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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1872
Page
2
Continued success noted by the Star with daily circulation over 7 000, as shown by figures from the mailing books of the office. Advertisers are urged to take notice of the growing reach and readership of the paper.
The piece notes Henry Foote seeking a U.S. House seat again, citing amnesty sentiment. It recalls his prior foe role against Jeff Davis in the Confederate surrender and questions delays in legal actions against Stokes and associates. The article questions whether justice patience wears thin as delays persist.
The piece reports Gordon Gordon, once linked to Jay Gould and many prominent observers like Mr. Greeley Col Scott Gen Burnside, has disappeared after forfeiting bail in the Gould case. It notes he boasted of connections and wealth gained from alleged swindling, claiming enough fruits to last the balance of his days while evading pursuit.
Washington correspondence reports Dr Sumner napping during a night session as the Civil Rights bill passed in his absence. Carpenter pushed the measure in amended form with provisos not applying to schools and cemeteries, while Sumner returned too late to move a reconsideration. The Indian territory agents, Red Dog and Blue, and others eye ice cream and strawberries as the celebration proceeds.
The article notes Sir Samuel Baker's Nile expedition toward Lake Nyanza with 800 men, half of whom die amid hostile natives and harsh climate. It questions conquest trade and science bundled in the venture, comparing risks to polar travels, yet suggests potential value if Baker or Livingstone return with new travel volumes.
A Virginia era editorial denounces political demagoguery around the Ku Klux bill urging the nation to reject special powers and partisan schemes. It defends the Constitution’s strength and cautions against demagogic presses that threaten national unity and progress.
In a measured appeal the author urges ending costly feuds and feigned crises. They argue for reconciliation after a hard fought contest, stressing union, healing wounds, and resisting demagogues who profit from continued division.
Reflections on Moses temperance and meekness from bulrush ark to mountain burial. The author contrasts his patience with the fretful nation and urges believers to imitate Moses faith and reverence, noting God’s presence makes holy ground and calling for a new spiritual baptism in this age.
A gravely injured young man lies in City Hospital's accident ward. Daniel Webster Appleton, twenty six, a once promising law student, has fallen to heavy drinking and vice, dragged into ruin by associates. He has been picked up repeatedly and registered as disorderly by police.
Two months after his marriage the man was again jailed at a police station. A match left in his pocket ignited bedding, flames engulfed his clothes, and he suffered extensive burns while intoxicated. He was taken to City Hospital in critical condition with no internal injuries but a slim chance of survival.
The report covers diverse items: first sun stroke in New York, London boat race June 10, Napoleon's claim of responsibility, Baltimore ship hauled off rocks, Philadelphia Centennial Exposition dates, National Cultural Association session in St. Louis, New Orleans rains, New Hampshire Attorney General, steamboat bill negotiations, a fatal shooting in Pittsburgh, Madison to Louisville excursion, tobacco tax increase to 24 cents, circus manager shot in Kansas, a customs prosecution in Vermont, baseball scores in Troy, priest death in St. Louis, reeley movement endorsement by Sam Griffith, 1876 National Workingmen’s Convention ticket, Senate executive session, breach of promise verdict in Providence, Michigan Land Office acquittal, Daniel Webster’s grandson burns death, Homeopathy institute meetings, and Col E B Taylor’s death and Omaha Republican ties.
The Austra ly Captain Lock lascar sails from Hobart Town and 300 yards off Cape Howe encounters a large sperm whale. The whale rammed the bark, causing it to heel and take on water at six inches per hour. The Indian Commission Board in New York awards contracts for summer agency visits and beef and bacon supplies as next steps.
State crop reports praise unusually promising fruit yields while scattered items note trouble with Colorado potato bugs in Lawrence county. A family in Mi county reportedly has twelve pairs of twins. Mentions of a trial for Mrs. Clem and a funeral for Baker in Evansville appear amid garbled phrases and fragmentary quotes from local chatter.
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