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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1897

Page

28

Public School Leaders Endorse Liberal Funding Plan

The Donaldsonville Chief reports that parish superintendents in New Orleans agreed to support for the Constitutional convention only candidates favoring broader public school funding. The piece criticizes this stance as self-serving and questions the influence of Hon. E. B. Kruttschnitt, suggesting party interests override citizenship.

Donaldsonville New Orleans E. B. Kruttschnitt Louisiana Kruttschnitt Judah P. Benjamin

Prose Day speech praised by Monroe Bulletin

The editor of The Progress thanks A A Gunby of Monroe Bulletin and John Dynand of Louisiana Planter for compliments on his Chautauqua Prose Day paper. He notes C D Hicks gave a notable speech praising citizenship and a pure ballot, hoping Hicks will publish it.

C.D. Hicks Hicks

Reform Leader Hicks Praised For War on Cant

A Shreveport editor and reformer, Mr Hicks, received thunderous applause for his wit and logic at a public gathering. The Ocala Demands back to 1894 were cited, and Sugar Planter praised his potential as a powerful ally in the reform movement within the regular army of reform.

Hicks Ocala Army of Reform Mr. Hicks Shreveport Progress The Louisiana Association

Thibodaux Sentinel Shows Irregular Issue

The Thibodaux Sentinel was not as good as usual last week missing much reading matter and editorials. The Progress issue appeared blank, and the paper’s quality was noted as affected by this failure.

Thibodaux Sentinel

National confidence in Supreme Court waning

A sober warning on rising public doubt toward the United States Supreme Court and the peril of an eroding faith in one of the nation's core institutions. The speaker laments a drift toward diminished trust and urges renewed regard for the high court's role.

United States Supreme Court

Western colleges gird for gridiron reform in football season

Western educational institutions prepare for a reshaped season as new rules take effect. Nebraska Kansas Missouri join the reform wave, Minnesota aims for the western pennant with a strong squad, Yale coach Jerrems hired amid bidding, Wisconsin hopes to keep Phil Klug, while Dad Moulton’s trainer status is uncertain. Coaches for Northwest and Chicago face contract questions as teams map future schedules.

Missin Gore Nebraska Kanes Missouri University of Minnesota Gophers Jerrems Yale Leland Stanford University University of Wisconsin Phil Klug Couch Dad Moulton Hut University of Imola Jims Robinson University of Michigan Northwestish Brage University of Chicago Alu Ataris Michigan

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