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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1872
Page
2
Goats AND FEES- Mr Carson’s Report
The article critiques E T Carson’s cost and fees report for Hamilton County. It questions clerical profit motives, criticizes lawyers for not recording records, and mocks the commissioner’s sharp rebuke of shysters and sheriffs. It notes the shift in county office salaries and hints at political implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Carson
Hamilton Re
Sheare
Carson
Shystear
Carson Dent
Epl
Gareen
Garson
Sherif
Hamilton County
New York Strike Spreads as Factories Suspend Work
Telegraph reports indicate strike demands partially met as many manufacturers close plants and halt production. Strikers threaten violence and destruction against workers who remain employed, creating a dire labor crisis with tens of thousands unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Strikers in New York Disrupt Work and Challenge Civil Order
The piece describes strikers forcing 540 workers to stay away until 8 am, police protecting workers as 400 officers kept rioters at bay. A second factory faced occupation by strikers who resisted entry before police drove them out, underscoring the dangers of mob violence and the need for lawful civil order to protect labor rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyfe & Co
New York
Canadian Abduction Case Eases International Strain
The matter causes minor national anxiety but authorities expect no serious complications. British Minister Thornton has acted by informal representation to the State Department, easing a previously complex issue. The Edgar Stewart case suggests neutrality remains intact as seamen acted on their own responsibility in seizing the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
State Department
Edgar Stewart
Angola Report Signals Growth and Prospects in Indiana Town
A 1872 dispatch from Angola Indiana notes rapid population rise to 1600 with new churches a grain elevator and thriving wool and timber trades. It highlights favorable land for settlers and rail links, plus a push to draw Cincinnati business. Also mentions French German wartime indemnity talks and a list of local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Angola
Alum Cliffs near Chillicothe described as grand natural fortress
A correspondent guides readers to Alum Cliffs six miles southwest of Chillicothe along Paint Creek. He details rugged shale and saltpetre laden rock, a 200 foot slope, and a 150 foot overhang, noting native artifacts and a fire that burned cliff faces for nine months. The piece ends promising future notes on local earthworks and mounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Alum Cliffs
Jehu
Paint Valley
Paint Creek
Young Men's Christian Association Convention in Lowell June 15
At the Lowell meeting the Young Men's Christian Association discussed resolutions on total abstinence for membership and tobacco use, heard reports from the executive committee, and noted aid to fire victims in the West. Debates over Bible reading in schools and dues collection continued as next sessions were planned. The next convention was tentatively set with San Francisco favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Committee On
Chaplen
Winchester
Cook
Milford
Burney
Golden
Northampton
Cowdry
Detroit
Mich
Syke
Cleveland
Staten
Association Monthly
Boston
New York
Michigan
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Germantown
Providence
R. I
San Francisco
Washington
District of Columbia
Membe
Mesers. Mier
Roasi Hamilton
Iclbates
Indiana News and Events From Around the State
The Illinois Press Association trips to Indianapolis from Champaign are noted. Fires destroy the Princeton tannery causing $5,000 loss. A Fougeres family in Wabash inherits 60 million francs from France. Rev. Robert Sloss leaves for New York. Ferguson’s saw mill at Ferguson Station burns with $10,000 loss. Buck shoots and is jailed. he hangs himself. Speed horse races in Union City draw entries and $3,000 in premiums. Consolidation of New York Western and Continental railways filed in Indianapolis. Continental Railway Co plans a trunk line from New York to Council Bluffs with several state branches. Indiana Supreme Court rules on venue in a Marion case. Letters critique True Daughter of St Crispin and wage disputes at C and R establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dlinois Press Association
Indianapolis
Champaign
Robert Duncan
Princeton
Indiana
Wabash
Ind
Fougeres
France
Robert Sloss
Third Presbyterian Church
Indias
Dubois County
Buck
Jasper
Michigan
Kentucky
Ohio
Union City
Dayton
New York Western Railway Company
Continental Railway Company
Tate
Central Railway Construction Company
Europe
F. W. Hughes
Pennsylvania
W. P. Noble
Tiffin
C. Foster
R. D. Dwigen Rensselaer
Illinois
Brongon
Kewanee
James E. Abbott
Rock Island
Supreme Court of
Marion
Court of Common Pleas
Criminal Court
Three Hartshough Children Die After Sudden Illness
The Lancaster Express reports tragedy in Paradise area as John Hartshough buries his three children after a rapid illness resembling scarlet fever. Two children died within days, the third perished Monday morning, leaving the parents distressed. A Pittsburgh Commercial Tribune adds a separate note: George Catton of Ohio was killed by lightning near Parker's Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Pa.) Express
John Hartshough
Paradise
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