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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1872
Page
2
The Evening Star notes the Senate Committee aims to abolish the eight hour law citing lazy navy yard workers and warns it may not pass before the presidential election. In New York Mrs Hyde faces murder trial with experts diagnosing incipient homicidal mania. observers remark on her appearance and character amid the case.
Reports say France and Germany are again eyeing each other with war drums. Germany appears alarmed by Frances effort to bolster armaments and by insinuations of German plots against Russia. An intimation suggests Germany will seek the initiative.
Hon Henry Wison lambasts government office pay at a Cooper Institute talk while telegraphic reports reveal Collector Casey and the Port of New York Surveyor receiving a combined $82,000 as a single perquisite alongside salaries. The note suggests ongoing gifts and confiscations fueling office seeking.
City editors hail the decision to build a first class hotel in the downtown business core. They compare to Chicago and other eastern cities, arguing a central location supports prosperity and avoids distant or hillside sites. The piece endorses the chosen site as the soundest move for Cincinnati’s growth.
An editorial urges Pittsburg and Cleveland to push western and northern ore markets, notably Utah silver ores, to retain profits locally. It argues for accelerating investment before the Southern railroad completes and warns against city stagnation, urging energy to sustain prosperity via mining and enterprise.
The article praises the British counter case presented at Geneva for its calm deliberation while noting political pressures. It contemplates a peaceful settlement of damages through international law and Christian teaching and warns against imposing beliefs on other nations if a cordial accord cannot be reached.
The piece notes readers can learn which opponents of President Grant aim to defeat him for succession by consulting the advertising columns and the prospectus of the Great Republic therein.
An advertisement in London proclaims Princess Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte will supply latest style bonnets to nobility in London. The claim portrays Her Highness as a poised, self sacrificing mother and devoted wife, adding romance to fashion, and hints that duchesses and tradesmen alike may be drawn to French coquettish bonnet designs.
Paris reports deny major break with Germany on passport rules and Madagascar bombardment plan. London’s Bank of England shows weekly gains while England rejects U S claims in arbitration, defending neutral duties. Extensive summary covers Parts 1 2 3 on neutrality and belligerent conduct.
A string of brief items reports debates in the House of Commons over Geneva and indirect damages, a ballot bill amendment, and conflicting Telegraph claims. Overseas updates note a telegraph concession annulment to America, Sherman’s march to Sebastopol, Japan’s first fair, earthquakes, and naval deployments amid mixed reactions to Wakura’s America visit.
The legislature discussed a joint resolution by Mr Thompson to surrender lessees’ rights to public works and appoint three appraisers to value improvements since 1861, with the state paying half the increased value. Debates covered prints for the agriculture report, workhouse contracts, and amendments to the general appropriation bill including deaf and dumb asylum, soldiers’ orphans home, and state court expenses.
The record notes debates over canal tax funding with a proposal to pay 7000 for rock removal from the Miami & Erie canal from unexpended canal proceeds, and a defeated amendment. It also covers several Senate bills on tax publication, county commissioner meeting limits, and a Hamilton County land sale for Longview Asylum construction, with votes and reconsiderations, including a bill on rail rate enforcement and fraud penalties that passed.
Senate actions include a tax land relief bill for Southern purchasers and amnesty bill amending civil rights legislation. Kerr’s Ohio river bridge bill with committee amendments, and a District of Columbia education clash over Sumner’s anti colored schools measure. Also the Great Salt Lake and Colorado railroad incorporation and right of way. The civil service bill debated until adjournment.
The House passed a bill to appoint trustees for minors and others residing outside Ohio but owning property in Ohio. It also approved an appropriation bill related to goods obtained under false pretenses and signatures to negotiable papers in a similar penitentiary offense context.
A Kansas News report details Samuel Blair waking to near total paralysis as his hands feet and arms lose all feeling and blood returns after rubbing. The unsettling episode leaves Blair alarmed though able to move with care. Also notes a kitchen tip advising baked ham with batter crust and skin removal after cooking.
A damaged clipping references publication details for the Daily Star with era dates and a not stockholder statement. It includes a signature line by John Carter Justice of the Peace Cincinnati Township and notes a certification before him.
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