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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1898
Page
19
Senator Gray of Delaware appears to align as a Democratic champion in Congress and is urged to sever ties by tying himself to Grover Cleveland's influence.
A blunt critique notes the Senate overreacts to applause from the gallery. The author argues the display shows excessive rigidity and a failure to connect with ordinary American readers, labeling the scene as incongruous and pretentious.
A letter from LeCompte Messenger urges people to focus energy on erasing personal flaws rather than judging others. Markeville New Enterprise quotes a reply praising the sentiment and the Progress endorses both declarations, reinforcing community unity.
The Progress questions whether Hon. E. H. Randolph can serve as City Attorney while representing the Red River Valley Railroad, amid ongoing city gift demands. The piece notes the potential conflict and urges the City Council to reconsider the matter.
Citizens confront looming conflict as cannons rumble offshore and reports warn of imminent hostilities. Officials urge calm while residents brace for possible disruption to daily life and trade.
Mr B M Hoyer, River Side herd owner, bought eight fine Tennessee Jersey calves from Col S B Hendricks of Allysian Fields Texas. Two calves came from Morgan & Brown herd, one yearling price $150. Milk tests show high butter fat, with Mytra Pogis producing 836 pounds of butter in five months. Hoyer emphasizes clean, open dairy practices and plans large profits from pure milk. Ov R Geurerr.
Parkview Land Company transfers Lot 19 in Block 15 Parkview to G W Buswell for 400 dollars. L B Carter transfers Lots 120 122 and 123 in L B Carter subdivision for 200 dollars to Mrs Garrie Bo Allen. Eliza J Hollier transfers Lot 25 in Perrin subdivision to Ross Goodman for 10 dollars.
The note appears garbled with no clear people places dates or events. No coherent facts are readable to summarize into a contained news item.
The piece presents a dated meditation on fate versus effort with verse about lovers and a cautionary tale. It includes a segment of agricultural export figures for oats barley rye and buckwheat, showing rising shipments and values from 1896 to 1897. A brief note laments missing notices from the W C T U Convention and reports a shark incident and editor’s absence.
Yesterday in New Orleans a dispatch from J. W. Soady and Co. stated a Spanish merchantman had been captured with ammunition and provisions aboard. The message names Mr. J. W. Soady, who is in New Orleans, sending the alert to the firm in this city.
General Blanco pledges to keep the heels of the Invaders off Cuban shores as he speaks to Spanish citizens in Cuba. The statement signals renewed resolve in defending Cuban territory against foreign incursions.
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