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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1897

Page

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Weyler urged to press war to pacify Cuba

Havana crowds cheered Captain General Weyler as he accepted command amid protests in his honor. He pledged to complete pacification of two remaining provinces with forty battalions, expressing support for the Madrid government while denouncing Spanish liberal critics.

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Fishing Congress Set for January 1938 in Tampa

The Fish Commission notes the National Fishery Congress to convene in Tampa in January 1938. Expected is large state, association, and National Fish Commission attendance with international invitations to Britain, Germany, Russia, France, Italy, and others. Topics include water-protection, fish culture, oyster culture, turtle and frog farming, marsh land use, bull frog rearing, sponge industry, and modern cultivation methods.

Washington The Fish Commission National Fishery Congress Tampa Pla National Fish Commission Unter States Great Uritain Germany Russia France Italy Spain Sweden Norway Denmark Belelim Austria-Hungary Greece Netherlinda Japan China Mexico Umnasil Venezuela Cormeress Bloxham Morida Congress Florida Orthy

British Government Refuses Participation in Conference

Washington reports confirm from the British Foreign Office that Britain will not take part in any conference with Russian and Japanese delegates. State Department officials will not discuss further progress, as correspondence on the subject continues. Delegates announced for the Russian conference include Councillor Martens, Pr Botkine, and Kebnitzky, governor of the Commander Islands.

Washington, D. C State Department Ofice London Mussian Japaese Department John W. Potter United States Great Britain Russia Japan John W. Foster Martens Ministry of Foreign Affairs University of St. Petersburg Pr. Botkine Washington Kebnitzky Commander Seal

Costa Rica Denies Dictator Claim As Iglesias Decree Outlined

Washington dispatch reports Costa Rica’s Senor Calvo denying President Iglesias proclaimed himself dictator. He received government documents showing no dictatorship and a decree suspending habeas corpus for sixty days from September 1, issued by a congressional commission, not the President. Calvo says disorder in Santa Demings was a local riot and suspension may end early.

Washington Senor Calvo Iglesias Costa Rica Calvo Permanent Commission of Congress Habeas Corps Iglessis Santa Demings

Kentucky Bankers Cheer Allusions At In‑Session Meeting

The Kentucky State Bankers Association gathered in Frankfort amid protests against political influence. A. E. Willson of Louisville explained Indianapolis convention details as bankers cheered speeches urging sound currency and national monetary unity from visiting leaders J J Branch and W C Cornwall among others.

Kentucky McKinley Vietors Prankfort Kentucky State Bankers Association Eon A.E. Willson Louisville Ordean Indianapolis Dradey J. J. Branch National Banking Association J. W. Griffith Mississippi Bankers’ Association Guckenberger Avoas Bank Cincinnati Amd William C. Cornwall City Hank Buffalo

Postmaster Appointments Reach North Carolina Posts

Washington Oct 6 report lists fourth class postmaster appointments in North Carolina. Names include Aurora St H Liane Wilkesboro Milton McNeil Whiteville and James Dp Moultsby with their respective towns noted.

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Purveyor Claims Mirthful Cure for Various Ailments

An odd, garbled ad touts MHOOD’S PILLS as a cure for nausea soreness indigestion and biliousness. It promises quick relief and lists druggists as outlets, with the phrase 200 likely indicating price or quantity. The text remains unclear but reads like a late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine pitch.

Low's opening rally for mayoral bid at Cooper Union

Enthusiastic mass meeting at Cooper Union welcomes Seth Low and Citizens' Union backer candidates. Notable figures including Lattooque, Schurz, Guy, and Root address the crowd while Low previews a reform platform. He warns against dual loyalty to party and city, pledging limited patronage and removal of city service from partisan aims.

Wyon Wis New York Get Sath Low Clugens Ito- Meht Cooper Union Citizens’ Union Movement Mr. Low Whl- Nam WHl- Nam Brookfield, James @. Cater, W. Bayanl Cutting Joseph FH. Choate John Ciatin Joel J. Erhartt Dorman B. Eaton Richard Watson Gilder Henry J. Howland William DB. Blumnblower Angon McCook Wheeler H. Peckham Herman Ridder J. Mursen Rhoades James Th. Troosevelt Elihu Root Carl Suhure Oscar §. Strauss Troo

Independence Boon: Cuba Rejects Autonomy Demand

Cuba will not accept autonomy from Spain, says Thomas Estrada Patwa, head of the Cuban Junta in New York, reflecting the consensus of Cuban generals and government. Aboard the Walter Wilhelm Der Grosse, the voyage from New York to Bremen took five days, 15 hours, and 10 minutes, with average speed 21.4 knots and a peak leg of 4 knots. In Mississippi, a Memphis court case ends with a lynching mob mobbing Crewe, a negro linked to a prior crime, as justice is served in Hernando.

Big Suit Wymeuth Walter Wilhelm der Grosse Engelbert New York Bremen Plymouth

Football Yesterday Scores and Colleges Matchups

University of Pennsylvania beat Tyrsburg College 11 to 0 Yale trounced Amhe a 18 to 0 Princeton suffered a scruhs loss to Lawrenceville Lafayette and Franklin and Marshall with unclear scoring details amid a garbled report of yesterday’s college football results.

University of Pennsylvania Gettysburg College Yale Amhe A Princeton Lawrenceville

Democratic County Convention Endorses Chicago Platform

The Democratic County convention in New York State on October 6 endorses the Chicago platform as the general stance.

New York New York State Chicago

Fever Grows in Mobile and Edwards Parish

Yellow fever reports surge across Mobile and nearby parishes. Thirty-eight new cases include two in Algiers with several deaths recorded at isolation hospitals. In Oconeean Springs cases decline but Morale distressed as outbreaks widen.

Beed of Teaith Yellow Fever Report and Local Medical News

The record at Biloxi Mississippi notes Dr Tralson recovering and on duty after a sick spell. Dr Tackett is seriously ill. Davis, formerly of Roanoke Virginia, died after five days of illness. The yellow fever report shows 120 under treatment, 4 suspected cases, 5 new cases, total 255 to date, with 10 deaths yesterday.

Edwards Ana Miss Dr. Dunn Situite Nitta Yount Biloxt Hiloxi Misa Tralson Tackett

Quarantine Rules Relaxed for Atlanta In Alabama

The State of Alabama today lifts quarantine restrictions against Atlanta in a measure aimed at ending a flagged public health disruption. Officials in Montgomery announce the change as quarantine terms are eased and normal activity resumes across the region.

Montgomery Alabam Atlanta

Fire at Dexter Park Pavilion Hits Stock Yards

A fierce blaze at the Dexter Park pavilion in One Nylon Sick Yards destroyed several frame houses nearby and endangered the main horse market. Witnesses say Patrick Casey and three others entered the burning pavilion to free 500 horses, with fatalities among those trapped. several injuries were reported as the stock yards suffered extensive damage.

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Chaos at fair as horses stampede injures visitors

After a stampede of Crotes horses broke loose inside a pavilion, Casey and Als companions narrowly escaped harm while attempting to free people. Casey was knocked down and bruised, Henry Walsh injured, and several buildings suffered damage totaling thousands.

Casey Als Henry Walsh Dexter Park Pavillon Wr & Cols Fee Union Stock Yards Aed

Spanish Cabinet reshuffle draws mixed Cuban reactions

Cuban reform papers praise the new cabinet as a hopeful move toward autonomy while conservative unions deem the change minor. Editors in Havana and key Western papers favor autonomy and predict a prompt restoration of order, though some critics warn unrest could persist and fault Campos for the insurrection spread.

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Britain Declines Conference but Considers US Talks

Oct 6 Lepidien report says Britain will not join a Washington conference with Russia and Japan. London insists on talks with the United States alone, while Canada objects to meetings with Russia and Japan. Britain may hold separate discussions with the US and with Canada.

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New Discovery Teeth Pain Relief Claimed by Washington Firm

Washington Chemical Co says its newest extract relieves nervous troubles and pains. Freahook explains how the product works with a marketing note to patients in Ennis at 162 Main.

Freahook Washington Chemical, CO Washington, D. C Ennis

Major Ginter's Will Promises Large Estate Restitution

Special dispatch from Virginian reports the will of Major Lewis Ginter before probate in Chester Court. Executors George Arents and others of the American Tobacco Company are named with trust provisions totaling around 2 million dollars. The document outlines legacies to relatives and friends, with significant portions to charitable funds, and hints at posthumous influence on Cuba policy and Virginia politics through the Lamb and Wickham factions.

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Seven Girls Die In State Industrial School Fire

A dormitory fire at the State Industrial School last midnight killed seven girls and left the three story wool building a total loss. The blaze started in upper windows, with no on site fire apparatus and the school a mile from town. Twenty five other students escaped in night clothes. search for bodies began at daybreak and all were recovered and buried by noon. Building loss estimated at 25,000 dollars.

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