22 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1898
Page
1
A long distorted summary covers government receipts and expenditures, debt, and currency debates. It notes Union Pacific payments, census figures on church communicants, and global debt versus metal production. It mentions Speaker Reed, Secretary Gage, and monetary conference discussions, plus references to President McKinley and Congress funding sealing vessel damages. It ends with life advice and a Massachusetts skirt adjuster invention.
Farmers on Cane River and adjacent parishes labor to clear cotton with help from Mary Pickers and imports. harvest overruns end year, delaying completion before January 1. Cane River outpaces previous efforts according to Louisiana Populist.
A Ruston Leader item recalls a morning sight near the Methodist church where two white goats played in the front yard and a passerby reported two large white ghosts in the belfry, causing alarm before daylight.
Honorable Benjamin Buttlerworth, longtime Commissioner of Patents, died in Thamasville Georgia on Sunday. He served under several administrations and was chosen by President McKinley for his notable record. Tie also served several Congresses from Ohio and earned a national reputation.
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