10 Sep 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1869
Page
1
An unreadable OCR passage mentions taxes and local figures like the tar heels, with scattered phrases about measures not men and a new saying by Ulymes. The garbled text references voters in Kentucky and a standsto taxation, implying commentary on local tax issues and political mood.
Special Correspondence from Cincinnati notes rapid rail travel on the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad, claiming speeds of around thirty miles per hour and praising Henry C. Lord and W. W. Smith for customer satisfaction. The writer describes a sunset over the prairies seen from a train near Keokuk and Logan, Illinois, mixing travel observations with musings on time, fate, and divine imagery. The piece also references local job offices and terrain features, including grapevines and hillside sun exposure.
The article recalls Miles Greenwood Sr a Pennsylvanian who arrived in 1819 and started a small Main Street shop. It details his rise from a two dollar start to a thriving iron works, his partner’s departure with seventeen thousand dollars, and the lesson of will and perseverance. Ferdinand Bodman is then introduced as a tobacconist and real estate investor noted for wealth discipline and charity.
A damaged passage notes near horizon distance, a sum approaching two hundred thousand dollars, and men hired to work near the James River. It mentions ships, a west wind forcing steamers to anchor, and dense smoke enveloping the area.
The residence of Mr Bodman on Mount Auburn is described as beautifully located on the Ohio river. The passage extols his quiet, pleasant life suited to a gentleman of the old school and praises Bodman as a man whose life embodies true manhood among old friends.
A transcription of remarks and ceremonial proceedings from the Fifty-sixth Anniversary Celebration of Perry's Victory at Lake Erie. The varied speeches honor Commodore Perry and fallen sailors, reference the victory, and call for reverence of the flag and national glory while noting the site near Erie's coast and the dedication of monuments.
A scattered fold of brief items reports a range of events: the Senate's tribute to Senator Fessenden and Rawlins's funeral procession. a Philadelphia assault on a revenue officer. gale disasters in Providence with multiple losses. Cuban filibusters near Worcester and arrests. mining accidents in Brooklyn and Hyde Park. political moves in Minnesota nominating Horace Austin for governor and a state ticket. the Avondale mine death toll at 108. and various civic entertainments and military matters including a firemen tournament in Wooster and the ongoing Congress debates.
A Duluth Minnesotian summary notes Professor Charles Eames arrival from York to reveal Minnesota and Lake Superior ore discoveries. It describes a new vein promising rich iron ore tests by metallurgists, with potential for jewelry manufacture and European demand. The article emphasizes the vein's accessibility and likely significance to mining.
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