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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1886
Page
1
A dense collage of retail prices for gloves and mittens, with Kid and buckskin varieties and lining details, sits beside scattered items about Arkansas news. The page also reports a bevy of local events including a deadly household incident and political moves, plus weather notes and rail industry data.
The article describes a December Friday program at Rae's with Irish comedian Shateena Lawn at Blue's venue and a Blacks 4 performance on the following Saturday. It highlights W. J. Seariani and Sinn of the say crowd, praise for Seablin Gnought, and notes on costumes, scenery, and the cast including Jane Lea and Noah Leninyet in a melodrama about labor strife near Manchester.
Fred Sellers Mireea Rig and Sette It Per Vealare stand accused in a chaotic series of events starting with the theft of a horse from Maxwell Bros. Hisery Stable, with the animal later sold to George Faton and then to Finney for cash. Authorities pursued leads across the city, culminating in arrests and ongoing legal action as officials seek to recover the horse and prosecute the accused.
A garbled but dense notices page describes court actions and social events. Names include May Kitna Hrowkourine and Captain W. W. Brown of Cleveland, with arrests for drunkenness and alleged crimes, plus a planned wedding in Springfield between Miss Hose Seibert and Captain Brown. The piece notes a ceremony in December and a reception at Captain Brown’s home, detailing travel to Cleveland and the couple’s new home.
City Council meeting last night yielded a reform of the fire department budget and auditing payments. Officers discussed street improvements at High and Rare streets, Main and Shaffer, and in the Mills area, with various committee reports on sewer work and water concerns.
Historic page recounts a tense medical case with mental illness concerns, detailing the patient’s feverish condition and the caretaking at a state hospital. It notes Dr. Beads, and references a judge named Miston Dodd in local affairs, plus gymnasium project talks, a new lake completion, and community events with temperance debates and charity meetings in a period newsroom voice.
A long, partially garbled report recounts the arrest of a woman named Lawe and associates Coulter and Kerr in connection with burglary from multiple cars in Columbus. The article notes trials, a release or diversion for Lane, and references a High Street event with a speaker Dr Joyce discussing The Yellowstone and Beyond, praising a narrative style and local theatrics.
In Urbana neighbors report a loud disturbance Saturday night at East Lawn as four women and others confronted possible burglars. A scuffle followed with a bang and a retreat by the intruder, while police arrived to inspect a cellar door and the scene. Officers Handing and Corum pursued the suspect as residents described a tense, confusing incident.
The St Paul Snowtay school annual election produced a slate led by Superintendent I L S Bradley and Assistant Superintendent D Pox with Calvin Hurns as Secretary and J W Thetee as Treasurer. Retiring Superintendent served thirty years and the piece notes church ties and a memorial tone for past leaders.
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