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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
1
Commissioner T. G. Hudson predicts a marked boost in Georgia farm labor next year after enforcement of the prohibition law. He cites past liquor-driven issues among African laborers and says a sober workforce will enhance efficiency and savings across farms and other industries.
A 14 year old boy named Will Wallace stole a bicycle from Mr. Power of the News force. He rode toward Tippettville where Mr. Tippett recovered the wheel. The youth was tried before Judge Henderson and sentenced to two years for theft and related offenses.
One international harvesting hay press offered for sale cash. Contact C. W. Horne Vienna Georgia by writing or calling.
A Mexican brakeman named Miguel Martinez was cut in two when his sleeping body was crushed by a train at Espiritu Santo Zacatecas. Each state holds a half of the corpse and refuses to surrender it, blocking investigations and leaving relatives unable to mourn.
A dull Tuesday baseball tilt ends 12 to 10 with the Henpecks prevailing over themselves amid many errors and scattered hits. Reporters note a small crowd and a charity drive planned for later today despite the messy play and questionable scoring.
Gov Cummins denounces anti-Rockefeller forces and claims Adam's supposed savings could not match oil magnate wealth. He backs Judge Landis fine of 29,240,000 against Standard Oil.
Advertises 700 acres or 3 1 2 lots in Wilcox county near Hawkinsville and the Florida Southern railroad within six miles of Pitts Georgia. Timber 150 to 200 thousand feet per lot. 40 day purchase window for a below market price. Cash buyers only with O K titles and warrantee deed. Write P O Box 277 Cordele GA.
Road tax payers are notified that the first Saturday in September is set to collect the communication road tax for year 07. Interested individuals are urged to meet the collector at their respective precincts on that day. J. E. Joiner, Clerk.
At Aldora mill crossing near Barnesville Georgia fifteen girls bound for Leifsey Springs picnic leapt from a wagon when a Dixie Flyer from Savannah approached. A mule was killed and one girl injured in the crash. a young man drove the party.
The Washington Post reports South Carolina preserves the Calhoun home estate of 1100 acres now partly occupied by Clemson College. The state funds annual upkeep of the grounds and outbuildings. The Calhoun mansion with its vast verandas hosted notable gatherings and remains a cherished symbol of the statesman’s memory.
Hawkinsville Georgia August 14 while T B Reeves served on the jury four negroes raided his home and store near Longstreet stealing about 40 dollars in goods and a jug of corn liquor. Three burglars were captured and jailed. new overalls were taken from the store.
Readers are invited to Cooper’s for an August three day event featuring A. K. Hawkes crystallized lenses. An eye examination is offered free by eight specialists. Event dates include August 13 14 and 15.
Henry Hollis George Washington Morgan faced a pack of hungry dogs that charged toward his sister’s home after his barber visit. Neighbors rallied with weapons and tools as Hollis fled over a fence to safety, nearly bitten, then fainting from shock. He later asked the legislature for a harsh dog law, but nothing moved before he left.
Washington August 14 Senator Clay of Georgia pushes the post office to explain why mail delays persist on rail routes. He seeks action when Congress convenes and cites repeated Georgia complaints about missed connections and lax penalties allowing railroads to escape sanctions.
The New York World notes Georgia joins Maine North Dakota Kansas as states with strict temperance laws. By year end Tennessee and Georgia will nearly triple the number of residents under prohibitions. Overall about 8 million people live under some form of prohibition or local option.
President John W. Akin rules that once elected to the Georgia Senate a member is no longer a gentleman but a senator. The ruling followed Senator Knight’s disputed remarks toward Dr. Hardman during a nurse registration bill debate, prompting calls for decorum.
Five children were born in a single night in a one room cabin on Judge Henry C. Stuart’s Rus sell county estate in Virginia. The mountaineer and his family connected to the birth claim five survived while others perished. Four babies remain alive among eight people now living in the cabin.
The tax book of Vienna Georgia will be opened on July 16 1907 to receive city ad valorem taxes for 1907 and will remain open until August 16 1907 Alden Clerk and Treasurer.
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