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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1896
Page
5
The Progress reports renewed efforts to fund and construct adequate public schoolhouses in Shreveport. Citizens cheer a petition drive to the city council for a special tax, while cautioning against signature misuse and local politicking. It praises committee work and promises durable, long lasting results.
An extended cordial invitation promotes stock of Gookin Stoves, cooking stoves, heating stoves, white Queensware, lamps, and glassware. A separate justice court levee is described where three individuals were arrested for alleged cotton wagon theft after-hours, with details about the case and staff.
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