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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
2
Governor Atkinson signs anti trust measure threatening charter forfeiture and fines for restraint of trade. Georgian leaders report rewards, cotton production in Irwin and Thomas counties, and plans for a new city hall in Fitzgerald. Notable obituaries note Colonel Henry Z. Lomar of Macon and Senator Brown’s widow Elizabeth Brown.
A mup prize fighter is as anxious for the ring as a girl in love, mirroring high stakes anticipation in the tense moment before competition.
Delegé Olney declines attending a Chicago banquet and a White House dinner. The London Times rumor about Germany siding with Spain is dismissed. President Cleveland recognizes the Central American republic and receives envoys. Pardons issued for counterfeit cases. Atlas National Bank liquidation assured. Navy ammunition orders placed in Washington. Tariff hearings begin with Dingley presiding. Senator Money plans Cuba visit for an on-site briefing. Three Friends steamer detention triggers justice review.
An American, Julio Sanguilly, once arrested in 1895 and court martialed for conspiracy against the government, appealed to a civil trial and was formally sentenced Monday to life imprisonment and to pay half the trial expenses. He was later declared insolvent.
The Toledo Ohio Produce Exchange adopted a resolution condemning the Senate resolution recognizing Cuba's independence. The action rejects the federal measure and aligns local commerce groups against diplomatic recognition.
A New York Herald dispatch in Washington reports Senor Canovas may accept U S good offices to negotiate a treaty with Spain addressing Cuban products and insurgent reforms. The Spanish premier would seek amnesty guarantees and reform enforcement, while avoiding any impression of coercion, with talks to be framed on terms favorable to the United States.
In Unadilla area, George Sumner about 65, living with his 20 year old daughter, was ambushed after discovering a barn fire. A gunman shot Sumner in the hip then fired again through a back window, wounding him fatally and injuring the attacker, who fled after his pistol was wrested away by the daughter.
A mine explosion at Mauleson near Princeton Indiana trapped nine miners and injured five others two of whom died. Investigators suspect lack of ventilation caused the blast as bodies were removed and survivors could not explain the cause.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune special reports Havana morning papers attack United States policy allowing filibustering expeditions. La Lucha accuses the mercenary, lying press of fueling war troubles, citing the Three Friends story from New York as text.
A Bangkok dispatch says Siamese soldiers attacked and wounded United States consul general Mr. Kellett while demanding release of a consular clerk allegedly unjustly arrested. Minister Barrett protested as the Siamese government delayed inquiry into the incident.
In Atlanta Constitution reminiscence notes a Cincinnati drummer posed as Bryan at depot gatherings, then revealed the deception. The piece praises William Jennings Bryan's lecture on The Ancient Landmarks, condemns political indifference, and urges civic duty. It closes with a personal appeal for veteran G. M. Stewart from Gordon County Georgia seeking service proof.
Southern railway offers 8500 reward for arrest and conviction of those who removed a rail on McComb's trestle twelve miles east of Birmingham, wrecking a passenger train from Atlanta and nearly sending it into an eighty foot ravine.
The article describes mandarins' attire and rank buttons. First and second class wear cord red buttons inspired by the cock. ranks progress through robe emblems, bird motifs, and precious stones from pelican to sparrow, with button metals changing from sapphire to silver.
A period near menopause brings anxiety and a range of symptoms. The article credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with alleviating distress during this change and cites a Bethelville Ohio testimony claiming life saved and husband cured of kidney trouble.
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