13 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1885
Page
1
The article notes clothing price reductions led by Owen Brothers and New York manufacturers, touting wholesale prices and broad selection from handkerchiefs to neckwear. It describes a spring display, stock clearances, and aggressive pricing to match larger cities, with extensive catalog of goods and promotions.
April 13 report states the national steamship line confirms the British government bought the ship America for 25,000 pounds. Separate items note a Third Avenue elevated collision injuring fireman Charles McCarthy and a Tonquin ceasefire order from Hanoi dispatches.
April 18 report from New York notes General Grant's health unstable with coughing fits and poor sleep after a quiet night earlier. Medical staff, including Barker and Shrady, held a 3 PM conference to review treatment while the patient remained largely resting and intermittently nourished.
Partlel Mostractive of That Kiegnat Hotel was fireproof but a blaze at the Stillman building on Euclid Avenue near Murison Street in Cleveland destroyed the roof and spread to upper floors. Eight steamers fought the blaze for five hours. sixty servants escaped with little clothing. No one seriously hurt. losses estimated at 50,000 on building, 15,000 by water, 3,000 for fixtures. Grounded by the fire, secretary Frelinghuysen remains in a grave stupor in Navans New Jersey as doctors warn of possible death tonight.
Wide alarm and rumor mill swirl over potential mob violence amid vigilante talk in Chicago. Police and Mayor debate proclamation while an armed night shift guards the armory and city hall. An anarchist meeting on West Lake Street debates overthrowing constitutional authority as authorities scramble to prevent unrest.
A garbled long list of early 20th century items notes Jon Sherman’s strong impression in Cincinnati, with optimism that times will improve. It also mentions misapplied bank lands case against Gerace D. Fish in New York, plus multiple other scattered notices including deaths, accidents, trials, and political happenings across several states.
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