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Newspaper

The Star

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1873

Page

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The Pope Reported Worse Again

The report notes the Pope's health deteriorated once more while reports from Europe reference unrest, labor councils, and regulatory shifts affecting postal services amid ongoing upheaval.

Pope Sickness Deepens in Rome

Rome reports the Holy Father again seriously ill on April 11 as doctors fear for his condition and monitor his health closely amid renewed concerns.

Holy Father Rome Pope

Bank of England Forgers Captured in Transatlantic Case

London reports the Bank of England forgery case shows Austin Bidwell remains in custody at Havana while Geo. McDonnell, Geo. Bidwell, and Noyes face examination in New York Edinburgh and were remanded to Newgate after court appearance.

Bank of England London Great Bank of England Austin Bidwell Havana Geo. McDonnell New York Geo. Bidwell Edinburgh Noyes Newgate

Spain in turmoil as mutineers faced and siege tightens

In Barcelona April 11 reports show Gov ernment troops reestablished discipline under General Villarde who disarmed mutineers and prepares for court martial. In Puycerda Carlist batteries bombard walls as government defenses rise. town half in flames and surrender of troops looming unless reinforcements arrive.

Barcelona Villarde Puycerda

President to Name Lafayete McLaws U S Marshal for Georgia

report from Washington states the President will appoint General Lafayete McLaws as United States Marshal for Georgia. McLaws, a former Confederate officer, is described as a Democrat and West Point classmate of General Grant, with a long friendship lasting into the army era. The appointment is said to carry no political significance.

Washington Lafayete McLaws United States Georgia McLaws Rant West Point Spanish Claims Commission

Indian Removal and Labor Movements Highlighted in 1873 Notices

Meachem warns that bad whites fuel Indian distrust while Peace Commissioners and military work to quell fears and guard prisoners of war on government reservations. The National Executive Committee of the United Workingmen of America reports growth in organizing efforts and pamphlet production. The Postal Regulations announce new postage for newspapers after June 30 1873, with rates by frequency and weight.

Meachem Merc United Workingmen OF America The Pool North Carolina Col. Fisk Montana Col A. E. Redstone California Committee On Printing Blaine Jno. E. Taylor Florida United States

Four Story Middletown Building Collapse Kills Six

April 11 report details the Shepard building disaster in Middletown. Six killed and thirteen injured as wreckage was cleared and inquest heard safety faults by owner and contractors. Several narrowly escaped and a widow died from shock after learning of the accident.

Middletown Shepard Zee Shepherd White Rutherford Connecticut Hartford

Disastrous Land Slide Hits Monticello Port Jervis Line

A Monticello and Port Jervis railroad landslide near Ruble's north of town killed one worker who was swept from the track. A separate incident toppled a thirty ton boulder on the same line, blocking the road and striking the tracks.

Port Jervis Monticello Ruble

Harvard Cup boat car to compete in fall races

The handsome sailor car now under the Harvard University Boat Club will row in fall races with a crew from each class, and the winning class will hold it until defeated. Eight Massachusetts Medical Society members are summoned to a Board of Trial to answer charges of conduct unbecoming and adopting homeopathy as a treatment doctrine.

Boston Handsome Sailor Car Harvard University Boat Club Massachusetts Medical Society Medical

Petition seeks ban on selling carsets to women

An enthusiastic reformer in OsaGe IA proposes a city council ban on carsets to ladies, arguing they harm health, raise doctors' bills, reduce husband and children's company, and hinder infant care. The measure receives favor and may be considered by the city fathers.

Osage. IA

Canada Flood Devastates Thamesville Town

Canada. Disastrous flood hits Thamesville on April 11 in the greatest flood in fifty years. Three quarters of the village submerged forcing families to move and seek refuge in upper stories. Warehouses inundated. animals struggle to safety. Water four feet deep on the main street. post office and stores reachable only by boats. Four bridges on the Grand river between Brantford and Onondaga carried away.

Thamesville Grand River Brantford Onondaga

Fiend in Human Form Brutal Child Abuse Case

Clarke county Iowa exposes revolting cruelty as Daniel Sams United Brethren near Smyrna faces trial for beating starving the child Oglesby. Witnesses recount freezing out doors and scorching flesh with a heated poker. Justice delays bond. Sams fled the country. victim sent to a Wayne county sister for care.

Desmoines Clarke County Daniel Sams United Brethren Smyrna Oglesby Sams Justice of the Peace Wayne County

Foreign News Items From Britain Ireland and Belgium

Reports of a street clash in Olonne with nine dead and several injured. Irish island suffering famine with sheep starving and relief subscriptions opened. Belgian quarrymen, 2000 strong, strike for higher pay. police disperse gatherings. A Cambridge ship shelling injures crew. no details given. Sugar duty cuts to start next month in Britain. Arkwright Mill sale in Rhode Island at 108000 dollars. Washington church awarded damages over railway track. U S mint delays silver coins due to new dies. German trials on firearms including revolvers and mitrailleuses. London coal price rise spurs a Consumers Association effort to secure affordable coal.

Cooperet Olonne Department of Stendeerance Galway Enghien Belgium Gens D’armes Cambridge Devonport England

Legislation Notes On Bills In Ohio House Session

A Hamilton County dispute over lunatic asylum funding dominates debate as House screens bills. Measures authorize marital estate purchases with separate funds, land swaps for schools, and selling church and school lands. The lottery bill, education transfers, and the general appropriation bill progress amid dissent on county burden shares.

Hart H. B Armstrong Guernsey J. Thompson Board of Education Washington Township Lucas County Township School House Senate House Ohio Taft Hamilton County Scott Mr. Taft

Kentucky Legislature Adopts Revenues and Reforms in Session

Frankfort April 10 act amends third Lunatic Asylum location and erection. Senate votes 18 to 11. liquor sales to minors in Covington addressed. House reconsiders salaries chapter raising Adjutant General pay to 1200 per annum. governor veto on Southern Kentucky railroad charter sustained. Monument funding for E L Van Winkle rejected. Attention to statewide education for colored children paused at adjournment.

Frankfort Yeas Covington Senate House Southern Kentucky Railroad E. L. van Winkle

Miscellaneous 19th Century US and UK News Snippets

Various brief items: bullion in the Bank of England fell £548,000. Bank of France gold decreased £250,000. meningitis cases in Sidney Ohio. Illinois Chief Justice Lawrence seeks re election. Connecticut returns show Democrat governor lead of 2,996. Senator Cattell entertained by Philadelphia bankers. a donor gave £25,000 to MIT. potential U S Marshal for Georgia named Lafayette McLawie. Texas reports crop losses and planting restarts. Pennsylvania adjourns sine die. P B eros elected Speaker of Senate. 92 herd cattle sold in Illinois for $45,600. St Louis to Kansas City train accident with no fatalities. Tweed and Jay Gould face contempt in Erie matter. Horace Greeley life insurance payout $100000. New York charter progress noted.

Bank of England Charles Sanguinet St. Louis Recenteoemente Cadiz Cuba Massachusetts Historical Society Robert C. Winthrop Bank of France Sidney Lawrence Sureme Court of Illinois Connecticut Senator Cattell Philadelphia National Bank Massachusetts Institution of Technology General Lafayette Waukegan Illinois Kansas City Tweed Jay Gould Browene Erie Horace Greeley Tig Ann New York Controller Gress

Mystery surrounds death of George Bellville in Cincinnati

A Cincinnati bus driver George Bellville died after a beating and alleged cerebro spinal meningitis. Reporters pursue why police and hospital staff found no bruises, while his mother and others reveal a brutal attack aftermath and possible police connections.

Geo. H. Bellville P. W. Strader & Co Laurel Street George Park Street Boekee Mud Bellville Molly Price Rere Columbus Moll Lloyd Lloyd’s Sixth Street Mound John Streets Price Lloyd Lloyd Cincinnati Hospital Apth Beville Ville the Star Jones Belleville Reja Sone Soares

Leonard Inquest Details Barroom Fight and Shooting

Coroner’s inquest heard testimonies about a fatal barroom confrontation on Front Street between Leonard and Gleason. Witnesses described a struggle, a watchman knocked down, and Gleason firing at Leonard as the fight moved through the room.

Maley Lele Leonere de Aenien Joseph Nolan Front Street Elm Plum Drayman Leonard Gleason Luke Leonard Wm. Heffron Plum Street City Transfer Company Race Street McUaffry John Whalen Buckly Dowd Clancey Gibbon

Self-made fortunes lift New York capitalists to wealth

The article praises self-made wealth among New York millionaires. It notes William B. Astor as rare for inheritance growth, and recounts rise stories: Cornelius Vanderbilt from a market cart to vast wealth, Cornelius Stewart starting with cheap laces, Daniel Drew from cattle driving to 25 to 30 million, George Law from dock worker to about 10 million, and Horace Greeley’s era riches, with fortunes of 4 to 15 million cited, illustrating humble beginnings and rising success.

New York William B. Astor Astor Cresus Cornelius Vanderbilt Staten Island Alexander T. Stewart Broadway Daniel Drew George Law Anne Aplace Horace B St- Louis Globe

Glass factories in Pittsburgh lead U.S. count

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds more than half of the nation’s glass factories. In eight years the number has grown from forty, highlighting a sharp expansion in the local glass industry.

Pittsburgh Penn United States

Fragmentary Manchester Note on Unverified Explosion Claim

In Manchester England a fragment mentions an explosion claim that cannot be checked until the entire contents were consumed. The text hints at an unresolved incident with no clear details or confirmation.

Manchester England

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