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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
4
Advertising rates list 76 cents per square for the first insertion and 6 cents for each additional insertion. Extra charges apply for requested publicity. Notices may be run at 12 or 15 cents per issue when on alternate days. New York office contact is Ralph McHugh in Room 47 Mess Building.
A jumble of brief dispatches notes Lucky Baldwin’s $1.67 million fortune, Greek relief efforts for King George, quinine consumption, and vast naval spending. Alphabet soup of opinions touches on Rhodes in Cape Town, apples in Europe, a Washington census of 277,483, Sultan’s hostility, Bulgaria and the flow of diplomats, and hints about McKinley appointments and Dingley bill politics.
The piece foresees abdication by King George if Greece loses. It argues the great powers would seek a new ruler but struggle to agree due to conflicting stakes among Russia England Germany France and the Emperor. It notes how nominations could trigger widespread opposition and complications among powers.
General James Longstreet cites 1880 to 1890 gains in the South across real estate, farm values, manufacturing, and industry. He notes real estate rising from 37.6 billion to 11.5 billion, farm property up 87 percent, manufacturing value up 160 percent, cotton mills expanding, and rail and coal output surging with tens of thousands of miles of rails and millions of tons of pig iron and coal production in the period.
The New York Herald advocates moving Washington’s remains from Mount Vernon to the Hudson. City officials and Aldermen in New York express mixed views on cost and symbolism, with some praising the tribute and others opposing the plan as impractical and provocative to Southern states. The debate centers on preserving Washington’s memory versus the feasibility and regional sensitivities of such a relocation.
The Herald argues for transferring Washington's tomb to New York but Virginians object firmly. The piece warns that Virginians will resent such a relocation and that the idea should be abandoned rather than escalated.
Messie Latham Alexander Co of New York states the world cotton visible supply stands at 128.004 bales below 1888 and 1,187,074 bales under 1895, predicting Europe’s demand will remain strong and American demand may rise. Weather and flood impacts in the Mississippi Valley threaten late planting and crop prospects, urging diversification to food crops to guard prices.
On June 14 1895 there were issues with peddlers in the German Lunypire including women More than 240000 cattle were enaugh tered last year by no meatextract VOTH pans in South America President Ding will apply to the Mexican Congress for leave of absence for three months to make a trip to Penner via England this summer The deaths of ex Senator Voorhees and Congressmen Milliken indicate the old guard is fading and new men are filling vacancies
Mr Balfour assigns royal bounty to two surviving heirs of William Carleton Irish novelist. Newman, stepson of Bl McClena han, living in Paducah Ky weighs about 180 pounds and stands eight feet eight inches in the mesh. He is taking on mesh at three to four pounds a month. Speaker Reed, Tamils, Gemegay Miles, Secretary and Senator Morgan attended the last Thursday test of Augustus Thomas drama The Hoosier Doctor.
The store promotes Burk & Co Correctly Tailored garments at factory undervalue prices with large selections of men’s suits in brown, black, and blue. prices range from 98 cents to several dollars, August bargains highlight washable sailor and children’s suits, knee pants, and assorted fabrics for rapid clearance.
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