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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
6
In Vienna Georgia a claim that Queen Victoria helped raise schooling by proxy notes that when she began ruling over fifty percent of the rising population could not write their names, whereas now only about seven percent remain illiterate.
Digging at Newgate Station reveals traces of many civilinations including a seventeenth century engraved brass spur tower, Bamian ware fragments, Venetian glass, Delft pottery shards, green glazed ware, a white stone jug, human bones, and debris from thousands of years.
The passage rebukes American Jacobites who left a floral inscription for a beheaded Charles I at his statue in London. It notes that at the time of Charles’s execution, much of what is now the United States and Canada was French Dutch or Spanish or held by indigenous peoples, with England’s settlements limited to New England and Virginia, largely driven inland by Stuarts oppression.
The 1898 US book output fell to 4886 titles from 4928 in 1897, a drop of 42, the lowest since 1894 when 4481 titles were listed. Leading works came from English authors, with 2008 titles by Americans and 834 by English or other foreigners printed here, plus 1116 items imported. Reprints reached 801 titles.
The Chicago Journal discusses Guam growth with a naval station plan and population doubling, urging investment on main street real estate. It notes Cuban students receive free tuition but must return home after studies, with conditions on morality and living costs.
A feeble schoolmaster in a Baltimore area poorhouse recalls students and memories of cold neglect and kindness as a son arrives to claim him, but the professor remains silent, tears falling as he faces ending support and lifelong bonds.
In a perilous chase near the Okeranga River a lion attacks a caravan from the Transvaal to Angola. After a grass embush, Spear throwers and guns misfire, a hunter named Bob shoots the lion's forepaw, the beast rams a hunter to the ground, and the party retreats as the lion limps away with the affected man.
A narrator recalls tracking a lion that mauls a Hollentot hunter. The beast is killed by a shot to the skull, the man dies after three days of bleeding and pain. Bob aids the injured survivor, but the Pennant calls him dead next morning. bones crushed beyond repair end the tale.
A Chautauquan view questions if shooting stars affect Earth’s motion and argues that meteor activity likely wanes over time. It notes atmospheric dust from burned meteors and traces found in polar snow, church towers, deserts, and ocean dragnets.
After a rich uncle’s death in St Louis Mary Gregg inherits his fortune on condition she never changes her name. Her sweetheart, who bore a different name, had his name legally changed to Gregg so she could keep her money, sweetheart, and name.
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey, soon 62, appears aged by continuous duties. Navy officers note possible health strain from Manila service and a prior liver surgery, yet no official medical record confirms illness. President considered recall. Dewey prefers to finish the Manila task, with command to pass temporarily to Captain N T Dyer if needed.
Mayor Davis of Griffin Georgia recounts a Tuesday train incident where troops fired on people and property near the depot. Citizens sought protection as police could not respond. he telephoned Governor Candler and, with quick action, deputized the Griffin Rifles under municipal and military law to guard life and property. He expresses regret over a flagman’s accident and asserts responsibility lies with the situation, not the city.
Richmond dispatch reports the memory of Winnie Davis Daughter of the Confederacy will be honored with a monument over her grave in Hollywood Cemetery. The tribute, funded solely by voluntary contributions from those who loved her, marks the first such memorial to a Southern woman by the women of the South.
General Evans issues orders calling all Georgia Camps to prepare for the ninth annual United Confederate Veterans reunion in Charleston, S. C., May 10–12 and 18, with delegates, transportation, and lodging arranged. Georgia camps urged to gather, elect delegates, and ensure large state attendance. Charleston promises accommodations and a memorable gathering.
Ex-Governor W W Northen urges Georgians to ensure broad representation of all material interests at the salute fair across counties and communities. The piece notes potential relocation of Wesleyan Female College from Macon unless a 350,000 endowment is raised, and mentions the upcoming fiftieth annual session of the Georgia Medical Association in Macon with a strong program. Also filed is a Bank of Stewart County petition to wind up Cordele’s First National Bank, plus word of a three day Christian and Missionary Alliance meeting in Atlanta led by noted leaders.
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