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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
6
An alarming account notes that among 2494 January deaths in Chicago 520 were due to pneumonia. The disease spares no age or sex and affects white, black, native and immigrant residents alike.
The article notes government opposition to higher education for women and a Berlin University case granting Fraulein Elan Neumenn MA and PhD. It comments on advertising as skillful, not lucky, and cites Russia’s 1898 cereal gains amid burdens on farmers and taxes.
A Harper's Weekly writer notes rising demand for character in public life among enfranchised Englishmen. Since Cornwallis’s Yorktown surrender, educated men have shown a healthy, tempered zeal for duty. Ministers vary in wealth. taking office often means sacrificing well paid posts, sometimes easing pecuniary worries.
An eye specialist says school rooms should use restful colors to reduce strain on pupils. He criticizes white walls as a threat to eyesight and praises women on school boards for prioritizing such furnishing details over tradesmen.
The North American Review cites Dutch poor relief as a successful model. Four poor colonies in Holland function without direct government control, preserving family ties and education. The program now owns about 5000 acres near Steenwyk, five miles from town, as a charitable enterprise amid many changes. Subscribe to stay informed.
A poem by Ella Wheelur Wilcox compares the mind to the sea in endless mystery and boundless emotion. The verse images waves that rise and fall yet bear a single name across variations, portraying love as generous and protective.
A narrator and Nell riff on ghosts after a seminary trip and a village apple paring. They mock ghostly lore with logic, note ghosts as immaterial ideas, and joke about bottleable spectres while imagining a showman’s curiosity and social consequences.
In a village a night of terror ends with a mistaken belief in a ghost. Nell and I flee from a mysterious thumping, witnessing a white robed figure at a window. Our mother returns quietly, revealing the scare was caused by a real person, and the tale ends with us mocked yet resolved in our disbelief in ghosts. The piece then shifts to a natural history note about stormy petrels and other birds nesting in hot burrows and a local belief about their egg hatching.
A Yonkers Statesman brief recalls a man who misplaced a collar button and tore the household apart searching high and low. Frantic gestures failed until breakfast revealed the button nestled in the hash, saving the day with a simple dining-room recovery.
Washington reports that Britain Germany and the United States agreed on instructions for a Samoan commission to depart San Francisco on the Badger for Samoa on the 25th. The mission will assess conditions, recommend changes only if unanimous, and report back without altering the Berlin treaty.
In Canton Ohio on Friday the trial of Mrs Anna George exposed tensions as threats against George D Saxton were tied to her claims of wrongs by Saxton. Prosecution failed to admit a chemical analysis of skin residue to prove discoloration from powder smoke and the witness was barred.
A Coweta county farmer Alfred Crawford was killed by a negro wielding an ax who entered his home at about seven o clock Wednesday night while he sat at the supper table with his wife The attacker struck Crawford in the back of the head crushing his skull then dragged the woman into an adjoining room and assaulted her before fleeing
International Sunday School convention to assemble in Atlanta on April 21 and is expected to be the largest gathering yet. Railroads offer one fare round trips. The first international meeting occurred in 1875 at Baltimore.
Booker T Washington tells Patria Club audience that practical education for Negroes in the South will ease political problems. He argues progress comes through soil ownership, industry, arts, religion, and steady foundational education for future generations. The address ends with a biblical parable about a rock foundation.
Secretary of State decides to reinstate United States consuls forced to leave during the war. H. W. Towen in Barcelona and Richard M. Bartleman in Malaga are in New York, J. Howell Carroll in Cadiz is at Gibraltar. The department will retain all end consular officers, noting no personal ill will. They largely remained in Spain during the war and continued some duties.
Rear Admiral W. S. Schle y, previously on waiting orders after relief from command, was Friday assigned to the naval examining board in Washington and received his commission as rear admiral. The commissions for the other officers recently promoted to rear admiral have also been forwarded.
A semi official note from Rome states Italy grants Colombia a three month extension to fulfill the terms of her ultimatum. During this period Colombia must arrange full payment of the Cerruti debts as demanded in President Cleveland's award.
A Texas Senate measure introduced Friday by Senator Davidson targets trusts and corporations mirroring Arkansas anti trust law. The bill, described as drastic, aims to curb perceived domination by powerful entities and is expected to gain strong legislative backing in the current session.
President McKinley received a dispatch from Dr. Schurman, head of the Philippine Commission in Manila, praising the proclamation for its good effects. Filipinos visit the commissioners daily, expressing satisfaction and desire to become U.S. citizens, while reporting that Aguinaldo's government is tyrannical and natives are deserting his ranks.
The examination of A. 8. Colyar Jr charged with attempting to kidnap Nicholas A. Heckman, the principal state witness in the Molineaux case, began in police court in New York Friday and adjourned to Monday with no decision reached. Magistrate Sims heard the testimony.
Lieutenant Frank Curry was granted bond of 2500 after a Savannah superior court hearing on the murder charge from Private Leo Reed. Griffin’s Kincaid Manufacturing expands with a new annex, while Griffin Mill begins a 100000 dollar annex to nearly double capacity. DeKalb jail escape attempt ends with four prisoners on the loose after confronting Sheriff Talley. Dalton jury convicts Will and Guilford Cannon of assault with intent to murder and imposes fines and jail terms, amid post-trial motions. Fitzgerald carnival draws crowds with floats and music, Coweta saloon-vote case slated for Supreme Court review, Chickamauga monument to be unveiled May 4, and Epworth League session closes with new officers and strong temperance resolutions.
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