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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1872
Page
2
An opulent homage extols memorials for national defenders and urges continued remembrance. It laments political noise and urges citizens and children to honor the noble dead, decorating graves with flowers and wreaths as a timeless civic duty.
A fragment discusses Mr. Seward views on U S relations with England and France during the war. It notes his preference for restraint over war, Lincoln's backing, and the belief that the Johnson Clarendon treaty offered favorable terms for American merchants despite the era's insults and dangers.
The piece contemplates the Napoleonic era losses, the Thiers government rise, and the lasting national lessons. It argues for reconciliation of past disputes, fears over naval strength, and urges letting bygones be bygones. It analyzes liberal nominations, Greeley versus Brown, and the Baltimore Democratic convention’s hardline stance.
The excerpt covers correspondence between Mr. Greeley and a Republican committee about his Liberal Republican nomination for the Presidency. It notes distrust of platforms and contains Greeley’s reply dated May 20, declining acceptance and signaling cautious stance toward party declarations.
Horace Greeley declares he will be president for all people not a party, pledging unity and national reconstruction. He denounces partisan decay, praises universal benevolence, and urges peace between North and South as he accepts the Liberal Republicans’ nomination.
From Chillicothe May 21 1872 correspondence notes resolutions to levy a tax under the Boesel bill to build railroads via Scioto Valley Columbus to Portsmouth Ohio Kentucky Lancaster to Maysville Xenia to Gallipolis and coal regions Jackson and Hocking counties. L T Neal likely Democratic congress candidate. Crops praised after showers. Miss Mary Douglas to wed at St Pauls Episcopal church. American and Foreign Christian Union report details missions funding and expenditures.
A Perry county court history includes the 1815 session at James McDaniels home and 1541 tax dupli cates. a 1870 probate and land record are noted. Short-horn cattle breeders in Indiana organize their first convention in New Albany. The Grand Lodge and Encampment of I C O F in Indiana report steady growth with 114 encampments and 30 810 members. The Chicago relief fund receives $4 077 from lodges.
A wandering Major and his wife halt beside a river and seek the ferryman. A stranger arrives and, amid odd dialogue, asserts a claim to the Major's attention and hints at a personal agenda. The scene unfolds with tense, irregular conversation aboard the shore.
Fragmentary item notes a person named Little Toshratel formerly of Indiana leaving on a date in April for an unspecified destination. No clear actions or authorities identified.
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