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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
4
Public notices announce payment to The Norfolk Virginian for remittances drafts checks and post orders. Advertising rates and terms for insertions, reading notices, and submission details are listed with contact in New York City and building locations.
A jumble of brief items mentions Senator Butler proposing a postal savings bank, English sparrows increasing, Chicago beer tax protests, Rosa bequeathing estate to his wife, Nansen earning from his book, Peary polar hunts, curfew failures, Virginia Secession recollections, and other assorted notes from various cities and figures.
A London AP dispatch says Spain and Japan may form a mutual defense pact to protect Cuba and Hawaii. The plan would ally against US moves in Cuban affairs or Hawaiian annexation, with simultaneous war declarations and hostile actions on both coasts. The report, though unconfirmed, seems plausible given recent events.
Prof George T Winston UT president spoke before the National Educational Association in Milwaukee. He argued that public school systems across the South have created a demand for higher education with two generations educated in public schools. He urged each state to support a thoroughly equipped state university and noted the South blends new culture with traditional education to forge a stronger broader life.
The article reports Sen. T. G. Work's address to the St. Louis Commercial Club. It cites Burk's comparisons showing shifting wealth between New England, the Middle States, and the South from 1850 to 1900, highlighting increases in southern property and overall national totals across decades.
The data show the South’s farm assets rising from 2.31 billion in 1880 to 3.18 billion in 1890, a 37 percent gain without immigration. Farm products value grew from 666 million to 773 million, a 16 percent rise, while the rest of the country advanced 30 percent and 9 percent respectively. The South yielded higher capital returns at 24.1 percent versus 13.1 percent nationwide.
The Richmond Dispatch argues for a coordinated plan by wholesale merchants and manufacturers to develop Richmond trade. It calls for merchant excursions, lower hotel and railroad rates, and joint efforts to attract visitors, while urging railroads to revise rates and stressing public spirit and lasting collaboration to keep pace with other cities. The piece compares Richmond to New York Chicago and Baltimore showing the potential gains from a united front.
Beginning this Saturday morning July 1st the Mid-Summer Stock Relief Sale launches with new prices that promise extraordinary bargains. Burk & Co offers form fitting garments in lower and medium lines while CHOromous Schine handles higher quality pieces, slashing costs and delivering better workmanship at unprecedented low prices.
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