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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1896
Page
4
A cursory survey of dispatches covers agricultural origins of wheat and corn, labor tensions involving Debs and Chief Arthur, political critique of Hanna, Cuban conquest costs, a Japanese grass outbreak, a proposed Cuban dynamite balloon, media quips on political conventions, and disaster tallies from a May cyclone season across Texas, Kentucky, Nebraska, and beyond.
The Chicago National Democratic Convention nominated William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for the Presidency in a surge of popular support. His speech defending free silver won him broad backing, with emphasis on independence from political machines. The piece notes Bryan is 36, his Virginia heritage, Illinois birth, and a platform described as radical yet representative of Democratic mass views. It also mentions a proposed forestry school by George Vanderbilt at Biltmore to train students in practical and theoretical forestry, seen as a future regional asset for the South.
Notes and opinions estimate in Cuba and Hayti describe 21 million in gold and 4.4 million in silver. A London Times correspondent warns Spain faces a gloomy outlook and Gomez shows skill as a insurgent leader. Jules Simon reportedly cut an 1888 Paris Exposition official report amount from 800 to 2400 dollars for amusement.
The Chicago News argues that convention oratory is waning as speeches that once swayed delegates no longer dominate nomination campaigns. It cites historic orators like Ingersoll and Conkling, notes evolving tastes, and observes softer rhetoric at recent St. Louis gatherings, signaling a shift away from mighty speeches in Democratic conventions.
The Infante BHulalle of Spain is in London being entertained lavishly during the height of the season. William A. Thompson, son of a Port Chester Episcopal minister, was acquitted of forgery amid his father’s grief. Verdi funds Milan plans for a new home for aged musicians. Shah Mostaffer ed Din proclaims Muhammad Al Mirza as heir apparent. the Prince is 44 and governs Azerbijan. A poetic fragment closes with Hamlet Prescott Spofford’s July verse.
The ad touts a massive sale of men’s suits in Norfolk, offering five to ten dollar savings on fashionable sack suits. It highlights cassimeres and cheviots, half or full lining, and tail or ready-made sets culled from higher priced lines. Shoppers are urged to seize value on “Five Dollar Bill” priced outfits and “Ten Dollar line” tailor made options.
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