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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1899
Page
6
The article describes sloop yacht rigging with mainmast topmast and shrouds, discusses ballast like the keel and centerboard, and explains sails including the mainsail balloon jib and spinnaker. It notes the Columbia’s topmast, the role of sheets, stays, and booms in speed and handling.
A Fulton market dealer in New York explains lobsters shed shells several times yearly when young and less often as they grow. He notes lobsters do not shed with their bodies and must molt as they reach larger sizes, citing dramatic growth from under an inch to forty inches.
In Hartford Maine a Custard Pie Association meets in a hem lock grove by Swan Pond where members gorge on custard pie. It started from a Fast Day pie eating contest thirty nine years ago and now aims to outeat all rivals. Secretary John D. Long, Buckfield born, is a noted member.
The article cites police census figures: London 255252 foreign-born, Paris 180000, New York 870972. 1890 census shows Chicago 460000 foreign-born, Philadelphia 270000, with London higher than both. Other cities listed include Boston 148800, San Francisco 126000, Baltimore 122000, and St. Louis 115000.
The text notes pearls occur in salt and fresh water and belt the earth from tropics to temperate zones. It cites the great "Queen Pearl" discovered in Paterson New Jersey in 1857, later sold to Empress Eugenie of France and valued today at $10,000.
Washington reports that the steamship Tartar, carrying U S troops from Manila, was detained in Hong Kong for overloading. Secretaries Root and the President discussed the case, which hinges on whether British authorities overstepped their authority despite the ship flying the British flag while chartered by the U S Army. Ambassador Choate handles the international dimension. The case probes ship nationality and U S registry possibilities.
A cyclone struck Bermuda on Tuesday night, blowing down houses and unroofing others. No deaths were reported, but damage reached about 500000 dollars to public and private property, fruit and cedar trees, with the causeway and government house harmed. It surpasses the 1880 hurricane in violence.
British government will take no action on Dreyfus Veriloc matter. London papers note letters from individuals and firms withdrawing from the Paris exposition urging action, but officials have no plans to intervene.
Sir Thomas Lipton owner of the Shamrock will contribute to a marine demonstration honoring Admiral Dewey. His storm yacht Erin will be lit with 8000 electric lamps and outlines etched by ropes of light with Shamrock flag and stars and stripes.
In Pulaski Virginia the negro Non Finley was hanged for highway robbery and attempted murder. This execution marked the only instance in recent years where the death penalty was applied for this offense.
Famous Miller Q A Pillsbury of Minneapolis dies in that city Sunday evening from heart disease. He was well known in milling circles and active in local business affairs.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports the British government advised clearance for the transport Tartar to the United States. Colonel Matcalf, commanding the Twentieth Kansas, states the ship is not overcrowded and food is adequate. The incident, tied to returning soldiers, is now considered closed despite earlier protests through the London embassy.
John Delegal of Darien Georgia was found guilty of murder with a mercy recommendation in Springfield after a venue change from McIntosh. He received a life imprisonment sentence for fatally shooting Deputy Sheriff Townsend during the riots. His brother and sister were acquitted. Henry Delegal faced a rape case moved to Effingham. mistrial occurred in Darien previously.
Paris paper The Matin claims the cabinet will pardon Dreyfus with a decree to be signed on September 1. Provincial papers echo the pardon call and The Figaro notes many army officers press for clemency.
A private Washington letter reports a plan to appoint former Samoa Chief Justice W L Chambers of Alabama to the judgeship of the middle Alabama federal district. The note comes from Montgomery sources and reflects discussions in the national capital about this posting.
An elderly Chicago resident, Mathias Blessing, 79, described as a poor yet miserly silversmith, left 18 009 in a ragged overcoat in his room. The note mentions counterfeit rings, remedies, and various ads. Judge Herod presides in Chanute police court.
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