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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1899
Page
6
Material has been collected for fifteen volumes on the crowning of Nicholas II in 1896 with more portfolios planned. The writer muses on who will read such a vast work, noting the Czar's subjects cannot read and questioning who will peruse the compilation amid varied literary tastes.
Americana and British German and Japanese traders plan to forward a protest to their consuls against extending the French area of exclusive control in Shanghai. The move appears a spontaneous alignment to protect common trade interests, echoing a broader four-nation understanding in East trade.
Canada tests dog mail service with 140 dogs bought for about 830 each landed at Quebec from Greenland and Labrador. Prospective mail-carriers praised for speed and training, to be harnessed to sledges. Baquiman breed noted as easy to manage though hunger could provoke canine aggression toward handlers.
Forest and Stream calls for action as twelve hunters were killed by fellow hunters in Wisconsin last season. The piece urges fathers and sons to stop reckless shootings and insist on knowing exactly what is being shot before pulling the trigger to prevent further manslaughter in the woods.
The New York Times notes alarming claims that General Wood halts taxes in one instant then presses increases for merchants in Santiago. Observers wonder if hypnotism or witchcraft explains these feats as he wields extraordinary influence over local leaders.
If you have something to sell let the people know it an advertise ment in this paper will do the work. This brief note urges readers to place ads to reach a broad audience and move merchandise quickly.
Salina fears a hidden intruder at Tower Pines as Abby and Fanny Clifford prepare to work while their mother suspects danger. Salina discovers Milton’s hired man and a stranger loitering near the coal shed, then hides and locks the shed to protect Abby and Fanny. The sisters remain unaware of the night’s peril as Salina warns them of trouble.
In a November night scare, a sailor’s cutlass figure thwarted two burglars at Old Deodatus Mifton’s house. Salina alerts the town and rings the bell as police arrive. the thieves are arrested, and the sisters prepare to move to New York.
A collage of quotes on wisdom and kindness leads into a report from London about Hanne Victoria turning tables on artists and publishers. It recounts an 18th century portrait study of Princess Victoria as a child, copied and sold as her likeness, which Victoria later recalled after her son located the painting and she verified it, by painter Greuze (died 1805).
Frank Routledge and companions leased shooting rights on a Fairview ranch to save the Columbia River. He shot a fine mallard on Wednesday and displayed a gizzard containing gold valued at about fifty cents. He plans to buy a flying machine for his dog to scent the duck back to Alaska.
Washington reports General Eagan commissary general of subsistence found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and of prejudice to good order. He is sentenced to dismissal with clemency recommendation. Secretary Alger to review record and present to the president for final action. Rumors say a court martial for Major General Miles may follow based on beef scandal and war investigation findings.
Henry William Sebastian, president of the St Louis Bridge and Iron company, was named receiver for the Farmers Elevator company of St. Louis after it made an assignment on Saturday. The large elevator holds 1.5 million bushels. liabilities and assets are not detailed. Capital stock is 350 000 with 300 000 secured debt and 75 000 floating debt. Longstanding judgment and other troubles led to the action.
Adelina Patti the singer married Wednesday at Brecon Wales to Baron Cederstrom director of the Health Gymnastic Institute. the couple traveled from Craig-y-Nos with a decorated route as the South Wales Borderers band fire brigade and police escorted them to a specially decorated Roman Catholic church.
New York dispatch reports Judge Bookstaver refused to accept J. W. Campbell Harlem contractor as bondsman for Mayne Moore or Pet Strahan. Prisoner to remain in Toombs jail until a new bondsman is accepted or second trial date set. No date fixed and no other bondsman appeared.
Georgia state news reports a second major fire in Palmetto within a week, with authorities pursuing an arsonist. The piece also covers legal actions in Savannah, railway bond guarantors, and local efforts to curb smallpox as Governor Candler coordinates federal help.
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