23 Sep 1885
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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1885
Page
1
A local retailer promotes boys suits for ages 4 to 13 with new patterns and prices, school suits with long pants, and youths' suits up to 20 years. Emphasizing abundance as seasonal weather arrives, the shop claims to have anticipated customer needs with extensive warm clothing choices.
A large display offers coats for all ages with prices listed at eight dollars for men and seven dollars for youths. The retailer touts the quality and quantity, claiming fifteen hundred coats prepared for their own special retailing.
Fall merchandise promises wallet friendly options for the poor man with suits priced from five to ten dollars. A wine purchase offers twenty percent saving on hard earned money, highlighting value in this period shoppers note.
A look through our under wear department reveals many items bought before the upward turn. We expect prices to rise and do not anticipate seeing such garments at these prices again. One camel hair shirt and drawer set priced at 1.25 dollars per item or 2.50 dollars per suit.
Sept 2 New York Republicans nominate Davenport of Steuben County for governor amid a heated convention scene. James Wadewirth of Livingston named for comptroller. Anita McCarty urged for lieutenant governor. platform stresses public service expansion and civil service reform.
Accounts describe a bear confrontation near Town Ridge where hunter Mr Moore, aided by others, fought a large bear with a repeating firearm as dogs attacked. Separately, evangelist Samuel Jones faced dynamite sabotage at a camp meeting in Cartersville causing a tent collapse and injuries before worship resumed amid chaos.
Fragmented report covers railway officials meetings forestry notes lunar eclipse details and agricultural remarks. Mentions New York entries including Grand Trunk connections Georgetown and several counties with varied dates and figures, plus cricket match notes and cholera mentions.
At the Tuesday council meeting a $910,000 bond issue for Gay Bonds was considered with bids from Cleveland firms Lampriteh Hayes & Cumn and Springsfield Savings Bank. The mayor noted the death of Chief Schiichman and a ceremony was planned. Various ordinances and contracts were approved, including pay appropriations for street work, printing bids, and the Snow street improvements, as residents petitioned for sidewalk and street repairs.
A chaotic report details multiple crimes and mob actions. Five Chinese individuals implicated in a Pierce City robbery are said to have been hanged by refugees. A man named Culbreath was killed in a mob incident after a public confrontation. A child witnessed the mother’s death and the father’s crimes, with the assailant later found guilty. Other items include river deaths, a shooting feud in New Miami and unrest surrounding local officials, plus broader international notes on trade and sovereignty.
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