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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1897
Page
3
A new sport of mounted fencing on bicycles draws riders in England and France. Expert wheelmen duel with foils while balancing on fast folding bicycles, wearing gauntlets and padded gear. Separate tale follows a Buffalo mother and five sons using a single bicycle, highlighting domestic ironing routines and vivid regional dress.
An Indian chief visiting San Francisco as a guest of T. H. B. Varney is described as a naval interpreter and skilled bicyclist. He recently learned to ride last year under C. C. Hopkins and has ferried his Aye sons on long trips, including to Niagari Falla and back, underscoring his mobility and observation on the bike road central to his travels.
A fragment describes Slavonia as part of Austria near Hungary with Servian-majority people. It portrays flat plains and endless dirt, then details a household mangle device where a seven-foot plank rests on rough legs, a five-foot frame, three cross beams, and a log roller setup used by women to fight dirt brought in from outdoors.
A vivid scene describes riders circling on pedal steeds as steel foils clash at 45 degrees. The Buffalo Express notes the Vom Scheidt family in a striking, humorous portrait of athletic bicycling and strength, including a six month old baby among the riders.
The original log of Captain Cook aboard the Discovery detailing the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands has been located in British archives in London. It traveled via Kamchatka on a Russian warship after Cook’s death, then to St Petersburg before reaching London.
A private letter from Modena recounts a brutal punishment used to terrify locals after an Italian Consul murder in Zanzibar. Romani soldiers had their hands cut off, then a fasting lion was released into an enclosed court yard to kill the victim as crowds cheered and attackers tried to aid the beast. The grisly scene ended with the lion devouring the body over about ten minutes.
A Chicago Record report notes Philadelphia 447 miles of track cost $56,800 per mile in 1896, while Chicago’s 890 miles of non-cable lines average about $3 600 per mile for paving and $4 500 per mile for single track. Including both, total estimates approach $60,800 per mile, reflecting shifts in material prices and differing track types.
The 1789 start by John Jacob Astor made the family the greatest landowner on two continents. His descendants William Waldorf and John Jacob Astor hold nine percent of New York City's $2 billion real estate, with yearly gains creating vast fortunes, per the New York Herald.
The third trial of Taylor Delk for the murder of Sheriff Guinn in Pike county ended with a guilty verdict and a July 30 hanging. The court will hear a motion for a new trial on June 25 as Delk’s attorneys contest the verdict. Citizens reportedly stand by the verdict, believing justice requires punishment for the crime.
Georgia Populists issue call for a state convention in Atlanta at the state capitol on June 22 1897 to select delegates for the Nashville conference. Each county has double the legislature vote weight. The convention aims to unite Populists across states in a middle ground before the Nashville national meeting in July.
The Senate Thursday defeated the Osman amendment proposing an export bounty on agricultural products. The sugar schedule of the tariff bill opened at 1 10 p m with Senator Jones opposing the sugar schedule advocating a single rate of one eighth of a cent. West then spoke on the sugar schedule as the House adjourned until Monday.
A South Carolina State University riot is under scrutiny as a court of inquiry begins. Faculty members Davis Colcock and Woodard face examination. Davis was struck in the head. Evidence thus far favors the militia, noting space on the college green for a ball game and military inspection.
Advices from Constantinople say after the conference between ambassadors and Turkish foreign minister Tewfik Pasha that Ottoman officials have grown more conciliatory on Thessaly and are believed to withdraw troops. The shift is said to result from counsels from abroad.
In Chester County a husband Thomas Neal killed his wife Matilda with an ax and set two bodies ablaze in the Jenkins home. The grandfather Eli Jenkins escaped, Mary Jenkins tried to flee but was felled. Neal poured oil on the bodies, fled, and was later pursued by a posse but not recaptured.
A cyclone along the Iowa Minnesota line Thursday caused multiple deaths and extensive property damage. At Lyle one person died and twenty were injured, eight of whom may die, with many buildings destroyed. Outside reports mention six killed and ten severely injured. Livestock and grain loss feared as the storm damaged ranches and rural farms.
Governor Johnston of Alabama received word that a mob of about 200 men seized a freight train near Decatur and headed to Huntsville to lynch two Black defendants, Lewis Moore and Claude Nevill, charged with attacking Nellie Lawton. Troops were ordered to the scene while the Madison County jail guards the prisoners amid warnings of a prison break risk.
Dr Jas J Kilpatrick charged with murder of Joe Spring at Mid ville Ga was discharged for want of evidence at a Thursday preliminary hearing The state had no counsel present and no evidence was introduced Prosecuting counsel H D Twiggs was away in Bayennah claiming four days not enough to secure witnesses The crowded courthouse gave Kilpatrick an ovation
Strike committees declare the Pittsburgh plant’s strike over and the old workers return. About 500 nonunion men have been hired and likely as many quitters will seek work elsewhere.
Georgia legislature investigation into property unreturned shows large gaps in tax records. Banks railroads telegraph and express firms are cited with unreturned capitation items totaling an estimated 20 000 dollars. Random counties reveal 6000 to 22000 acres discrepancies between actual land and taxed land, totaling about 1 500 000 acres statewide.
Capitallats inspecting the Tennessee Central Railroad at Harriman Tennessee by a St Louis syndicate represented by Captain Ben Reynolds of Chicago F W Crawford and J W Cramy of Terrell. They are at Harriman to inspect with a view to purchasing when placed on sale at Crosaville June 24. The syndicate comprises men of capital who have pledged enough to buy and complete the road.
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