03 May 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1885
Page
1
The excerpt urges mindful shopping through newspaper ads, stressing value and durability in boys clothing and generic garments. It contrasts various fabrics, weights, and prices, warns against flimsy goods, and promotes buying from a trusted merchant who offers solid quality without excess.
Fragmented recollections mix Civil War era figures Governor Curtin and poet Read with sensational wartime images. A stray classroom episode and oddities from Lewiston journalistic notes appear, then a fleeting mention of Yosemite travel infrastructure.
London reports slight easing in England Russia tensions as King of Denmark may mediate arbitration over the March 17 convention. Russia and Afghanistan frontier delimitation discussed while a joint commission could define borders. Pirates plot privateering against British shipping. US concerns rise over possible attacks. Grant's health worsens, while preparations for India and Cyprus jeopardize peace efforts.
A Joliet riot escalates with 1200 strikers marching on Lemont, prompting Governor to dispatch four companies of the Fourth Regiment to Joliet. Reports describe clashes, detentions, and a siege at quarry sites, amid ongoing flood damage in Arkansas with fatalities and property loss.
Crowds gathered on Market Square last evening as Officer Bass questioned a colored woman Washington and, amid jeers, arrested her after resisting. Her son Wanbinton and neighbor Boyd faced obstruction charges as police worked to maintain order. A later review found Washington and her son in the wrong, with Bass acting within his duties. Nearby, four girls aged nine to twelve took a free buggy ride, causing a collision that left one with a dislocated shoulder and others scratched but unharmed. The tale touches on policing, public safety, and local social tensions.
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