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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

05 Feb 1898

Page 8

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The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1898

Page

8

A Boy Spy Mystery From Civil War Days

A Northern youth named Charles Rian attempted to infiltrate Porter's lines near Richmond as a Confederate spy. He claimed extensive travel and knowledge of Jackson’s forces but his tale unraveled under cross examination. Pinkerton and Farnsworth doubted him. he vanished from army records after being confined as a suspected spy.

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American Press Association Lee Stonewall Jackson Richmond Army of the Potomac McClellan Jackson McClellan McDowell Fredericksburg Jackson Shenandoah Valley Fitz John Porter Mechanicsville Gaines Mill Malvern Hill Porter Farnsworth Illinois Genzerat Winchester Lynchburg J. F. Fanssworth Illinois Cavalry Chancellorsville Charles Rian Secret Service Pinkerton Rian Iowa Albany New Orleans Baltimore Ijlo Brooklyn Bal Maryland Front Royal Tyiehburg L.dies Lynchburz Gordonsville Rinn Metlslan Ashland Dr. Lumpkins Alan Johnston North Riann Kelly OL Minty amAlys Tar Beyenanis Brewsters St. Mary's Parish General Porter Confederacy Dr. Lovipkins James River War Department Army
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General Porter Thugs Escape Supposed Collusion Amid March

General Porter claimed thugs escaped by collusion with his guard during a march toward the James river. Grorce L. Kner.

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General Porter the James Grorce L. Kner
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A Wonderful Bridge at the Forth Bridge

A description notes a horizontal pull of 10 000 tons on the chief spans and a weight of 100 000 tons on their bases. It claims half a dozen British ironclads could be hung upon them without undue strain.

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Forth
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Queen of Tolland Dines With English Laureates

Dr Mus Muller recounts how the late queen often visited England and dined with Dean Stanley and literary figures including Tennyson, Lord Houghton, Hunley, and Max Müller. A tense wait for Tennyson’s arrival ends as the queen leads questions, with his cautious replies highlighting the social friction of a royal literary gathering.

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Mus Muller Queen of Tolland England Dean Stanley Tennyson Lord Houghton Hunley Max Muller Guneheon Tittycan Netherlands Regina
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Public meeting in Coolgardie over WA mining politics

Pierre Leroy Beaulieu reports a Coolgardie gathering where miners protest Western Australia government policies on mining populations and political representation. The crowd remains orderly, speakers span democratic to socialist views, and a protest motion is adopted with thanks given to all speakers.

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Coolgardie France Les Nouvelles Sovietes Pierre Leroy Beaulieu
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Name mix up sparks footballer sweetheart jest

In a playful quip from the Indianapolis Journal a reader recalls a girl named Mame somebody across the street. The line toys with mishearing Maim as a comical nickname for a footballer’s sweetheart.

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Mame Indianapolis Journal
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Bright idea for smokeless cigarette sparks Chicago News note

A brief Chicago News item records Bright proposing a smokeless cigarette as a million-dollar idea if perfected. Wright queries the scheme, signaling a developing plan and early interest in a potential breakthrough invention.

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Bright Wright Chiago News
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