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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
4
In Vienna the chatter centers on Terrell as best positioned in the governor race among Turner, Hstill, Brown, and GQuer ry. The passage, sourced from another paper, is a squib not our own reporting.
An eleven year old boy in Atlanta accidentally killed his younger sister with a parlor rifle. The incident underscores dangers of firearms in homes and prompts headlines in local coverage.
The inventor Mr Gardier creates pavement from crushed glass fused under heat and pressure. The material supposedly outwears granite and endures over 10 000 pounds per square inch. A five ton drop test proved its strength as it is tested in high traffic sites with a five year performance plan.
Henry Moody reports seeing Wilkes Scott, dead since January, on a lonely road. Scott asked for something to take, claiming purgatory had not agreed with him, then vanished. Moody, described as truthful, says he recognized Scott as he knew him in life.
William J. Curtis recalls riding a bus along Oxford Street in London. He asks the driver about entering Newgate prison and learns a cheeky, informal way to gain admission, noting the driver’s wit and the bobby's implied authority.
Rebecca Wampler died in Dublin Indiana at about 100 years old after a lifetime filled with accidents. From childhood she broke a finger after a fall from a picket fence and later suffered repeated injuries including a broken ankle in 1852 the collar bone and three ribs in 1865 a broken right hip in a 1900 fall and other injuries across decades.
The largest structure ever erected, the Manufactures and Liberal Arts building at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893, stretched 787 feet wide and 1,687 feet long, stood 203 feet high, covered 80 12 acres with 44 acres of floor space including galleries.
The Hungarian interior secretary, after medical consultation, issued an ordinance banning hypnotism unless special permission outlining its purpose is obtained from the sanitary department.
The report recounts Senator William E. Mason of Illinois handling a disruptive, intoxicated heckler during a Springfield campaign stop. Mason initially treks through interruptions with humor but grows irritated until the man finally asks, then quips that Mason does not recognize his face but notes the familiar breath.
A London M. A. P. recounts how the strongman Sandow used his power to counter bullies infesting Paris's Bois de Boulogne. The gang's method involved one member shadowing a target as part of their intimidation.
A detailed account describes Sandow using a cat of nine tails on robbers who pursued him on a quiet avenue. The assailants are maimed, scattered, and he casually informs a policeman that two or three men are likely dead or severely injured. Police forces have increased patrols to curb further outrages.
The quotation contrasts modesty and arrogance with the ideas that modesty gains from generosity while arrogance invites envy. A separate Gioux City Journal line notes that it is not ignorance but overconfidence that makes life wearisome.
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