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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1896
Page
8
Local column laments fraud and calls for action on Shreveport pork packing project. Notes need for operation of a cannery, growth of education, improved streets, and steady business collections. Mentions Jordan Street Methodist Sunday school, local talent for amateur shows, and rising city subscription for The Progress. Counts community concerns and urges civic effort.
A dated legal notice outlines duties of police and officers to arrest and seize persons at gambling and banking house operations. It cites Revised Statutes sections on arrests, trials, and penalties, detailing officers’ powers and required processes, with emphasis on swift action to halt such crimes.
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