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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1872
Page
2
A Massachusetts House prayer incident blocks a plea for woman suffrage as an outsider is ruled out of order. Telegraph dispatches report a string of fires across a wide area, possibly linked to late winter ills, with hopes for a milder spell to curb further disasters.
A newspaper column mockingly weighs the removal of Minister General Schenck from the House of Commons gallery as a potential spark for war with England. It cites silly historical precedents and warns the incident should not be treated as the final straw in current Anglo-American tensions.
The article notes an extended harsh winter across Canada and northern regions, with severe cold reaching below ten degrees in Paria and fifteen along the Rhine. It warns of the impact on business and agriculture, predicting a slow recovery even as the season finally opens, and urges patience and preparation for a rebound.
A rail industry discussion cites Railroad Gazette arguments that frequent accidents stem from defective rails. It notes iron prices and light rails fail to bear heavy strains, challenging prior belief in inelastic or crystalline theories.
A rail safety discussion argues that lighter rails and aging rolling stock cause many derailments. It challenges the frost theory and suggests poor iron quality and maintenance as the main factors. The piece urges railroad owners and public officials to study causes and adopt remedies to prevent future losses.
A record of petitions from Coshocton Wyandot and Cincinnati residents calling for repeal or change to the cheaper liquor law amid broader remonstrances from multiple counties. The Senate pursued redistricting discussions led by Mr Stimson while House actions included a Hamilton County Board elections bill and street cost amendments.
Citizens in multiple counties filed petitions on liquor law repeal or modification and other subjects including removing obstructions on the Great Miami river, abolishing the office of County Director, and road paving. Legislation passed in the House on control board election in Hamilton county and on selling Virginia Military District lands with a 125 acre homestead amendment.
The session covered bridge bills across the Ohio river at Evansville and the Mississippi at Red Wing and Clinton Iowa. Expansion of tariff debate continued with a vote on subsidies for China mail steamers and civil service reorganization postponed. Rhode Island Democrats nominated officers and adjourned after salvos on federal notices.
A February 1810 Paris scene follows Dorvigny a famed dramatist who learns charity rewards him. A General Jean Dubois recalls their past as Dorvigny’s former servant rises to high rank before misfortune ends with an unclaimed corpse. Also a railway car seat tale closes the item. The Ku Klux cases await Supreme Court ruling after technical dismissal arguments.
Four powder mills of the Austin Powder Company south of Cleveland exploded Saturday afternoon. Two workers, Leonard and Sherman, were killed, two others injured. Mills and nearby buildings were torn apart, and the blast shook Cleveland and reached Ravenna forty miles away. Loss estimated at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars.
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