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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1896
Page
5
Brief notices cover marriages, excursions, heat wave with 101 degree heat, council adjournment, and local visits. Entries note social events, church activities, schooling, arrests, and fires losses totaling 142000 with Seaboard lines handling heavy freight.
Mrs Fannie Dulfee died Sunday morning at her London Street home in her 77th year. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Monunental church with Rev Getty officiating. Interment followed at Cedar Grove cemetery.
A mangled notice reports the death of Mrs Roxanna Godfrey aged missing days at her residence 42 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock from the residence. The article also recalls a drowning incident near the wharf where Sylia was rescued by ferrymen and others.
An unclear notice mentions the Judy Claw club organizing a water event at Leap Creek. Details are fragmented but indicate a gathering involving a group of people aiming to engage in or observe a streamside activity and a participant named Westie Lissa.
After weeks of idleness the Midland Works and the Indianapolis Mock resumed operations with nearly 500 hands each. Iron Work will operate soon with new staff. Holt Works will not restart for some time.
Lady Tonmuy sam Tend widow of the late lord Tennyson dies in London this morning from congestion of the lungs.
A garbled OCR fragment references Dobie and a political dispute over tariff plank positions. It mentions McKinley and a Republican platform, with scattered names and places like Alexandria Gazette, but the text is incoherent and incomplete. The piece seems to blend overheard remarks, druggist mention, and a Maine speech, lacking a clear single event or outcome.
In Berkley, Miss Jonnie Bally of Elizabeth City North Carolina visits Mrs Go 11 Lacy on Liberty Street. Local society notes mention Mr Sunih aged SCOo Pipe wave and a church fundraiser at Dunniad Str Pi Ptrphries postmaster, with several names indicated as visiting relatives and friends in town. A Sunday School Association meeting of Nerfots and Gerkley was held at Chealnut Street Chare with attendance improving despite hot weather.
A fragmentary report describes a destructive blaze affecting a planing mill area with burned timbers and nearby structures. Witnesses mention shelling noises, overturned machinery, and a large crowd reacting as emergency crews responded.
The North Carolina Democratic State Committee gathered in Raleigh with 33 of 36 members present to discuss electoral fusion. Butler and Shuford arrived amid sharp debate on fusion with Populists and silver factions, while Republicans and Democrats pitched boundaries of state and national fusion strategies and preparations for forthcoming conventions.
A fragment from Halifax North Carolina reports extreme heat and drought across days, with repeated rain sought for crops. Mentions of local weather, prospects for rain, church activity, oil refinery plans, and an excursion to Nag's Head amid record heat.
Richmond August 10. Democratic headquarters opening delayed Secretary Sutton expected tomorrow. Discussion on campaign funding and who contributes. Gold Democrats and Republicans weigh strategy after a September 2 Congressional convention in the district. Labor moderation meeting planned in Richmond. A night of political tension with travel and weather issues augmented by local incidents and obituaries.
In Solinea Tome Wooster Nebraska the speech by Mr Bryan drew large crowds at Mansell home of Senator John Sherman. Bryan was presented by James P Sewall amid enthusiastic reception and delivered a brief address after the crowd pressured the temporary speaker’s stand. A thief attempted to steal a diamond shirt stud from John A Creswell but was captured as he fled through the crowd.
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