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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
2
The document discusses Worcester's rank in a state census, Japan's new laws affecting foreigners, and the question of enforcing them in the U S. It also recounts Bismarck's bold courtship of Fraulein von Pattkamer, where he publicly declared an engagement to secure parental consent, ending with their eventual approval.
A survey of women expanding beyond domestic labor shows progress in varied fields. A grave caretaker decorates plots with flowers, a butterfly trainer cultivates hundreds of specimens, and a minister’s wife delivers a moving sermon to support a sick pastor. California selects a woman president of a railroad company, backed by firm business training and director confidence. The piece argues women are preparing for a future where men must hustle to keep their current positions.
In Chicago Record style a poor boy Dick White wins hearts by transforming Mr. Sellers back yard into a thriving flower garden for a $50 prize. Neighbors praise the blooms while a late twist reveals the old man’s hidden generosity and an open letter praising Dick’s charity.
The New York Sun surveys claims on bicycle invention from Abbe Painton to a Scottish inventor, noting the long, uncertain evolution. It traces early velocipedes in France, Blanchard and Magnnier’s 1779 four-wheel device, and the later dandy horse, with crank origins unclear and likely linked to a three-wheel prototype.
Baldwin locomotive works completed their first engine for England a double ender with two cowcatchers and a single signal lamp replacing a headlight. It will run between Barnstaple Devonshire and Lynton on a fifteen mile coast route marking a new American foothold in the island. Earlier Baldwin engines shipped to Spain for a Bisca y mining railroad illustrate European recognition of American rail innovation.
Seventy men were entombed at the Empire mine of Snowden Guild & Co near Brownsville after gas and fire damp explosions. Eight perished outright and three were injured as rescuers pulled all others to safety by nine oclock that night, leaving eight listed dead and three injured. The rescue effort faced brutal scenes as families mourned.
Col Richard Malcolm Johnston, prominent lecturer and Georgia author, died in Baltimore after a months long illness. Born March 8, 1820 near Powellton, Ga, he graduated from Mercer University in 1841 and taught before practicing law. He later founded the Penn Lucy school for boys at Chestnut Hill, with Georgia poet Sidney Lanier. His best known work includes The English Classics, a key literary text used nationwide.
With M Cambon leaving Washington the ambassadors of France Germany and Italy depart leaving only Britain and Russia in the capital as peace commission talks begin in Paris. Officials deny political significance in the exodus while noting the timing.
A Manila report says the Spanish garrison in Luzon did not surrender and still holds seven seaports in Albay province. Disturbances have cut Albay hemp output by 250000 bales from last year, with further fighting likely and a potential doubling of the shortage if peace is not reached.
All members of the American evacuation commission went ashore from the steamer Resolute Monday morning and are now housed at the Trocha hotel in Vedado Havana. They are reported well. Admiral Luis Pastor Lander, port captain and former member of the Spanish evacuation panel, is replaced by Admiral Maturela due to illness.
The Georgia report discusses a shift toward municipal ownership of El harton water works, rejecting the Baldwin contract as unfavorable. It highlights Orphans Day efforts, Crumley’s appeal, Secretary Alger’s visit to Fort McPherson hospital, and the Second Georgia regiment’s rebuilt Piedmont park camp. It notes 10,000 Atlanta schoolchildren hoisting the flag and hints at troops in Atlanta for winter. It ends with a summary of industrial education moves and proposed legislative school reforms led by State School Commissioner Glenn.
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