17 May 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1885
Page
1
The report mentions Indications in May 10 at Wailingron with fair conditions followed by partly cloudy weather and local rain on Monday. It notes strong south winds, stationary temperatures, and prior improvement in conditions. The fragment references Straw Baie Inet and price stability, with comparisons to other dealers and costs.
Local retailer announces an immediate attention sale featuring coats suits and menswear with prices ranging from $1 to $175. Advertised items include bonded fabrics and specialty suits with low, mid range price points and struggling to clarify dates. The notice urges customers to visit tonight or next week and promises new stock and value.
Officers summoned to a corner near Main and Poster streets found Jake and Jerry in a liquor dispute. A later search of Mrs McLaughlin’s Ravine Spring home recovered velvet trim, silk, and cloth tied to a local store theft, with about $80 of goods identified as stolen.
A chaotic Paris newspaper expose accuses Lady figures and political lights of private indiscretions and alleged connections, naming Lord Hartington and others. The report claims a high society scandal tied to Count Vasanti and Madame Novidoll, with responses from presses across London and inquiries by officials of Parliament and the press.
Arthur McKnight the “Boy Orator” faced ruin after staging a grand Paris style opera in Dayton and Cincinnati. He chased costumes and scenery abroad to produce a lavish spectacle, ending forty thousand dollars in debt and uncertain support as Springfield prepares a massive local rendition with hundreds taking part.
The piece outlines upcoming Special Meeting of Champion City Division No 44 next Wednesday to handle business and confer the Uniform Hawk on two Kaighia. It also reports Hope Lodge and Supreme Office activities with applicants, membership, and visits by officers, plus a social planned in honor of visiting state officers and notices about events at local halls and a theater production by the World Company.
Programme of concert by small children of North Atrrot A. MLN. Chur on Wednesday evening May 20 under Mia Maria Dent. Contains choruses dialogues solos and a competitive juvenile drill. Also notices of arrest, Masonic funeral, and various local advertisements.
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