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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1898
Page
6
The Vienna Progress notes Spain’s naval buildup and argues a smaller death rate in future wars due to advances in medical knowledge and antiseptic wound treatment, which reduces hospital deaths compared with earlier conflicts.
Professor Wheeler of Cornell University in the Atlantic foresees a struggle for world mastery. He dismisses Latin races as unstable and unprogressive, says Teutons lack a vital element, and declares the future lies with the Anglo-Saxon, whom he believes will lead civilization and progress.
A notable action off Manzanillo saw Todd and his small fleet destroy three Spanish gunboats three transports and a storeship with no casualties. Todd reported modestly while the Spectator weighs American dependency and governance issues affecting U S policy and future world influence.
The article notes rapid Mexican industrial progress with 107 cotton factories paying taxes in 1894. It details 3 knitting mills 4 spinning mills 88 spinning and weaving mills 6 spinning weaving and printing mills and 6 printing mills. Power totals 18 8286 horsepower with 24 printing machines 13 660 looms 415 156 spindles. Employment reaches 20 994 across genders and ages, and raw cotton use runs 3 278 807 pounds split evenly between US imports and domestic production.
Examination of wounded lists before Santiago shows a majority with American names. Army and Navy Journal notes 170 wounded list with 180 American names, suggesting about 80 percent of the army is American born. Reports praise the enlisteds’ time physique, intelligence, and conduct in battle.
A narrative tribute to Rob Evans Chevalier known as Fighting Bob. The poem lauds his calm leadership during battle, saving crew and deck crew, holding ships apart to rescue a burning foe, and offering a tear for the vanquished while earning lasting fame.
Philander Mead drifts through a rural afternoon with Mrs. Thompson and Miss Alvira as they plan chores and cowslips. A mistaken tension over Alvira’s absence and a shift in gifts lead to a quiet, humorous turn as they decide to buy old Jerry and a shawl, then a willow rocker for Mariette.
A young man visits Mr Parkinson to propose marriage through a clever negotiation. He presents himself as her agent and says the daughter loves him and wants the match, while the old man weighs terms and investment. The exchange ends with the daughter securing the arrangement through her audacious plan.
A London report explains why parts of the body slip into narrow openings and cannot be withdrawn. Blood flow and slight swelling may cause the effect as in rings loosening or fingers wedging in window fittings on a hansom cab. A boy's head getting stuck at Westminster Bridge is described with a filing needed for release.
Friday night Conductor Henry D. Cason was captured Saturday morning at Morgan's still in Clinch county and jailed at Waycross. The piece notes railroad work on Loganville and Lawrenceville lines with plans for service within thirty days. It also covers a wave of legal and military news including an appeal in the Adula prize steamer case, possible future hangings in Webster county, the Dodge funeral at Frederica, sick soldiers protesting hospital care at Fort McPherson, T P A dissension in Savannah, and a Labor Day proclamation by Governor Atkinson calling for September 6th observance and office closures.
A Chattanooga dispatch reports Batteries A and B of the Georgia artillery received orders Friday to return to camp at the park and prepare to go home. The rank and file express delight at the prospect of mustering out, and most officers share the sentiment.
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