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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1896
Page
4
A French florist offers eight thousand dollars for a plant that can shield blue roses. The item appears among a mosaic of 1856 news notes from various U.S. papers, including political chatter, local incidents, and excerpts from the Alexandria Gazette and the Washington Post.
Mr Goodridge defends his council stance and accuses Democratic leaders of city control while praising reform efforts. The Virginian argues national politics were injected into municipal government, questions delayed disclosure of public funds misappropriation, and urges prompt action by officials and the grand jury.
The article urges a Democratic city ticket built without club endorsements to preserve voter independence. It stresses candidates must be independent, with strong character, capable of development and wise views for city progress, and warns against organized bloc influence on the May election.
An editorial urges Democracy members to nominate a strong general ticket for Norfolk, arguing that democracy must field effective, faithful officials who will gain public approval. It insists on men fit to govern well and lead to a successful May election for the party ticket.
An old song line about policemen’s lot prompts comment on New York public peace guardians. The piece notes officials face rising challenges and jokes that the so called finest officers may be slow, with speculation about their fitness and public expectations.
The New York World argues Governor McKinley will be nominated by the St Louis convention and that Republican platform shifts are futile. It says party divisions on monetary policy will produce meaningless equivocations and asks what Democrats will do. The piece notes Democrats may seize any opportunity created by these conditions.
The item notes the Prince of Wales as an honorary member of the New York Thirteenth Club and Mrs. James G. Madden planning to move her late husband’s remains to Augusta. It adds Gen. Miles backing bicycle use for the army, Faure and Daudet joining teetotalers, and hints of anti Lamb Republicans seeking change with Congressman Walker opposing Lamb at the Staunton State Convention next month per the Alexandria Gazette.
The Government mints plan to produce standard silver dollars at 1,500,000 monthly. Greater New York is described as starting a promising growth phase with an estimated population just under 3,000,000. The Baltimore Daughters of the Confederacy secure General Mitzhugh Lee for a May 27 lecture. England loves the whole world. The Philadelphia Times comments on Africa’s waste patterns. The Chicago Record notes many authors sleep seven hours or less, with little sleep for others.
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