27 Jul 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1885
Page
1
Variable winds and slightly warmer conditions prevail across regions. Glowing skies give way to fair weather with gentle to moderate gusts, while temperatures trend slightly higher in select areas.
Beginning today we offer 50 dozen Chart un laundried shirts at 40c each for one week only. Shirts are made with reinforced fronts and sleeves, linen fronts and cuffs, sizes from 14 to 17 inches. Also Globe Mills Fine Cassimere Pants at $5 per pair for this week. Great clearing suit sale continues six more days.
Reduced to two fifty and three dollars per suit. Shirts waists offered at bargain prices to warrant a speedy clearance. Items priced at 90 cents 6 98 dollars and 9 dollars appear in the listing indicating a liquidation sale by the retailer.
A highwayman attacked a streetcar passenger near Went High street between Conter and Pullery streets at about 2 o clock. The robber fled with the fare box after seizing a player’s wallet and cash. police were notified but the culprit escaped. No further injuries beyond a jolt to the driver and a rider. The incident disrupted the route and a rescue crew attended the disabled car to remove it from the tracks.
The article chronicles global mourning for General Grant with a Westminster Abbey service in England, memorials in Washington and London, and calls by Salvation Army leader Howth for a parade to Parliament. It notes cholera outbreaks in Spain, financial disclosures, and civic actions surrounding Grant’s death, including church commemorations and public letters to the Queen.
Fragmented report describes General Grant and staff traveling by special train to New York from Brooklyn. Officials plan meetings with Mayor Grace and General Hancock to discuss final arrangements for Grant's interment. The piece notes sorrow for the general, mentions mourning, and references related military figures and locations such as Fort Porter and Saratoga.
A violent spree unfolds as a Black man is accused of poisoning a woman, court turmoil, and a mob forms to assist sheriff during pursuit. Executions occur near a bridge in Carrollton with a crowd gathering. Sheriff and aides are wounded as villagers clash, and long-awaited justice follows in a cascade of sensational events. The narrative also covers the funeral and public mourning for a judge and local figures amid political strife.
In Dublin the consecration service for Archbishop Walsh took place at St. Patrick’s Church. The ceremony, attended by Irish religious and civic figures, marked a significant event for the Catholic hierarchy amid continuing political tensions.
Distorted wartime dispatches recount fighting near Columbia with artillery and sea action. References to casualties, troop movements, and strategic positions around Gavern Tent, Calne, and Moentwotty, with mentions of captains and local leaders and a dramatic portrayal of the siege.
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