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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1872
Page
2
A reader urges city authorities to require streetcar companies to fund a detective system in cars to shield the public from thefts and outrages. The letter argues companies profit from public grants and should bear costs for passenger safety and crime deter rence.
The Weekly Star urges readers nationwide to recruit one more subscriber at one dollar per year plus a one dollar premium, with specimen copies available. Two Boston shop girls saved twenty thousand dollars in a store fire, while Boston money funded Chicago and Boston fire losses, with Hartford Insurance firms facing sizable claims.
A historical critique of street-car theft details how pickpockets exploit crowded cars to steal wallets watches and jewelry from both women and men often slipping away unseen. It calls for action by street-car companies and the public to curb these robberies and urges heightened precaution and vigilance.
An immense fire in a granite building at Summer and Kingston streets raged for hours, blazing from an elevator shaft to the mansard roof. Fire engines fought the flames as smoke filled the blocks, while onlookers and marines from the Charlestown Navy Yard guarded property and witnessed the city’s dramatic destruction.
In Newport on November 15 the city battles an epizootic as 2 1 2 482 cases are reported and 400 head of horses are in service. Ox teams rise in use amid hoof care concerns and a levee shoeing business thrives. City council actions include street repairs delays and planning for a revised charter.
The Platting Commission discussed street improvements in Section Walnut Hill yesterday. The Board of School Examiners tested candidates for teaching certificates to the Pu Schools. Rail traffic authorities pledged continued monitoring and outreach. Snow appeared on the streets today, reminding residents of the season.
In police court before Judge Straub seven cases were heard. Jennie Coyler was dismissed for drunk and disorderly conduct. Julia Perry received ten days. Wm Nolte was dismissed for drunk and disorderly conduct. James Brewer faced assault and battery. Charles Smith was continued for petit larceny. John Wolfen shauer was dismissed for street begging. John Kennedy was fined five days for malicious destruction.
A cholera like disease has broken out among city fowls with immediate fatal results. One poultry dealer on Hamilton road lost 300 birds and others in the area suffered smaller losses. Buyers should avoid poultry killed while unhealthy and look for a blackish tinge in the meat as a warning sign.
Henry Kress of 986 Central Avenue faced an armed attack when a masked shooter knocked at his rear door at 4 PM. A candle went out as the assailant fired, the ball grazing Kress’s arm and failing to cause serious injury, with the assailant escaping.
At a new building site on the southeast corner of Ninth and Plum a derrick failed causing the wall to topple. Laborer William Kahlman was struck by a beam and timber, suffering head chest injuries. He was moved to a saloon then to a hospital for treatment.
Sheriff A B Holabird transfers lot 116 by 278 on Brown street East Camp Washington to B F Brannan for 2983 34 dollars. Shoemaker and wife sell undivided sixth of 442 acres near Sete leasehold to J N Kinney. Page and W P Bruce sell three acres in Glen sale village to Susan Pig. Fuller and wife convey Front street parcel 58k feet south of Walnut Street to Lucy L Clement for 7000 dollars. Fivagid and wife transfer coat side properties to Mary J Brown along the Norwood Pike. Edward McDoulas gains 918 percent feet north of Fourth Street from wife and others. Luckett et al to Mba an lot 3. Administrator of Adam Holland to Margaret Cy tion 1 ther a con Seernen ie also of a nip 15 feet wide in same section and townships. Fillmann and wife to same the inter San the grantor. Louis Ablfeldt to Catharine Ablfeldt lease hold east part of Moore’s subdivision on Hamilton road.
The report shows imports and exports for the last 24 hours with mixed results. Apples moved at 440 for shelled, 480 for corn, wheat demand steady, oats mixed, rye quiet with lower grades, cotton market quiet, meats unchanged with light transactions, city kettle offerings steady, flour and grain deliveries listed with prices and quantities.
A thorough treatise on the principles of the law governing sale of stock and the duties of horse and cattle dealers. It serves lawyers, stable owners, livery keepers, innkeepers, and veterinarians with clear rules, cases, and practical guidance for stock trades and liability.
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