27 May 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1885
Page
1
An Ohio Valley market report notes brisk buying and ready-made suits from various lots priced from $4.90 to $18, with numerous youth and cotton wool blends. A warehouse style sale promises direct manufacturer and jobber savings, highlighting price parity with larger dealers and notes on economy in underwear.
A heated exchange in New York unfolds between Mrs. Cleveland and Rev. Dr. Crosby over total abstinence. The correspondence highlights the mother's role in temperance, contrasting emotional appeal with calls for moral restraint amid wartime fears and societal pressures.
A civic gathering in Bloomington brings together business leaders and manufacturing officials to plan a reception and tours for visitors arriving by the water works excursion. Committees were formed to organize routes, evening entertainment, and city visits with detailed schedules for Thursday arrival and Friday activities.
The text records day two of the Ohio Grand Lodges sessions at Odd Fellows Hall. It notes mileage and per diem allowances, the Grand Keeper of Records salary, debates on law, and committee reports. It mentions attendance, ceremonial details, and plans for future lodge events and officer appointments.
A bold robbery attempt occurred around 2 AM at Joseph Spangenberger’s on West Main Street. Burglars broke into the bar area and drilled a hole in a safe door, planning to blow it open with powder but fled when startled by a lodger. They left tools and a cracked door panel, taking few items and several railroad tickets. A watcher reported a prior entry at Peter Haerr’s Mulberry Street for counterfeit money, suggesting the same culprits. Police investigate possible links to Mr Kirrenbart's doorway entry as well.
May 27 reports describe anxiety over elections and potential unrest in Paris with a Communist majority in the Municipal Council and sympathizers in the Chamber of Deputies. Observers warn of further trouble, while a large indignation meeting denounces poll severity and discusses possible revolutionary scenarios.
Washington notes recount Secretary White's return and lack of decision on the Dolphin affair. The President announces postmasters including William Strohinell and others, with many vacancies filled on partisan grounds. J Freeman discusses World’s Fair funding, and cabinet talks touch on exhibit preparations and next steps for closing the Exposition. The Puritan sloop launch and Presbyterian Church motions close the brief dispatch.
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