22 Jul 1873
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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1873
Page
1
Reverend Henry Meyers longtime pastor of Saint Pingent charges died here yesterday. The report notes a patent leather factory on Richmond Street burned by fire yesterday morning in Newark with unknown losses. Rhode Island mentions appear as fragmented OCR.
Fire damaged iron works in London leading to a monthlong shutdown. The company had not paid workmen, and about $20,000 was owed. Local home of New York and Queen’s Own of Loyal London were mentioned in connection with the losses.
Boston report outlines Dr Mack’s narrative after an alleged attack by Dr A N Trinslow. Trinslow claims heated words during a visit, a landlady heard a quarrel, and Mack was struck. The revolver involved is reported as a Smith and Wesson with two loaded chambers. Mack says only one shot fired and another unloaded for some time.
A chaotic New York dispatch reports 150 proposals for road grading and Delaware divisions, a swift liner voyage, and a major seizure of 900 watches for duty violations. It notes legal actions, a Brooklyn Trust Co controversy, and a fatal farm murder in New Jersey.
Judge Blatchford narrows liability to the insured company to its interest in the vessel and freight for a voyage where a ship was lost. A referee is to determine this interest amount while pending suits proceed. Immigration arrivals at Castile Garden reported 6 874 in a week. A new sectarian religious paper, The Case appears next week. The Erie stock corner by German bankers sparked great activity with 25 000 shares controlled outside. Will probated for Cora Livingston of Red Hook Duchess County. A large bequest is noted in the will alongside various charitable bequests.
A five year old named Willie Maskell was found drowned in the river after two days missing. An unknown man’s body was recovered from the lake near the breakwater. Geo Henderson and Richard Beiberbach were arraigned for rape against Betsy Deibald, a French girl. Police changes include Reubin Cleveland nominated as Police Commissioner replacing Carlyse Mason.
Mrs Martens found a naked body in bushes about ten miles south of Green Bay near De Pere. A smallsatchel nearby held bones and papers identifying the man as Robert Gourly of McLean, Illinois, a victim of last winter's snow storm.
Burglars broke into the City Clerk and Justice of the Peace office in Ypsilanti last night stealing 1,100 chattel mortgages and the Justices docket books and papers. An attempt was made to burn the Methodist church but the fire was discovered before serious damage.
From London dated July 22 a confirmed cholera case appeared in the city and authorities report strict sanitary measures to curb spread. Lord Wolverton lies seriously ill at his residence and a physician warns the illness may prove fatal.
In Leicester England an old bedstead linked to Richard III's era illustrates secrecy and superstition. A royal treasure chest allegedly hid inside a wooden bedframe sparked legends of a cautious king, later influencing property and local history as the relic passed to Babes and a Rothley house before preservation.
A series of varied reports from Beisenodareland to New Haven detail railroad accidents, arrests, and deaths. Politically noted by names like Mortot and Colby, crimes include counterfeiters in Richmond and a brutal beating in Pittsburgh. Weather and crop notes hint at Mississippi rain shortages amid broader unrest.
A chaotic compilation notes the Shah leaving Paris for Geneva, cholera and yellow fever outbreaks, and a July to November recess in the French Assembly. It covers Spanish Carlist uprisings, Barcelo na security measures, assassination attempts on Marshal Serrano, Mexican electoral tensions, and currency woes. Also mentions the Spanish ministry and Cortes activities, Vienna cholera cases, and Don Carlos advancing on Bilbao with torpedo preparations.
The Journal of Chemistry warns that coal stoves emit dangerous gases like sulfurous acid and carbon monoxide. It notes painless, rapid suffocation in poorly ventilated rooms, urges vigilance, and advises against sleeping in stoves heated rooms or transporting hot coals into sleeping areas during cold weather.
A traveler recalls staying in a western state country tavern where the single room served as hall, drawing room, kitchen and more. She notes men dressing openly and a chalk mark around beds to preserve ladies privacy, an awkward objection to such arrangements.
A solemn meditation on mothers and age. The piece urges young men to honor their mothers, noting an old woman’s enduring care, the marks of life, and the ultimate finiteness of her days. It contrasts motherly love with later relations and ends with a call to tenderness.
A reflective portrait extols a mother's home as the true center of family life. The writer compares two households, praising the first for its nurturing atmosphere that elevates all members and inspires others, contrasting it with a routine, aimless later scene.
The New York Letter recalls self made fortunes such as Astor Vanderbilt Stewart Drew Law Stuart and others. It traces humble starts from dock labor or penny candy to vast wealth including sums from ten to fifty million dollars. The piece highlights how perseverance and shrewd investment built immense estates.
The New York Evening Mail argues for a dirt pricing plan to clean Philadelphia streets. It advocates licensing dirt collection, paying contractors by load, and removing prohibitions to open the trade to competition rather than monopolists. It claims $1 per load would cut removal costs and spur cleaner streets.
A clerk at a dry goods store in Essex Street and a young woman are described in a tale of a warm Friday. While they flirted on the lawn the sash suddenly dropped and knocked off the peak of the clerk’s nose. He hopped about in pain and was blamed by an observer who expelled him. He left town Monday morning.
The Board of Education voted to relocate offices from the on Buildings to the Public Library Building on E Street. A member, Mr S H, resigned from the board. The board resolved to admit women to supervise and support cook programs across school houses.
Fragmentary July market notes report modest demand for mwener in some areas and steady to cautious activity in the wool clip. Banks and markets quote loans around 8.9 percent for first class paper with limited price movement and various closing bids and asks.
The column reports dull or steady prices across commodities including beans, bran, coal, flour, corn, hay, hot blast charcoal, scrap iron, leather, and provisions. Notable notes reference price ranges, quiet markets, and general inactivity with minor shifts in oats, wheat, and wool demand.
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