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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
3
In areflection from the Atlanta Constitution, Bill Arp narrates how a humorous sermon once circulated in the south under the signature Zedekiah the Scribe. He discusses the anonymous preacher’s life, the blend of sacred and comic tones, and the sermon’s enduring notoriety amid social and religious caricature.
The senate resumed work on the isthmian canal project after a session of routine business and debate on a bill to relieve shippers from London dock charges. Minnesota's Mr Nelson cried out, God deliver us from trusts, drawing attention to the proceeding.
A Quebec special reports that in the Greene-Gaynor case the court met Saturday with Mr. L. McMaster for the prosecution arguing to quash the writs of habeas corpus. The proceedings focus on whether the writs should be upheld or dismissed.
Georgia news rounds up debates over Columbus accepting a Carnegie library gift with labor unions opposing it. The state reports appointments to Merritt’s education team, a fatal lightning strike in Lithonia, and a teen injured in Collinsville. Also covered are Confederate veterans’ reunion plans, Gov. Candler’s Washington visit, a tech donation push, and official governor race tallies plus census figures on Georgia farms and Black land ownership.
Rev Edgar Gardner Murphy executive secretary of the southern educational board has called a grand educational mass meeting in Montgomery Alabama on May 28 to inaugurate the board’s campaign in Alabama and push it vigorously.
London letters describe Martinique Black residents celebrating with orgies after all white settlers are reported deceased. They allege a Black governor presiding over supposed excesses and a new order on the island.
The Hazleton special reports thousands of soft coal miners in West Virginia will strike for higher wages. Mitchell claims 20 000 workers in the field with 18 000 to stop at once and says others will follow. Roosevelt says there is no legal ground for presidential interference.
Fire swept Bailey & Co. saw mill and related facilities at McDonald twenty miles from Waycross, destroying mill, planing plant, dry kilns, shops, locomotive, lumber, and dwellings. About 300 workers affected. Loss estimated at 75,000 dollars with 18,000 insurance. Lumber valued at 20,000 dollars. Commissary saved. yard covered 20 acres.
London dispatch notes Colonel Arthur Lynch, elected MP for Galway, fought with the Boers, plans to win a seat in Westminster but faces immediate treason charges upon landing in England. Authorities announce strict steps if he arrives, with a sharp watch and possible arrest awaiting him.
David G. Baldwin, postmaster of New Orleans, resigns following a serious disagreement with Washington officials. Letter carriers charge demoralization of staff and favoritism in promotions. Allegations include loaning money to carriers via his brother at usurious rates.
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