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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1897
Page
5
A daily compact of Portsmouth life with New Year greetings, police and court notes, church activities, school board actions, and local deaths. Highlights include lodge installations, a New Year dinner for prisoners, Emancipation Day parades, a Runaway accident, the death of Mr. Wm Tabb, and school staff changes.
The Court Street Baptist Church interior renovations proceed with extensive work including removing side arteries and adding a northeast corner platform for the choir. The west gallery will stay and the Ryan will be moved there. The Brotherhood of Aflermakers and Tron Shipwwitters held their annual banquet at their hall on Fourth and IL streets last night with broad attendance and speeches, ending around midnight.
Lawrence and Welton offer socks hosiery and blankets at cut prices in High Street specials. Char Br Welton & Co promote cash discounts on hats bats and cloaks as their store moves to 230 High Street. Hofheimer’s Donny and Vine and Crawford’s advertise gifts and furniture with new colors and styles from multiple shops.
At a meeting of Columbia Chapter No IV Progressive Endowment Guild of America officers were elected D Sullivan governor S Won vice governor John A Scott secretary R B Daugherty treasurer Kuhm chaplain trial warden Williams guard Countiss A R Kuhm W Weaver trustees The M A reception at YMCA rooms was open all day with visitors served cake and cream from a string band provided music and a pleasant evening.
Master Vm J Clark, a well known youth, died yesterday at his brother Mr Bo Clark's home on County Street extended. The funeral will be held this afternoon at from the above residence.
Arrangements for the funeral of Joseph B. McCullagh former Globe-Democrat editor are set for tomorrow at 2 PM from his Pine Boulevard home in St. Louis. Services led by Rev. John Snyder and Rev. Dr. W. W. Boyd, with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
A special report from Albany Ga states Sankey Cunningham the young negro who killed Miss Katie Can near Macon on December 3 was hanged in the Bibb county jail yard today. A large crowd witnessed the execution after a prompt conviction and sentence. Cunningham proclaimed peace with God as the drop fell, and his body lies in a southern city church for an all night wake.
Ex State Senator Henry Seoring head of Standard Glass and Paint, a wealthy Lincoln figure admired for his serenity, reportedly shot himself yesterday. A former Republican who joined Bryan supporters, he was deeply affected by the free silver issue. His Masonry rank and domestic life were described as pleasant though his business cares were thought to be no burden.
Milan Tennessee January 1 six Negroes are under arrest for the murder of Capt TW OP Miller owner of the Southern Pacific hotel whose body was found in an unused barroom with head beaten. The suspects are guarded as a mob of about two thousand threatens lynching once proof is obtained. The victim was beaten with brass knuckles and the cash drawer robbed.
Lafayette county Missouri Prosecuting Attorney Aut states in an interview that James Nelson and Jesse Wianer were innocent of the murder of Mrs Winner and her baby in Lexington. He claims to have enough evidence to prosecute the lynchers and bring them to justice.
In Schenectady New York early today a rear end collision on the New York Central near the city killed fireman John Cao and brakeman Charles Vogel of Albany. Engineer George Gilchrist leaped to avoid collision saving others. Seven or more cars burned, damages set at around 30000 dollars.
At Tarfeld near Poplar Bluff Adolph Mavis shot and killed Mrs. J A Paine then shot himself in the head dying instantly. The two were formerly sweethearts before Mrs Paine's marriage.
Zenia Ohio January 1 a terrific explosion at the Mai Powder company's works fatally injures Ahijah Kretzer and Joseph Topping. The cause is unknown. Youngstown Ohio January 1 early this morning Bets Hess wife of James Hess and their two year old child are found dead and four boarders unconscious from coal gas asphyxiation.
Edward Wright, colored, was hanged in the Newcastle jail yard at 10:30 this morning for the murder of Ida Crummel, a colored girl, on May 30, 1896. No unusual incidents occurred.
An advertisement promises cure of a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It states druggists refund the money if the remedy fails.
The piece surveys diverse health claims from French hospital rumors to home remedies for headaches and digestion. It mentions laxatives, hot foot baths, and neck treatments, then shifts to dietary notes praising cheese in war times and curious experiments on appetite and dyspepsia. It also warns about hazardous lamp fumes in New York.
Old instructional text warns that mixing food with play risks choking bones and fainting. It describes unsafe practices, then shifts to child garments like tiny bicycle style sweaters and a nursery panel craft. It advises dark sleep hygiene and fear of the dark for nervous children.
Chattanooga reports the cornerstone ceremony for a new building in the Fourth Tennessee district. The project will seat 5,000 and hosts key figures including Beaton Mao Mint, with officials overseeing the masings and setup at the Rundine PHN CMU tAnOO project site. Washington coverage notes related store issues and a six day international exhibit race with distances and lap counts.
The piece centers on Pinkhouser editor of We State Republican and mentions meetings, speakers, and a parade scene. It notes statements by Funkhouser and references to organizations and attendees, implying a political conference or public discussion with various participants and outcomes.
The 1705 performance at Ye Maymarket features women in key roles in Congreve’s Love Mor Love. Windsor's 1706 season includes Susanne Carroll no doubt noted for cross gender plot twists and a later life as Mrs Centivre marked by theatrical vivacity. A Haymarket 1703 trend of female performers likely inspired Vanbengh’s She Mistake with Mrs Haresiet acting as a cross gender foil.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat item recalls a fond Pap Wee and a playful exchange as a father tests his young child on pronouncing Mississippi. The infant answers with Missis and Sipphe while the father presses for accuracy in a lighthearted tale.
The life of Cardinal Bonaparte is depicted as generous despite hardship. In a tense scene a servant reports a poor beggar at the door seeking aid and the cardinal laments there is no money left, only pewter spoons. He orders a meal and charity, while a costly project drains him and leads to illness and decline.
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