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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1872
Page
3
Poetic meditation from Victoria Magazine reflects on vanished friendships and the weight of loss. A stranger recalls sorrow, while tides and the moon frame memory and endurance, contrasting earthly ruin with an envisioned high realm where joy endures.
The Bank of England discount rate rises to 5 percent. Royal Princess of Wales expected late June or July. Banquet at St James’s Hall marks royal literary fund anniversary with about 500 guests led by the King of the Belgians. An Albany druggist Andrews convicted of practicing medicine with a bogus degree. Great Western telegraph company pays first £100 installment. Southampton sailors’ strike spreads to city seamen. protest march planned. In Paris a capitulations commission exonerates a Mont-le- dy commander but censures him for not destroying fortifications. Amiens garrison deemed insufficient. In Madrid General Mariones named Lieutenant General. Navarre insurrection subsiding. 3,500 insurgents surrender. Marshal Serrano executes deserting insurrectionists. others spared. Government defeats Carlist band País. 12 militants killed. Bayonne telegram notes Biscay threat. Spain to send troops by sea.
The House debated the steamboat bill with amendments from the Committee on Commerce. Provisions on dangerous materials were stricken and old law restored, with limited refined petroleum transport and fire safety rules, while sections on boats and wear of safety gear were discussed and various amendments offered and defeated. The tariff and salt duties arc discussed in Committee of the Whole, with several motions to alter duties for salt, curing fish, butter, meats, and fertilizers, each argued and rejected or adopted in turn.
The House debated duties on provisions with minor amendments and adjourned after approving Kelley’s modification on ground and unground contracts. The South Carolina contested election case was taken up with Wallace declared entitiled to expenses totaling $2,164 for the contestant.
The sale of stock and fittings at Helmbold drug store, 594 Broadway, was conducted by the Sheriff after the store closed. Bidders including Alderman Schwartz and Dr. Buttles secured lots while items such as chandeliers and a marble floor drew mixed prices. total proceeds reached around 15,000. The owner said to be in Paris, with uncertainty about a return to rebuild.
Coroner Mullican visited the scene of a deadly blaze at the Valmer home in Albany County New York and suspects set fire by Charles Tiesch. Five members of the family perished including Illiam Valmer three children Valmer’s elderly mother and stepfather. Neighbors report Tiesch intended to flee with Valmer’s fourteen year old son. The funeral for the five was held at New Scotland village church. A separate note describes a balloon fete near Alsace Lorraine ending in an accident when a balloon failed to rise and a car collided with a wall.
Fragmentary OCR lists C Campbell Wm Caven John Brenner and Jacob Haas as figures in a small local notice with unclear context and missing details. The readable names suggest a report involving multiple individuals but no events or actions are specified.
A rushed surge in agricultural and energy outputs draws attention as officials note faster growth than anticipated. Experts warn of supply strain and potential budget impacts while regulators plan reviews and outreach to farmers and industry players.
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