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Newspaper

The Evening Star

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1872

Page

4

Commissioners Meet on Obie River Improvement and City Debates

A meeting of state commissioners on the Obie river improvement is planned for the 18th. The Board of Education seeks $100,000 in bonds for their work, with the Finance Committee keeping the matter under advisement. Aldermen ban fruit sales by under‑14s without license and discuss compensation for destitute boys from the Chicago fire. Fine Art Hall Sundays continue closed after debate, with 45 news firms backing withdrawal of the motion. Fire Department rules about political involvement are urged to be enforced to preserve efficiency and avoid patronage.

Obie River Board of Education Board of Aldermen Pinance Committee Morgan Francciscan Brothers Mount Albertii Chicago Shree Fire Department Ite Bisse Common Council of Theity of Cincinnati Commissioners of Bowers Commissioners of Sewers Conor Flou &R ARLEY Kentucky Opk New Orleans Soaeronan Ue Be Timothy Liverpool Turks’ Island

Grosenbrink Wins Salary Suit Against County Board

William Grosenbrink sued the County Commissioners for 3 per day earned as west street bridge watchman. The Board of Control cut pay to 2 per day, he sought $161 through July 1. Squire Renckamp rules in his favor, calling the Board of Control action an affirmative decision, a test case likely to spawn similar claims.

William Grosenbrink West-Street Board of Control Squire Renckamp Grosenbrink

Free Concerts at Lincoln Park and Eden Park Programs

The Newport Barracks band performs at Lincoln Park this evening with pieces from Reeves to Verdi and Mendelssohn, plus a Washington Park set by Currier’s wand from 4 to 6 P.M. Eden Park and Washington Park shows run from 74g to 934 o’clock P.M. with a varied program including Martha, La Dame Blanche, and Trovatore selections. Complimentary notices also mention the Independent order of the Free Sons of Israel lodge inauguration in Eureka Hall tomorrow and weather/riparian observations from the Indianapolis Sentinel.

Lincoln Washington Parks Fountain Square A. Collins Ninthstreet Baptist Church Dr. Morris Lane Seminary First Presbyterian Church Hf. J. Moore Vine-street St. John’s M. E Longworth Park Streets R. A. Meredith Adam Father J. B. Helwic J. B. Boice Reformed Presbyterian Church Dr. Peabody Church of the Redeemer Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church East Liberty Street Laurence Guerin A. I. Hobbs Sixth-street Christian Church Thomas Vickers First Congregational Church W. T. Moore Central Christian Church Ninth St St. James P. E George F. Bugbee Newport Barracks Lincoln Park Reeves Keler Brepsant Currier Wand Eden Park Washington Park The Independent Order of the Free Sons of Israel Eureka Hall

Rip Van Winkle at Pike's Draws Fine Houses

Rip Van Winkle will be played all next week at Pike's Opera-house with Mr. McWade delivering a masterful performance. The Black Crook spectacle ran a crowded house last night with magnificent scenery and a four-child cascade effect. New ballet and novel ties are promised next week. Rice's Minstrels earn patronage for their fine act Divorced. The National offers a fair company but will gain stars led by Davies with ventriloquism. Willie Gaylord the tumbling contortionist performs with ease. The Georgia Minstrels open at Mozart next Monday with praise from Will Hays of the Louisville True Democrat for their quality and originality.

Rip van Winkle Pike’s Mr. McWade Rip Pike Black Crook Rice National Davies Willie Gaylord Georgia Minstrels Mozart Will Hays Louisville Georgia

Bright character portraits and domestic trouble in Queen City tale

A satirical sketch centers on Horatio Sparkins a prosperous man in the Queen City and his jealous wife Mrs Sparkins. The piece follows his moral foibles social life and a comic melodrama involving Polly Perkins the cousin and a fatal quarrel culminating in a dramatic confrontation with Mrs Sparkins. The house and fortune are at stake as passions flare ending in a perilous moment and a dramatic shift in domestic fortunes.

Sparkins Gina Oratio West End Polly Perkins Posse Horatio Polly Parkins Earth Pretty Polly Perkins Widow Jones Spark

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