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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1894
Page
1
A sweeping abroad items column notes fifty gamblers in Monte Carlo suicide rate, football rule debates in England, beard taxation ideas in Italy, railroad land settlement gains in the western states, the Comte de Paris curbing agents, Harvard President Eliot's educational project, and diverse European military reforms including German and Austrian adjustments to uniforms and equipment.
The Georgia brief reports widespread endorsement for the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, rail improvements on the Georgia railway, and plans to boost southern trade and immigration through a southern immigration convention. Darien plans a new railroad, and the Interstate Immigration and Industrial convention will gather southern governors and capitalists to promote investment and migration.
Senate committee favors Utah statehood bill with amendments. Nominations confirmed for postmasters in Danville NC Hickory SC Greenville AL Bessemer. Cable from Minister Baker reports Nicaragua promises prompt punishment of Rama killer. Senators Hunton and Kyle admit being approached for votes on tariff bill. Lamont probes War Department clerks to cut up to 300 positions by July 1. State Department already reducing grades among old clerks.
A global tour by Frances Willard and Lady Somerset conceives a 100 woman temperance mission to press a giant petition against alcohol opium and vice. Delegations from many churches and societies will present the petition to rulers from England France Spain Italy and beyond with a 3000000-signature aim.
A nationwide meeting of 200000 striking miners and coal operators in Cleveland failed to reach any agreement. The two sides laid out demands and discussed the mining trade but found their differences irreconcilable and returned home leaving the mining situation in suspense.
Representative W C P Breckinridge filed a $100 bond with the clerk of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. His brother Brigadier General Joseph C Breckinridge, inspector general of the United States Army, supplied the surety to secure an appeal in Pollard vs Breckinridge in the district court of appeals.
The exports of specie from the port of New York for the past week were $7,353,967, of which $6,585,360 were gold and $768,607 silver. The actual exports by Sunday's steamers were as follows: Steamship Umbria, $600,009. steamship La Champagne, $1,075,000. steamship Elbee, $300,000. total, $2,775,000.
An early discussion questions how migratory birds navigate northward at night. It suggests topography fails as guidance and cites scientists claiming stellar guidance, noting stars may mislead when clouds obscure them.
The article profiles Mme Nielsen of Denmark, famed as a butter and cheese maker who supplies royalty and even the Russian emperor. Despite a modest 25 to 30 cow herd on 169 acres, she built international renown through thirty five years of study, travel, and meticulous dairy practice. She teaches as well, having trained over a thousand pupils, charging high fees for instruction.
A French style summer hat features rough tan straw and a black moire bow at the front. Ends rest on hair with three rhinestone pins. crown is absent replaced by hair coils. Poppies at the back add bright color to the dainty headpiece.
The three elder sons of the German Emperor are clever but not handsome. The Crown Prince, Eitel Fritz, and Adalbert are tall and eager, with ambitions in the military. The Kaiser relaxes strict study. Adalbert will soon turn ten and join the army. Their parents are skilled players and enjoy tennis.
A Philadelphia Press item describes a city resident who treats his snake Dick as a companion. The violinist plays, the reptile sways in rhythm, enters a hypnotic state, and easily allows strangers to coil it around their necks. The snake even crawls into the violinist's lap when its cage is open.
The Detroit Free Press notes the largest solitary wave on record, triggered by the August 13 1868 Peruvian quake. It rose fifty feet at Africa, sixty feet at San Pedro California, and crossed oceans toward New Zealand Yokohama and Japan, ending in the South Atlantic after traversing the globe.
The piece notes opera glasses as lavish accessories with high value. Viennese examples reach 3609 gold pieces, studded with turquoises and pearls. The Duchess of York owns a platinum pair with sapphires and rubies, valued around 12000 dollars. The NYT mentions American women often display substantial worth in these jeweled aids.
A note on Lord Hannen the eminent English judge who recently died states he never was fooled except once. He excused a juror claiming a funeral obligation, only to learn the juror was an undertaker.
A Chicago Times poem laments longing for a past romance. The speaker yearns for the beloved to reappear, imagining intimate scenes by the fire and whispered declarations of love as in the old days. The verse blends nostalgia with tender imagery of light, eyes, hair, and a comforting presence.
A collage of quips from Puck Truth and various papers. One lampoon talks of the park parking business and another notes that a teakettle sings but a man does not. Short laughs cover gossip, etiquette, and domestic life with sly regional flavor.
A luca rainbow was seen at Doohan North Carolina as a slight shower fell and the moon shone. A bright, silvery bow appeared against a dark cloud in the east before fading away. A Chicago Herald note accompanies a second historical fact: in the ninth century most European clothing was monastery made with large stocks of ready-made garments.
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