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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1897

Page

11

Bruce Reappointed Treasury Register and Lone Editorial Bits

Mississippi colored statesman B K Bruce has been named Register of the Treasury again. The note recalls his Confederate service and roles in state education. The Chicago Record pushes postal savings banks with Gary’s backing. Demas faction in Louisiana politics is discussed with expulsions from the State Central Committee. Talbot drives Texas street paving as sun shines.

B. K. Bruce Mississippi Colored Statesman The Treasury Bruce Chicago Record Gary Demas St. John Louisiana New Orleans Messrs A. H. Leonard W. P. Kellogg L. J. Sour J.H. Ducote H. Dudley Coleman H.H. Blunt J. R. Cheeks J. G. Cheeks Henry Johnson Wm. Harper Col. C. Thomas Pat. Creagh L. D. Thompson G. G. Gholstein State Central Committee Henry Demas Mr. Talbot Texas

Signal rail racket. Kent touts ballot

Brother J P Kent of Webster Signal boasts a rail road plan as The Progress cheers. The parish picks Col J A Snider to represent them in a Constitutional Convention if held, defeating Hon J A W Lowry. People urged to vote down the convention, arguing manhood suffrage harms both sexes.

Kay Cee Shreveport Ward One Retail Dealers’ Association Kay-Lee Road Progress Bloomsburg Leesville Vss Webster Parish Hon. L. K. Watkins M. L. K. Watkins J. P. Kent Webster Signal Bossier J. A. Snider Col. Snider J. A W. Lowry

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