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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1897
Page
4
A Colorado representative calls for an investigation of Mr Carlisle's bond dealings. The piece humorously mixes wartime Virginia governance, royal queries, and a West Virginia bar anecdote, while touching on political figures Crumpacker and Melkinsey and a garter anecdote involving the Duke of Norfolk.
The newly formed Merchants Association in New York aims to attract merchants who buy in other cities to source all goods in New York. The Baltimore American notes wide impact across eastern cities and urges organized responses to railroad discrimination. Norfolk’s trade loss is highlighted as a key target to stop trade leakage.
The Virginian notes Augusta Chronicle support for textile schools in the South to train leaders for mills. It argues Southern growth in cotton manufacturing is accelerating, with the Carolinas leading mill building and Southern superiority in mill labor. The piece contrasts North and South, urging establishment of multiple textile schools across the region. It also discusses beer tax politics in Ohio and Senator Hanna, with speculation on election impacts and party strategy.
Amid unrest across the German Empire critics blame Kaiser Wilhelm II for dismissing Bismarck and failing to secure votes for army and navy bills. Parliament blocks major reforms while Bismarck’s influence looms as a potential rallying point, with fears of a second major setback if bills fail again.
A Philadelphia physician denies danger in hiding while Weyler vows to wage war for glory and profit. The Philadelphia Record mocks suppression in Prande, with a dialogue about a runaway horse and a Detroit Free Press jab.
Personal notes report ex Senator Dawes, aged 0 years, delivering a course of historical lectures in Dartmouth College. Prince de la Moskowa, grandson of Marshal Ney, has become president of Le Petit Chateau, a new aristocratic club. Major S. J. Myers, linked to the wet quissage in the Iowa Legislature and author of Sherman’s March to the Sea, has been identified as key figure.
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