10 May 1872
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Newspaper
Cumberland Daily Times
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1872
Page
1
The page presents a miscellany section with advertisements, editorials, commercial news, poetry, and local notices. It includes marriage and death notices along with brief business and community items.
A list of lodge chapters with meeting nights and locations. Odd Fellows Hall Hebb's Block hosts several groups on various evenings. Masonic Hall and Baltimore Street venues also appear, detailing regular monthly or weekly meetings for each unit.
Directory of English Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, and Lutheran churches with pastors and weekly schedules. Includes service times Sabbath School hours lectures and note of temporary worship sites and church moves.
The Allegany County Circuit Court schedule sets civil and criminal terms starting the first Monday in January, April, and October. A chancery term begins the first Monday in July, with the Orphan Court meeting every Tuesday.
Fragmentary timetable notes for the Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh Railroad. Mentions Express and Mail services with departure and arrival times at Cumberland, Cumberland Branch, Heklart Mines, and Cumberland as returning points. General official abbreviated as Gen'l Bipt appears.
The Administration outlines planned actions as forest fires rage across New Jersey. Officials anticipate escalation of measures to curb spread, including mobilization of resources and possible evacuation considerations for affected communities.
The State Department awaits dispatches from Minister Schenck to decide on an arbitration meeting next month. If favorable, recall orders for Geneva agents will be issued to prepare for Congress with a vindication of government actions under the treaty. Also notes Read’s serious illness, Mrs. Read’s death, a fire at Leggett’s paint store, railway talk about Colonel Scott, and the Coulter Cavitt Biglin race with Biglin brothers heading to Philadelphia for the event on the 20th.
Baltimore expects a July 6 gathering as the National Democratic Convention nears. Hotels report applications for quarters and the exact convention venue has yet to be decided. A Belvidere Petroleum Refinery fire loss at Newbold & Sons runs about 6000 dollars with partial insurance coverage through Franklin of Wheeling and Andes of Cincinnati.
In a baseball game yesterday the Bal Timores defeated the Olympics of Washington with a score of 27 to 7. The contest occurred in Salt Lake City with high winds noted and is reported in the local sporting brief. nearby, Ira Reed was struck and killed by lightning near his home as he stepped outside.
A New York World despatch from London says Erie Railway shareholders in New York favor Tom Scott for president with the American Board. Four hundred fifty thousand pounds have been withdrawn from the Bank of England and a rate discount rise is anticipated.
Eleazer Robinson purchases the Uniontown Gas Works and fixtures from J. H. Miller for twenty two thousand dollars cash. Wmn. Springer contracts with Youghiogheny Bridge Company to supply twenty five thousand bricks for a ridge Company office at Connellsville. Southern Pennsylvania Civil Company surveys the Connellsville Uniontown line and debates route permanence. The line crosses Fayette county branch of P and C E R R at Fergene Coke Works and Mount Braddock may require tunneling or route change.
The National Democratic Committee votes to hold the next convention on July 9 1872 in Baltimore to nominate President and Vice President. Delegates follow a representation basis double the Senate and House members, with signatures from party leaders across multiple states. some states and members noted as not represented or deceased since 1868 appointments.
The True New York Sun mockingly notes Granites attack Greeley’s white overcoat broad brimmed hat and swal lowtail coat as vanity while Lincoln faced similar ridicule in 1864. It argues ridicule did not stop Honest Abe and that Republicans now back Greeley for an honest presidency.
The House on Wednesday debated a bill to increase representatives from 288 to 292 with gains allocated to New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Indiana Tennessee Louisiana Alabama and Florida.
May 4 dispatch from Washington notes reversals in endorsements for Cincinnati. Hendricks and Pendleton misstate support, bowing to convention decisions. Greeley gains in cities, country members waver, and talks of Sumner backing Cincinnati intensify. Administration denies Grant withdrawal, signaling union moves ahead. Baltimore chosen for the Democratic National Convention amid such shifts.
The House debated the tariff bill with several members pushing for higher bituminous coal duties from fifty to seventy five cents per ton and fifteen cents ad valorem on coal. Dawes described large revenue reductions and argued for further internal tax removals while Ritchie and McGrew offered amendments. A Frederick satire compared to railroad shop relocations and Australian giant trees in Victoria were noted with remarkable lengths and ages.
A Terrile powder plant blast in Greece caused extensive damage and injuries as authorities investigated the plant's storage and safety practices. In Pittsburgh a separate boiler explosion damaged a factory building with workers evacuated and no fatalities reported.
A major blaze in Somerset destroyed the business district and thirty dwellings, causing an estimated loss of one million dollars. The fire wiped out substantial commercial property and residential buildings within the town.
Agnew operates a general assortment grocery shop at Front Street Market inviting customers to call and visit for everyday needs.
The listing promotes fresh butter and eggs at T. P. Agnew's Front Street Market. Local shoppers are invited to visit for quality dairy items.
A blaze at 3 P.M. with gale winds burned fifty houses in twenty minutes. Six blocks in Somerset's core, including hotels, banks, churches, post office, printing offices, and homes, were destroyed. About one million dollars in losses with roughly seventy five thousand insured. Fifty families left homeless.
Indiana politician Hendricks states he will not influence the National Democratic Convention and will abide by its decisions. He expects Indiana's Democratic votes after the state convention on the 13th, and says he would support a straight Democratic ticket if endorsed. If the convention backs Greeley and Brown, he will back that ticket with zeal.
Judge Caton of Ottawa writes to the Chicago Times urging Democrats to unite on Greeley to block Grant. He argues Greeley aligns with Democratic grounds except for one point and says he could not oppose them as president. A strike incident involved three carpenters threatening a non union worker, prompting arrests. Leaders say no force in any strike and a large worker turnout is anticipated on the 15th.
In New York on May 10, gold finished at 1144 an ounce with little change from earlier levels. Market participants noted thin volumes and cautious sentiment ahead of US data releases.
Washington May 10 reports that David A Wells and other Cincinnati Convention engineers will soon issue a letter repud iating Greeley and Brown.
In Pennsylvania at Eagle Iron Works West Pittsburgh a battery of three boilers exploded around 4 am killing fireman Charles Merchants and destroying the mills northeastern section. Panhandle Bridge over Mill Creek suffered heavy damage as workers rushed to clear debris and resume train service by noon.
Boston May 10 Gen B F Butler and J T Harris were elected by the Fifth District Republicans as delegates to the Philadelphia Convention and instructed to vote for Grant and Wilson.
From Bent on May 10 the report states Otto von Bismarck suffers sleeplessness due to mental overexertion. The note labels the malaise as his current illness and signals ongoing health concerns.
In Athens on May 15 a petroleum powder ignited and caused a magazine explosion at Tripalizza, killing 20 people and wounding many more. A rescue and inquiry are underway.
Maprio on May 10 reports that the Government charges French sympathy with Carlists near the frontier. The article notes concerns over support and potential instability spilling across the border.
A factory in New York suffered fire damage this morning estimated at 12000 dollars to cornice and rooking glass frame stock owned by Maass and Whales. Fire crews responded quickly, preventing further spread and preserving surrounding structures.
May reports show cotton quiet flour steady and pork prices firm with whiskey active in Ciscrxxall New York flour firmer and higher with pork near 13.70 to 13.75 while London and Liverpool goods rise Pompey Smash reports a poor widow Flynn-like jailed then acquitted and placed in a poorhouse and later left homeless on Pompey Suragh prompting calls for county action to protect her rights and care.
The Rev J E Rankin D D of the independent paper asks for a teetotal President. The text urges Rankin to back Horace Greeley, noting his lifelong abstinence and proposing Greeley as Reform candidate. It suggests Rankin join the popular movement for a single term pie house lease and cease urging Grant's conversion.
Vendors report herrings and shad plentiful in North Carolina rivers with herrings selling at 15 dollars per thousand and shad priced from 10 to 25 cents each. A seine at the mouth of the Catawba captured 300 000 herring in one sweep.
Fragmentary note lists wedding card styles and quick options for invitations. Mentions Times of ice as a stylistic cue or misread brand, with no clear names, dates, or venues readable.
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