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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1872
Page
3
A nostalgic poem laments a child’s death and the speaker’s sorrow. The narrator recalls loved hands buried under snow and anticipates reunion in a heavenly realm. References to the City of Gold and heavenly gate convey hope beyond grief.
The Lilly Parker wreck near Sable Island leaves Captain Fletcher of Swansea and his wife among the survivors. A dog guided watchmen to a救ing woman and child, the mother awake after hospital care, while the child died of exposure. The vessel split, crew and passengers faced a lee shore and wreckage.
The Calvert Texas Tribune recounts a triple murder and robbery near Groesbeck as two white gamblers killed a wagon party carrying cotton and year’s labor proceeds. A wounded woman survived after pleading, with one gambler later identified by the injured woman. Local arrests followed.
An account from Williamsport details a bear attack on January 31 in Jackson township. Jonas Elmaker and his wife defended their cabin with rifle and axe, killing a cub and a later shot wounding the old bear, which was found dead the next morning. The bears weighed 880 pounds and 193 pounds. meat and skins will be sold in Williamsport.
Calcutta Englishman reports a group of elephants under C. B. Matthews were secured in slings and hoisted aboard the Scotia. They endured no ill treatment beyond fear and tears as they were lowered into the hold and later swam ashore thirty five at Chittagong with no accidents.
Commissioner Eaton notes American teachers span the globe with posts in China Japan and Jamaica. American colleges in Oahu and Constantinople lead schools under American boards while literacy gaps back home remain sizable. The piece links missionary effort to education and offers curious proverbs about longevity and health.
A urged message promoting savings accounts as a defense against hard times. It advises starting with five dollars, opening a savings bank account, and committing to regular deposits to foster frugality and curb extravagance and vice. The tone emphasizes self discipline and financial security through simple, repeatable steps.
Reports from Paris say M Grevy has been re elected to head the Assembly with a smaller majority. A 16th instant debate on Catholic petitions is set. The Budget Committee failed to agree with the War Minister and Thiers was summoned to the hearing. A new Conservative party movement seeks to free French territory from German occupation and form a ministry pledged to that end. Grace Lamb fire relief shows practical sympathy. Rats and matches explain fires, and Rouen house martins adapt nests to new architecture. A schoolmistress and a pupil joke about familiarity. Rev Dr I K Rine confesses Chicago troubles linked to drinking and gamblers. Money value discussed as essential to some men.
The document names officers and trustees including William L. Robinson as President, John Walliman as Vice President, Sam L. Bell as Treasurer, Edward Leahy as Secretary, and members W W Roberts T H McGeher N Roff A Bishop T C Campbell C F Webster Wm Caven R H Flemming Hon Alex Long A J White John P Story Dr A M Brown G W Cormany Theo Schumaker John Brenner Jacob Haas.
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