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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
2
The Debver Mining Industry warns of war and deceit as mining promotion faces collapse. Dr. Anderson criticizes ethics in the Goepartment while a worn prize fighter controversy unsettles youth. An unaccomplished agronomist is sought by the Agricultural Department in Washington.
Railway Age notes Chica has become the terminal for thirty three railway lines serving twenty four distinct systems. A forty fourth line connects directly to Inka ferry. There are many rail routes planned for passenger service and more under construction.
A new Pennsylvania law provides a broad definition of writing, extending legal force to typewriting and any future forms of typographic work. The act treats the word writing in the state law as including type writing, aligning legal forms and effects with handwritten documents.
The New York Mail and Express reports on a demented and habitual drunkard immigrant detained during a transatlantic voyage. Authorities plan deportation amid questions of his development and public safety. The item labels him highly objectionable and unwelcome.
The Union Bank of London admitted responsibility for giving jewelry to the wrong party on a forged order and settled the loss by paying $50,000. The New Orleans policy explains banks may err even when funds are presented, underscoring the difficulty of litigation and the risks banks face in agency handling.
The article estimates 2.6 million of 11.56 million direct descendants of Vikings are in the United States, with large groups in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. It notes many Scandinavian Americans settle in agricultural states and that about one in four Scandinavians farm.
The Atlanta Constitution cites the 1890 census showing 82,929 inmates in U.S. prisons. It notes 57,810 white criminals and 25,019 African descent, with 43.19 percent native born and 56.81 percent foreign born among whites, claiming foreigners commit more than half of white crimes, despite foreigners being a minority.
A note indicates weaving work in Morocco pays from 0 to 50 cents per day, reflecting low daily earnings and economic conditions for craft labor.
The Georgia primaries deliver a sweeping victory for free coinage and silver, with Democrats and supporters cheerfully in favor while Republicans reconsider St Louis platform. Telegrams flood Judge Crisp as silver gains sweep other states Tennessee Virginia Kentucky Illinois. Key figures DuBois Grosvenor Taller and others weigh future declarations on silver and the Chicago convention.
The Florida Times-Union cites figures from the Philadelphia Telegraph on May debt, deficits, and tariff impact. It argues the current year will show reductions, with a potential near elimination of deficits next year, contrasting Democratic tariff effects with the McKinley bill.
The article presents a partial table of free coinage victors by state and notes silver as the key to economic fluctuations. It discusses how price changes in silver influence prices of products, grain, provisions, and cotton, citing post 1873 decline and Sherman law repeal. It argues silver manipulation affected markets and predicts gradual silver rise may lift securities and trade.
The text argues that persistent price declines for over twenty years have destroyed confidence and locked up money. It predicts rising prices will restore confidence, lure money from hoards and foreign sources, and revive business by stimulating new enterprises, ending constant reorganizations.
The speech by Benator Blackburn of Kentucky proclaims a victorious triumph for Democrats after a long internal fight. He denounces bitter finance policies, defends minority Democrats, and argues for a platform rejecting the gold standard while urging unity and decisive resolutions at the convention.
The writer decries growing control by financial interests over labor and public debt. He warns the nation faces an escalating burden, with one dollar equating to rising measures of control. He cites Professor Ridpath on a forty-five billion debt and cautions Americans to resist confiscation by ballots or bullets.
The week's view of the southern Industrial scene notes no major changes yet a generally quiet trade with firm output. Pig iron shipments from Mobile to Manchester mark the first direct transfer to Great Britain. New plants and mills are planned across multiple states including Virginia West Virginia Georgia and Alabama with factories for brick iron gas electric and textile products plus several building projects and expansions. Tradesman Chattanooga Tennessee.
Governor Atkinson presided over a brief high court of investigation into charges against Penitentiary Company No 2 over alleged brutal whippings of three Black convicts at Kramer in Wilcox County. No decision was reached and the governor reserved his opinion for now.
A poem fragment from Hamilton Aide laments parting and longing. It speaks of a sacred, silent night kept in memory within a beloved heart, contrasting the world outside with intimate love. The voice seeks refuge in private devotion despite distance and time.
A mixed poetry clipping features George E. Powell praising apple blossoms in a nostalgic rural lyric, followed by fragmented lines of sentimental verse by Elly Wheeler Wilcox and Grace M. Cooke. It juxtaposes nature imagery with longing and offers a humorous signoff about a fictional medicinal pill for heartache.
Springfield Union reports on nineteenth century siege artillery including Krupp’s 180 ton monster gun with a 2600 pound shot, the 111 ton Armstrong gun at fourteen miles with 1800 pound shot, and the 22 ton Armstrong gun at twelve miles. The heavy guns proved costly and were seldom fired more than 100 times, with production largely abandoned.
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