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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1897

Page

13

Let The Truth Be Known About O'Malley Controversy

The Colfax Chronicle challenges The Shreveport Progress and Daily Item over charges against Dominick C. O'Malley. A wager proposal offers $1,000 that O'Malley was never in Joliet prison or convicted of felonies, with funds to a charity hospital if Colfax Chronicle accepts or refunds expenses if rejected.

Shreveport Progress Dominick C. O'Malley Daily Item O'Malley New Orleans Joliet Illinois Item Progress O’malley Commonwealth Brother Goodwyn Mr. O'Malley Calfax Chronicle Alexandria Mathew Orleans Louisiana Charity Hospital of Shreveport Colfax Chronicle Furth

Progress offers bicycle prize to popular young lady

The Progress announces a contest in which the most popular young lady in Caddo parish will win a Victor Bicycle from the Overman Wheel Company. Votes are cast weekly at 6 p.m. with a ballot box at 203 Milam Street. The newspaper and local citizens assure fairness as Emile Kaliski displays the bicycle and explains the warranty and damages guarantee.

Caddo Parish Devil Overman Wheel Company Chicopee Falls Mass Louisiana Cycle Company Limited Milam Street Emile Kaliski Overman Wheel Co Victor Bicycle No

Encampment Rates for Cotton Belt and Nashville Trip Fares

Cotton Belt Route tickets from Camden and intermediate points to Shreveport at one and one third round trip fare with sale Aug std to 16th and return by Aug 17th. Aug 11th and 16th one way fare round trip with max 150 limited return Aug 12th and 17th. Nashville Centennial Texas and Pacific Railway sale to Nashville with Class A 27.10 round trip and Nov 7th return. Class B 19.85. Class C 18.45 with sale up to Oct 15th and return in 20 or 10 days. Rates valid at Texarkana or New Orleans gateways.

Cotton Belt Camden Shreveport Nashville Tenn Texas & Pacific Railway Texarkana New Orleans

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