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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1872
Page
4
Railroad agents and other responsible parties along the lines of the various railroads are asked to act as a sale point for the Daily Evening Star. Agents will receive one cent per copy for deliveries at railroad stations and tents.
Masten W Canistornen of the U S Navy is reassigned to the U S steamer Frotic. A Committee on Cruelty to Animals numbers 18 rode a one horse car up a steep hill. News from Indianapolis notes the first ship to present itself to the SrAu. The Springfeld Republic is thanked for a kind mention. An office at 452 West Fourth Street opens to protect the retail trade from dishonest credit. The Worrell Sisters entertain at the National. Clara Burton praised as a premier jig-dancer. H Bracey of the Indianapolis Waterworks confirms the Stan twirkies’ popularity. Duffey, charged with $1,000 embezzlement, waives examination and is bound over for trial. Toews displays life‑size paintings, prompting jokes about clothing in public. In court, Judge P B Awing hears Pugh vs Kemp. a jury is expected. A suit against Eckert and Buss seeks damages over mislabeling jelly shipments. The Board of Health funds $25 for vaccinating schoolchildren. The Roh’s ai Branch Hospital dispute is abandoned. December city mortality: 612 total deaths, 315 males, 207 females. stillbirths 2%. white 500, colored 2. widows 21, widowers 7. The health officer notes small-pox decline.
The docket shows fourteen new and eleven continued cases with offenses including disorderly conduct and drunkenness on Elm and Court streets, a glass breaking incident, and multiple assaults. Judges impose fines, costs, and workhouse sentences. some cases continued to tomorrow.
The dispatch reports river water at Pittsburne and Evansville, cargos including whisky, molasses and dried fruit, and vessels Fleetwood Wildwood Lytle Buell entering Memphis. It notes river declines, harbor repairs, and various arrivals and departures along with local notices on taxes, property sales, and political contests.
In Dayton Kentucky the councilman is reported ill and the Templars offer prizes to married couples. The First Warders led by the Mayor pledge to oppose the proposed amendment as of July 4.
Stock quotes and price gossip list readings for several railroads and banks. Names include New York Central Erie Rock Island Northwestern Reading Michigan Southern with percent changes and fractional quotings. The page reads as a terse market snapshot with shorthand figures.
The market shows steady cheese and strong general activity with varied grain and produce quotes. Prices quoted include molasses refined petroleum and potatoes with noted arrivals and storage terms across multiple regions and items.
A reader urges Star to report the authority governing street railroad rails left high and uneven in the streets. Horses and vehicles are endangered daily by rails projecting up to six inches, creating deep ruts and wrecks. The letter asks city leaders to enforce action and mend the dangerous condition promptly.
Mr Henry Weise city collector will commence tomorrow at the Court-house door his annual delinquent tax sale. A large number of lots valued at between $25 000 and $30 000 on which taxes remain unpaid will be sold.
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