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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1872
Page
2
The piece notes Mexico's ongoing civil strife and the debate over how to guide its future. It questions whether any nation can rightly assume guardianship, citing Ulyear Juarez and criticising both the United States and Britain for perceived corruption while predicting continued revolutions under military rule until stability returns.
A columnist assesses Columbus political unity and the rise of the Reunion and Reform Organization led by Caldwell and others. The piece outlines reform goals including tariff reduction constitutional strictness currency rethinking and opposition to the spoils system, predicting public interest and Cincinnati involvement.
A column praises renewed civic support for a new hotel in the Southern Kentucky frontier city. Wealthy residents contributed to fund the project, showing public spirit and a belief the hotel will spur city growth and future gains for builders.
A writer argues for a new prominent hotel to attract visitors and commerce, noting Chicago’s planned ten hotels and contrasting it with local facilities. The piece urges capitalists to imitate Chicago’s hotel boom, highlighting climate and accessibility as reasons to invest and elevate local hospitality.
The Soldiers Homestead Bill grants honorably discharged officers and soldiers a patent for 160 acres of public lands with railroad reserve sections. It allows six months to begin settlement, adjusts title time by military service, requires one year of cultivation, and permits widows or orphans to benefit. Restoration rules apply if prior entries lapse or were interrupted by absence in service. The act’s official rules will be issued by the office responsible for implementation.
A historic library sale begins February 2, offering a vast private collection formed by the late Ene de Morante, rector of Madrid University. The 120000 volume trove includes manuscripts, portraits, and rare depositories, tied to Marquis collections and other national holdings. the event follows Morante’s death and a fall from his library ladder.
A New York farmer laughed at his prudent wife who urged him not to sit on hay. He headed home barefoot with his hair and outfit in disarray and a wagon’s work load in a sack while his wife laughed at him.
The convention selected A T Wykoff for Secretary of State and Judge John Welch for Supreme Court. Richard Ropporter and other district delegates were chosen to represent Ohio at the Republican National Convention. Electors at large include Hart and Lee, with endorsement of President Grant’s renomination.
Louisville exchange reports a French physician study of thirty nine to fifteen year old boys addicted to smoking. It links nicotine poisoning to serious disorders including circulation issues, indigestion, nerve dullness, mouth ulcers, disturbed sleep, and appetite for alcohol.
The trial of American physician William Chester Minor for the February 17 Lambeth murder of laborer George Merritt was postponed as his counsel entered an insanity plea. Separate items note Minister Schenck’s reception, the Nestorian taking colonists to Nebraska, and various European political disturbances and libel proceedings in Paris.
Fragmentary OCR reads of a London scene show a verison and turtle alderman responding to a starving woman in the street. He offers ten pounds to ease her distress and relief her appetite.
The article details House and Senate debates on tea and coffee taxes and a salt duty, amendments proposed by Sherman, Trumbull, Blair, and Conkling, and strong arguments over protection versus labor. It notes amendments defeated, conference reports, and adjournment, plus a brief society notice on spring fashions and dress trends.
A Massachusetts woman defends temperance in a witty exchange with a rude Nantucket youth. The piece notes Nantucket’s small town dullness and the Inquirer editor’s mailless press week. It mentions the Vendome statue’s restoration and a shift to the Little Corporal in gray.
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