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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1895
Page
4
New York enacted a secrecy law for telephone company staff on September 1. It punishes wrongfully obtaining or divulging telegraphic or telephonic messages with a $1000 fine or six months imprisonment, or both. The measure urges adoption by states as long distance lines grow.
A jumble of notices and ads highlights political favours and medical remedies. Henry answers a monarch with a joke about a second term while quizzical references touch on the Private Secretary. Various cures are pitched including Hostetter’s Bitters Kilmer’s Swamp Root and Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy with prices and supplier notes. The page promotes fiction and children’s literature as well as health tonics and tonics for deafness and digestion.
Mrs. Cleveland arrives in Washington after a vacation as the Treasury reports a half month deficit of 9.48 million dollars and a yearly deficit of 19.389 million, while talks with Britain and Venezuela hint at a possible amicable settlement.
In a Kansas City Law issue devoted to scandals an alleged libellous article about Julius L. Brown of Atlanta prompted Brown to whip two newsboys on the streets. Roxie Callaway and Joe Bowers allegedly were struck with a whip leaving visible marks. Callaway has retained Glenn & Rountree to sue Brown for $10,000 damages and intends to press assault with intent to murder charges.
A Constantinople dispatch reports Said Pasha has accepted the Britain France and Russia reform scheme for Armenia awaiting the sultan's signature. The plan, similar to last May, would place Christians or Mussulmans in regional governorships, overhaul the judicial system, end torture, and ensure an equal Christian Turk police. An imperial decree is expected to settle the issue this week with a Christian high commissioner, a concession that threatened serious Porte complications.
In South Carolina, Senator Tillman proposed an amendment to refer the question of a constitutional convention to the people in 1916 and every two years thereafter. The convention rejected the measure 65 to 47. The legislative article neared completion aside from two sections on homesteads and intermarriages. The body also passed an amendment barring marriage between white people and anyone with Negro blood, with Judge Frazer proposing preservation of existing property statuses. Tillman delivered a strong speech urging using one-eighth Negro blood as the standard, and the issue was recommitted to committee. The convention adopted general-law provisions for city chartering and prohibited special legislation in those areas.
The Twenty-First Annual Convention of the American Bankers Association opened in Atlanta on Tuesday morning. Mayor King delivered the welcome, followed by the Georgia State Bankers' Association, with remarks from President Odell of the National Association. Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota and William H. Rhawn of Philadelphia gave financial talks. Governor Alkinson was ill and did not attend.
An old freight elevator at the National Tailoring Co building on Franklin Street, Chicago, plummeted from the fourth floor, fatally injuring a man and a boy and severely wounding two others who were tailors. The car broke loose and the lift was described as unsafe and worn.
In Hampton South Carolina an extra edition reports the trial of William Blake Sr Jason Blake Prince Graves and William Frazer for the murder and robbery of Raymond Mears on August 9. The jury found all but Blake Sr guilty with a mercy recommendation. A mob then abducted Blake Sr and Frazer from custody and hanged Blake in a woods near the jail before an inquest determined Blake died of a gunshot wound to the heart.
Judge Don A. Pardee in the United States circuit court in Atlanta confirmed the sale of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia for 2 million dollars and the Savannah and Western railroad for 1.5 million dollars. Special masters Angier Buck and Owens to execute deeds conveying the properties to the purchasers. The proceedings mark the roads’ transfer to outside ownership after two years in receivership.
Boston invites Southern cotton manufacturers to the fifty ninth meeting of the New England Cotton Manufacturers association. Sessions will be held at the cotton exposition auditorium in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday October 24 and 25. A cordial invitation asks attendance to discuss mutual benefits in cotton production and manufacture. Signed by President S. M. Goopats and Secretary C. H. J. Woopsung.
The Tennessee Midland railroad was sold at Memphis under a United States circuit court foreclosure order. St. Louis Trust Company held a one million dollar first mortgage bond. J. W. Phiships of St. Louis bought the property for one million dollars on behalf of the Trust Company, the only bid.
Eight Knoxville underwriters executives arrived in Chattanooga to arbitrate a long standing rate dispute. They were arrested by local agents and marched to a meeting place amid allegations of conspiracy to control rates via a trust. Named officials include J A Thomas and Charles Matthews of Nashville, with others from Louisville Covington Atlanta and Louisville. The move threatens to freeze out obstinate agents and force companies to switch agents.
Gov Clarke leaves Hot Springs for Little Rock and rejects reports he promised militiamen would halt the Corbett Fitzsimmons bout. He says no change in view against the contest and warns martial law may be declared if needed. Judge Duffie praised for opposition to the fight. Prosecutor Teague issues arrest warrant for James J Corbett for conspiring to breach the peace with Fitzsimmons.
Sey mour Keener, convicted killer of his cousins Lenoia and Arizona Moore in Rabun County, sought a new trial after his sentence of hanging on October 18. Judge Kimeey denied the new trial motion, an appeal to the supreme court reversed the circuit judge, and the case remains a fresh, rare murder story in Rabun County.
Republicans in Baltimore held a rousing campaign kickoff at Music Hall on Wednesday night led by ex-Congressman John V. L. Findlay and Theodore Roosevelt. Present were prominent Democrats who showed keen interest, signaling vigorous party activity.
A historical list highlights foods said to aid rheumatism nerves insomnia scurvy and digestion. Celery lettuce watercress peanuts onions spinach carrots turnips raw beef eggs honey and fresh fruits are cited as remedies with varied claims for blood purification nourishment and toning effects. Oranges are singled out for rheumatism and overall health support.
A Cheshire Ct. woman, 73, regains vigor after six years of debility using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She notes improved appetite, strength returning in two months, pallor fading, and recommends the medicine to friends. Pills sold 50 cents a box. six for $2.50 from Schenectady, NY.
The gramophone, a talking machine by Dr. Berliner, will be marketed soon. It offers indestructible speech and music records, cheaply multiplied. priced at 18 dollars for the full set and 5 dollars for a child’s edition. Safety on Railways notes engineer Peter Styers of Lehigh Valley, who died at Bethlehem aged 73 after 46 years without an accident, having traveled over a million miles. The Waterbury.
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