New Administration Faces Work and Senate Tug of War
Washington March 1897. The new McKinley cabinet members settle in as visitors flood the White House. A Senate caucus fallout over committee vacancies pits silver, Populist, Republican and Democrat senators, threatening tariff bills and reshaping power. President McKinley seeks cordial relations with the Senate, while debate over extra-session finance and a nonpartisan currency panel looms amid silver opposition. Senator Walcott declines to discuss his Europe mission, citing potential harm to bi metallic aims.
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Ashington, March, Ltd
Civil Service Anrties
McKinley
Rpublican
al- Jiso
John Sherman
Teller
Senate
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Marion Kuler
Jones
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Cleveland
Harrison
White House
Gorman
Mills
Congress
Mosey
Walcot
Europe
The Difference in Practical Management
The piece notes that some men fail in life due to impractical management while Mack Wellman succeeds by maintaining a first class stock of artists supplies. He sells paints brushes oils wall paper and related items at hard time prices benefiting customers seeking reliable stock.
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Mack Wellman
Shreveport Club May Sponsor Track Meet and Park Plans
The Shreveport Wheel and Good Road Club aims to act soon on plans for a track meet and ground improvements. Frank Parker and Mrs Emma Cooper led by purchasing a 97 model Columbia from Hutchinson & Hart. Ladies will be invited to join the club free of cost, with prompt names requested to support roads and park development.
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Shreveport Wheel and Good Road Club
Frank Parker
Emma Cooper
Shreveport
Hutchinson & Hart
Durable Lava Coated Cooking Ware On Display
The ad promotes Lava Coated Cooking Ware described as durable and indestructible. It also offers Lisks Guarantee Anti-Anat Tinware with guaranteed protection and advertises The Improved New Enterprise cooking stove. F Marrer & Son at 211 Texas Street invites shoppers to visit.
Prohibition Lecture at Jordan Street Church Tonight
Tomorrow night at Jordan Street Church Mr H L Koontz will give a temperance lecture starting at seven thirty. Four propositions will be discussed and the speaker will answer anti-prohibition arguments. Koontz is described as an interesting speaker, well informed and a good Christian man. Seats are free and all are invited.
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H. L. Koontz
Jordan Street Church
Koontz
Office girls praised over office boys in Chicago
The Houston Herald cites Chicago reports praising office girls as superior to office boys in many ways. They do not smoke ciprettes, enjoy dime novels, and are bright, quick, energetic, and neater. Testimony is nearly unanimous that many will never hire an office boy again.
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Chicago
Hoston Herald
Woman Editors In Japan Fantasy Breakthrough
A small quarterly by may be by Methodist Girls' School in Nagasaki, Japan, sparked a legal dispute as a rule bars women from publishing. A concession allowed a school paper focused on religion and education to be edited by a woman, marking a notable exception.
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Japan
Methodist Girls’ School
Nagasaki
Railroad Schedule Highlights From Shreveport Lines
Passenger train No. 7 arrives 10 50 a m daily, No. 11 freight 4 40 p m daily, departs and Sunday exceptions noted. Texas and Pacific trains No 51 52 53 54 listed with times, Vicksburg connections, Shreveport Houston service, and Kansas City routes with north and south schedules. mails close 30 minutes before departures.
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Cotton Belt
Shreveport
Camden
Texas & Pacific
Houston
Palates
Atles
Kansas City
Shreveport & Gulf
All Prescriptions Offered at Greatly Reduced Prices
In future, all regular 71.00 prescriptions will be filled at reduced prices. Pest Lass, SOc, and 25¢ items are advertised alongside Tonics like Paine's and Ayer's Hair Vigor. Castoria, Cuticura Soap, Carter's Pills, Alpine Tea, Allcocks' Plasters are listed with lowered prices.
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Pest Lass Soc
Paine
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Chas Heckworth
F. Marrer & Son
Texas Street
Omee
Womans
Railroad Schedule
West Bound
East Bound
Vicesburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Vicksburg
Shreveport & Houston
North
Iak
Nunnany
Lowney
Opera House
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