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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1872
Page
3
In a poignant scene a white robed figure comforts mourners beside a mound beneath snow. A mother recalls loss and prays for divine care as they leave the sleeping child under the pall of winter.
A junior partner J Elmore Davis forged securities for months, enabling a multi hundred thousand dollar fraud. The firm faced heavy losses with public trust eroded as Davis fled to Brazil leaving his father Mr. Davis Sr. to bear the fallout.
A long list of brief notes reports political, legal and social happenings. Items include New York Legislature adjournment, counterfeit stamps found in Boston, eight hour work for New York usherers, weather updates in Salt Lake City, gossip on Judge McCann, the Underground Railroad bill killed in New York Senate, newspaper circulation remarks, a libel suit in Indiana, a yellow chloride find in Utah, and various civic and commercial notices across Chicago, Salt Lake, Madison and Elko.
A San Francisco letter describes a plan to educate Chinese youths in the United States. A Yale graduate and Chinese official backed by government funds will send thirty boys yearly for five years, totaling 150, to study under Chinese instructors and return after twelve years to serve China. The program follows earlier Japanese arrivals and reflects a shift in Qing policy toward Western education.
London May 14 The morning columns discuss explanations in claims and the English Government position in Lords and Commons with debate likely. Empress Victoria’s visit to Queen Victoria ends as she sails to Berlin. Paris reports 300000 francs raised for Vesuvius victims and German department vacancies with Marshal Bazaine under arrest. Copenhagen notes Hasvick earthquake shocks in April. Kalamazoo obituary notes Canadian C W Everett dying at 65 from heart disease while tending a horse.
The Saginaw Enterprise reports rumors of large fires in woods north and west of Midland. Officials say residents are safe as flames around Greene and nearby areas have been extinguished and woodlands sustained only minor damage.
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