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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1872
Page
1
Directory style snippet shows numerous Cincinnati merchants across footwear, groceries, furniture, insurance, and manufacturing with addresses mainly on Vine, Walnut, and Sixth streets. It reads like a late 19th century business catalog listing shops and services.
The edition reports a terrible explosion at an English coal mine drawing widespread concern. It notes government and company responses underway and outlines immediate aid measures for victims.
Rome Oct 7 The Pope received several letters from President Thiers who urges the Holy Father to reconsider leaving Rome for a residence in France He promises unwavering support of the French Republic and hints at a Campagne residence offer after deliberation with his Cardinals amid the Holy See crisis.
A London report says a Leeds coal mine explosion crushed crews and caused the collapse of underground supports. Twenty men died and over fifty were seriously injured, with many trapped or burned in debris. Excitement ran through Leeds as families mourned the lost workers. The Queen of Holland is due in England soon, and Gen Schenck has returned to London from the continent. The Liverpool steamer Hilda was wrecked off South Shields with all aboard lost.
Funeral services for Professor Lieber were held at his residence and in the Church of the Incarnation with notable pallbearers and attendees from German American societies and Columbia College. The grand jury for the Court of Oyer and Terminer was sworn and Tweed and Genet faced trial next Monday. Registration for the November election started in New York and Brooklyn as political mood grew tense with key battles in Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania shaping the presidential race. A Williamsburg Republican meeting wall collapsed injuring several children, two of them killed, and a Cuban steamer Virginius fled surveillance near Venezuela as troops moved to fortify.
Dispatches report the Virginius escaping Spanish pursuit with American colors in Venezuelan waters. Paymaster Reese and an infantry captain face court martial for financial and borrowing irregularities. Archbishop Bayley set for installation. a Cooper Institute mass linked to Woman's Rights Association backs Grant with notable speakers.
Washington Oct 8 The first case this week before the Southern Claims Commission concerns the estate of a wealthy Louisiana citizen who left one third of his property including a valid claim against the government to the State of Louisiana. Most new claims exceed $1000. Mr Moran of Georgetown DC died Sunday of heart disease. Rumor says Treasury sold five million in gold to balance currency due to reserves.
The Chicago bricklayers strike escalates with gangs threatening workers and a striker climbing Tremont House wall to scare jobholders. Contractor Peter Button is arrested after pushing him off. The new liquor law holds saloon owners liable as a jailed case against Mack proceeds. Rev. R S Thompson survives a carriage fall as Toronto elections and betting surge. Theo Thomas Orchestra opens at McVickers Theatre to a large crowd.
Philadelphia October 8 The Supreme Court with Justices Canwest Strong McKennan and Cadwallader debated whether a Deputy Marshal may arrest a person voting on a fraudulent naturalization paper and bring him before a U S Commissioner The court cited the February 28 1871 act clarifying marshal authority and declined to instruct beyond its terms.
Boston honors Miles Standish as the corner-stone of a Capitol Hill Drexbury monument was laid with Masonic military and civic honors. The ancient artillery of Boston escorted a procession including the Grand Lodge of Masons and New England civic and military officers. General Sargent, president of the Monument Association, spoke. A clam bake followed the ceremonies.
The Memphis note reports Paul Morton wounded at Friar's Point by a man named Matthews. It also describes tense local Arkansas elections, armed negroes traveling by boat, and a ferry crossing accident near Mackey's Ferry where a driver named Lyons is believed to have died. passenger details are uncertain due to a lost way bill.
Brooklyn October 8 Several prisoners were brought before the King County Court of Oyer and Terminer for murder in the first degree. Henry Rogers who killed Officer Starbuck had his case set for Tuesday next. Mrs A Anderson and Dr Irish accused of poisoning her daughter and son were to be tried yesterday. A postponement of Fanny Hydes trial for murder of her employer George Watkin was sought on grounds of sickness and to be argued Monday. Plymouth Church commemorative exercises began yesterday at four. Nearly 3 000 students gathered for refreshments and social entertainment. At five they paid a marching salute to Beecher at his residence and later addressed Beecher at the church.
Prof Day of National Progress and 8 P Sampson ofColored Citizen spoke to a large black crowd in Harrisburg supporting Grant Wilson and Hartranft. Sampson praised Grants Haiti policy as statesmanship. Republicans held a torchlight procession. Democrats met at the Courthouse. Rally gauge shows firm victory hopes with Hartranfts lead promised by party chair.
The Masters and Past Masters of the Patrons of Husbandry meet in Columbia on October 9 to organize a state Grange with eighteen subordinate Granges, the largest in the state. The State Agricultural and Mechanical Association gears up for the annual fair opening October 6, promising a larger exhibit and attendance than ever before.
Early Oct 8 a blaze at Frisbie's dry goods store in Detroit started after a gas jet left burning near a stack of lace shawls. Firefighters fought for an hour, reporting $80,000 in loss with $5,000 insured and $1,500 building damage.
A Chicago and Northwestern freight train derailed near Bertram Iowa damaging a bridge and throwing twenty cars into a ditch. Trains halted and passengers were transferred. no injuries reported. In Dallas County two farmers Broderick and Green dueled over cattle. Green shot Broderick through the heart and fled as officers pursue.
Appleton Wisconsin October 8. James Sloat once employed at Wharton's sawmill was accidentally shot by a companion while boating up the river. The assailant discharged a revolver and the bullet struck Sloat in the back and pierced his stomach. He is not expected to live.
The appeal of John Gaffney, awaiting execution, was heard in the Superior Court yesterday. The motion for a new trial was denied. The judge scheduled Gaffney's execution for October 15.
United States weather bulletin details probabilities for the lower lakes to West Virginia and the Middle States with northerly to westerly winds and clearing, New England sees northerly winds and clearing Tuesday, South and Gulf states partly cloudy, Mississippi Valley to Ohio and Tennessee expect southerly to easterly winds and partly cloudy Tuesday, storm fronts missing.
Fragmentary police blotter notes an incident last Saturday where an assailant shot a man named Tobin after a disturbance. A separate report states Brown was shot in the jaw by Al Davis, with both victims described as flesh wounds.
New Haven voters elect a Democratic mayor while the City Clerk and both branches of the Common Council go Republican. Hartford chooses a Town Clerk for the first time in ten years in this statewide tally reported from New Haven on October 8.
Special Correspondence from Curacao dated Oct 7 1872 reports Chicago real estate booms and a new suburb Washington Heights with pine-board names. It notes rampant crime rumors, a city rebirth of the South Division, heavy debt, and 16 percent finance costs on real estate as investors seek profits.
A large audience gathers at Dr Rogers Church on Fifth Avenue and Twenty first Street to hear Father Gavazzi prior to his sailing for Italy. He discusses endowing Italian evangelism in Rome, unity of Italian churches, and American support, then praises American evangelical aid while warning against Catholic political influence. The New York Historical Society hosts its first postwar meeting with Dr Shey on Virginia milestones, followed by social refreshments.
The page reports a ceremonial event with male choir singing Jerusalem the Golden, notes on woolen goods prices, and general observations of air and atmosphere. It mentions a Superior Court session with Judge Lowe, a boy named Thomas Lenender injured, a $100 race at the fair grounds won by Warthington, a $30 race won by Grosw, a sermon by Rev S L Harkey, a Montgomery County Fair preview, a Democratic speech in Miamisburg, and 31 final naturalizations issued on Tuesday.
Oct 7 dispatches report moves in Spain toward abolishing slavery in colonies and a tax related street demonstration. Paris hosts a War Council with prominent military leaders and Gambetta’s arrival. In London an explosion on the Senegal and press liberty debates surface. Copenhagen opens Rigsdag with royal acknowledgment and talks of a Bebbewigee settlement.
An European traveler observes a farm in Italy where cows are milked by women using pails. Names like Rosa and Giulia are called as cows approach, revealing herd behavior and individual recognition. The report also mentions California horses and Italian stock preservation efforts.
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