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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
6
The author decries superficial literature and praises true works that endure. Mention of Spain’s Cuban conflict, soldiers adopting Cuban life, and youthful readers in Santiago under General Wood. Notes English teaching, school funding shifts, and American road and bicycle progress as benchmarks of national improvement.
The Sultan of Turkey nears completion of a vast Mecca hotel intended for 6000 pilgrims, described as an airy Oriental style oasis of khane and courtyards. The Philadelphia Record notes Vienna’s enormous dwelling with 1500 rooms housing over 4000 people, featuring thirty two staircases thirteen inner courts and 850 street windows, a striking crowding example.
The peace manifesto attributed to the Czar appears linked to the Czarina who laments war’s horrors and fears a conflict between England and Russia. She is said to have long discussed the matter with the Cray, and these talks influenced the document issued to the world.
The Dry Goods Economist notes Austrian cabrella handle producers have largely withdrawn from catering to the American market. While trade with Austria remains sizable, it has fallen sharply as demand shifts to better and newer handles. Germany and France now supply U.S. imports, seen as superior to Austrian goods.
A brief ad note urges readers that attractions and incentives are weak. It articulates a paradox that poor advertising harms patronage and invites stronger promotional efforts to draw customers to the college or business.
Poem fragment by F L Stanton reflecting a lover seeking wealth in a child's kiss rather than gold. The speaker contrasts poverty with the idea that true wealth lies in a loved one’s embrace and a simple kiss, as the beloved questions what is brought each night. The imagery centers on a tender, intimate devotion.
Miss Lydia Lyons, a Chicago Major Lena daughter, goes to Indian Territory to aid Arapaho. She marries the fierce Tixico after a time if he stays good for three years. He falls back to drink and violence, the couple’s child is killed, and Lydia dies by dagger. Tixico shoots the baby and both parents. The Cheyenne recounts end with the tribe muttering of a failed Great Spirit charm. New York Journal.
In Bucyrus Ohio a young son of Jacob Green was attacked by a flock of geese while in the barnyard. He was knocked down and his nose and ears torn, his face badly bitten. Helpers arrived to tend him as the geese continued to tear at him. Also noted is Belgiums Lambert Mine reaching 5190 feet deep as the worlds deepest coal mine.
Paris dispatch reports Senor Montero Rios and Senor Ojeda ill in bed delaying treaty engrossing. Garnica says talks hinge on article count and indemnity payment within three months of ratification. Spaniards vow to submit Maine accusation to an international tribunal and seek peaceful relations despite tensions.
The Georgia Senate approves Representative Calvin’s bill testing the 10 percent federal bank tax with no opposition. Savannah reports on military reassignments and a legal clash over a proposed belt line from East Point to Reynoldstown. Also noted are the Rough Riders’ arrest for larceny in Georgia and a Macon death in W D Williams, longtime Academy for the Blind superintendent. Further, a Mitchell street rail right of way dispute looms as Consolidated and Atlanta Railway face potential litigation over track use. The House fixes the state tax rate at 6.86 for 1899 and 1900, with total state needs estimated at about $2,003,500.64 annually, funded mainly by direct taxes plus substantial special revenue.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Gideon W. Marsh president of Keystone National Bank pleads guilty in U S district court to indictments charging misapplication of bank funds and making false reports of the bank's condition to the comptroller of the currency.
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