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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1885
Page
1
A local seller promotes a spring shirt waist sale with mixed fabrics and pricing. Inventory includes many suites and pants, with quantities stated and prices ranging from low to high. The dealer emphasizes quick turnover and urges early shopping before stock runs out.
A New York coroner’s jury ruled the deaths from the April 13 collapse of eight buildings at sixty second Street were caused by the fall, naming Buddenaick and Charles Francke as responsible examiners with Ben Dalley Mackey and Gothold Mrug. Coroner Martine ordered arrests for five men to be held for investigation while Western Hall Association delegates met in Wheeling to set future headquarters.
London reports a large blast at 11 o clock in the basement of the Admiralty building. Gun cotton or dynamite suspected. Many injured including senior officials. Swainson severely wounded and brain concussion feared. Firemen quelled flames. no arrest yet. officials review cause. War news from St Petersburg and Grant updates follow.
A garbled dispatch blends baseball scores and political hints with court cases births and fires. Mentions Tolrdon in Uereland, W. F. Walker arrested, and a plan for hearings. Reports on Confederate signers, Wreck and Tubal Taylor, and a Dakota doctor delivering many births. Includes local crime, inaugurations, and school building plans with scattered names and places.
England and Lord Salisbury press protection of Egypt and Suez access as Java eruptions devastate Passneveny district with thousands of plantations and dwellings destroyed. Treason trials, navy policy, and Belgian Congo affairs mingle with Irish bishops Maynooth reform and economic jitters across Europe in late April reporting.
At Greenwinh Conn April 08 Coroner heard testimony on Jeroner Johnson who killed his mother and sister then shot himself. Witnesses described hereditary insanity, erratic acts, and a remorseful letter. college mates recalled a bright but unsettled mind. The coroner adjourned the inquest for a report while noting Johnson showed no prior mental illness.
A violent incident near the University of Virginia left two students injured as returning from a social call. About 200 students protested the punishment, entering the dorms in a show of indignant support, one student was seized and severely punished before quieting down.
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