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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
4
A jumble of editorials and commentary discussing diplomacy, taxation, prohibition, and imperial affairs. Mentions Li Hung Chang, Canada reporters, the British Boer War, insular cases, and political appointments with scattered references to figures like Porto Ricans, Saver Chandler, and Stanford OO Company.
The piece questions the wartime destruction of 300 war boats and mocks republican critics of Maryland election laws accusing them of using repeaters. It claims census padding in a Maryland district and suggests colonizing Black voters from Washington by policy adviser Mudd.
The Atlanta Journal details W E Mumford’s Industrial Home near Macon, built to shelter educate and employ destitute white children. The home now shelters about 80 youths in four family groups with plans for a printing office bakery laundry and various workshops. Mumford appeals to Georgians for support with a nationwide push on the upcoming Saturday March 30 to aid the vulnerable children.
B C Walton and Co announces a spring stock surge with new and complete hats. Mrs Walton and Mrs Kennedy return from Atlanta markets to present updated styles. Opening event runs March 28 through Friday and Saturday with personal showroom invitations to customers and friends.
The article notes land to be sold before the Vienna courthouse door on the first Tuesday in May 1901 for taxes due 1900. Lands unreturned for taxes are offered to highest bidder for cash, turned over by FJ Lewis to GW Sheppard Sheriff.
A Chicago News quote highlights a merchant who attributes his wealth to storing his mind at night and resisting daytime distractions to mind his store. The remark underscores a disciplined routine as a key factor in business success.
In a humorous exchange on a street corner two clergymen discuss extra services for the week. One predicts a great awakening among his people, while the other notes his car approaching and they part ways.
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