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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1872
Page
2
Three men captured at different points in Kentucky are suspected of involvement in the Columbia bank robbery and murder. Officials hope the arrests will help uncover the rest of the organized gang tied to Missouri outlaws, amid national election era tensions and adverse foreign sentiment impacting British capital.
The report of the French Arms Investigating Committee is in. It says the War and Ordnance Departments could have found mis deals if they studied them but both sides approve the sales. The piece notes prices and shipment counts were widely reported. The article claims officials in Washington are not harmed by this, though readers should not wrong anyone.
The article notes a rare lull in political fervor with many voters sitting on the fence while others shift toward supporting Mr. Greeley. It comments on the hopeful yet cautious outlook as reformers and Democrats await developments and wonders about the effects on party dynamics.
The piece laments muddled Congress reports and flawed political operators while urging patience for the waiting public. It notes the risk of dismissing everyday citizens who suffer when winners dominate and patronage clouds judgment.
A cautious editorial argues neither Britain nor the United States is ready for peace talks amid political maneuvering. It warns Disraeli and critics threaten the Gladstone ministry and the U S administration with hostile press attacks. It urges moderates to delay decisive steps at Geneva until calmer circumstances favor a just settlement.
Correspondent notes May 4 1872 from Sandusky describing crops in Wayne Ashland Richland Lorain Huron and Erie counties. Fruit largely uninjured despite heavy frosts while wheat remains healthy and corn planting increases along roads. German prune buds shown as delicate yet undamaged amid cold weather and late bud development.
The piece notes sizable shipments from Shelbytown including butter and eggs to Baltimore, questions freight pricing with the B and C road and Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark lines, and signals a navy yard potential at Sandusky bay. It also mentions the Lake Shore road’s return to service, lumber yards, and the upcoming Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows meeting with Nathan Stewart arriving to prepare accommodations.
The Meridian Street National Bank in Indianapolis offers a 10000 reward for recovering 25000 stolen on Saturday. John Rankin of Madison, working at Hough & Co. in Indianapolis, was killed by a Jeffersonville railroad train. Reverend H Freeman of Warsaw died after being struck between train cars at Inwood. A State suit on interest funds ends with a demurrer sustained. Judges Blair Newcomb and Rand file opinions. an appeal is planned. Political endorsements noted for Mack and Pesdricks. Cincinnati nominees backed by the Sentinel.
Justin McCarthy reports a London view on aristocrats via the Marquis of Hartington tale. The son of the Duke of Devonshire allegedly received vast pocket money, joined government service, and faced budgeted salary limits as he grew older. The anecdote critiques privilege and welfare within nobility.
A collage of brief items reports deaths in London and Missouri, vetoes on state bills in New Jersey, a New York theater fire, Congressional adjournment, crimes around Lexington and Venice, weather and fires near Newburg, and a Cologne oven accident ending with a court sentence.
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