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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
2
A humming bird nest built near a window was observed by Amorlcan Sportsmen. A storm caused a leaf shelter to be torn, revealing the nest and young. The observer notes the bird’s behavior as the nest dried after the storm and the leaf was reattached.
In Bargain Salo Benson too, gossip notes Mrs Beechwood has been quite ill. Mr Shady and his wife discuss her condition with Mrs Shadyside, who quips she has not been able to go shopping for eight weeks.
An old advertisement fragment touts No-To-Bae as a tobacco remedy, claiming cures for health issues and manhood, with price points and trial bottle offers. It references Dr Kling and a Philadelphia address, plus other patent medicines and cure claims in a garbled campaign style.
The New York Indian population on reservations remains steady over forty years with about 5,000 Hillis and varying land holdings. Notable reservations include Saint Regis in Franklin County with 1,200 residents on 14,000 acres, Onondaga near Syracuse with 500 residents on 7,800 acres, Tuscaroras in Niagara County on 6,200 acres, Tonawanda partly in Genesee and Erie counties on 7,600 acres, and Shinnecock near Southampton on 400 acres. Tribes receive federal and state annuities. salt rights and occupancy terms vary, and the Oneida and Seneca nations hold multiple reservations with joint ownership and annual stipends. The article notes an early New York Indian Department precedes the federal Interior Department.
Efforts advance to enact an ordinance requiring all children under 16 to be indoors by 8 pm in winter and 9 pm in summer in Newark. The police would enforce it with penalties. Townsend plans to cite successful Western-city examples to persuade aldermen.
German naturalist Professor Phelische reports a curious mosquito repellent method. By suspending dried dragon fly bodies around a bed on threads, the dragon fly is said to prey on the pests and keep them at bay, according to the New York Sun.
Three masked men boarded the westbound No 85 near the North River bridge sixty six miles west of Birmingham and robbed the express car. They took $165 and a jug of whiskey, delaying the train twelve minutes. Bloodhounds and officers pursued, noting similarities to a prior raid by the same gang.
Four hundred delegates left for Tampa on a special train to attend the coast defense and harbor improvement convention. They boarded the steamer Margaret for a bay tour visiting Mullet Key quarantine, met the steamer Olivette, and inspected Egmont Key find noted rain. An elegant luncheon and Tampa cigars were enjoyed before returning to their hotel.
Charles H. Rathman billiard hall proprietor was jailed sixty days by Judge Freeman for contempt after sending a $100 fee alleged as a bribe. The letter and payment, tied to Rathman’s divorce suit filed by his wife, prompted the sentence and a grand jury review.
The Arkansas Senate, via Senator Witt, passes a bill to restrict future legislature appointments to qualified electors only. The push stems from women’s lobbying for clerkships, seen as the driving force behind the action. Bombay death toll from the bubonic plague reaches 470 in the past week.
A mob in Jeffersonville Georgia abducted Charles Forsyth and Willis White from the county jail and hanged them from nearby trees. Bullets riddled their bodies as the mob dispersed into the night. The actions followed alleged murder by the two men of Mrs Rowland, with no clear source of the mob or its origin.
Leadville Colorado report says miners and operators in a major strike held talks with Governor Adams and Eugene Debs. After a day of discussion the miners' union voted by ballot to reject the proposition that would raise daily wages to 2.76 during months with silver above 70 cents and to 3.00 if above 75 cents. The vote ends current negotiations for now.
A three masted schooner Nahum Chapin from Baltimore to Boston with coal went ashore near Quogue Long Island early Thursday. Nine people including seven men one woman and a child died as crew and passengers perished in heavy surf and driving rain. Lifesavers watched the wreck from the shore as the storm raged and locals called it the worst for years.
Robert J. Taylor was inaugurated as governor of Tennessee succeeding Peter Turney in Nashville on Thursday. The ceremony in the house of representatives drew members of both legislative branches, judges from several courts, and state officials. Turney delivered a brief farewell, Taylor gave his inaugural address, Annie Gilchrist read a poem, and Battery A, National Guard fired a salute. Taylor named Price Thomas to oversee public instruction and O B Powell as coal and oil inspector at Chattanooga.
J H Porter president of the Merchant's bank in Atlanta Georgia died suddenly on a Thursday night after a long period of feeble health. The strain from the bank's failure and ongoing business pressures likely worsened his condition as he faced financial crisis and mental distress.
Severe tremors hit Delvine Epirus causing village destruction and heavy casualties. Officials report many residents dead or injured as aftershocks threaten ongoing relief efforts and rescue operations.
United States District Judge Clark in Nashville appointed 8. B. Luttrell temporary receiver of the Southern Building and Loan Association of Knoxville. An Indiana stockholder with $10,000 in stock sought the receiver, claiming he could not withdraw his funds.
The mystery of $4,000 missing from the Southern express car on the Gainesville Jefferson and Southern line between Social Circle and Winder remains unsolved.
South Dakota legislature on Friday yielded votes for Kyle eighty, Loucks eighteen, Plowman eleven, with several minor names and several fusionists absent. Washington state senate's first ballot for U S senator produced no result, Denny Jed twenty five, Turner twenty, Squire four, amid a fragmentary tally.
Senators discussed Cuba independence with Turpie labeling rumors of a state department pact as a breach of legislative executive comity. The session also spotlighted a new Anglo-American peace treaty amid treaty talk and a vetoed district bill, with Cooper and Grosvenor criticizing access to the president.
The German Savings Bank of Des Moines Indiana has closed with capital of 775000 dollars, assets of 611000, undivided profits 11000 and deposits 540000. Depositors will be paid in full while the capital stock is to be paid out and assessments levied. Failure blamed on inability to collect from small borrowers. No other banks affected.
In Omaha circuit court a petition was filed Saturday afternoon to foreclose the Union Pacific railroad. The action, brought by Attorney General Harmon under President Cleveland, seeks to enforce the government lien and the first mortgage on the property.
The government arranged to foreclose its interest in Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific railways and begin proceedings within days. The reorganization committee offered a guaranteed bid of 46 million dollars for the lines and sinking funds, with a 4.5 million deposit to trigger immediate foreclosure, and papers prepared to notify officials in each state.
A likely suspect tied to the Eldridge express car robbery is detained in the Birmingham area. Officials report the prisoner matches the robber description, was found with pistols and $15, and is believed to be one of the men who attacked a train near Birmingham on December 16. Further details remain limited as investigations continue.
Chicago banker Lyman Gage, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, is being considered by President-elect McKinley for secretary of the treasury. Prominent men connected to the president-elect have met Gage and asked if he would accept the post. he has not yet replied.
Oscar Hammerstein, manager of the Olympia music hall in New York, has been indicted for maintaining a public nuisance. The charge states that nightly on the stage a representation of scenes said to have occurred at the Seeley bachelor dinner is presented.
The Dodson Hills Manufacturing Company of St. Louis Missouri has filed a chattel mortgage for eighty seven thousand dollars to secure creditors. Geo W Moyer currently controls the firm and a general assignment is not expected. The company's assets are estimated over one hundred thousand dollars, including plants in Iowa and Missouri and fifty thousand dollars in outstanding accounts. Organized about twelve years ago it was among the largest concerns of its kind in the west.
Snow began Saturday afternoon and blanketed the state in a brutal blizzard. Severe cold spells pushed readings 15 to 25 degrees below zero in northern regions as a heavy northwest wind drove drifting snow across towns and roads.
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