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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1896
Page
2
The article notes Senator Gorman’s firm party stance with no stated reasons, mentions the Bryan Sewall reform alignment, and reports related political commentary from the Augusta Chronicle and Georgia News. It also covers issues of law enforcement enforcement, Sunday laws, and mayoral expectations on police conduct.
After the Chicago Convention Major McKinley shifts focus from tariffs to the money question in his post convention address. The currency topic gains priority though reports say the remarks lack fresh ideas and fail to spark enthusiasm. He recalls the South and the Civil War era while opponents rehash war issues.
A garbled miscellany reports on the German Emperor's pipe and cigars, Dr Joachim and John A Parshall in Delhi New York, and a long list of figures including Professor Heikomer and John L Waller. It mentions Chelsea Pensioners, Roentgen pictures of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Gladdeton on elocution, and Francis Andrew March with Oxford Cambridge honors.
An epically loud advertisement touts a perpetual outpouring of bargains in men’s apparel. It promises high quality, durable Union Tailored suits, five to fifteen dollar lines, and deep savings on cassimere and cheviot ensembles. Norfolk shoppers are invited to scavenge stock culled from higher price lines for value.
Obituary notes Ohio Democrat Frank H. Hurd dies in Toledo from apoplexy during a public event. A Michigan bank, People's Savings Bank of Lansing, fails due to illiquid assets amid tight money markets. Windsor Nova Scotia’s Godfrey H Payseant leaves funds to Acaria College and Windsor for endowment and town improvements. Bangkok hosts a free public library and weekly lectures while local newspapers publish in English Thai and Siamese.
Old prices collapse in a July clearance at Miller and Rhoads with dramatic cuts on linens, damask, sheets, towels, and fabrics. Dimities, muslins, bleached cottons, and India silks are offered at deep discounts, with many items marked to single digits and cents.
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