Unclear historical notice from The Enquirer
Fragmentary OCR mentions W. Bowen and Faber McArthur with a date of April 17, 1878, but the event, place, and full context are missing, leaving only scattered identifiers and partial names.
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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1872
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR mentions W. Bowen and Faber McArthur with a date of April 17, 1878, but the event, place, and full context are missing, leaving only scattered identifiers and partial names.
The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad suffered washouts and damaged trestle work delaying trains after a storm. Cincinnati area coal dealers and boat operators face over half a million dollars in losses. A May 2 convention in Cincinnati offers round trip railroad tickets valid April 30 and May 1 for two cents per mile. Hundreds of Republicans aim to vote against Grant at the National Convention in Cincinnati on May 1. The steamer Boston arrived during the storm, hitting the new bridge and losing its chimneys in the Licking River current.
Weather reports from Nashville Omaha Albany Rondout Memphis and surrounding areas describe heavy rain wind and snow impacting railroads mail service and crops. damages include washed tracks bridge spans and delayed trains while Ohio politics warn of fiscal strain and reduced funding for state institutions and projects ahead of elections.
Special dispatch from Blanchester dated April 9 1872 reports flood damage halting Marietta and Cincinnati railroad service. Five trestle sections between Loveland and Chillicothe washed out. trains stranded and passengers lodged in cars. Fred Douglass and others travel to New Orleans convention. a confrontation with White ends in a fine and parole. Bridge abutments near Loveland unsafe. Muskingum Valley Railroad impassable. reporter plans to walk home at dawn.
Extremely radical proponents in Huron County press for a bill making drunkenness and liquor sales penitentiary offenses. A House petition presented by Mr Hang seeks modification of the liquor law, signed by forty six thousand residents, with further notices and legal actions detailed for property disputes and estate matters in Vinton County Ohio, including Queen and Woodruff cases and a public sale notice.
The Newport and Cincinnati railroad bridge is completed at one hundred feet above low water with nine spans totaling 1,821 feet. It uses wrought iron key stone sections and sixty seven pound steel rails. The longest span is four hundred fifteen feet and other spans include 260 287 and two of 202 feet.
Wanted buyers are told to call at this office for the best deal on a good post-hole borer. The notice invites all interested persons to inquire locally about purchasing the tool.
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