Terms of the Virginian subscription details
The Daily Virginian describes home delivery options in Norfolk Portsmouth Berkley Suffolk West Norfolk and Newport News. It lists carrier and mail rates per week and per year with postage details and regional service areas. The text references subscription costs and payment methods.
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Virginian
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Berkley
Suffolk
West Norfolk
Newport News
United States
Advertising Rates for Notices and Readings
The notice lists advertising rates including 7 cents per square for the first insertion and 3 1 2 percent cents for subsequent insertions, with options for alternate day placement. It sets rates for reading notices at 20 cents per line per insertion and 12 to 15 cents for subsequent insertions. The New York office, Ralphill, is named as special representative, Room 47 Times Building. It also states that the Virginian cannot be held responsible for the return of rejected communications or manuscripts.
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New
Horace Porter
New York
Eustis A
France
John Hay
Bayard
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Mexico
Various Opinions on Warships Trade Tariffs and Diplomacy
A collage of 1900s remarks notes Spain may fund six warships, Greece Crete sympathy crowds in London, Hawaii annexation dead by census, and tariff curtailing US exports. References to Hatoyama Yale education, Porter to France, Hay to Mexico, and Depew on trusts frame a broad foreign policy, trade, and political debate.
Great men’s sons in the Chicago Chronicle critique
The Chicago Chronicle questions reverence for "great men’s sons" and notes prominent examples like McKinsey’s pread sons, Fred Grant, Garfield’s and Hinges’ heirs, John A. Logan, Governor Bushnell’s staff, and Russell Harrison. It argues the government serves more than just privileged offspring.
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Chicago Chronicle
McKinsey
Fred Grant
Garfield
Hinges
John A. Logan
Bushnell
Washington
Russell Harrison
White House
Carpet-bag Critics Attack Pension Appointment
The Philadelphia Telegraph brands Southern protesters against General Evans's Pension Commissioner role as carpet-bag bosses. The paper questions the continued existence of carpet-baggers in the South, labeling the group a “bad lot” and noting readers deserve more names, while a Southern perspective defends the era’s lingering resentments.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
South
St. Clay Evans
General Evans
Tennessee
Telegraph
Japanese In Hawaii Seen Plotting To Seize Island
The article warns that Japanese in Maui are growing rapidly, with up to 1,000 arriving monthly. A census puts Hawaii Japanese at 24,000, raising fears they will gain suffrage and influence, challenging American interests and potentially threatening the Pacific island balance.
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Tlawali
Mawaui
Hawaii
United States
Pacific
Japan
Sewall Son Seeks Hawaii Ministry Amid Political Discord
Harold M. Sewall, son of a Democratic vice presidential candidate, applies for Minister to Hawaii. The New York Times condemns the move, noting past party shifts and Sewall’s history with Samoa and service under different administrations. The piece questions propriety and party loyalty in granting such an appointment.
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Harold M. Sewall
Hawaii
New York Times
Thomas Watson
Maine
McKinley
Sewall
Mashonaland
Hawaiii
Amasa Thornton
Louis I. Payn
Tawali
Ceveliani
Harrison
No Title Provided
The text notes opposition to Mr. Sewall for political changes and a campaign conduct toward his father that affects public esteem, claiming he abused the Democratic party after losing reappointment by Mr. Cleveland. It reflects partisan conflict and reputational concerns during the campaign period.
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Sewall
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Hls
London school board suspends collections in schools
Notes and opinions discuss Colonel Waring and street cleaning, a London school board rule suspended to permit subscriptions to the Indian famine fund, a Missouri dealer profiting from mules shipped to Johannesburg, and a Illinois bill to bar baseball outside incorporated areas.
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London School Board
Th- Nois
Misasouri
Johannesburg
South Africa
Notable Personalities and Curious Claims in Society News
The piece notes The Prince of Wales owning a rare Egyptian mummy hand paper weight. It reports Max O'Rell planning a stage tour after leaving the lecture circuit. John B. Duke testifies to Lexow about never smoking cigarettes. A Vienna weaver’s wife reportedly bear 320 children across many births, including quadruplets and triplets, with complex birth histories.
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Prince of Wales
Max O'Rell
John B. Duke
Lexow Committee
Vienna
Old Ireland and Patrick A Public Vision of Freedom
A nostalgic poem extols Ireland and Saint Patrick, praising faith over worldly power. It envisions a future when coercion ends and freedom arrives, with imagery of harps, shrines, and ancient majesty. The piece ends with a dated postscript from Willoughby Norfolk Virginia, March 17, 1897.
Bargain Bundle of Men’s Suits and Frocks
Mixed lot offers eight men’s sack suits and five frocks in assorted sizes. Each piece described as comfortable, durable and worth more than the bargain price. Sold as a bundle with buyer choosing any items that remain while stock lasts.
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Childcdren
Paris
Suit sale note with bargain sack suits
Fragmentary advertisement describes men’s sack suits priced at $82 with emphasis on fit and finish. Claims buyers often pay large advance on bargain cuts yet receive clothing not worth the money. Includes promotional tone and promise of well fitting garments.
Framen's Sack Suits Offer Broad Range at Nine Seventy
Framen presents sack suits in multiple styles with neat tailoring and plain colors. The line includes single and double breasted designs and varied patterns at a moderate price of nine seventy.
Coats Emphasized for Style and Full Construction
An old advertisement touts ORETE coats praised for detailed construction and elaborate velvet collars. Boxes and pockets are described as well crafted with modern styling and price listed as ten dollars.
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