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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
2
The Vienna Progress reports Paris claims the best artillery while lamenting the lack of capable gunners. A Chillicothe Ohio minister refuses church proceeds from an amateur play due to a too realistic kissing scene, vowing to curb sensationalism in local theater.
Rear-Admiral Higginson declines a Navy Department promotion deeming merit insufficient. Lieutenant Aston Ward also declines to avoid blocking a classmate’s path to flag rank. The Geographical Society of Philadelphia plans fifty patent casques sent to Arctic waters to probe currents and an open polar passage. Mormon demographics show large communities across several states with Utah housing about 60 percent of the population, church outreach, missionaries, and substantial political influence in Idaho Wyoming and Arizona.
The New York World muses on the potential of scientific progress from long distance voice transmission to face reproduction. It cites a physician using an electro auto mobile to view a wounded patient via X ray and battery power as a practical glimpse of modern science.
Life comments on the endless struggle between the Haves and Have-nots in society. It notes rising Have-nots seeking parity, concerns about powerful Hayes and unlimited capital, and seers predicting upheaval unless balances shift. The piece warns that some eras favor permanence of wealth but history shows disparities persist.
A damaged verse fragment laments sorrow and fate as whispers of better days emerge. The speaker notes a lifelong cadence of rain and gifts from a generous depth while shore breakers hiss and memories of jewels and future dreams drift.
A New York Independent tale describes a Western city where a Methodist itinerant preacher enters a saloon run by One-eyed Jack to hold a revival. The service leads to a dramatic courtroom style moment amid gambling, trumped by a sobering sermon and a fatal card game confrontation.
A London Tit Bits excerpt explains that vegetable monstrosities may arise from disease or heredity. Hugo de Vries shows abnormal growth can be reproduced from seed, with many offspring normal yet some retaining monstrosities across generations. Biennials show the strongest deviations in this study. The Queen’s Scotland visits note her long Highland stays since 1842 totaling about eighteen years.
A Dahlonega Georgia Nugget report states at a county wedding in Yahoola district a visitor’s horse tail was cut off by unknown persons. A woman who borrowed a horse for the occasion also had her horse’s tail removed. The incident is portrayed as a troubling new way to treat guests.
Georgia railroad delays in Atlanta to Augusta schedule changes were rescinded for now and may occur later. Postmaster Hertz tenure looks secure through his four year term unless new charges arise. State university board appoints Clark Howell Jr. after Hammond death. McDaniel may become president. Atlanta building boom continues with record February March and hopeful April activity. Will and Ben Morrow, ex gang members, captured. McGuinness killer to Rome. Macon honors Ray's immunes with parade and reception. Third Georgia muster out in Augusta boosts local merchants. Governor Candler aims for Chickamauga monument dedication with staff and escort. trip to Chattanooga planned.
Governor Candler plans to depart Atlanta on May 20 for a May date unveiling of the Kentucky monument near Georgia's shaft. The Kentucky governor will attend with staff and possibly a regiment of state troops. He may stay at Chickamauga to witness the Georgia monument dedication the following day.
The body of Miss Pearl Knott was found in Flint River near Woolsey Fayette County Georgia. A coroner led a jury which ruled death by a pistol wound inflicted by George Kerlin and declared it murder. Kerlin was arrested and jailed then moved to Atlanta for safekeeping after prior abduction arrests. The motive cited involves alleged intimate relations with Knott and an intended marriage to Kerlin's son.
Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh recounts Admiral Dewey’s reply to a German officer's complaint aboard the flagship. The admiral said ships cannot fly the flag unless authorized and warned that flags can be bought cheap, implying any assertion of sovereignty can be contested.
The Ponder murder in Atlanta takes a new turn as Jim Roberts, a young white man, is arrested for complicity after Pendley, already serving life, implicates him. Detectives say Pendley’s latest confession provides the needed evidence to convict Roberts, tying him to the policeman’s shooting.
The Mexican senate on Thursday unanimously approved the new extradition treaty with the United States. The case of Santiago Murphy, charged with embezzling 70,000 from the National Bank of Mexico, is expected to unfold dramatically as he may reveal accomplices. He remains incommunicado in Belem prison.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania was greeted at the station on arrival in Washington on Friday. Friends congratulated him on the outcome of his trial and appointment to the Senate. Callers visited his home and many congratulatory telegrams were received.
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