26 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1893
Page
1
Georgia reports items of general interest from across counties, detailing civic updates, community happenings, public notices, and short brief items. Readers are informed of local actions, meetings, and occurrences shaping daily life throughout the state.
Montgomery county prepares for a September hanging while Brush Electric Light Company buys Peoples and Electric Joway to form a $250,000 power outfit. Savannah grows as a manufacturing hub with $7,000,000 in yearly production and Tybee rail line potential electrification. A Carroll county death, a large oathbound moonshine ring case, and varied cotton and tax data fill a crowded local page.
The article details the United States Life-Saving Service as showcased at the World’s Fair. It highlights station operations from Atlantic and Great Lakes regions, crew structure, daily drills, patrols, and signaling. It notes the program’s cost, vessels, and cargo salvage history, plus the Ludington Michigan crew under Captain John Tufts.
A discussion of U S life-saving stations notes reduced death and property loss over twenty years. It details funding, coast coverage, station locations from Maine to Cape May, historic Massachusetts Humane Society roots, and the pivotal early rescues including the 1859 Ayreshire event off Sandy Hook. Identifies uniforms, insignia, and the heroism of surfmen Ida Lewis and others.
A 375 million candle power searchlight, the largest and most powerful globally, stands at the World’s Fair. Built mostly in America except for the Paris-made reflecting lens, it weighs 6000 pounds, stands ten feet six inches tall, and can be steered by a child. The lamp runs at a maximum 200 amperes.
The system achieved total luminous intensity to the reflected beam around 375,000,000 candles during a successful Middletown Connecticut test before shipment to the World's Fair. The test was reported by the New York World.
The Chicago Herald notes on Chinese animal companions in households and respectful treatment of beasts, while Kate Field’s Washington highlights American oddities with Nebraska boasting a ham looker of criminals. The items reveal quirky social quirks and local collectors from Philadelphia to New Orleans and Louisville.
The Atlanta Constitution praises a daily life motto calling on people to “tickle the earth and make her grin.” It suggests that light, playful effort yields greater rewards, framing a cheerful ethic for everyday living.
The army medal for jong services and good conduct was awarded to 150 law commission and army men.
Charleston dispatch reports State Constable Swan seized twelve barrels of liquor on the Clyde steamship wharves. a search warrant was refused as in Judge Simonton’s ruling. New Orleans leaders moved to petition for troops amid alleged Jefferson parish terror. Mrs. Lottie Cummings stands trial for murdering her stepson Louis on June 9. A Illinois Central train was held up near Centralia with robbers escaping after a fatal clash with crew. six men died in a boiler explosion at L. J. Kerby’s saw mill. Yellow fever cases in Brunswick area show improvement with two recovered and 17 under treatment. Richmond and Danville case in D C. court concerns liquor rate rulings. O’Brien embezzlement case continues in Chattanooga with key witnesses absent. Pierce calls Tennessee for free coinage resolutions. reign of terror reported among planters in northern Mississippi with white caps enforcing ginning bans under threat of death.
Charleston report details a tour by a state phosphate commissioner aboard the steamer Catherine visiting Williams Island Buzzard Island and Coosaw showing wrecked vessels and damaged loading gear. Governor Tillman arrived and the commission decided no deal with firms unless they guarantee a yearly revenue of at least 678 003 dollars.
Don & Co reports gains across the nation with improved markets and more factories resuming work. Thirty one wholly and twenty six partly reopen, yet unemployment remains high as major industries lag. Cotton shows early revival while cotton goods and iron output fall, with western markets warming faster than eastern. Lower wages and prices accompany resumed activity. rail earnings may shrink next year due to crops and demand.
Arkansas City dispatch reports the Chrokee strip opened for settlement drawing about 100000 boomers. A dense marching column surged from border towns as signal guns fired sparking a chaotic rush. Accidents and crimes occurred with deaths from stabbing and shooting and many horses killed or injured. Four new town sites near 5000 population with others 1000 to 3000. Contests over claims are expected.
The long journey ends as ex President James K. Polk and Mrs Polk are reinterred in a Capitol Hill tomb after forty three years in the ground. The move follows legal battles over a prior will and a sale of the Polk place. Prayers were offered in the parlor before the caskets were laid side by side and left in peace. Four cases of smallpox were discovered by New York City health officials on Maison Street Friday morning.
The passage extols the Weekly Constitution as a newspaper siding with the people against European domination of money, opposing a single gold standard, supporting limited import duties, and urging readers to aid legislation. It claims broad circulation, world coverage, and quality material rivaling national magazines.
A promotional note extols a weekly paper called The Constitution as a home learning resource for the family. It highlights sharp writers including Mark Twain Bret Harte and Joel Chandler Harris and invites readers to order, sample, or become agents with a one dollar yearly subscription and term details.
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