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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1897
Page
7
The coal miners strike strengthens in the Pittsburg district with expectations that the shutdown will soon be complete. Reports note political, colonial and tariff discussions, plus local misstatements and curiosities from Washington to Rhode Island and beyond.
A Senate obituary notes the death of Senator Isham GC diarris in Washington on Thursday. The aged leader served nearly twenty years in the upper house and was esteemed by colleagues and the nation for his honesty and generous heart. His passing leaves the South and the country in sorrow as tributes pour in from across parties.
An excerpt notes Diana's review showing railroads entering receiverships in early 1800s with 5.875 miles in the first half of 1803. It cites stock liabilities about 674 million, debt around 3.0? billion, and claims 20,000 miles reorganized since 1835. The era’s three Ohio railroads dominate receivership mileage, while other lines are small and less significant.
The London Chronicle notes troop dispatches to Cuba and Porto Rico, total 218 791, with Cuban losses from wounds and disease rising. It estimates Cuban war costs at about 45 million, plus 200 000 monthly Philippine expenses. Substitution money for shirkers adds 53 million pesetas. Recovered youths may retain health. war strains the nation and leaves the Philippines depopulated.
A fragmented account discusses agricultural conditions and farm wages in the United States, citing Prof Mihail and Prof MolEast. It mentions rail transportation, crop yields, and regional farming practices, asserting impacts on total farm labor and regional markets amid wartime pressures. The text references unfamiliar names and places, with unclear dates and figures.
The essay argues the US Navy cannot rely on overwhelming superiority over Japan in the Pacific. It notes Japan's larger modern fleet, readiness to compel with force, and the risk of rapid war escalation. It concludes current war planning must assume a swift, costly conflict with Japan.
The article warns that Japanese cruisers could reach San Francisco from Yokohama in about nineteen to twenty days, threatening the Western coast before U S reinforcements could arrive. It questions coal supplies, proposes Atlantic ships to Pacific defense, and weighs risks of European conflict if Japan advances.
Fragmentary notes discuss population growth in Apatas at 37 percent over 24 years, mostly un der government control railways, telegraph line progress between Mojittuca and Antananarivo, and declining typhoid deaths from 277 per million to lower figures. The Chih Wodlowyns' Society of Cupen reports 60,000 crowns raised for bubidine ward hospital aid, with references to famine and prison literacy programs.
The fragmentary clipping records personal notices and political references including names such as Charles Tarkhurst and Amherst College trustees, mentions of Julia Marlowe and Robert, and several candidates and officials from various regions. It notes a Boston social page, a legislator running, and references to a recent death and London fashion, all in a garbled historical context.
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