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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1896
Page
6
A compilation outlines how silver and gold standards polarize politics with calls for free coinage. It notes New Mexico statehood momentum, southern parties split on silver, and quotes leaders like Webster Blaine and Lincoln on monetary policy.
A Havana dispatch reports Cuban government losses at Candelaria and Cayajabos in Pinar del Rio. Major engagements left Colonel Francis wounded and Spanish casualties over 200, with rebels seizing rifles. Weyler faces political pressure and doubts about his tenure as casualties and defeats mount.
Gustav Hancen, steward aboard the Commodore, explains the vessel’s voyage from Charleston to Tampa and describes repeated attempts to anchor near the Florida Keys. He says rough weather and a snag caused the ship to leak and force the crew to jettison arms, ammunition, and coal to stay afloat.
Violence erupted in Chicago's Halstead street sweatshop district as non-union workers clashed with strikers over the tailors' strike. Garment Workers' Union members pressured non-union men to halt work. Heyman Kauffman fired shots from his shop window, sparking a police riot call. Kauffman and three employees were arrested amid claims of Labor Federation support for strikers.
The article reports on the Lyons extension lease by the Central to Sam road. bids for Ocmulgee and Altamaha river traffic. new mining at Cave Spring with a $25,000 plant. Georgia Normal and Industrial dormitory contract. Rome mayoral contest and alleged illegal votes. and various public notices from Rome and Macon.
A New York special reports the US abandons claim to detain the steamship Bermuda and the lighter J. B. Thompson and cargoes. Only the explosive in an unmarked box leads to continued action. Vessels and property to be surrendered to Cubans. $4,000 in silver restored. aim to restore vessels to seizure condition.
Lord Salisbury informs Sir James Stanfield that the arbitration principle is being considered by the British government. He notes proposals in the memorial’s direction are before the US government as part of ongoing discussions.
Cairo dispatch reports the Khalifa proclaims a holy war against Egypt and calls dervishes to enroll under the green banner. Osman Digma may move from Kassala to join forces near Dongola as British and Egyptian troops drill with new machine guns ready for the front. Hurrahed for McKinley as Wisconsin GOP meets in Milwaukee with John G. Esch named chairman.
The Waterbury notes a scene where a mother returns after shopping, reflecting a shift in domestic roles as the father appears detached and the piece cites this as an example of the new woman.
An ad page urges cures for nervousness and ailments with Hostetter s Stomach Bitters and Brown s Bronchial Troches, claims a 100 reward for catarrh cures with Hall s Catarrh Cure, and includes testimonials for F J Cheney Co and wholesale druggists in Toledo.
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