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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1885
Page
1
In Walmreston on May 1 the weather shows variable winds and a semirally scriberry sky with a light fog. A high barometer is noted and a mild temperature is reported.
A dense sale notice promotes shirts priced from $1 to $9 and up, touting durability and style. It markets boys and men’s garments, legwear, and outerwear with emphasis on low prices, home manufacture, and ready stock. It notes discounts on winter coats through May 15 and weekend hours.
Fragmented dispatches report from May 2 on Navy correspondence by Commander Nicholas noting tensions with local Roman citizens and missionaries, plus federal appointments in Nebraska. Also included are reports of a fatal accident near Naubinway, a Stonewall Jackson—related marriage notice, and an abolitionist James Hoyoe’s death in Livermore Maine.
War talk from England and Japan. Russian hostility. spring wheat prospects across the Northwest. General Grant reportedly ill. New York and London markets react to peace rumors. Valencia and Med dockyard moves. Canadian rail changes and Chicago markets reflect shifting wartime moods. Vessel movements and Abyssinia beacon noted. New York stock activity opens lower amid unsettled reports.
Seizure of sixty two barrels of liquor under Prohibitory law reported at Mascatine lows with Temperance Alliance action. Various notes: dates, deaths, and legal actions including a request for resignations of federal officers and medical examiners boards. Also reports on robberies, murders, defalcations, and a New York theatre controversy with Miss Clayton.
A long church notices column invites congregants from many denominations with services listed for Methodist Protestant, United Brethren, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Congregational, and other groups. Separate items describe city events, a theft and affair report, a disorderly conduct case, a minor accident at a meat market, and a local politics note involving Col. Robert Biles and a 19th century election context.
Dispatches from Turpal April 3 report Afghan fury at British support for Penjdeh occupation and perceived British duplicity. Afghan representative protests Sir Peter Lamsden’s handling and England’s stance, while Moscow rumors hint at broader intrigues affecting diplomacy and regional boundaries amid postwar tension.
Reports from New York harbor recount crowds visiting Italian Corvette during rain and tensions with the Garnet, amid consul general statements and questions of possible conflict. Separate items cover a domestic attack by a Canton wife on her husband, a peace appeal to Russia urging restraint, a court ruling on burial place, and local crime notices including lynching fears and a murder conviction.
Manitoba champion McKeown defeats Ben Arthur Montana in eight savage rounds at Niche hall. A faulty report notes Ar tinge and a dangerous finish with McKeown declared winner amid crowd reaction. A separate Chester and Lenoir Railroad accident injures a worker as the tender derails and falls into Crowdere Creek.
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