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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
2
Washington reports indicate King Oscar II has agreed, along with two arbitrators named by Indicia authorities and two by the lord chief justice, to appoint a final arbiter in the Venezuela dispute. The notice hints at a broader reorganization of naval and diplomatic roles as parties seek a temperate resolution.
The annual report of Secretary Hoyér of the Knights of Labor criticizes window glass manufacturers for building a monopoly at the public's expense. It calls for reorganization of the New Orleans assembly and returns control of the window glass industry to native workers. Receipts total $83,714 with year-end balances and journal losses noted.
The Ohio River Improvement Association met in Pittsburg with delegates from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Prominent attendees included John L. Vance, Congressman Dovener, Governor McCorkle of West Virginia, ex Governor Fleming, Val P. Collins of Cincinnati, and Charles O. Connor of Louisville. Resolutions praised the Cincinnati freight bureau, urged harbor line protection, called for an Ohio river commission, and asked Congress for a ship canal and harbor surveys. referred to resolutions committee.
Dewis Stewart and Patrick Donohue were instantly killed near Johnsonburg Pennsylvania when nitro glycerine exploded while they hauled it to a town magazine. A team of horses and fragments of horse flesh were found. no trace of the men remains.
The long disputed letter by Thomas E Watson accepting the Populist presidential nomination is printed in full in The People's Party Paper. Watson criticizes Marion Butler and Dem Party leadership over fusion with Bryan, Democracy’s silver policy, and alleged political impudence, arguing populists deserved better treatment and warning the cause remains endangered.
Thomas E Watson denounces Democratic managers for forcing a fusion with Sewall and curbing free discussion of his objections. He argues populists should unite with Bryan to defeat McKinley, stressing loyalty of rank and file and warning against eastern plutocrats controlling the ticket. Written from Thomson, Ga on October 14, 1896.
The Tennessee Supreme Court held the 1895 general assignment statute unconstitutional in the case Third National Bank et al versus Divina Grocery Co in Hamilton County. The decision invalidated the act and reversed chancery court findings, with the bill dismissed and costs awarded.
Cable dispatch from London reports Sir Charles Dilke stating that three powers largely submitted a partition plan for China to Great Britain, which refused to entertain the proposal. The remark highlights Britain’s stance in the diplomatic exchange.
Lumber firms from Ar knysne met at Little Rock Whiteday and boosted prices by 60 cents per thousand feet with higher grades up a dollar per thousand Representatives from St Louis Chicago Memphis and other cities attended. Survivin is a game in which the player always loses.
The Venezuela Britain arbitration proceeds with Washington agreement on final terms. Five arbitrators will be appointed with the U S and Britain naming four. Venezuela has no direct representation. The dispute seeks a future settlement and notes a 60 year period for title seizure in disputed lands. A Venezuelan commission statement highlights optimism for an early peaceful arbitration.
Bradstreet's weekly review shows gradual volume gains in nearly all lines with strong demand in dry goods, clothing, millinery, shoes, and hardware. About 180 factories started up this week, nearly 20 in iron, steel, machinery, tools, and related goods. employment in industrials totals around 80,000 since November 6. Bank clearings jump 20 percent to 1.19 trillion cents, while October rail earnings lag amid auto election effects.
A close combination by nut and host manufacturers in the United States, formed at a Pittsburg meeting, sets allotments by factory output. Exceeding the assigned allotment triggers heavy fines. The industry had attempted three times previously to form such a trust but only succeeded now.
A man claimed twenty dollars after tearing his coat on a nail in Wigley's store. The exchange notes the incident and the lingering silliness of fad promise notes in the public discourse.
In a Richmond Dispatch account a judge discharges the prisoner after a complainant, Mr Freckles, accuses him of assault. The prisoner claims weaker harm than alleged and notes provocation amid the accused and complainant’s claimed family resemblance.
A garbled quip exchange credits Jones and Brown with social satire. It jokes about a house divided, reflecting suspicions about infidelity. The fragment mentions Green's wife wearing bloomers and a letter from another woman, with a grin and denial.
A Beaver Springs woman describes hysteric symptoms tied to a uterine disorder and credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with rapid relief. She cites backache leucorrhea and bearing-down pain and says after four bottles she could work and go out, praising the remedy as life-saving.
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