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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1898
Page
7
A report notes General Grosvenor of Ohio in close conversation with Hanna, prompting a call to keep a vigilant watch on Grosvenor going forward.
A Delaware senator named Gray appears to act as a special champion for the Democratic side in his chamber. The remark suggests he should align himself more closely with Grover Cleveland, metaphorically tying to his apron strings.
A sharp critique of Senate decorum mocks its rigid handling of applause from the galleries as excessive and disdainful toward public sentiment. The speaker jeers at the display as overdone and unnecessary.
A LeCompte Messenger quote urges people to cleanse their own character rather than judge others. The Marksville New Enterprise quotes praise the sentiment and notes The Progress endorses both declarations, urging brethren to consider virtue.
The Progress questions Hon. E. H. Randolph serving as City Attorney while also acting for the Red River Valley Railroad, calling the situation a midget’s continual city demands for gifts and asking if the City Council has considered the conflict.
Urgent note warns that war is imminent with cannons roaring near the harbor. The message suggests the danger could arrive before The Progress reaches readers.
O. R. Gellett notes River Side herd owner E M Hoyer bought eight Tennessee Jersey cattle from Col S B Hendricks of Elysian Fields Texas. He reports Myrra Pogis yielded 4800 pounds milk in five months with a 63.5 butter fat test, equating to 336 pounds butter. other cows show strong bloodlines and high annual butter outputs.
Real estate transfers list Parkview Land Company selling Lot 19 Block 15 Parkview to G W Buswell for 400 dollars. L E Carter sells Lots 120 122 and 123 in L E Carter subdivision to Mrs Carrie B Allen for 200 dollars. Mrs Eliza J Heritner transfers Lot 25 of Perrin subdivision to Ross Goodman for 310 dollars.
A terse notice touts completing work at the Progress Office with an imperative tone and hints at an upcoming deadline. It reads as a short call to action for readers to engage with local municipal services.
The poem argues fate governs life despite effort, recounting a doomed romance where the narrator’s attempt to embrace a beloved is thwarted as she turns away. Amid odd non sequiturs, a second anecdote mocks reliance on luck over labor and notes a failed suspenders moment before shifting to agricultural export data and a Chicago Record remark on sharks.
The Progress offers no coverage of the W C T U convention in session here. Our editor attended the Sunday School Convention and no notes were supplied, so the notice was omitted.
Yesterday J W Soady in New Orleans sent word to J W Soady and Co in this city that a Spanish merchantman had been captured with ammunition and provisions aboard.
General Blanco pledges to defend Cuba and keep the heels of invaders off Cuban shores, asserting Spain will protect the island against foreign incursions.
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