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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1898
Page
27
A fragmented OCR page reflects local notices and opinion snippets. It questions who will serve in Congress and critiques wartime talk, futures trading, and religious dynamics, urging Louisianians to focus on the Constitutional Convention rather than war rhetoric.
The Washington letter weighs America and Spain in relation to war ships. It questions readiness to fight and notes varied reactions as bunk and fear. It mentions Mary Hane and the United States Senate and President in a curtailed, uncertain frame.
Politicians show little regard for home concerns while debating honest suffrage and ballot laws. Skeptics say money lenders will keep peace between nations, and dismiss socialistic theory as erratic, reflecting a lack of understanding.
A note urges the Constitutional Convention to consider the white primary issue while handling suffrage matters, highlighting its significance in the political landscape.
A critic argues that those who advocate constitutional protection for Sabbath observance often violate its spirit. The remark implies that if women cannot vote as intelligently as some men in power, their place is not in the home but in the lunatic asylum.
The report says Sam Jones declined to run for governor of Georgia. The Progress distrusted the rumor from the start. Jones is portrayed as typical of skeptics of woman suffrage, who may hold traditional views on home life and domestic roles.
The New Orleans Picayune reports an ordinance in the constitutional convention aiming to ban Sunday legislation statewide. It would prohibit General Assembly Sunday laws and leave observance to parish votes, with ballots conducted as prescribed by law. The measure would also require repeal of existing Sunday law to take effect.
The Picayune argues against a proposed ordinance that would bar Sunday closing and threaten a day of rest. It warns the General Assembly could be misgoverned by a minority of employers, risking seven day workweeks and unlawful penalties for workers who refuse Sunday labor. The piece frames the issue as a fight between liquor interests and working people, urging protection of rest rights.
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