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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
2
The Aberdeen Journal celebrates 160 years noting its founding by a fellow apprentice of Benjamin Franklin. It recalls early issues including an account of the Battle of Culloden and notes the paper’s shift from weekly to a conservative daily in 1876.
Beginning May 1 Belgium will switch to a twenty four hour time system for railways post and telegraph services. Day and night markers in railway guides will be removed and clock dials will show hours from 18 to 24 beneath the existing numerals.
The Turkish ambassador to London Costaki Pasha is urged to be a Christian of Greek parentage. His wife, due to her faith, has recently arrived in England from Constantinople to escape potential massacre, shedding light on conditions in the sultan's realms.
A Cumberland Gap school ma am delivers a joke about presidents to Middlesborough Kentucky Waws. Nikola Tesla proposes using electricity to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere as an industrial fertilizer with vast potential benefits for humanity.
The 1900 Paris Exposition will feature a colossal Big Bike attraction as the largest wheel ever built. Lip paddle and handlebarn will dominate the gay city skyline with spiral stairs loading visitors up through the tires for a fee. A banquet hall for 600 at a long table and a platform for 100 in an open pit form the bike's backbone, while vast pictorial galleries fill the handlebar area.
Historic ceremonies in Washington mark William McKinley’s oath as President with Cleveland watching, Hobart sworn in as Vice President, and a massive parade of troops, dignitaries, and watchers filling Capitol grounds and the White House route. Strong mentions include the Dwight-era procession and the Senate and Cabinet alignments.
Bud Brooks and Grady Reynolds remain jailed in Jefferson as murder trial looms for Merchant Hunt. Atlanta freight rate dispute nears climax with wholesale merchants pressing for action. A Milan area tragedy leaves multiple victims in a family shooting. Brooks Lumber Company funds mortgage with American Trust for loans covering stock and ties. Judge Newman’s ruling on the Atlanta case faces appeal and possible supersedeas. Bam Jones launches revival at Moody Tabernacle drawing up to nine thousand attendees. Sanford bond dispute with Floyd County resolved after mail mishap. new bond suggested. Georgia British Co. seeks charter. secretary of state directs court route for mining ventures. Central railroad expansion may cut Savannah route by a quarter, with Bruton Stillmore route under construction. YMAs 19th annual state convention to meet in Macon March 11–14 with up to 15 000 delegates. reduced rail fares and ample Macon accommodations.
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