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Newspaper
The Evening News
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1887
Page
2
An 1887 notice states the committee of Hamilton controls an important paper and will push it to benefit the Union. The notice urges laborers and workingmen to rally to secure a victory in the campaign.
The Evening News urges merchants to advertise, claiming the paper provides superior reach to workers and readers who influence business success by supporting ads in the News.
Correspondents must attach their Peer for Petion submissions. Anonymous communion will not be printed.
Advertisement notes profitable routes with invitation to contact Etna Carriers for service. Call requested for details.
An East Ender complains that the r wines were unable to make good time on Saturday due to granite obstructions on Eastern City, noting it as one of the evils of the dream and a hindrance to progress.
The letter questions the Times-Blar and its stance on policy and calls out imes Star for not denouncing grain speculators on Third and Fourth streets. It accuses margins and futures traders of ruinous behavior and asks if respectable clubs shield them from prosecution.
A 19th century tirade decries Wall Street, the Grain Board, and syndicates as the false center of economic power. The piece argues prices of living goods are inflated and traces the origins of financial manipulation to firms like Fidelity and Grant & Ward, naming railroad workers and stock-jobbing as causes.
A fragment questions whether opposition parties can match the nation’s standard of greatness tied to industrial and moral worth rather than wealth. It implies a debate on national character and progress through virtue over material riches.
The Union Labor convention nominated A. R. Page for the legislature praising him as capable and honest while denouncing Copeland as a “crap-shooter.” The piece asserts Page represents disciplined, industrious civic virtue and questions Republican support for Copeland, urging colored voters to favor Page.
The Union Labor party calls for municipal funding and distribution of ballots to end bribery and corruption. It argues official printing removes the corrupt fundraising tied to ticket printing. The plan would remove subsidized ticket holders at polling places and force all distribution there. It challenges professional politicians to respond.
The Union Labor party demands a reform of Justice of the Peace offices arguing the fee system corrupts the courts. They advocate abolishing fees and paying JPs a salary, claiming the current setup robs thousands of citizens and favors plaintiffs. The piece urges voting Union Labor to prompt reform.
The Times-Star is attacked for its stance against universal suffrage and for promoting wealth-based voting. The letter-writer accuses Sinton and the paper of hypocrisy and links their views to Union Labor hostility, comparing praise of Europe with alleged misconduct in America.
The Knights of Labor General Assembly denounces Goulds Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph monopoly and calls on Congress to purchase or build a national telegraph system. It urges citizens to nominate and support candidates backing the measure and to distribute petitions nationwide.
A lengthy editorial attacks graft in local nominations. It targets Zumstein and Staley for alleged bribes and office-holding abuses while urging enforcement of anti-bribery laws and denouncing campaign loot as Union Labor pledges. It calls for end to convention boodle and declares Union Labor candidates unassessed and free from corruption.
Leo Schwab a 32 year old house painter employed by Bertling Co fell from a scaffold two stories high at the John Hollander residence corner State avenue and Eighth street striking head and shoulders. He was able to reach No 4 then admitted to No 1282 West Sixth street for treatment. A small fire was later found in Bonte Co rope-walker shop at 3961 Lock street with cause unknown and damage reported.
E A Robinson in Curacao turns over 13500 to settle state easings. Bell Telephone monopoly suit erupts with rate controls. smaller firms threatened as phones removed. Ripley Illinois gains notice from a minor quake. Bank safe blown open in St Charles with 10000 taken. Wehner family poisoned by cream puffs. doctors report recovery. Mike Kelly to highlight Boston Minstrels engagement. Kemper denies death in a controversial confession.
At a Hamilton County Association of Physicians meeting on Saturday the doctors resolved to engage in politics vigorously to secure reforms. The secretary was ordered to proceed with all initiative measures. Votes stood six to five, and remaining details were to be determined by forthcoming responses.
Fire at Lakewood Jamestown New York on September 17 destroyed the Lake View House and twenty cottages, with estimated losses exceeding a half million dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze, fighting through smoke and flames to prevent spread along the lakeshore.
Reports from Denver Dayton and New York outline union and wage issues. Plasterers in Dayton complain of low pay due to lack of unions, while machinists head to Denver amid rumors of demand. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers prepares for its Chicago convention with 25 000 members. The coal strike tensions and cooperative housing tax effects are debated, and a New York roofers case ends with a dismissal.
Alves Heavies a carpenter for M Marcus was crushed between a wagon and timber while unloading at the Brighton car stables Saturday evening and died instantly. Patrol No 8 moved the body to his Ohio avenue home. Other brief items note Washington women boycotting merchants opposing saloon licenses and the incorporation of a Private Police association with Thomas as president Ryan as secretary and a five member board.
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