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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1895
Page
1
Norfolk visitors fall short despite late rally as Roanoke pitchers hold firm. Kemp and Chard star for Norfolk with strong defense and timely hits, but costly errors and hot fielding by Roanoke seal the win. Umpire calls and manager remarks color a tense afternoon at League Park.
In Richmond Virginia the uproar over umpire selection for a local series unfolds with secretary Woodall assigning numbers to umpires Daly Mitchell Hoggs and others. A shooting incident on Hospital Street follows a caller insulting Mrs Hoy, with Budd Pow accused and Hoy firing a pistol. Wage increases announced at local mills, while a Norfolk line offers travel for supporters to hearings on Massey-Pilot suit.
Petersburg items report appointments for Dinwiddie county and a new Commonwealth's Attorney, the McCabe University School Boat Club’s revival as Cockade City Boat Club, and a plan to install steel ceilings and frescoes at First Baptist Church. Also noted are school board meetings, pay carrier arrivals, a Yellow Fever outbreak in Priscilla’s port, and the Myers murder conviction in Atlanta with details of the case and defense.
Amid a fraught state convention scene in Louisville Kentucky supporters debate platform lines between gold standard backers and free silver factions. Judge Breckner leads with 143 votes in early ballots as committees form and names like Cleary Walker and Blackburn surface in ongoing deliberations.
An explosion from a demijohn of alcohol at 187 Madison Street injured Charles Miller Abraham Miller and Katey Shay. Abraham lit a cigarette, a flame ignited the alcohol, and both Miller men and the woman were badly burned as flames spread. all three were rushed to the hospital with severe burns.
A special from Mobile reports two men hanged in Hawkins County after being accused of burglary. The mob took the suspect toward the woods where the body was found hanging. He revived briefly after being cut down but died soon after, with no arrests made yet. A separate item from Manpton, S C describes a lynching on Saturday near Colleton, involving a white man and a Black man, with similar brutality. The following dispatch covers political shifts as Senator Brice and the anti-free silver Democrats push for an early state convention, appointing temporary officers and pledging to favor silver. A Norfolk Western reorganization plan moves forward, while Specker Hiro’s dry goods house in Grsseissau faces sheriff’s seizure over judgments.
The Westminster Chronicle reports Lord Salisbury plans to continue in public life. Liberals doubt his ongoing influence but expect support from old colleagues. Gladstone may stay away from office while Morley headlines the Manchester campaign launch. Herbert Gladstone confirms his father will not engage further.
A misspelled advertisement touts Quentel and Quintel as cures for sores on the body and blemishes on skin, claiming rapid relief. It features testimonials from Druggists and a Baltimore resident endorsing Glaratol for a cat bite and general healing, including burns cuts and wounds.
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