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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1872
Page
2
The Pittsburg paper notes the Cincinnati conventions chose Milton Taylor for the long term and C. J. Coups for the short term. It also discusses Cuban recruitment avenues and electioneering cavalry ideas, mentioning Morgan and Mosby and the problem of deserters in campaigns.
Pittsburg financiers discuss the collapse of Fisher Bros, once the world's largest oil dealers. Liabilities top 1 million dollars with assets promising eventual full payment. creditors grant time extensions as the firm resumes operations after a temporary suspension. The tale contrasts with Emperor of Japan adopting Western dress in a move seen as Western influence spreading throughout the island empire.
The Louisville Democrat reports the Democratic Convention set for September 3 promises a crowded field with “three Rich monde” in contention. A London croquet theory quip mocks health harms from the game. The Duke of Aumale’s only surviving son dies of scarlet fever, a blow to the Orleans family. The Queen of England offers condolences.
The British Parliament closes a session with the Alabama claims settled without unseating the minority. Gladstone's party sees fluctuating prospects as arbitration continues. Major acts passed include the Ballot, Scotch Education, Licensing, Public Health, and Mines Regulation bills.
A violent storm struck Poughkeepsie New York Tuesday evening with prodigious lightning rain and thunder. Telegraph offices and railroad lines reported electric shocks and explosions but no injuries. The storm lasted about an hour leaving residents shaken by vivid green violet and crimson flashes.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Cower was baptised at Tilsey Church England. A notable detail is the baby wore a white satin robe trimmed with old lace that had dressed the great grandfather in 1779, linking the generations through the ceremonial gown.
Severe poach riots are reported in Belfast Ireland. Other items note Gen Sheridan dismissing fear of trouble with Indians and Senator Morton drawing 20 000 at Kokomo. Bank reserves and specie shipments rise while weather floods Lowell mass and a homicide in Boston.
A Cincinnati Gazette letter questions Times and Chronicle claims on the first Adair law prosecution. It notes affidavits against George Lambert and John Mason over local liquor spots near a rolling mill, criticizing City Prosecutor T. C. Campbell for alleged bias and urging enforcement of existing laws by the Hamilton County Temperance Legion.
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