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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1897
Page
7
Old man Wheeler pleads in police court after shaving his long whiskers which his wife loved. She files against him for cruelty. Wheeler admits trouble at home and asks the judge to let him avoid his wife until his whiskers regrow. The judge dismisses the case on that condition.
A St. Louis Republic report describes Rev. Peter Sears, a preacher of color and inmate at Jefferson City's state prison, as a devout yet indolent man who killed a man for disagreeing with him. The account notes his small Boone County farm and the charity crops he tended, painting a troubled portrait of a religious figure who acted violently after a dispute.
A fiery preacher known as Rev. Peter Sears travels from his farm to Callsville to preach baptism. He clashes with a darky critic, ends the dispute with a knockout, and continues his crusade wearing striped clothing while arguing with felons on baptism from a safe distance.
The piece urges cordiality toward visiting strangers at churches. It notes loneliness drives misstep in unfamiliar cities, and a warm welcome, home inquiries, and invitations to services and League meetings can reduce temptations to sin and aid new arrivals.
Integrity Wina. The meek shall inherit the earth declares by God and prophets. The passage notes how the poor convert, begin to earn, give, and rise in virtue, while vice leads to loss. It argues wealth follows righteousness and urges seeking first the kingdom.
A Louisiana notary records the charter of Gull Lumber Co Limited, naming EK. Finney A. List and A. M. Finney as initial directors. The document sets the corporate name, duration, domicile in Shreveport, purpose as lumber trade, capital stock of 10 000 dollars in 200 shares, governance by a three-member board, and provisions for amendments dissolution and liquidation with stockholder consent.
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