12 Feb 1873
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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1873
Page
1
Reports from Madrid indicate Carlists are actively organizing amid political tension. The article notes discussions involving M Thiers and the Committee of Th Prospects of an Amicable Compromise. Ames' Little Book is cited in revelations, and Mr Colfax rises to explain.
In Paris on Feb 12 the Duke De Broglie plans talks with M. Ki ers to bridge the rift between the Committee of Thirty and M Thiers. He will present the committee’s proposals and seek acceptable modifications. A Left coalition supports Thiers as a compromise is anticipated.
Madrid reports quiet after King Amadeus abdication with Senate forming a peace committee. Insurgent Carlist bands harass northern forces and have besieged Saragossa, with a battle anticipated between Carlists and government troops.
The Senate and House committees discuss election privileges and possession events at Mechanics Institute New Orleans. Reports cover tax titles and land restitution, river and harbor funding shifts, cabinet reorganization rumors, and treasury coupon payments. Evarts submits Geneva Award brief to Congress.
The Poland Credit Mobilier Committee read entries from Oakes Ames's little book showing credits to Henry Wilson and Dawes, stock records for Credit Mobilier and Union Pacific, and payments to Colfax and others. Colfax’s testimony disputed a $1200 check while Nesbit funds and stepfather deposits are examined for campaign use and deposits.
The ninth anniversary of the Working Women's Protective Union drew a crowded audience at Association Hall with Miss Emily Faithfull lecturing at 7 30 pm. A coroner inquest into John Harrold's death after an embezzlement charge raised questions of a trumped up accusation. A Panama gale wrecked ships and damaged harbor facilities. Erie Directors announce a dividend of 844 per cent on preferred stock and 13 percent on common.
A blaze at Willette wood and coal yard at Degraw and Bond streets caused 15000 in building losses and 1000 in stock plus 2000 insured value after an explosion ignited the wood work. C H Lewis of Gainesville Alabama, 23, tried suicide at 332 Bay Street and was taken to City Hospital with two letters hinting at insanity.
Detroit February 12 burial news reports the death of Commodore J P McKinstry United States Navy aged sixty six. He served seven years in the naval service and had been on the retired list for several years. He owned property valued at over a million dollars.
In Columbus on February 11 the Senate met with Mr Brinsmade presiding and handled only minor local business while the House opened at 2:30 PM. A new bill by Mr Bradbury aims to limit criminal prosecutions by prohibiting any attorney tied to a State's Attorney from acting as defense counsel in state cases. Adjourned.
The Senate considered a memorial from the Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio asking for historical papers purchase. It moved through multiple bills including a monument at Salisbury for Union soldiers, currency exchange parity, railroad right of way grants in Colorado, bank information gathering, tax exemptions for academic alcohol use, mining development funding, and postal rate amendments affecting newspapers and manuscripts. The session included river and harbor appropriations, a $125,000 loss claim payment to Peoria heirs, and Montana & Wyoming railroad authorization.
The article details penalties for mail theft and obstruction, a provision allowing weekly newspapers to mail free in their counties, and a debate over soldiers' headstones amid an army appropriation bill. It notes a petition by Joseph B. Stewart referred to a committee and the House's advancement of the army bill.
Reports from Madrid and London describe the Cortes deciding to form a permanent committee with fifty deputies. King Amadeus abdication anxieties, and British boundary questions amid historic diplomatic tensions.
A colossal fossil plant discovery near Denver Colorado is described as the largest fossil vegetation specimen. It comprises two sections totaling fifty feet two inches, one at thirty nine feet long and twenty two feet at the widest diameter, the other twenty one feet long and nine feet at mid diameter. The fossil shows varied textures with polished chalcedony like surfaces, white portions, and crystalline cavities sparkling like diamonds, with pecan bark lines visible.
Prairie Farmer notes a method using Paris Green and calcined lime to destroy striped bugs and the Colorado potato beetle on squash and cucumber crops. The author cautions care, as the mix may harm tender foliage like Hubbard squash, melons, and cucumbers, and recommends cautious use on winter squash.
Fragmentary cooking note describes shaping a round steak into a dressing with water pepper and other seasonings. The readable text shows an unfinished instruction likely from a home kitchen note or a recipe card.
A collage of anecdotes on remarkable mental feats and quick perception. Thoreau could count by feel with pencils and knew plant flowering order and bird notes in Concord. Houdon and others trained senses, from recognizing strangers on trains to recalling animal marks and logs.
A guide on making toast describes a light, digestible breakfast item. It advises warming bread evenly, using thin slices, and achieving rich color by evaporating moisture to form dextrine, with tea or coffee as a suitable accompaniment.
A short moral note from Farmieres Home Journal condemns vices such as vanity vulgarity tattling and falsehood while praising usefulness and virtue. It urges readers to void these faults and strive for industry and helpful behavior.
Local court records show multiple cases including F Salisbury vs Sonnedecker and others on a $600 note with prior judgments, Marion Carpenter vs Dawson on real estate commission, and J C Grannon vs Union Fence Company. Also cases of August Rennish, O E Newton, F Hote, A B Crary, A McGary, Sarah Purcell, and Harriet Byronee divorces. Probate notices state administrator appointments and property bonds.
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