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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1885
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes mention weather readings and individuals with uncertain roles. The passage references a barometer, a thermometer style reading, and names like West and Ricky but lacks coherent events or dates to form a definite news item.
An advertisement style narrative mocks deceptive claims about suits and fabrics, touts prices and materials, and urges readers to inspect genuine wool content. It highlights misrepresentation in cotton blends, overcoats, worsteds, and neckties while urging discernment in purchases.
Reports from April 15 detail weather hindrances in Afghanistan affecting General Lumden’s forces, with snowbound mountains and floods delaying transport. Paris says France must stay neutral if England and Russia go to war, while London notes market drops and Cabinet preparations. The Prince of Wales arrived in Cork with a welcome as protests and gatherings occur nationwide.
April 14 15 items report bills passed and introduced in committees for railroads asylums jury exemptions and dower probate matters. Carter Harrison renewal rumour and Eastern Western Truck Line meeting with no quorum. Market notes, crimes, and scattered world items from St Louis to Paris with references to officials, arrests, and a looming war climate.
Frank Leslie died leaving his printing house in trouble. Mrs Leslie says she raised 850000 with borrowed help to save the business, paying 30000 to creditors and spending little on herself. She bought diamond carats in Europe, twenty seven carats total, perfect matches, as a monument to her husband.
Telegrams report cabinet meetings in Britain amid fears of rupture between Russia and Afghanistan. News from Shanghai to Massowah covers treaty talks, troop movements, and the transport of munitions. Protests, public disorder, and a hunger for peace shape the day as leaders weigh war's shadow.
A report from St Louis details a mysterious murder inquiry linked to two English travelers Walter Maxwell and Arthur Pretler. A body, described five feet nine inches tall with brown eyes, is identified through a scrap of paper and a unique jacket. Police trace Maxwell to London addresses and an envelope to A. Lewis, Believed linked to the death of Mr Pretler, the investigation centers on a hotel room rivered by the travelers.
Illinois legislature reports reveal a special committee’s inquiry into the payroll at the state house. Debates focus on unlawful appointments and payments totaling thousands, with attacks on Speaker Haines and calls for accountability. News items cover a prize fight in Ritenown and a Buckner marshal shooting, alongside various local incidents and misfortunes.
The Dominion reports amid Fenian anxiety of possible invasion from the northwest with claims that Ottawa might end the rebellion by paying Boulanger Riel to leave Canada. A government motion in Parliament on April 18 seeks Canadian US trade correspondence, while the press notes an article suggesting a monetary settlement could end the uprising.
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