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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
2
In a wartime mood the piece notes Peary asking five years to reach the North Pole while mocking urgency. It also claims Spain has lost 80,000 soldiers since the war began and labels Weyler’s campaign as turning Cuba into a graveyard per the New York Mail and Express.
The superintendent of Pennsylvania greenhouses at Altoona Lasboan directs preparation of 150000 ivy and Virginia creeper to ornament rocky cuts along the railway lines. Railroads grow more picturesque each year as rough spots are relieved by clinging ivy.
The sketchy text cites John Gernand of Danville who wrote a large check to meet jury requirements in a breach of promise suit. It questions whether thirty three cents reflect the widow’s compensation while linking the sum to the value of a lost husband and noting attention from a New York press source.
The excerpt recalls a string of typographical slips and misprints in an English press. It notes how phrases by politicians like Asquith and Lord Russell were humorously misrendered, yielding lines such as temper turned to peli, and “food for the gods” becoming “food for the cobs.”
Complete returns show rail workers endure high injury and death rates with 520,020 employees. about 80,000 hurt and 1,900 killed last year. Passengers fared far better. 178,182 injured and 2,827,474 killed per 178 million. Congress urged air brakes and automatic couplers. progress slow with 879,000 of 1,221,887 freight cars fitted. Authorities warn many railroads may miss the two year deadline to comply, risking heavy penalties.
Wednesday sessions featured a close 61 60 vote to reconsid er the anti barroom bill with absentees. The telegraph penalty bill moved slowly as officials argued over administration of the state university. Jefferson county election contest hearings continued with unseating two populists by 74 88. Senate considered Hopkins proposal to elect superior court judges and solicitors by the people with a subsequent adjournment. Thomaston charter change passed as the legislature faced holiday adjournment amid a somber, disgruntled House.
Friday morning saw Messrs Polhill and Stapleton sworn in as new members of the house after Jefferson county election contest success. The day featured Felder's Australian ballot bill set for Monday, plus a close vote on Branch's gold-contract measure. The convict bill dominated the 11 o'clock agenda, amid broad disagreement among members. A catechism plan was adopted to gauge opinion, with six questions to guide understanding of the house mood. Tuesday at 1 o'clock was set to examine the legislative pupil and form a committee from results.
The chamber considers a six item convict reform plan including state supervision for felons and purchase of a farm for a reform outpost. Debate on a central penitentiary and county control of misdemeanants follows as lawmakers seek votes and quorum.
The senate adjourned after reading the journal and took up a bill to abolish Lowndes County court and establish Valdosta as a city. A Wilkes County funds bill, dividing forfeitures pro rata for court officers, passed with no opposition. A Meriwether liquor bill also passed. The senate adjourned until Tuesday at 6. The notice ends urging subscriptions.
A nitroglycerin blast half a mile west of Chesterfield Indiana wrecked a gas well site. Sixty quarts were stored in a zinc tub near a steam exhaust for thawing the mix. The shock lifted people a mile away and was felt ten miles, with two nearby drills hurled thirty feet but uninjured aside from bruises. Fire followed but quickly went out.
Twelve thousand diggers return to pits in Coal City Braidwood Catbon Hill Spring Valley Bodin Seatonville La Salle and Oglesby as Streator remains disrupted. The United Mine Workers of America led a strike that began July 4 with a partial settlement in September. Illinois 90 000 miners did not ratify the Columbus agreement and kept the strike active.
Commissioner Nesbitt urges Southern farmers to reduce cotton acreage while increasing corn and rotating crops. He warns that 5 cent cotton cannot cover farm expenses and advises deeper plowing and less fertilizer, promoting livestock needs and ready cash crops.
Mrs Harris, a renowned female evangelist, concluded a revival in Hillsboro Alabama near Courtland. Large crowds traveled from surrounding counties to hear her. Rev Anson West, Decatur district official, stopped the Methodist meeting and barred women preachers, prompting a district conference review. Mrs Harris is the widow of evangelist Robert Lee Harris.
A Washington report notes Mrs. Nobles convicted of murdering her husband faces execution in Georgia with a possible last appeal to Governor Atkinson. The 1890s case involved multiple defendants, varied trials, and ongoing public interest before final fate hinges on clemency.
The Ashland Improvement Company of Ashland Kentucky makes a general deed of assignment to its general manager. Assets listed total 231118 including bonds stock and notes and accounts. Liabilities in notes and accounts amount to 140702. The action excludes the old Kentucky Iron Coal and Manufacturing Company and the Ashland and Catlettsburg street railway from the failure.
Adolph Luetgert, famed sausage maker, faces a second trial for his wife’s murder. Judge Gary presides in Chicago as ex Judge Lawrence Harmon and Max Riese represent Luetgert. Phelan withdrew after a heated interview with Luetgert and the new counsel.
Correspondents from southern trade centers report a solid week with steady iron output and firm textile demand. New ventures include Bottling Works in Birmingham Alabama. electric plants at Tifton Georgia and Boerne Texas. a $20,000 grain elevator at Galveston Texas. flouring mills in Lowryville Tennessee and Leon West Virginia. a soap factory in Boerne Texas. a stove foundry in Sheffield Alabama. Sanford Water and Light Company in Sanford North Carolina. novelty works in San Antonio Texas. an oil mill in Denison Texas. Harper's Berry Oil Company at Wheeling West Virginia. a large tannery at Big Stone Gap Virginia. Charleston Knitting Mills Company at Charleston South Carolina. and woodworking plants at Clinton North Carolina and Elizabethton Tennessee. Tradesmen notes overall improving prospects for spring business.
A mail train on the Union Pacific sped Cheyenne to Council Bluffs 619 miles in 659 minutes elapsed time with stops. Two engine changes and one extra stop for a burst air brake hose caused delays including a five hour thirty minute hold near Medicine Bow.
Eugene Moore former Nebraska auditor was found guilty in Lincoln on Monday afternoon for embezzling about 28000 dollars. The defense argued the funds were insurance fees due to the state treasurer, not Moore, but Judge Cornish overruled the claim and committed him with sentence deferred.
Governor Jones of Arkansas receives another letter from Luther Aiken of Pitts, Ga., the prisoner guard, claiming he knows who killed Hon. John M. Clayton in Plumersville eight years ago. He encloses a copy of an alleged confession describing the murder method.
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