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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1892
Page
5
The imperfect text describes Wise and Jane ies confronting blame after a disciplinary discharge. Officer Boynton defends himself by explaining away fault, claiming others would have acted similarly. The court settles the matter with all parties involved, reflecting tension in southern sentiment.
The Mayor requested ALS Toombs to convene the committee to investigate charges against Officer M.A. Boyn. The council held a special meeting to discuss city obligations beyond 7500 dollars, a new cemetery picket, and a proposed city railway improvement, with funding pledged to reimburse the amount.
Stockholders meeting of Canting and Evap company postponed due to absence of required members. The session halted after a brief wait and rescheduled for a better attended date as more is now being taken in this matter.
Mrs Ubase arrives with family to mourn the loss of a most lovable woman, age 23, after a prolonged illness. Descriptions of her kind nature and the impact on family are noted as friends and relatives gather Tuesday evening in sorrow.
ERSONALS note T Gaiee Grand Cana Alliades politician stayed at City hotel Thursday evening. Senators GB Bramley Say ville and J C Pugh Coushatta were in the city this week. Rev A D McVoy Mansfield college president was in Shreveport last Thursday, registered at the City hotel. Mr L K Watkins Minden attorney is sojourning in the city for a few days, staying at the City.
The past week brought heavy rain to Shreveport with a genuine downpour Tuesday flooding gutters and sewers. Thursday's shower cooled the air and settled dust, while city residents welcomed the moisture though farmers say they have more than enough.
A young customs employee reports a body found in the river opposite Lake Dabond may be Marcus J Wright aged about 26, son of General Marcus J Wright. Wright has been missing about two weeks and his family awaits news as police trace signals downriver. The officer also forwards a letter to Coroner Story for identity confirmation. Cotton and corn crops in the parish are healthy with hope for rain and good yields.
A listing of city churches with pastors and service times. West Methodist, South Troy, and other congregations are shown with Sunday and weekday events. Noted are pastors like J le Pirror and Rev. Wrenentng, with prayer meetings and preaching times across churches such as Baptist and OM churches.
A joint executive con meeting of two political factions in Caddo Parish is called by Hom A Currie to meet today at the courthouse at noon to harmonize per an agreement of the state central committees. The note hopes to end factional ware and promote peace. Meanwhile, work on the Zoding building on Texan Street advances. second floor joists are in place and carpenters proceed toward a September 1 completion.
A survey of bridges cites Durton over the Trent once the longest at 1545 feet and notes Cortbrockdale in England as the first east iron bridge built in 1774. America’s longest is a trestle over Lake Pontchartrain nearly 25 miles. the Tay bridge near Dundee rises 1, and 2 miles long. The world’s longest stone span is a China sea bridge about six miles with arches none. the Niagara Falls cantilever is steel, six spans of 610 feet, weighing 3000 tons and costing money. Rialto in Venice is said to derive design from Michelangelo, with a single arch of 9584 feet. the Trinity Bridge in Florence, begun 1300, remains unmatched as a bridge-building marvel. The Pravin covered bridge over the Ticino, dating to the 14th century, stands in ruin with 100 granite columns upholding the road.
A early discussion notes a proposed cable between Europe and South America. It describes a glass bottle indicator with iron filings and glycrin, Athens with a 10 percent union lit by 94 wires and 3,031 lamps, and cautions about incandescent lamps and ventilation. Domestic uses of electricity and a Crystal Palace exhibit are mentioned amid competition with Niagara power.
Ancestral notes describe Maklive Islands cocoa trees yielding monthly nut clusters and roots reaching four to feet. camomile in North Africa grows five feet. tyral bill seeks heavy fines on traders of alpine Edelroiss pulled from mountains, risking plant extinction.
A peculiar meeting unfolds as Orville Ardup pitches a device to prevent knee disfigurement in trousers. Spoteash rejects investment while Ardup urges practical loom changes to weave fabric that is unyielding at the knee, insisting no other garment alteration suffices. The audacious inventor offers a modest $1.75 investment, gets refused, and storms out in a huff.
A garbled OCR shows partial phrases and misread names about Chicago and relationships. It mentions a dive behind some place and a look of impartial, with unclear dialogue and a question about fitness and fifty. The text is incoherent and lacks a clear single event or identifiable entities.
Paris physician warns liquor excess endangers a nation more than any other city. He claims a potential extinction if a large number of drinkers are sent to inebriate asylums, noting a majority of those examined were women, with troubling ratios reported.
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