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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1872
Page
2
The Enquirer reports the death of Judge Corwin of Urbana, this state, who passed away on Thursday last at twelve o'clock. The notice notes his prominent role and the timing of the death.
The text lists electoral totals for Grant and Greeley in Michigan Indiana and Pennsylvania, notes state majorities and county results, mentions a Canadian or northern Supreme Bench speculation, reports nine Boston fire victims recovered with five identified and nineteen missing, and raises a question on fire and flood disasters amid maritime and rail accidents.
A long obituary reflects Horace Greeley's death at 6:30 PM last Friday near Chappaqua. It honors his journalism, warns the public of political dangers, and notes his memory will outlive generations. The issue also reports Gallipolis railroad progress and political friction over Grant’s civil service reform stance.
From Shanghai comes news of a severe Corean famine with multitudes dying of starvation. The report cites general reliance on one or two staples and widespread hardship as prices fall, profits shrink, and employment wanes under a financial policy favoring Wall Street interests linked to Grant Routwell and Go.
The Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad moved 516 cars of twelve tons each in October, totaling 61 856 tons or 1 672 812 bushels, with 2200 cars more than October shipments from black coal fields. Through ten months to October, Hocking Valley shipments reached 39 461 cars, 473 532 tons, 12 786 364 bushels, with line capacity described as twice the reported business.
The Gallipolis Journal notes that the Portsmouth branch of the M and C Railroad has paid about 60,000 in taxes to Jackson County over 18 years. Land values along the line have quadrupled, effectively doubling the county’s value beyond the initial cost. It urges continued local support for railroad enterprises and cites 1850 figures versus the current tax base as proof of benefit.
Partial OCR shows a notice listing sale of real estate in Vinton County Ohio. It references a court sale date near McArthur and Davenport areas, with properties and tangential names. The fragmentary text mentions Sheriff sale and sale location at the court.
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