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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
2
The Vienna Progress discusses American self reliance and initiative, cites Andrew Carnegie on retirement and wealth, notes U S railway debt service and stockholder payments, and covers Wisconsin s True marriage license law limiting quick marriages to curb Milwaukee’s fast unions.
The article notes France's decline from being the world leader in silk fabric production. U.S. silk imports have fallen for years while raw silk imports rose, totaling $27,000,000 in 1898, with silk dregs and piece goods at $912,500 and ribbons at $1,950,000. U.S. bread silk production stood at $40,000,000 and ribbon production at $30,000,000.
The article notes towns harbor fungi in weed seeds and Canada thistle on vacant lots. Fungi and insects infest garbage boxes and manures from diseased produce, spreading to gardens. It argues states enforce Canada thistle controls but lack laws for ongoing destruction of city kitchen garbage pests to curb insect damage.
The article argues that towns favor horse drawn travel yet bicycles proliferate. It claims bicycles improve roads, suggesting laws should create bicycle specific thoroughfares. It predicts a nationwide shift to public cycle paths as the bicycle vote strengthens.
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Dr. Talmage extols the numeral seven as divine perfection, citing biblical instances from Genesis to Revelation. He warns against attempting to read the future’s seals and urges bright, well-appointed churches and ministers to illuminate a troubled world.
News from Athens Alabama recounts a grim family murder case where a 13 year old boy, once blamed for killing his father, fatally slashed his sister and mother with a knife after terrorizing the household. Neighbors and grand jury were involved as the community faced the shocking violence.
Montgomery M. Folsom a prominent southern newspaper man dies at his Atlanta home Sunday morning after a short illness. He suffered apoplexy due to heart disease and is survived by his wife and five children.
A Washington dispatch reports the public debt at the close of fiscal year 1899, excluding cash in the treasury, at $1,155,820,000, down $18,571,172 from June 1898 due to a rise in cash on hand.
In Patrick County Virginia six white men C J Thompson A D McMillan Madison Montgomery Jy H I Montgomery Robert Montgomery and W M Branch were convicted of murder in the second degree for lynching Lee Puckett a discharged lunatic accused of attempted criminal assault on a young woman. Thompson received six years and the others five years. The jury deliberated about thirty minutes. Authorities say this is the first such case in Virginia.
The war department chartered the steamer Tartar then at Vancouver to shuttle between San Francisco and Manila. The vessel can carry about 1,500 men and is expected in San Francisco in five to six days, aiming to sail for Manila by the 20th with the Nineteenth Infantry possibly aboard.
Dispatch from Rennes reports Captain Alfred Dreyfus arriving at 0 a m and being placed in prison. Mme. Dreyfus received permission to visit, found him aged and worn, and the couple shared a deeply moving reunion filled with tears and emotion.
A small town named Union City in Carbonale Illinois was destroyed by fire after a midnight clash between union miners and imported black workers. Gunfire targeted unionist homes and a dawn fusillade followed as non union men set the town ablaze and hid in nearby woods.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a looming strike at Carnegie Steel’s Homestead plant over recognition of the Amalgamated Association. Workers press for reinstatement of 15 union men discharged after a thirteen-person committee met Superintendent Corey. Schwab supports dismissal and bars reentry for lunch buckets.
Birmingham reports that after signing a year contract, the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company and Sloss Iron and Steel Co. on Saturday mornings announced a 2 cent per ton increase in mining wages. The new rate reaches 24 1/2 cents per ton, a peak in years, with a wish to minimize Fourth of July celebrations.
Acting Governor Warder of Illinois ordered the Fourth Infantry Illinois National Guard units from Carbondale and Mt. Vernon to Cartersville to preserve the peace. The action followed representations from the sheriff and local citizens that the sheriff could not maintain order.
A dispatch from Ceylon reports Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia sailed from Colombo for Port Said on Wednesday afternoon. He has lived quietly there, with health improved, after visiting the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite and Governor Leary of Guam, who is en route to his post.
Louis Otto the Key West postmaster was arrested on charges from Postoffice Inspector Rosson. He appeared before US Commissioner Crain and was placed under a $2,000 bond to answer the charges at a hearing.
Sunday advices report severe disturbances in Valencia led by mobs opposing order. Under General Molto troops seized strategic points after stalls on streetcars, shots fired, and many wounded. Barricades formed, monasteries and Jesuit house narrowly saved, mass arrests noted, with ongoing military occupation and calls for ceasefire.
President McKinley gifts a large silver loving cup to French ambassador M. Gambon in recognition of his role in restoring peace between the United States and Spain. Secretary Hay forwards the token with a note of appreciation, reflecting high esteem for Gambon’s services. The cup blends French and American coats of arms and stands about two and a half feet tall.
A Washington dispatch says General Wheeler will receive orders within days to go to the Philippines. Secretary Alger notes Wheeler has asked to be sent there and that his service depends on Major General Otis's decisions.
Professor J G Schurmann of the United States advisory commission for the Philippines returned to Manila from a three weeks tour of the southern islands. He says the intelligent citizens want an American protectorate while the masses await the Luzon war settlement and seek quiet life.
A national committee call to assemble July 20 at the Sherman House Chicago was issued by former Missouri Governor Stone and Acting Secretary Johnson representing the committee. The call follows a St Louis conference decision.
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