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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1899
Page
6
A fragment notes the Sultan of the Sulu archipelago as a Mahamamedan leader with over 100,000 followers among Americans. It suggests adding another religion to the many professed in the United States and mentions diverse religious groups in society.
The estimated expense for cleaning Hayate and enabling ongoing sanitation, including a complete system of payment and sewerage, amounts to 10 million dollars, seen as not excessive given the promised results.
Published expressions of contempt for collegiate education by those without its benefits are becoming common. The Fourth Estate notes that the trend has shifted, and prestigious roles across professions and commerce are now held by college-educated men rather than by non graduates.
A philosopher named Leaky praises the United States for energy and resources used in the Spanish war while stressing moderation, self-restraint, and humanity in the American people, noting a latent work that discusses these views.
The Syracuse Board of Health inspects all city milk cows with a physician. Healthy cows receive a blue tag and diseased cows a red tag and must be kept separate from others. Owners are warned under penalty not to sell milk from tagged cattle. Municipal supervision will require twice yearly veterinary exams and dairy dealers must use metallic or new paper milk tickets to curb contagion.
The farmer's wealth boosts merchants and manufacturers, raising factory output and domestic trade. Clearing house payments rise ten percent, grain and provisions transport profits railroads, and manufactured goods purchases spur new capital investments. A trade surplus and favorable image attract foreign investment and European interest in the United States.
The Oceanic, a 704 foot steamship, debuts in Belfast as a colossal new liner. At 704 feet she outsizes Great Fastern, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, and Great Eastern in length and power, with 45,000 horsepower and 17,040 tons. If profitable speed with coal use is found, even larger ships may follow to dominate world commerce. The era of monster liners is urged to continue until optimal capacity and speed are achieved at reasonable cost.
The poem describes a steadfast city standing on stony beaches, embraced by Ocean and watched over by distant sentinels. It speaks of freedom reaching toward the Old World, a pulse of national identity, and restless feet marching toward future dreams. The speaker, DYRA Lewin, evokes suffering, strength, and longing as the city shelters the weary and inspires its children.
In Manati jail, Juan Tosta alias Black Stick, a Porto Rican bandit, is brought from the cliffs after Silk Redmond and a fellow cavalry recruit track him through the Rio Grande region. The narrator recalls the chase, the haunting song, and the moment of capture, ending with the bandit in prison and a quiet, human connection between captor and captive.
The London Sketch describes Senor Sagasta and his wife hosting many guests, often strangers, with neither consulting the other. A tale recalls a long guest stay and the couple's confusion over a guest they believed to be a friend of the other. Critics joke that Sagasta’s many visitors resemble paying guests, given his limited income.
Spare Moments notes that the German emperor's palace uses a unique method to control costs. Each day the palace comptroller must provide a fixed number of dishes for a set budget approved for the emperor and his family. The imperial board costs less than an ordinary London hotel stay.
It costs about 14 000 dollars to patent an invention worldwide and covers protection in sixty four countries. The figure highlights the high expense of international patenting and the broad reach of global protection.
Washington report outlines Congressman Bailey rejecting the speakership after the Wheeler case vote. He faults Democratic colleagues for tolerating military appointments while reaffirming the Constitution as supreme law. Bailey backs Bankhead and notes rivals Richardson and DeArmond may still contend for leadership amid possible new nominees.
A dispatch from Little Rock reports Prairie Creek operators have signed the miners’ scale and mining has resumed. It is believed smaller mines around Spadra will also sign and begin full operation soon.
A Santiago dispatch reports 2000 to 3000 workers laid off in the province and 700 near the city. Governor General Brooke wired 50000 for February payrolls, but a 20000 deficit remains and Havana orders cap March spending at 210000, causing paralysis.
Sandusky O dispatch reports a gigantic burial casket trust forming in Ohio. If it meets expectations, a death occurring three months hence will incur higher expenses than currently. Factories have suffered low profits due to price cuts, and prices will rise promptly after the trust is organized.
Georgia items report a $100 reward for store burglars who stole $900, with $800 in greenbacks and $100 in silver. Athens opens the State Normal school with 200 attendees, amid sewerage funding talks. Athens voters approve $100,000 street improvement bonds at 4 percent, to start within sixty days. Hood Foundry and Machine Works in Harmony Grove forms with $8,000 capital, promising local jobs. Augusta receives a bankruptcy receiver for the Compress Co. Fitzgerald veterans push to form a state militia unit. Pardon Board denies clemency for Robert Lewis, setting a precedent on insanity as a factor. Georgia fruit growers plan a Macon meeting March 22 to discuss shipping and industry issues.
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