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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1872
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes list Cincinnati event on Friday with unclear date and timing. Readable fragments show city reference and a possible schedule element but lack full details for precise reporting.
W. W. Story, the sculptor, writes a poem arguing Judas Iscariot was not a faithful disciple. A Boston paper comments that history has too often rewritten Judas and implies we cannot part with him in the historical record.
The writer criticizes Wade for neglecting Haitians and accuses them of killing each other. They argue such behavior reflects poorly on annexation plans and warn that similar violent tendencies among Apaches Cheyennes and Sioux threaten the value of St Domingo stock.
An English court gave Arthur O Connor a light punishment for an attempt to regulate public justice. He received a whipping, a year’s confinement, and will emerge wiser, a mercy deemed among the most lenient in English history given the offense.
The Arizona Miner condemns Arizona residents for sympathy with Apaches and Indians, warns of possible American actions against Sonora, and cites mining fears. It critiques Washington’s Peace Commission approach, calls for General Crook and General Howard to act, and opposes feeding Apaches with ammunition.
A Commercial hero writer asserts extreme winter hardships north of Sioux City. The response notes people live thriving lives up to Fort Snelling and beyond, cites 12,000 such residents, and argues snow differences are exaggerated. It urges the author to relocate to test his theories.
A steamboat on the Mississippi explodes, killing many crew and passengers. Survivors in the water rely on life preservers as cold claims lives. investigation is deemed unlikely due to most officials perishing. The article hopes for safer travel before technology replaces dangerous steam power.
The testimony shows only two of many experts agreeing on causes of an explosion as issues emerged from the proceedings. The discussion touched on Westfield and Staten Island cases with limited consensus among specialists.
The U S Senate discusses a South Carolina plan, amnesty proposals, and a consular bill. Amendments set rules for civil service and officials return terms, with debate on the Cincinnati Convention, while the North Carolina Senatorial case seeks Abbott's seat denial.
The Conte Committee and House conferees discussed the Senate amendment limiting amounts and removing items. Debates touched on salaries for assistant secretaries and district judges, with votes on amendments postponed until tomorrow. Mr. Banks reported on the p ee Dr Howard and Ketcham announced a conference report on the St Croix and Lake Superior railroad bill. Adjourned.
Ledger details diverse items from political events to disasters including the session opening in Ottawa, Grant endorsement by Florida Republicans, Japanese embassy plans, Hollywood actress illness, Senate committee counts, a Utica man’s suicide, New York Democratic convention, New Brunswick prorogation, and a Cleveland railway meeting. Also notes on editor changes, legal cases, river floods, wrecks, and forthcoming publications.
Sworn testimony states Patrick Tracey has no interest or stock in the matter and signed before a Justice of the Peace in Cincinnati Township. The document accompanies a newspaper notice during renovation and renewal of a permit, dated April 5 with Star Publishing Courier from Cincinnati.
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