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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1898
Page
5
The article outlines who may not register, vote, or hold office including convicted felons not pardoned, inmates of charitable institutions (except Soldiers' Home), those in public prisons, interdicted or insane individuals. It states that popular elections use ballots with public counting, while representative elections require viva voce voting.
Captain Simon Levy Jr. dies after a long illness in Shreveport. Born in Alsace, France, 59 years ago, he rebuilt his life after arriving at 15, rose to become president of the Commercial National Bank, owned major liquor interests, river plantations, and supported charity. A beloved father of two daughters and a son, his death ends a legacy of public service and family devotion.
Sandfield of Memphis announces the passing of Captain Levy and notes the Columbia Club building flag at half mast. The business houses and Board of Trade closed from 10 to 12 on Tuesday during obsequies. The Progress expresses deep condolence and solidarity with Levy’s relatives and Shreveport in this loss.
The Cemetery Association asks all to have their burial plots cleaned and fixed by Decoration Day next Wednesday April 6. The group aims to honor the deceased with a sacred citywide effort and asks for public encouragement of the cemetery grounds.
Reverend J W Lively presiding elder of the Marshall and Red River district of the Gulf Mission of the M E Church toured the city Tuesday on return from the southern part of his district. He reports encouraging spiritual outlook for his work and is bid God speed as a good man.
A Detroit report recounts a dramatic claim where a homeowner says a burglar lurked under the bed. The resident describes sticking a foot from under the covers and having it seized by the intruder, heightening the confrontation details.
A brief item notes a fall from a bicycle prompted by a dare or balance mishap. The quote about carrying a nickel and a half dollar in separate pockets adds a quirky aside to the incident.
Farmersville Gazette notes a hypothetical political quip about Louisiana possibly losing an electoral vote and congressional representation. The piece hints at a caricatured反 reaction from a politician who might exclaim a sardonic line about the defeat and the game-like collision of fate and votes.
Central Methodist notes list young Moses Taylor in Water Street New York earning 2 dollars weekly, George W. Childs as a 4 dollar monthly bookseller errand boy, Jay Gould selling maps at 1.50 each, C P Huntington trading butter and eggs by price, Andrew Carnegie starting at 3 dollars weekly in a Pittsburg telegraph office, Whitelaw Reid as a Cincinnati newspaper correspondent at 5 dollars weekly, and Senator Brown's first earnings from plowing a neighbor’s field with bull calves. The Shreveport Advocate claims a future negro owned city drug store, with The Progress wishing success.
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