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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1897
Page
4
In Madrid the Philippines were described as pacified for over a day while commentaries note Mark Hanna aiding anti-trust tariff tweaks and optimism among trusts. Pittsburg sees mass layoffs amid steel friction with Amalgamated, and Belfast opens to American machinery. McKinley currency talk stirs Republican hopes as Cleveland’s pension reforms face reversal. Chauncey Depew links GOP success to improving times.
The New York Herald cites a statement that Japan will back the State Department in a firm stance over Hawaii annexation. The Philadelphia Record supports the claim as correct, noting the high-minded government would avoid a humiliating international dispute with America.
Ex Governor Campbell predicts a Democratic victory in Ohio driven by free silver support. He says the political pendulum swings toward Democrats and McKinley administration is blamed as voters seek free silver. Ohio campaign activity described as highly favorable to Democrats.
The Austrian government has enacted measures requiring trusts and combinations to obtain government permission and post security for legitimate operations. If they raise prices or act unlawfully, penalties include heavy fines and long imprisonment, a move praised as potentially ending abusive combines. The article notes possible adoption of similar programs in the United States if enforced.
A call for decisive reform measures to remove growing concerns affecting people with advancing age. The writer argues for firm action soon to protect the general welfare and prevent further harm as years pass.
The Philadelphia Record notes rising naval costs while U S merchant tonnage falls from the prior year. Ended June 1911 saw 729 vessels totaling 177 643 tons built in the United States and overseas, down from 700 vessels and 203 77 tons. wooden tonnage drops sharply, steam vessels rise, Great Lakes steamers decline, and foreign ports rarely see American ships.
The article discusses rising unrest in the English colonies and a Chamberlain proposal to grant seats in the House of Lords to colonial figures. It considers potential union strain, imperial representation, and Canada's push toward direct political voice as ten million Canadians loom.
An odd London omnibus routes 2400 passengers weekly while Europe weighs local curiosities such as the St Walburgh spire at Preston at 303 feet. The piece notes a dip in a Diego or Diegeles trend and mentions a 1899 movement in Charleston South Carolina to erect a monument for Major Robt Anderson of Fort YOM Oy Tas.
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