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Newspaper

The Star

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1872

Page

3

Fragmented OCR Notice Summary Card

Readable OCR fragment outlines a local public notice with unclear dates and names. The sparse text mentions a sale or action by a local official body but lacks concrete details or full context.

Eighty Acre Suburban Lot Sale Advertised Near Burnet Woods

Cincinnati ad notes eighty acres in suburb ready for sale within easy distance of the city. It promises no nuisances and an unexceptionable neighborhood near Burnet Woods Park. Park Commissioners’ real estate venture is criticized as profiteering with the sale planned despite plans to create a public park.

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The New Bounty Land Bill Passes House

The House approved a major change to the Soldiers Homestead Law. The bill allows officers and enlisted personnel to enter a quarter section of unoccupied land along railroad land grants and receive a patent immediately, enabling sale rights. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.

House Senate

Sumner and Oblivion in a Civil War Letter

A Washington clash over erasing Civil War memory argues that Sumner cannot erase the record of Union valor. The writer contrasts ancient and modern triumphs to defend preserving trophies, banners, and inscriptions as witness to history.

Washington Sumner Mr. Summer Job Crieth Joshua Tower of London Bosworth Field Atd Be Ihs Hhis Mr. Sumner

ode to memory of battles and a call against oblivion

The speaker argues that memories of battles from Lexington to Gettysburg and beyond endure beyond any attempts to erase them. He warns Mr Sumner that his proposed measure would be odious and useless, urging restraint while honoring veterans and fallen heroes. Witnesses of war remain, despite calls to forget.

Shiloh Atlanta New Orleans Mobile Vicksburg Gettysburg Petersburg Nashville Richmond Lexington Concord Saratoga Bunker Hill Trenton Yorktown Sumner Mr. Sumner

Paris Assembly Dissolution Debate Sparks Tension

Gambetta and Louis Blanc to speak in the National Assembly on petitions for dissolution. Thiers abstains. Ministers view debate as inopportune. Also noted are monetary shifts, a shipwreck near Viseland with many casualties, and Garibaldi’s letter on democracy and Jesuit influence.

London Parjis Gambetta Louis Blanc National Assembly Thiers Bank of Disraeli Franklin Hamburg San Francisco Viseland Merece North Sea St. James Hall Rorook Mr. Alley M. P J. Onslow Sir Roger Daily News Garibaldi France Tyrol Vorarlberg Lisbon Douro Rio Janeiro Mitre Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Roves Atajo Paris M. Goulard Interior Raoul Duval Lacombe D’ Audiffret Pasquier Berlin Herr Wauch Africa Guilipanes

Accidents in the Lakes Reach Notable Totals in 1872

Detroit reports the 1872 lake craft season saw over 1000 mishaps, a drop from 1871. Of these, 860 were severe enough to be casualties, 21 vessels foundered, 209 ashore, 80 total losses. Fires caused burns and damage.

Detroit Mica

Wreck of the Steamer St Louis Sinks. All Safe

Florida report details the St Louis sinking after leaking near 170 miles off the southwest bar on December 8. Captain Whitehead and crew abandoned ship at 2 am on the 9th, boats reached a pilot launch, and all were saved by the British ship Record's captain Dumaresque. Bethel Fair receipts and local court sentences noted.

St. Louis Key West Whitshead New Orleans New York Southwest Whitehead Jay Dumaresque Record Liverpool

Police Court and Water-Works Inquest Reported

Court records show Brewery Judge Stravs handling drunk and disorderly cases with several defendants given workhouse, months, or fines. An inquest at the Water-Works resumed, with testimony detailing scaffold design, truss weights around 700 pounds per section, and safety concerns cited by workers and engineers.

Stravs O. E. Newton Merror H. Keeney C. 8. Rankin & Co Foley Mr. Foley Mr. R Mr. Egan Ir. Foley

Linwood Moral Drift Distracts Town Amid Theft Probe

Letters from Linwood denounce a decline in morals as thefts at the railway depot and toll gate rise. A guilty youth admits to a milk drink and coffee theft while the community faces ongoing complaints to railroad officials and calls for punishment to curb crime.

Duprez and Benedict Minstrels to Visit Cincinnati Christmas Week

Mr C H Keeshan of Duprez Benedicts Minstrels lit up our sanctum this morning. The troupe are in the Northwest on immense business and will perform at Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati during Christmas week with a warm reception anticipated. Terpsichorean dancers enjoyed the annual ball of Weil Kahn Co at Arbeiter Hall last night. Notable attendees included Miss Ella H and Miss Jennie T of Covington, with Mr J W St Clair and Mr S Hilp among the gentlemen. The evening was crowded and energetic, ending near dawn.

Linwood el Dorado vRanx Confen Ion Promto Doso Nomone C. H. Keeshan Duprez & Benedict’s Minstrels Northwest Cincinnati Pike’s Opera House Anna G J. W

Fire in Law Building on Third Street Causes Water Damage

A morning blaze in the Law Building on Third Street confined to the garret caused losses not exceeding ten thousand dollars and fully insured with Equitable of New York. Water damage affected upper floors housing four families and two workers, plus law offices on the second floor. stores below were unoccupied and the Hopple estate bears the risk.

Law Building Third Street Ansee Equitable Company New York Garret J. M. Tilton Gazette Joseph Jizotte Hopple

Real Estate Transfers and Market Review

Real estate transfers include Cooper to Leon Marks & Co. for No. 84 West Pearl Street five years at 3400 yearly. multiple parcels traded with various owners in Mount Washington, Colerain, Wooster Pike, and Main Street. Afternoon market review notes limited changes in flour wheat corn rye barley cotton whisky hogs and meats with prices and receipts listed.

A Jesday Wee Marc E. Cooper Leon Marks & Co West Pearl Street Ohio Lodge C. F A. BE A. Schmidt Odidfellows Fourth and Home Streets J.¥. Martin Abram Bogart Mount Washington Peter Fee John Blank Warsaw M. Wm. Rose Wirch Asher Wert E. Y. Carson Colerain Pike Colerain Township W. ©. Clenahan Joseph Simpson Calhoun Street Citfon Avenue Patrick Naughton J. M. Blecker Wooster Pike Wa'son Street Peter Neff P. R. Neff Walker Mill Road Gear Street Abelle Neff Enar Gest Street Margaret Dahme J. B. Duhme

Markets by Telegraph Livestock and Grain Report

Telegraph market notes show wheat and corn futures steady to dull with December contracts firming. Cattle trade is quiet with no notable sales while pork and flour price hints indicate slight shifts. official head counts around 26 576 and 19 985 for cattle and hogs respectively.

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An Analytic Work for Lawyers Library Noted

The author presents a clearly analytic mind that yields a concise book essential to lawyers. It covers principles governing live stock sales and safekeeping, horserail keeping, and the law on innkeepers, with full notes to leading English and American cases.

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