16 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1885
Page
1
An urban retailer touts massive stock from a bankrupt maker at one third of cost. They claim London Rubber Co. coats with silk velvet collars and other garments are offered as sole agents. Prices span from 25 to 50 cents for undershirts and drawers, with suits from 2.75 to 3.50, urging shoppers to visit the west window this week.
Washington, Sept. 16. A debate over high license for liquor shops spreads from the East to local cities. Reports discuss retail prices at $100, police trouble, and efforts to curb vice as a solution to urban corruption. The piece mentions Mormon conferences in London and a violent shooting in Kentucky, illustrating broad social concerns of the era.
An 1860s Washington dispatch reports on consular appointments and the push to hire consular clerks at four posts with yearly salaries of 4000 and travel allowances. It covers a wandering inspector who drafted reports from regional clippings and noted the changing administrations, plus a Treasury inquiry into bonded whisky exports and a misrouted shipment from Newport News to New York under bond rules.
A passenger train on the Kentucky Central Railroad near Lexington was derailed after plunging down a thirty foot embankment at noon today. Engineer Frank Watts and fireman H. Bure were killed. conductor Thottae Mebamgblin injured, others injured, and a large number of passengers, including colored passengers, were hurt. Recovery reports list multiple injuries and broken bones, with Captain Thomas J. Nichole among those injured but hopeful for recovery. the incident echoes through nearby Lexington races and local inquiries continue.
Mrs Julia McCarty, owner of the Washington House in Court Street, killed herself after a long fight with her husband and poverty. Nellie McAnethy, her daughter, found the scene as the razor lay near the bed. The coroner ruled deliberate death by own actions as the couple’s relationship had deteriorated amid hardship.
Across numerous counties reports indicate a strong yield ahead with favorable weather and limited frost risk. Analysts cite large potential outputs in Indiana Michigan and Nebraska, while early frost threats recede and moisture remains adequate for vigorous growth.
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