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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
6
In Vienna Georgia a note from The Vienna Progress reports the kissing bug now known as coronorlimus sanguisugus, replacing picipea melanolesthes. The item notes German papers denounce the lily of the valley for veiling a deadly poison with its beauty. Both the plant and its flowers are said to contain prussic acid.
Despite expulsion of Mormon missionaries from Germany the church grows in Europe as twenty nine missionaries depart Philadelphia to work in England Germany Switzerland and Scandinavia.
The New Orleans Daily Picayune notes that forty five states hold thousands of convicts in penitentiaries. It remarks that sending those serving long sentences to a penal colony might be best for them and for the country.
The catalog of physical abnormalities blamed on wheel riders grows with the discovery of the bicycle foot. This condition does not stem from long rides or heavy use but from wearing shoes with soles too thin to cushion the feet against jars from mounting and rough pavement. Surgical experts call it traumatic flat-foot.
Returning Americans express unanimous view that Britain fears U S market gains. Government statistics show the United States is supplanting English traders in Europe Asia and Africa and entering Britain’s own home market on items long held as England’s pride.
The Philadelphia Grand Jury urged strong action to curb food adulteration, insisting on broad enforcement. They called for thorough investigations of retailers while ensuring wholesalers and manufacturers also face scrutiny.
The Dry Goods Economist argues that traditional business colleges fail to equip students for today’s broader business environment. It calls for expanded training beyond bookkeeping and stenography to cultivate future managers of large enterprises.
The last war showed naval militia can aid the navy and the Navy Department supports amateur sailors. Annual practice cruises are valuable for preparing them, akin to infantry and cavalry encampments, to build discipline and efficiency for future service.
In Ponce a moonlit plaza sees an alcalde quietly deliver flowers to a sentry, while a fire and looming explosions prompt a swift rescue. Lieutenant Bobbie Robbie single-handedly restrains a horse and leads a daring firefighting effort, saving the battery’s magazines and the town from disaster.
The article argues that women’s plumage fashions drive large scale bird killing and that foreign taxidermists and importers sustain the trade. It cites reduced songbird numbers, vanished coast water birds, and widespread slaughter by private individuals and dealers for personal adornment.
A Detroit man hopped a Porter streetcar and rode several blocks before the conductor checked his time. The rider thanked the conductor, asked for the time, then alighted five blocks from his start, not paying fare.
A historic floating church on a house-boat measures thirty by nine feet on Holme Fen near Patersborough. Parishioners live within a mile of the river, and the movable church offers practical accessibility in a flat landscape.
Gen Lawton reports on First Georgia regiment at Darien commends prompt action and compliance during the McIntosh county outbreak. Missing Link Railroad secures charter to build 150 miles from Chattanooga to Walhalla through Catoosa Whitfield Fannin Murray Rabun counties, opening mines and boosting resources. Confederate veterans reunion set for November 22 to 24 in Savannah with wide hospitality. Thunderbolt order blocks arrest of electric streetcar staff while segregated accommodations controversy continues. Local farmer meetings planned in Baxley October 7 to discuss institutes. Childress acquitted in burglary case. large crowd attended. Epworth League meets in Fitzgerald. Dewey Day fund for Fifth Georgia grows. Macon Carnival Agricultural Day October 11 highlighted. Governor Candler’s stance on race prompts nationwide letters of support. Atlanta Police Board faces internal conflict after Green Conn confession. Georgia clays study shows local clays superior in most qualities. state geology report ready. Prohibition election push in Spalding County. state fair plans expand with Confederate veterans day and cotton day. railways promote exhibits and large crowds. secrets of fair logistics available from Secretary Thomas H. Martin.
General Jiminex arrived in Moca Santo Domingo Friday afternoon with an escort of 500 cavalry, augmented by armed horsemen from villages along the route. Enthusiasm was universal. The conspirators claim a list of Heureaux appointees for execution is in hand.
Andrew Carnegie offers 50000 dollars for a public library building in Oakland California if the city will guarantee at least 4000 dollars annually for maintenance. The proposal ties the grant to ongoing municipal support of library services and upkeep.
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