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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
6
International troops fight in Tient Sin as British fusiliers battle French soldiers near a housebreaking incident. Gunfire erupts with deaths and injuries among French, British, Germans, and Japanese detachments. German officer leads guard to end the melee and escort duties follow.
Washington May 81 The statistician of the department of agriculture reports total area planted in corn and cotton at 47 598 000 acres, up 9 111 000 from last year and 9 408 000 more than actually picked. State gains vary with Indiana Territory and Virginia showing notable increases, while overall crop condition averages 61.6 on a 100 scale, a drop from last June.
London reacts to scant South Africa updates as official dispatches lag. Pretoria reports Zeerust relief and a food shortage during a siege, while Abram Malan, son-in-law of the late Joubert, is captured by constabulary. Botha reportedly seeks peace talks with Kruger via the Netherlands government, with limited corroboration and growing unease.
Benjamin Petty, aged 41, narrowly escaped lynching by an infuriated mob in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, after being accused in a fatal assault. He was taken into custody and remains under guard as authorities review the case and determine charges. The victim was identified as Thomas Sullivan, whose daughter was among those present during the incident.
Report notes secret meetings to arrange an onslaught against the jail. It claims Mayor Black conspired during a temporary quiet period to move a prisoner to this city, raising concerns of improper influence and abuse of authority.
A grain blaze fueled by strong west winds threatens the Valleys foothills about 18 miles southwest of Kere. The fire has likely destroyed 20,000 acres of feed and grain as flames push toward nearby plains.
The groom, McCullough, a stenographer to Congressman Rufus Lester, was arrested on orders from Mr Yannuah for forging his employer’s name to a 577 check drawn on Col Lester. He had arrived with his bride Agnes Bell after marrying Monday. Several forged notes and checks tied to the name T. P. Bayonel were also involved. The event surprised Congressman Lester and Mr Hevauel.
John McCullough of Savannah Georgia was committed for further examination in the period court today charged with forging a check for eighty seven dollars on the Savannah Trust Company. McCullough was detained yesterday on the steamship City of Augusta as she boarded the ship and brought to port.
Columba Ga July 8 At 1 oclock Sunday morning Officer Herman Reynolds surprised a burglar at the rear of the Sixteenth street school building. The man fired as Reynolds fired eight shots in under a minute. The officer followed the fleeing burglar and fired two more shots as his pistol emptied. The chase ended with the burglar unhurt and unseen in St Johns alley.
Whit Sterling was arrested in Oanrout Ga on a burglary charge for breaking into D F New planing mill rooms and stealing horseshoes. Once wealthy, he has inherited money and is related to many families, but has no family of his own and has drifted for years despite a fine business education.
Johni McDonough of Savannah closed a deal securing 175 000 acres of heavy wooded timberlands in Hernando and Pasco counties, Florida. The price is about 100 000, and the purchase could yield at least 2 000 000 feet of timber. Ten mills are planned to operate in the tract soon. The land spans roughly 20 by 34 miles.
ATLANTA May 81 A new enterprise, the Garraux Gin company, begins manufacture of cotton gins and ginning machinery in Atlanta. The plant represents over $10,000 investment near the city on the Southern road at Roseland station, on the Lakewood and federal prison car lines. The facility includes general buildings and space for expansion and operation.
In Cornwalls Georgia May 81 in the superior court Mr Taylor an eight Negro was convicted of murdering A Sharies Compe an Algon negro and was sentenced to life in the penitentiary. The shooting occurred several months ago on a public road near the city and during the affair Taylor's sister ran into the road and was shot dead. Taylor himself was seriously wounded.
Roy Parker of Clethorpe Georgia sues Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph in Macon for 5000 dollars claiming personal injuries and medical costs after a lightning strike damaged Parker's store telephone, caused a paralytic shock, and alleged failure to ground and connect the telephone properly.
Dostry Gas contractors start on the Dublin Vidalia rail extension with four months to finish. Work will extend the line from Dublin to Vidalia, with plannings and right of way being completed. A shipment of materials is expected soon and traffic is planned to begin by November 1 at the latest.
J P Pelham of Dothan reports bonds totaling 1,500,000 for a new Dothan and St Joe Railroad to be built at once. The route would pass Henry County Alabama through Chipley Florida, about 40 miles, leveraging the harbor of St Joe as a key objective. Major Bradford Day ham linked to the project but neither confirms nor denies involvement.
A handcar crew near Wa verly Hall, Columbus, Ga., faced a runaway passenger train. The two workers held the car against a cut wall as the locomotive bore down. Henry Boddy suffered a broken leg and Robert Render was injured when two crewmen loosened their grip.
Judge Hart orders Tax Receiver J N Adams to show cause on June 10 at Union Point why he should not allow W J Joiner to file tax returns with the fertilizer clause left blank. The case tests whether farm fertilizers are taxable, Joiner acting for Laurens county farmers.
John Perry, a Montgomery boarded passenger, was found dead in a berth of a parlor car upon arrival at Helena. He appeared to have died shortly before reaching Helena and seemed to suffer from consumption. Perry belonged to Myrtle lodge No. 6 of Knights of Pythias and No. 58 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, all of Vernon. No fellow passengers recognized him.
Harry G Thompson died at his residence in Savannah on Sunday morning from a stroke suffered at work in his Plant system office. He was signing a payroll when stricken and collapsed at his desk. The will is to be probated in Montreal, Canada, his birthplace.
Wanexina West Virginia June 8 A bad wreck is reported on the Pittsburg Ohio Valley and Cincinnati railroad near Powhattan. Two persons are said to have been killed and a number injured with details unavailable.
June report notes Arbuckle Bros reduced all grades of refined sugar to 10 points, still 5 points below the American Sugar Refining Company price. The market shift marks a step in competitive pricing between rival refiners.
In Burtixeroy North Carolina on June 4 two young women confront a rival at the depot waiting room. One removes a ring and flings it at a man while the other answers by removing a rug from her finger. They retreat to compare notes as a tense scene unfolds.
A wrecked freight train on a Catawba River trestle dumped 46 cotton bales from a Southern Railway car into a cotton compress in Onantorts New York. The car also carried rice granite and provisions. Bales dried on the floor while contents spilled. Farmers along the river may find rice crops starting soon.
In a North Carolina town on a Saturday night Verne Austin and Fred Parham, two white men, had a street dispute. Parham drew a pistol and fired three times, wounding himself and narrowly missing Constable Bivins as he fled. Bivins pursued, returned fire, and Parham was shot in the back, seriously but not fatally. A bystander was also fired upon but unharmed.
In Onantorrs North Carolina Miss Rosa Dell stenographer in Captain J H Sloan's office suffered an unusual accident. While preparing to leave her room she shook her skirts and a pearl button propelled upward shattering her spectacles. Glass fragments entered her eye causing severe pain. An oculist removed the pieces after multiple examinations.
Reports of flood damage continue as farmers along the river recommence replanting corn. Wheat land washed away will be reseeded with corn. Total damage to 21 miles of track and toll of trestlework on the Carolina Western line replaced. trains running on schedule through Hickory North Carolina June 8.
Reidsville resident Janeodi-A Me claims to have destroyed all records by losing a large sum on a small capital. He began with $300 and within ten days failed for $87,000, selling Norther Pacific short just before a bullish move in that stock.
A Mobile based Negro newspaper published in Montgomery condemns Booker Washington and W H Council. The editorial questions progress promised to Negroes at the constitutional convention and warns of a future clash if Negroes remain powerless. The piece suggests a violent tone could undo recent favorable impressions.
May 81 Montgomery report describes delegates debating a Pettus ordinance that would bar all people of African descent from voting in any Alabama election. Discussions focus on oaths, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and race-based district schemes with separate government and tax structures for white and black zones amid education reform and tax rate reductions.
In Montgomery on June 4, three more suffrage amendments were offered by Captain Frank S. White, Cecil Brown, and SOC Jenkins. White’s plan links registration to light on negro vote value, while Jenkins and Brown propose measures to widen or limit voting rights. Sanders withdraws a clause barring atheists from office to avoid federal constitutional conflict.
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