Debt totals and fisheries proclamation update
Washington reports the public debt recap showing overall total near 2.28 billion with coin and currency holdings and special deposits. It also notes Grant's proclamation on the Treaty of Washington fisheries extending rights along the coast and a Halifax commission on payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Pension Fund
Maturitioal
Treasury
Atlantic Coast
President Grant
Treaty of Washington
Department of State
United States
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Halifax
Walworth trial details epilepsy linked to acts of violence
New York July 2 reports summarize testimony in the Walworth trial including Dr Gray describing epilepsy and brain effects, a Jackson case of parricide, and expert notes on impaired will during seizures. Prosecution closes as defense plans jury submission.
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New York
Walworth
B. Gray
Tate Lunatic Asylum
Jackson
John Lange
John Ackerman
O’connor
Frank Gillen
Hackett
Court of General Sessions
Cholera Deaths Reported in Nashville Area
Nashville July 1 mortuary report records sixteen cholera deaths yesterday with six inside city limits. Disease largely confines to districts adjoining the city. Seven deaths were due to other causes.
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Nashville
Cholera Outbreak Reports in Brussels and Paris
News from London reports an Asiatic cholera outbreak spreading to Brussels and Paris. Authorities warn residents to take precautions as cases rise and health measures are implemented.
Strike of the Weavers Shuts Berlin Factories
BERLIN July 2 A general strike has swept the Sora ae of weaving factories in the city. Upward of eight thousand weavers walk out and several large plants idle, threatening serious consequences for the trade.
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Berlin
Sora Ae
Insurrection Feared as Crowds Rally in Maprio Spain
Crowds gathered in streets and public squares as irreconcilables threaten disturbances. Troops occupy strategic positions while Cortes approves a bill granting extraordinary government powers by 39 to 18.
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Maprio
Cortes
Household Suggestions for Remedies and Purification
The text offers home tips such as using egg white with lime as a cement for broken china. It suggests honey and castor oil for asthma, taken as a tea spoonful morning and night. It also describes purifying rancid lard by heating with water and added sliced raw potatoes to remove bad taste.
Marriage and Longevity in Human Development
The passage argues marriage greatly influences a man’s mind and body, shaping study abilities, affections, and character. It contrasts intellectual prowess without domestic love, noting few monks achieve original invention or superior thought, and suggests domestic life gently redirects thought into calm, humanizing channels.
Perspectives on Marriage and Longevity Across Ages
The essay discusses marriage as a life sustaining influence, arguing early unions aid health and vitality. It cites Aristotle Spartans Tacitus and Fox, noting varied ages for happiness, benefits to women, and roles of companionship. It highlights Clodia’s longevity as an extraordinary counterpoint.
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Tacitus
Charles James Fox
Clodia
Billy Kelly Attempts Jail Escape and Self Harm
Billy Kelly, a notorious inmate, tried to leap from the jail balcony after learning he would be sent to Columbus. He was knocked unconscious, vomited, and then placed in a cell. doctors doubt broken bones, while officials debate whether the act was a suicide attempt or a ploy to trigger medical care and escape.
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Billy Kelly
Judge Murdock
Kelly
Columbus
Anton Freitag
Freiberg
Sei
Dan McCarthy
Red Morris
Burlew
Billy
Tilton Rockwell
Chas
Robbins
Turnkey
Rockwell
Tucker
Zeigler
Prisoner Describes Escape and Imprisonment Outcome
The statement notes that if present this morning he would have seen Kelly join the other prisoners. It asserts Kelly remains safely confined within the penitentiary at the earliest practicable moment despite his injuries.
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Kelly
German Press Defends Sunday Laws Bias Debate
A letter to the editor rebuts the Gazette and Sunday Law coverage alleging discrimination against German Americans. It accuses the Gazette of inflaming tensions, defends Mayor Johnston for treating all nationalities alike, and denounces claims of German favoritism as fiction and misrepresentation.
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the Gazette
Prom the Courier
Cincinnati
Gazette
Johnston
The
Millcreek Bottom
Inwood Park
Turner’s
Police Court—Drunks and Disorderlies Dismissed and Fined
The Police Court lists multiple defendants with outcomes. Thomas Hechter dismissed. Daugherty and Kerbis fined five dollars plus costs. Fellemeyer five dollars and costs. John Henry three dollars and costs. Donohue three dollars and costs. Flanagan three dollars and costs. Henry Bierman and A Mitchell continued one day. Sullivan dismissed. Goshen costs. Knoll costs. Hays one month. Southgate dismissed. Mahoney and costs. Sally Houk three dollars and costs. Scott ten dollars and costs. Mulrausr dismissed. Frank Clements threatened violence dismissed. Lewis Cameron released on recognizance. Brockman abusing family dismissed. Warner abusing family died August Langbein abused family. Langbein thirty days. Burke abusing family continued until Monday. Patrick Shannon dismissed. Kleinschmid permitting nuisance continued one week. Schallermann selling diluted milk continued until the 8th. Eliza Sweeney and John Martin assault and battery dismissed. Warner malicious destruction of property dismissed. Kelly common thief dismissed. Peter Clark vagrancy. Peres. John Welsh petit larceny dismissed.
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Thos. Hecter
Pongerse Daugherty
Richard Kerbis
Inc. Fellemeyer
John Henry
Costa
Daniel Donohue
Costes
John Flanagan
Henry Bierman
A. Mitchell
J. P. Sullivan
Charles Goshen
Michael Knoll
John Welsh
Milk inspectors name milkmen cited for infants sustenance probe
Milk Inspector Obersole’s June report lists numerous milk dealers and street sellers tied to adulteration in infant milk. Percentages range from 1 to 20 per cent with several firms named by corner and street, including W L Williams & Son and Schulte, among others.
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Obersole
Bruggeman
John
Theo
Thale
H. Mehmert
Central Avenue
Henry Olding
W. L. Williams & Son
Vine
Diekman
George Davison
Schulte
Wm. Mier
Broadway
H. Wunker
E. Pearl
D. Luxterman
Sommermier
H. Krock
R. Luesse
Muckee & Co
H. Broxtermann
A. Otte & Co
Schlehuber & Co
James Barnett
Kellerman, Madison
Selle
T. A. Kaister
H. Heheman
William Brockman Granted Dismissal in Police Court Case
In a police court session this morning William Brockman was dismissed after the alleged brutal assault on his wife could not proceed because she was absent and did not prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Brockman
Tony Pastor Show Draws Large, Lively Audiences at Wood's Theater
Tony Pastor's nightly performances at Wood's Theater attract ree and enthusiastic crowds. The bill features Jenny and Baby Benson as major acts and a strong Fourth of July lineup is being prepared. The "Game of Love" continues to draw at Robinson's Opera House.
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Tony Pastor
Wood
Jenny
Baby Benson
Robinson’s Opera House
Election of School Board Officers in 1873 74 session
The Board of Education chose Henry Ack as temporary chair and elected L. W. Goss as president. Various officers followed including H. L. Wehmer as vice president and W. J. O Neil as corresponding secretary. John W. Cameron won Superintendent of Buildings, with party lines noted as secular or anti Bible in the school party prevailing.
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Henry Ack
Goss
Wilson
Brunsman
L. W. Goss
Ferr
Scarbo
Merrill
H. L. Wehmer
O'Neil Alex. Long
Stanley Moses Wilson
J. H. Brunsman
O’neil
Bruneman
B.O.M. DeBeck
Thomas B. Horton
John Hancock
O’ Neil
John W. Cameron
Henry Bevis
Moses Wilson Jd
O'Neil
Francis Ferry
Rufus King
Henry Mack
Mack
King
Ferry
Mac
Mr. Wilson
Union Board of High Schools
J. P. Carberry
A. L. Frazer
Herman Eckel
H. J. Wehmer
Wm. Strunk
Dr. Bruckner
H M. Merrill
Eckel
Roberts
Bruckner
Wehmer
Miller
Scarborough
Stanley
Messrs
Merrill and
Mr. Eckel
Carberry
Frazer
Health Officer Reports on Market Food Safety Concerns
Dr J J Quinn reports the market’s waste, rotten vegetables and decaying food are creating putrescence and cholera risk. He urges prohibition of imported unhealthy produce and strict disposal of stale meats and fish, with clear orders from the Board of Health.
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J. J. Quinn
Board of Health
India
Oriana Memphis
Cholera Warning Report by Health Officer J J Quinn
Citing causes and opinion, the health officer urges interdiction of sale of articles. Cholera has not taken hold locally but shown along city outskirts. He stresses cleanliness, ventilation, disinfecting premises, regular meals, and avoiding feverish gatherings to prevent attacks.
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Fourth Street
Canal
Millcreek
Deercreek
J.J. Quinn
Art auction totals seven thousand seven hundred twenty five dollars
A sale of a private art collection realized $7,725 with bids on works by Guelich Heubner Lessing Preyer Verbeck Calame and others. Prices ranged from twenty to thirteen hundred ten dollars for pieces including Sunset in Holland and Alpine Scene.
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Holland
Guelich
Jacob
L. B. Harrison
Carl Heubch
Indland Landespe
C.N
Landeca
N. Scheua Gee
Scheuren
Meyer von Bremen
Henry Dore
Bartholomew’s Pass
Waltzmann Mountains
Bavaria
Lucanus
A. Lew
Reuben Sprill
Carl Heubner
John King, Jr
Quedlinberg
Saxony
Black Fort
Hartz
C. F. Lessing
S. Morrison
J. W. Preyer
Reuben Springer
Alleghen
Paul Weber
Wm. Wiswell
Eugene Verbeckhoven
James Bugher
J. W. Schirmer
James A. Frazer
Ostende
Dr. Lucanus
Andreas, Achenbach
Groesbeck
Joe Longworth
Charles Springer
Gerard Dow
George McAlain
Ref. Scheuren
Alexander Calame
Hamilton Calendar Mix of Shows Races and Notices
The Hamilton STAR reports a July 4 entertainment in Courthouse Park for the Children’s Home, a balloon ascent at Butler County fair grounds, and a German Society event at Sohngens Grove. It lists marriage licenses, stray letters, and local news, with ads urging liberal advertisers to use the STAR for wide circulation.
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Hamilton
John Koehler
James E. Campbell
Courthouse Park
Butler County Fair Grounds
United German Society
Sohngens Grove
Wm. Stonebarger
Bridget Hendley
Jac. Haldren
Wilhelmina Voss
Daniel Pye
Mary Alice Heumegard
Aeean Aoe Rene
Atman Aylor
George Argac
Lewis Benedict
William Berry
Jacob Cule
Rebecca Decer
Wm. L. Lefflar
George Mehl
C. C. Palmer
Barbara Strawburg
D. L. Wilson
Wm. Worch
Mary Remianiy
Reading
Jeeran Arenes Iil
A. Horse
Newport
STAR
Cincinnati
Newport Tax Day Slump Marred by Missing Payment and Death Fear
City tax collection started yesterday but the treasurer’s office was slow as residents paid little. Wm Sigihan of Mayo street reportedly hired a horse and buggy and vanished, raising fears of self harm. The Eureka Corp Knights of Pythias plan an excursion to Louisville tomorrow for a prize drill.
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Staten Island
Col
Wm. O’connor Sydney
California
Bogen
Newport
Wm. Sigihan
Mayo Street
York
Cincinnati
Sigman
Eureka Corp
Knights of Pythias
Louisville
AURORA Industrial Accident and School Benefit Report
An worker at Steaman & Co. in Aurora was injured by a heavy lumber pile at the factory yesterday and received medical aid at home. The Aurora Catholic School children held a benefit entertainment for orphan relief, raising a sizable sum. A few cholera cases were reported though details remain unconfirmed.
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Omber
Steaman & Co
Aurora Catholic School
F. J. Klein
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Postal Service
Hastings
David Murphy
John Barry
Supreme Court
Ingraham
Seventy Second Street
Second Avenue
Court of Appeals
New York Daily Graphic
Daily Graphic Sere
Professor West
Philadelphia
Washington H. Donaldson
Graphic Company
West
Donaldson
Europe
Telegraph
Graphic
J. C. Marriner
Thirty-fourth Street
Park Bank
Stanford, Conn
Ema
Luciens County Isurance Company
Feeny
Dickinson Street
Brooklyn
New York City
Simon Donan
Christoher Flood
Etala Spring
U. S
Ciruit Court
Benedict
W. H. Sidell
U. S. Army
West Point
John Curtis
Christie Street
Gallagher
Curtis
Mortuary Report
Lonon
Brussels
Aris
Ghriawyt
Spain
the German Press
the Health Officer’s
Burt Pictures
Aurora, Ind
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