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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
4
Advertising rates listed with charges per insertion and subsequent insertions. Notices from contractors limited to their own business, with extra fees for special insertions. New York office contact for advertising matters. The Virginian disclaims responsibility for return of rejected communications or manuscripts.
A compilation of brief notes touching Cuba policy remarks by Sanguilly, a March 12 caucus for House Speaker candidates, Mexican Cuban sympathies, reform talk on prize fights, and a Denver court ruling on spousal testimony. Includes reflections on politicians, editors, and London’s public baths and pensions.
Mark Hanna says the first task of the administration will be to take care of "our friends." He points to men who helped control the delegations at St Louis and without whom McKinley would not have been nominated. The exact original McKinney supporters are unclear, but those named as friends will face varied rewards and likely disappointment when office distribution ends.
In Washington the Comptroller of the Currency, Mr. Eckles, will not finish his term. President McKinley may appoint him as Special Commissioner to Europe to negotiate a bimetallic policy with free silver minting. Critics doubt practicality and fear Eckles loses the post he holds, making the appointment his personal issue.
The Philadelphia North American praises Consul General Lee for his courageous patriotic service in Havana. It notes American pride in his dispatches and urges President McKinley to keep him in place if possible, asserting he would advance American interests either by remaining or by returning home if blocked.
General Miles issued an order restricting access to U S lake and coast defenses. Only Army and Navy officers and others directly employed with the works may visit without written authorization from the commanding officer. Public drawings or photos require approval from the Secretary of War, reflecting a strong push to protect fortifications after past lax security incidents.
The New York Mailana express notes the political status of Hawaii is on the verge of great changes and that the time has come for action. The piece signals imminent shifts in governance and policy affecting Hawaii's future.
The article argues that Hawaii faces peril from rebellion and foreign attention, noting English papers claim Honolulu resembles Yankee towns and warning that Japanese migration could threaten republican control. It questions whether annexation benefits the United States enough to justify costs, urging a balanced view of Hawaii’s fate and American interest.
Notes and opinions recount distant rail lines in St Crupp's factory and a Yale College telescope, plus a steam boat on the Jordan River linking Jericho to Tiberias in seven hours. A Minnesota legislator proposes appointing a state phrenologist at $2,000 yearly with a $8,000 expenses fund to examine no fewer than 2,000 heads annually.
Sullivan vows to challenge the Corbett Fitasimmons tie winner. Baroness Hirsch has distributed 32 400 000 in charity over two months. Randallstown Md residents report a burglar in women’s clothing operating locally. Rafael Guerra, Spanish bullfighting chief, earns about 100 000 yearly. Grace Fairweather, born in New Castle England, champion female Dillard player, not yet 21.
Black Cheviot knee pants for boys age up to 15 with double seat and knee plus patent bands. Laundered Mothers' Friend patent band shirt waists in choice designs. Neat dark designs in all sizes. Come quick before sizes sell out.
The sale features White Label garments from Union Work Shops by top class Union Tailors. Includes Cheviots Worsteds Cassimeres Tricots Diagonals and Tweeds in varied patterns for both young and older men. Suits and overcoats are medium weight all year wear with savings of five to ten dollars per five suit or coat.
DSc offers children's suits of substantial material for everyday wear. Just the thing for boys to romp in. Suits of no mean quality in Black and Blue Cheviot with double seat and knee pants. Sizes from 10 to 14 only. If interested, don't delay.
A Two line sale note offers $22.00 for remaining Strictly All Wool Boys Reefer Suits with wide Sailor collars. Emphasizes unmatched value and broad appeal as the biggest bargains in children's attire.
The sale slashes prices on Pantaloon Stock creating extraordinary bargains in correct fitting finely tailored men's trousers. Made up in worsteds cassimeres cheviots and tweeds in medium and dark effects. Includes pin stripes plaids overplaids blacks and blues.
The pants are tailored in our own Union Workshops under personal supervision and are finished beyond question with perfect fitting. Hundreds of these fine pants are remnants from suits due to combination sales, offered for less than the cloth cost. Not a single pair fails to be a bargain, with special prices now quoted to attract fast attention.
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