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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1895
Page
5
O R Tsmouth notes report a deputy sheriff injured in a wreck, a snatch thief foiled, and various town incidents. Fines of $20 levied for operating without a license, local travels to Raleigh and Europe planned, church events announced, and multiple minor crimes and civic updates populate the day’s items.
The Berkley Avenue Baptist Church plans a morning sermon on Lean Christian and How to row in trace with an afternoon question. Meetings continue to grow in interest this week. Nellie Old returns from Wanrington Anne county visit. Prof. Mord returns from Princess Anne county. Berkley awaits rain as dust thickens. Mary A. Ivens wrecking schooner rebuilt at Volonno's rail line. Mr. Geo Hy Prey resumes milling tomorrow. Subscriptions due before carrier calls. Rev J D Langley to preach at Christaunt Street M E Church at 1 and 4 PM. T Britt buried at Hare Memorial Hymn, funeral led by Rev H N Quisenberry. Dr A Q Jones home robbed. thief captured and jailed. Mr and Mrs K G Bickford spent week at Nag's Head. Plans for residence on Chirty thirty-fourth street for Siernal Malstead. Builders active. J M Curtis erecting home on Lhithy Nioth Street. George Wine vacationing. Wise delivers maiden Newport News speech in court. Capt T H Parker to Nova York trip with wife and daughter. Elizabeth Clarke returns from White Mountains trip.
Mise Ole Kay of Mochenter North Carolina with alias Mrs Green Miller is jailed in Georgia on bigamy charges after marrying Andrew J Moore on July 10 following his divorce for infidelity. Moore had previously separated from his wife. The case reveals she deserted a husband and two children at Binggold Georgia, and is linked to a second marriage to Miller. The report also notes local ads and weather commentary.
An analysis recounts silver advocates claiming silver coinage lowers wages in India China and Japan giving manufacturers an edge. It argues wage levels in gold standard countries would fall, shrinking labor costs to boost profits. Also notes a tiny estate dividend in an orphan court and offers a matting washing tip.
Deputy Siverson and Constable Branch hunted two felons in Suffolk while a busy local agenda covered disordered conduct fines, hospital visits, road and railroad survey plans, public school prep, and a major fire at 102 North Main Street causing substantial damage. The August Nansemond County Court term opens with murder indictments looming and arrests for burglary.
A preacher ends sermons by asking who pays debts and all but one rise. The lone man explains he is a newspaper subscriber. Also featured is Miss Kitty Wilkins, famed horsewoman from Idaho, touring Denver for horse shipments and detailing her ranch life and independence. Maggie Ley of Grand Rapids has slept nine weeks, with hereditary mental illness suspected. A note on cork trees planted in Georgia shows a 2-foot diameter example and cork samples headed to Washington and Atlanta.
The Philadelphia Times notes a shift in labor and industry patterns with iron and steel works crowded by orders. It contrasts current demand with the volumes seen from volume bosses in recent elections, highlighting changing economic and political influences.
Governor McKinley receives the degree of Doctor of Laws from Alleghany College as the community weighs civic progress. The remark “Too late, His own law is past doctoring” echoes the critique tied to the ceremony and career.
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