic organizers are preparing to beat the Merton demonstration with sizable funds, funding torches, horses, and caps for city and county—Gennter Pratt delivered a strong Jeffersonville speech, then traveled to Corydon.
Ambiguous transcription notes a September event in New York with mentions of Kernan and Wilson. The passage references endorsements, a Bourbon mention, and a Natick address, suggesting a campaign or public hearing context with no clear outcome or date.
Report notes that ten days among fairgoers reinforced party loyalty and aimed to sway Democratic voters. The campaign emphasis centered on returning to old faith and securing votes, with a strong ticket acknowledged even by core Creeley supporters. A Malta Coal and iron certificate was mentioned as filed.
A Greene County reunion for all soldiers is set for September 24 in Xenia Ohio with a grand supper at the Court House yard and a general good time promised. Local Liberals push sign known while noting January temperance plank is thin amid speculative statements and affidavits about an ex Congressman's status.
Biemarck held a long interview with Emperor Alexander. Prince Orzechakoff present. The Czar attended the opera with Emperor William and royal family. He visited Emperor William and Crown Prince this morning. Emperor Francis Joseph arrived from Dresden and was greeted by Emperor William. Large crowds cheered as the two German Emperors rode through the streets. Postoffice workers petition for higher wages. London journeymen butchers form a union to push for higher pay.
In a tragic early report a man and a woman identified as Mrs Bly nne and an organist defended actions during an incident. The confrontation led to fatal injuries with authorities pronouncing several parties dead at the scene. Further details were sparse in the initial OCR.
The investigation of the Metis wreck continues as survivors recount harrowing scenes. Captain Maury and crews describe fire, capsizing, boat losses, and the voyage to Nassau with eighty four known rescued from a total twenty four aboard the chartered steamer Bien.
The Carlisle murder case of Miss Steinecke, a 65 year old Baltimore resident, led to Paul Schoeppe’s third trial. Years of proceedings, wills, poison traces, and shifting judges culminated in acquittal as jurors doubted prosecution sufficiency and expert testimony.
Defense argues that Dr Aiken’s testimony is unreliable as the case hinges on the Baltimore experts credibility. The trial is framed as a contest between Philadelphia and Baltimore medical schools with the odds favoring Philadelphia.
Bar Association met last night to set the disqualification of Barnard and to prevent any move to restore Cardozo. Barbe Barke, daughter of Gen. Alert Vaile, is reported recovering after four ruffians abducted a man at Lake The shelve on Thursday. the disappearance remains a mystery.
St Louis reports tension within the Creek Nation amid a split between factions led by Checote and Sands. A clash between factions reportedly left seven dead and several wounded, though exact timing and location remain unclear. The violence is tied to a disputed fall election and hostility toward the Checote-led regime.
Special dispatches report river traffic with arrivals and departures for the Idlewild from Cairo, the Jobs Lumsden replacing the lil from Cairo to Colamoas, and the Morning Star trip to dry. Weather remains very hot with river levels falling several inches. packets cannot pass below Henderson and logs cause accidents near Salt River as ships move between Evansville Chester and St Louis under hot, low-water conditions.
The Governor of Arkansas dispatched Major General Upham and fifteen guards to Pope County yesterday. An old freedman named Jeremiah Leduc leaped from a train on the Iron Mountains Railroad in South St. Louis and was crushed. The Lotus Club in New York hosted a crowded reception for the famous tenor Mario. The Yellowstone expedition reported a fight with Indians on August 14, scattering a surveying party and driving the assailants away.
Reports note further English coal price increases and Spain’s stance on Cuba. Paris papers repeat a rumor of a Geneva Tribunal award to the United States of 30 million dollars with interest. Paris also mentions a rumored marriage of Miss Nellie Grant to M. Davergier de Haurenne and notes a French historian’s son.
Republican A. Haw leads Taish District nomination while Democrat Mrs E Joy Morris seeks Second District nomination amid a taint of garbled text and unclear details. The report names two candidates and party affiliations with imperfect spelling.
The Fourth Annual Fair of the Southeastern Indiana Agricultural Society is underway at the society’s fair grounds near Aurora. The event features an outstanding horse and cattle show, a fine display of buggies, wagons, and implements, and Floral Hall decoration. Officials, premiums, and awards for various draft and general horse categories are listed in the fair program.
A sightless German girl, Elizabeth Durst, 15, living with her uncle on May Street, arrived three weeks ago. She rose at five, cut her throat with a butcher knife, and died instantly. Ohio disasters include a fire destroying David Clark's stable on Brown Street and carpenter Anderson's severe injuries after a fall from a building on East Fifth Street. Preparations are underway for a Republican mass meeting tonight to draw a large crowd.
The International Congress yesterday saw a tumultuous and unsatisfactory meeting. Dr. West of Philadelphia was the only American delegate not admitted to a seat.
A large blaze last night destroyed about 120 houses in Ser natz, along with numerous stables and outbuildings. In related news, Geneva Arbitrators will host a formal dinner Thursday followed by a grand fete.
Admiral Aiden and officers of the American squadron will take part in celebrations honoring Imperial visitors to Berlin marking a diplomatic exchange and naval display.
England London September 7 reports Nash Co bankers failed with liabilities around two hundred thousand pounds. Market unsettled by uncertain damages award to United States from the Geneva Board, leaving money markets unsettled and cautious.
Withdrawal from a labor union and a square offer to the Tribune. preeminent deaths noted in the public notices archive.
A fragment cites an auction dated the 10th inst. The American Bible Society forms two new auxiliary societies in North Carolina and Iowa. A Workingmen's Union meeting discusses a rule forcing members to pay twenty five cents weekly during strikes. The Times offers ten thousand dollars to the Children's Excursion Fund if the Times proves a false land gift claim by J Russell Jones to President Grant. Congress member L Strong dies suddenly in Hartford. O C Street, member of Common Parliament, dies at his Nisagara Falls residence.
In Nocent Isle, Sept 7, the jury in the case of Dr. Schoeppe returned a verdict after a fifteen minute absence of not guilty and the defendant was promptly liberated by order of the court.
Special Dispatch reports the river at 28 inches at noon and near stationary. Intelligence from Upper Mopongsheia district is not favorable for early rise. Coal shipments are prepared for emergencies and, if rise occurs, will bring heavy coal to dealers along the Lower Ohio and Mississippi.
Horticulturists split attendance between the Ex position department and society rooms, most gathering at the former. The exhibition was meager, and the committee furnished the following report.
Whisky barrels sold at 9c and 12c in various notes while flour held steady and wheat ranged around 160 to 165. Corn and oats glimpsed with modest demand. pork and lard quoted subdued with pork near 14.50 and lard around 12. The report lists receipts of flour, corn, oats, and hay, plus details on sugar, molasses, and whisky firmness, with several price bands and transport arrivals noted.
The Savannah News argues that Rebels and Democrats unite to back Horace Greeley, seeing the Liberal Republicans as tools to split the Republican Party. It warns northern voters that backing Greeley revives Civil War issues and aligns them with rebel sentiments, urging loyalty to constitutional law and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
The German government plans a military buildup over the present and following months adding 114 battalions or four army corps While rifles are remodeled and two million more are to be produced in two years Experiments with pigeons tar and explosives continue News notes widespread dissent and street unrest as tax burdens from war weigh on the population causing emigration among working people
The long buried coin press from early California days was unearthed in 1519 by Doctor and Mr Ormedy. One man represented Sonoma County in 1854 and 1859, another adventurer killed in the Piute war helped establish a private mint. The device, weighing over a ton, impressed the first money in the state but was later hidden. The relic is suggested for the State museum.
The article argues that demand for iron in 1872 would exceed domestic production by about 500,000 tons or more, with 600,000 tons of rails imported from Britain. It contends tariffs and duty reductions depressed American production, noting limited domestic gains and higher British gains, and cites figures from 1564 to 1969 to claim tariffs tampered with industry, while tariff stability would boost American iron output and lower prices for consumers.
Professor J H Newberry showed a photograph of a Mentone skeleton found near Nice by Dr Riviere. The stone age man lay inclined with folded arms, eighteen inch thigh bones, red skull, and rich ornaments. Flint tools and shells suggest a large race and possible head-dress. Discovery aids French archaeology.
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