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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1875
Page
2
A garbled May Daily Star item discusses the Saw England gubernatorial talk, Massachusetts temperance dissent, insect theory from the arid plains, and Lower Michigan charity missions. It mentions Glen Mitchell on July 19 and a university boat race, with sparse clear facts and many era-specific opinions.
The plan by Captain Mads outlines two 14,000 foot parallel jetties to confine the channel at the South Pass bar near New Orleans and force construction of a deeper current. Estimated cost 5,200,000 dollars to be paid by the government after completion. dredging minimal. The project aims to create a reliable harbor opening to the Gulf, boosting commerce, agriculture, and western development, with long term river and railroad integration.
In a dawn February scene on the African coast the Monwbud pursues a slaver, the Arrow, after sighting a vessel aiding the slave trade. The chase ends with a clash, the slave ship wrecked near Dover bar, and rescued captives including a Congo girl described with admiring detail.
The readable text presents garbled phrases and names with no clear event. It mentions locations, people, and stray quotes but lacks coherent reporting or dates. Reliability is low, and no verifiable details support a distinct news item.
A garbled OCR fragment recounts a shipboard incident with The Rosebud and Arrow, including a rescue, crew turmoil, and the captain’s restraint. It shifts to industrial and trade items noting pig iron shipments, the New Jersey iron company, and global trade concerns. Miscellaneous public notices and market data appear, with scattered references to Canadian and British commerce and agriculture.
Nominating chatter runs through several papers with varied picks for president. The Dayton Journal hints at Reneval Urook as a choice, while the Buffalo prose mentions Gun, Hooker, believed dead. The piece also notes Meret Halstead of Cincinnati and wartime style independence in the press. A Montreal operation on a stallion and a breakdown of related costs are also described, along with a minor note on the Syrian Growubrins and local officials.
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