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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Times
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1877
Page
1
The Forest and the Avalanche collided in the channel near bal paxt last eight. The Avalanche sank immediately with sixty three passengers aboard. The Forest, wrecked, stayed afloat for about one to two hours and sent three boats, one of which survived carrying twelve people. One boat washed ashore with several bodies. another is feared lost.
Reports from Indianapolis dated September 12 state Senator Morton is doing very well after noon advises. no cause for alarm is seen. Local dispatch notes cautious optimism amid health updates.
A September 12 incident reports a fire on the fifth story of a Newark establishment. Losses include the wing and furniture with total value well below 1 million dollars. guests incur several thousand dollars in losses. Insurance coverage is listed with multiple named companies.
Columbus September 11 The Ohio State Fair, now twenty seven years old, has transformed farming by showcasing high quality stock from draft horses to cattle and sheep. The piece notes the shift from primitive farming to specialized breeds and multi-county participation, with many breeders and exhibitors listed among leading stockmen and their head counts.
Prominent exhibitors from Greene County Detroit and Lorain showcase hundreds of fine sheep including Cobt worth Cotewold and Leicesters. Notable pens from M. Donald Jackson and Hugh McDonald highlight a large, organized display praised for high quality wool and mutton stock. The event, run by the State Journal press HQ under W. W. Bond, aims to test the market’s best breeds.
The Wisconsin Republican State Convention in Madison on September 11 nominated W. E. Smith for governor, J. M. Bingham for lieutenant governor, Hans B. Warner for secretary of state, Richard Guenther for treasurer, Wm. Carter for attorney general, and W. C. Whitford for superintendent of public instruction. Resolutions reaffirmed loyalty to party principles, urged national unity, economy, and enforcement of law, supported currency reform toward silver, and addressed labor concerns and the South, calling for careful federal policy.
President Hayes attends a grand unveiling in Dayton with about ten thousand visitors and 2500 veterans. Col Brown hosts as press and notable citizens are entertained. A special Cincinnati train ferries 500 guests from Ohio and Hawaiien, with hundreds arriving by rail or carriage. The monument is unveiled at 2 o'clock.
Special Dispatch reports Judge West at Glendale will speak in the evening of September 22. The event is public and aims to discuss local issues with residents of Glendale. The September 12 note from Colomar Times confirms the speaking engagement.
The third annual convention met in New York with about 100 members. Charles P. Hall of Boston opened proceedings while discussing post panic recovery and Europe’s appetite for crops. Officers elected included Chas B Pesan, Geo S Coe, Jas Buell, Thomas Coleman, Morton McMichael, and others.
Declines hit Delaware and Hudson, Delaware and Lackawanna, and Morris and Essex as a broad selloff spreads through coal shares. Officials note mixed factors including reserve figures and dividend plans, with a stockholders meeting set for October 10.
To Days Shooting at the Rifle Creedmoor on September 12 reports Champ on s match second stage at six hundred yards. Allen and Fulton of the American Team led with 49 each while Gilden of the British Team and Dakin Hyde and Jackson of the American team followed. Milner and Sir Henry Helford of the British scored 47. Sixty seven entries filed.
Special to the Herald reports a murder last night at Brooks Iowa a station four miles east of Carning on the C B Q road. A man about five years old was found dead near the trestle a Union Pacific bridge scene. Neighbors say a real scene has developed as a cross is planned for Sunday next.
The Prohibition Site Convention in Worcester met in Washburn Hall but planned to move to Mechanics’ Hall due to crowding with about 700 delegates present. Chairman M. H. Colcord presided, with secretaries Chas. A. Hovey and J. W. Brown. Rev. George H. Vibbert spoke, and discussions covered presidential selections and resolutions on reform, patriotism, and political integrity.
A Sioux band arrived at Camp Sheridan completing the surrender of hostile Sioux. The movement clears the Black Hills and Big Horn region of resistance with Indian couriers sent by Major Urke guiding the final party. The exact surrender count is unclear from the fragment but marks a turning point in the campaign.
The German Synod of the East of the Ree closed its sessions in Balimogg and adjourned to meet in New York on September 18, 1878. It reports 5 classes 37 preachers 36 congregations and 1,537 members up from prior year. The body runs 37 Sunday schools with 5,551 scholars and total charitable contributions of 4,169 while church income totals 52,656.
A fire at Oscoda destroyed Smith Gratwick and Co sawmill the salt brick copper shop and blacksmith shop and office and about 300000 feet of lumber. Loss about 125000 with insurance on site from 530000 to 875000. Fire originated in the mill fire room.
Fung Pek, a prominent Chinese merchant, sails from San Francisco to Peking to carry out a mission endorsed by Chinese companies and Colonel Bee. The aim is to identify districts from which emigrants come and to restrict further immigration to California.
A morning blaze on Commercial avenue in Memphis-Loos destroyed Fran Warrens shoe-store waboda s dwelling Cellas drugstore Bradish taller shop and the Delta Engine house. Total loss about 15000 with not over one third covered by insurance.
Labor Reformers of Massachusetts held a convention in Boston on September 12. George E. McNeililly led a discussion as delegates showed a tendency to reconcile with the Greenback party amid the session.
The sixth annual session of the Railroad Association of Traveling Passenger and Advertising Agents of the United States and Canada meets in Caicado. President 8S. M. Caine and Secretary W. P. Cooley are noted on the roster.
From San Francisco dated September 12, early returns show the call for a Constitutional Convention is not clearly affirmed. Despite the scant data, the prevailing impression is that the question is decided against calling the convention.
The State Prohibitory Convention organized in Harris aere with A. A. Barker as chairman and K. Newton Pierce as secretary, then took a recess until afternoon.
A blaze damaged the Wooldridge block in Lynn-Lons causing estimated losses of $25,000. Luther O. Johnson occupied the building as a shoe factory at the time of the fire on September 12.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Times notes Capalla Nixon’s new towboat easing into steam on Saturday. Gould builds a large 200 foot base for W. H. Brown as Young constructs another big base. Weather recorded with south winds.
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