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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.
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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1872
Page
3
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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