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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1872
Page
2
The New York Herald argues the Yoo-hees statement was staged by him and Conkling to undermine Hendricks at the Baltimore Convention, signaling further revelations and cross fire ahead.
Those who value operatic gems should attend the Melodeon Hall concert tonight featuring Mr. Flechter and top local musical talent. The program promises a bill as attractive as any in memory and Mr. Flechter is expected to live up to his high reputation from Burropé, drawing a crowded, appreciative audience.
The passage mocks heavy columns on a high treaty and mocks readers as martyrs. It derides the endless coverage and parodies remarks by Mesars Fish Schenck Granville & Co. as tweedledums and tweedle dees.
The piece discusses Democratic chances to nominate a full ticket at Baltimore and the potential clash with the Republican party. It speculates on how Grant and Greeley might respond, noting the possible dramatic shifts if Greeley must oppose or support his former allies. The tone hints at mounting friction and strategic moves within factions.
A historical piece questions national prosperity amid rapid growth and political fervor. It notes widespread optimism hides concerns about overexpansion and risky railroad investments. The article cites a New York Financier piece arguing capitalists push for quick returns and gambling-like railroad ventures.
The piece laments rising public and private debt across national, state, municipal, and corporate levels. It argues that easy prosperity and abundant food blunt alarm at growing liabilities, predicting a reckoning from widespread bond issues and potential repudiation. It notes fear that checks and balances fail as debts accumulate.
An officer named Leslie was violently assaulted by a cleaver-wielding rag picker while protecting his family. Despite severe head wounds and blood in his eyes, Leslie subdued the suspect and both men were taken to hospital. The incident drew attention to the dangers faced by police.
The note expresses hope for an appropriate testimonial honoring Delahanty in connection with an office case. It implies a formal tribute or acknowledgment is anticipated as part of proceedings.
A sweeping list of local notices includes church confirmations in Evanaville, a Masonic Hall dedication in Madison, and a warning that ill fame is barred from the county poor asylum. Reports mention deaths, accidents, court cases, political shifts, and crop prospects across Indiana and nearby areas.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad met to decide on extending the Lebanon branch to the State line and forming a Knoxville connection, expected to be finalized soon. A series of tragic local events follow, including Ida Jacobs’s collapse and Oscar Miller and wife’s arrest in a child’s death, plus noted insect damage to trees and a mysterious larval pest on an oak limb.
A giant century plant, forty feet tall and weighing three and a half tons, was shipped from near Jacksonville, Florida to buyers in New York. The plant, nearly two hundred years old, nears a second bloom and spans leaves eighteen feet in diameter. Its central bloom rises high, with growth of about six inches daily, expected to continue for three weeks.
A Ree narrative portrays John M. Weyland’s labors in a dirty overcrowded London parish. He finds dilapidated houses, murky air, and widespread drinking until a water cleanup and tract distribution begin reforms.
A rope break at the Central mine No 2 shaft caused a skip car to plunge fifty fathoms injuring thirteen men. Thomas Bone and several others died or were gravely hurt, with two survivors escaping serious harm. Separate reports describe an electric fatality in Missouri and Urbana citizens threatening to mob a nuisance distillery amid fever concerns.
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