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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1896
Page
3
The Norfolk Virginian issues terms for its Daily and Weekly editions with rates for daily delivery in Norfolk and nearby areas, including pricing for one year, six months, and three months. Advertising and clerk notices details are provided, along with submission instructions and postal details.
The item surveys a wide scatter of 1896 era political buzz. Mentions McKinley Bryan and Hanna plotting fundraising in Chicago and New York, a railroad wreck cost, and various overseas and local opinions. It notes endorsements and reactions from Augusta, Fall River, New Orleans, and Charleston, with family lineage hints surrounding Bryan.
The Virginian and the Public Ledger oppose the unit rule as adopted by Norfolk County Democrats. They warn it threatens time-honored Democratic practice and could aid a minority candidate. They urge the Second District to preserve harmony by honoring each candidate’s delegates in each county and city.
The Richmond Dispatch says the city Democratic Committee erred by scheduling August 20 primaries for delegates to the Congressional Convention. It predicts low turnout as many voters are away and urges adherence to the law, hoping Norfolk Democrats’ ward meeting plan is reconsidered to honor voters’ wishes.
Chairman Ellyson of the Virginia Democratic State Committee, interviewed by the Washington Post, predicts an election victory for Bryan and Sewall electors in Virginia. He notes the agriculture-heavy state favors free silver while much of the business sector opposes it, but believes even with some nonvoters the ticket will win.
The New York World praises Mr Bryan's acceptance speech as able and strongly reasoned while noting unwarranted deductions. It suggests the paper backs the Democratic candidate more than two weeks ago and questions if sentiment is shifting, asking if the handwriting on the wall signals a change.
United States Senator W C Squire of Washington departs from the Republican party after fifteen years to back free coinage and Chicago nominees. He labels the GOP as a forlorn hope with no election chance and argues the money question is the campaign’s paramount issue, blaming gold monometallism for price declines and urging western support for free silver.
The passage argues against delaying currency reform despite bankruptcy fears and advocates facing the currency issue decisively. It cites Mark Hanna and Senator Harrison as figures in the debate, warning that delaying could bring universal ruin for creditors debtors and labor.
This fragment surveys varied facts from 1869 Austria’s harbor counts and 9 758 Imw Yer2, to Kentucky Rock Castle rediscovery, and women bullfighters in Harerlona Providence. It notes Russian interest in collecting folk songs, Napoleon’s St Helena house recreation, and a 1883 Strasburg trio who rose to fame: Poderewski Roentgen and Nicola Tesla.
A. J. Miller of Frankfort Ind offers $h0 00 to anyone who will feature his shirt lost three years ago due to paralysis. The item appears amid a column of notable bids and historical anecdotes.
Denver letters reveal Rev. Henry W. Pinkham and Brown University President Andrews arguing over free silver coinage. Andrews answers five questions about parity, gold displacement, foreign silver, credit, and global capital while criticizing press honesty on the silver issue.
President Andrews argued it would be unwise to reopen U.S. mints for free metal contact without European cooperation, a stance emphasized as recent policy. The remark reflects ongoing concerns about international coordination and monetary stability.
The piece cites Harper’s Weekly and the Philadelphia Record arguing over silver demonetization after 1873 and the viability of free coinage at 16 to 1. It notes contradictions in silver advocates’ claims about coin value and debt payments, suggesting goldbugs are losing ground as silver supporters gain momentum this year.
The piece argues that despite criticism the Chicago Convention shows the people in charge with honest lines, while Eastern leaders abandon parties to back pro class aims. It warns railroad interests against supporting McKinley and questions a return to bimetallism, noting how trusts influence wages and policy. It ends with an unrelated advertisement for Syrup of Figs as a remedy.
An old styled promotion touts Onward’s big sale with grand claims of big department savings. The notice boasts apparel value, precise pricing, and strong buying privileges aimed to push goods out quickly.
Neat, well-fitting menswear advertised with staple dark blue and grey twilled fabrics. Suits offered in all sizes up to 42, while supplies last.
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