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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1898
Page
19
The Shreveport community is urged to prepare for a grand May Day celebration on Monday May 2. Business leaders, trades and crafts folks back a citywide holiday with a parade and revived May pole dance to crown a May Queen.
The Chicago Tribune notes items left in train baggage rooms show diverse losses from umbrellas and overshoes to crutches and clothing. A lone kitten postcard, a large anchor carved from southern wood, and numerous parcels reveal how travelers misplace belongings.
The Progress notes ongoing trust formation and urges labor to unite to keep pace while warning politicians will impose policies the public submits to. The piece emphasizes collective action by workers against growing corporate power and political pressure.
The public faces frustration as the constitutional convention dates expire and citizens are urged to act. Without public pressure, Louisiana risks remaining in a low standing of national regard, hindering political progress and reform.
An editorial contrast argues capitalism aids civilization and industrial growth while plutocracy threatens both sides, warning against excessive wealth concentration and advocating balanced economic policy.
A polemical remark argues socialism as the only future salvation for the United States while warning against a chaotic and destructive ordeal described as volaotic. The statement frames socialism as remedy amid political strain and unrest.
A stark note declares the first shot fired by the United States against any nation will erase all sectional lines, signaling a warning of total war and unified national resolve.
A remark condemns the conduct of certain Howat Convention members as contemptible, signaling ongoing dispute within the group and prompting calls for accountability. The comment reflects tensions around specified convention actions and governance standards.
A reader quoted: Mr Boatmer said at the first that Section & was ancenatutional. It would have been well had he added, and is unworthy of man hood. The misspelled passage reflects a contentious legal discussion quoted in a downtown column.
A brief civic note declares enduring loyalty to the nation in a ceremonial display. It emphasizes collective pledge and public support as a recurring act at each opportunity. No individuals or organizations are named in the fragment.
A public notice asserts Louisiana aims to safeguard elections from ignorance and bias across colors, faces, and parties, stressing equal access and informed participation amid ongoing civic efforts.
A sharp, fiery political exchange centers on a phrase about supremacy that critics call contemptible. The remark sharpens debate over constitutional questions and party lines.
Messrs Wise and Alexander announce they have discharged their duty and can meet constituents without reproach, signaling a calm public stance ahead of forthcoming duties or elections.
A fragment expresses that some convention members and citizens alike misunderstand the public demand for constitutional reform, highlighting concern over the convention’s direction and the need to align with voters' wishes.
A statement asserts that while war is not desired, Americans stand ready to defend the nation’s honor against deliberate injuries. It emphasizes readiness to act if an insult remains unatoned and reflects wartime resolve.
The Times-Democrat shows enterprise by telegraphing a report from Louisiana presses on the opportunity for fraud, the South Carolina understanding, and the suffrage clause, reflecting contemporary debates and concerns.
The piece urges critics to consider the Constitutional Convention and scrutinize proposed laws. It argues some politicians push bad laws while well intentioned efforts to pass good ones are difficult to defeat.
The speaker argues that a man with plenty for himself and family cannot be expected to push for changes in public conditions or help a less fortunate neighbor. Those in distress should learn from the start to rely on their own efforts for redress and aid.
A countryman visits the newspaper office to place a death notice for a relative, asking about charges. He balks at two dollars an inch, remarking his cousin was six feet three inches tall. The Sultan of Turkey is singled out as spending more on his table than any other figure, at about 5000 daily.
A commentary questions who attempted to graft the un-Democratic fraud of the South Carolina understanding clause into state suffrage qualifications. The author invites readers to study a picture of this "modern Pericles" and the ambitious figures seeking to seize a golden opportunity to view the photograph.
In a test of elephant pulling power a large animal registered five and a half tons equaling the strength of 83 men or eleven horses. Jesse James Jr. once worked at Armour packing house in St. Louis and now runs a cigar stand. Bruce, a notable Mississippian former slave and public figure, has died. Names of local class leaders appear in a fragmentary follow up.
The article praises the former leader of the Bible course as an excellent teacher. It recounts attending his class last Sunday and expresses intention to attend again, describing the privilege of hearing him expound the Scriptures.
A newsboy at a railway station questions a passing man about a peculiar signal or scent from engines. The man answers with a cryptic line, and the boy persistently presses for meaning while the commuter responds with a coded remark about a lifelike or wondrous swim.
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