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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1896
Page
2
A garbled quotation from a historic paper rails at domestic unrest and linguistic decay. The fragment touches on poor help, gambling, national character, and the belief that language is thinning into lazy sounds and shortened forms.
A Chicago Record correspondent depicts Middleboro Kentucky once a booming center now struck by flood and ruin. Streets like Cumberland Avenue show boarded-up shops, riverfront properties collapsing, railroad yards crowded with derelict buildings, and a grand hotel deserted amid a shifting economy. The report connects broader concerns about trade deception in London fashion, noting fake and genuine egret plumes and ongoing scrutiny of millinery practices.
The Board of Visitors at Annapolis reports surprise that officers and cadets do not salute colors by removing caps, merely touching them after a formal ceremony. They cite foreign influences and recommend uncovering the head to honor the national colors, noting such salute is inappropriate when addressed to a lady who cannot return the salute.
The New York Independent notes Baron Garofalo a pupil of Lombroso and penologist in Rome asserting 1895 murders in Italy equaled one every two hours. He links vendetta culture and lack of capital punishment to public opinion and education, contrasting U S and British religious instruction with Italy. He argues religious teaching restrains crime and hopes for better guidance for Italy’s youth.
A jumble of local notes covers whiskey trade shifts under dispensary rules, Brunswick trade hopes, and shipping bustle. It mentions President McKinley planning a Georgia visit to Thomasville, Mark Hanna’s home preparations, and a contested Foster election with votes and potential outcomes.
Governor Atkinson has examined November returns and issued a proclamation declaring the victorious congressmen in each district. Names listed include Rufus Lester in the first district, James W. Grigea in the second, B. B. Laws in the third, W. C. Adamada in the fourth, LB Livingston in the fifth, O. Ly Bartlett in the sixth, John M. Maddox in the seventh, William M. Howard in the eighth, and William H. Tieming in the ninth.
Paris reports the death of Mary Prancis Boott-Biddone known worldwide as Mrs. Scott-Siddons. She began her stage career in London in 1867, moved to the United States in 1868, and returned to London to act in The Lady of Lyons and other Shakespearean roles. Her later U.S. visit ended in a noted failure.
Bradatreet's Commercial Agency creates Atlanta headquarters to serve the southeastern United States. The move underscores Atlanta's growing prominence among sister cities and aims to make the Atlanta office the agency's leading branch outside New York.
The river and railroad coal miners conventions in Pennsylvania met at Monongahela City and Bridgeville to consider wage advances. The Monongahela convention represented 6,000 workers and Bridgeville 2,000. River operators oppose a raise and may shut mines due to a overstocked market.
William J. Bryan plans to publish an exhaustive treatise on the silver question next year. The work will stress bimetallism as a major issue, with one half of royalties over four years donated to advancing the cause.
Judge Wattahina disposed of all pending but two items in Yorkville. Marion KR Reese and Daniel B Luckle seek a new trial. Hearing on return of Mrs Anderson in the husband’s possession of his child case is set.
Readable fragments list grocery items with multiple price points across categories. Highlights include coffee, sugar, tea, crackers, cheese, flour, corn, oats, hay, wheat, cotton beed, peas, butter, poultry, onions, cabbage, potatoes, bacon, and various produce notes. Data reflects market quotes and commodity values.
The columns recount post election reflections mixed with domestic life and social critique. A Georgia narrator recalls chores, garden work, and praise from Mrs Arp as he contrasts up with Mr Crawford and the Rich Society. An elderly veteran tale ties in Georgia memories and old acquaintances from Lawrenceville to Cartersville.
Senator Pugh’s successor General Pettus wins the Democratic caucus nomination for the U S Senate by 67 to 26 over Governor Oates after Bankhead withdraws. Pettus, born 1821 in Limestone County, Alabama, rose from solicitor to judge to Confederate brigadier general and lawyer in Selma. He advocates free coinage of silver at 16 to 1.
Hanna company with General Osborne national secretary visited Major McKinley on Tuesday. The president elect rode in the family carriage to the depot to greet the visitors. They then went to the McKinley home, the first meeting since the election.
Daily Transpiring at Uncle Sam's Headquarters notes the treasury showing cash balance 6926,849,095 and gold reserve 126,060,870. Details include storehouse and steel tower proposal for Port Royal naval station, cutter patrols along the Atlantic coast, Barnard appointed deputy governor of the Soldier Home, and a Navy report on ships' machinery. The piece also covers a proposed free ships bill, civil service test case setup, navy readiness against Spain, and House composition after the South Dakota election with silver coinage positions.
The Southern Pacific steamer San Benito, carrying 6000 tons of coal and a crew of 43, departed coma Wash for San Francisco. In a Sunday gale two miles north of Point Arena Cal, five crewmen drowned ten were rescued and twenty seven were seen clinging to rigging with slim hope of rescue. The ship is a total loss.
In Frankfort Kentucky rumors suggest the court of appeals affirmed the death sentences for Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling for the Pearl Bryan murder case. The ruling, if confirmed, sets a grim end for the two men, casting a shadow over the infamous Kentucky crime.
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