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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1897

Page

6

Angel Family and Texas Name Connection in Early Texas

The narrative notes Mr Angel’s father served in Congress from the Huffalo district of New Mexico and influenced naming his son Texas amid Texas admission debates. It portrays Texas’s romance as a young infant state, with the elder Angel seen as a respected lawyer and Southern Populist figure.

Orégon Waen Idaho Angel Huffalo New Congress Teuxes Texas Bras Mexico Mr. Angel Spokane Heview

Our Police Force in Quiet City Run by Honorable Men

The Progress hails Chief Nelson and Lt Henry Busch for honest policing and steady leadership. It rebuts rumors of deadfalls on Texas street, notes positive orders to curb loungers at depots, and defends officers’ authority to arrest suspects.

Nelson Progrem Texas Street Shreveport W. A. Nelson Henry Busch

Sunday Barroom Offenses Prompt Urgent Dismissals

Commentary urges immediate dismissal of patrolmen who drank on Sunday and paid by silence. Advocates firing any officer who participates in lawbreaking, especially aiding bars that operate on sacred rest day. Calls for faithful to be retained while lawbreakers are summarily removed.

Madam Rumor Says She Was Forced To Say Nothing

Rumor spreads that a figure known as Madam Rumor faced pressure to stay silent this week as whispers of a cutthroat conflict or scandal circulate among locals and observers in the tight knit community.

The Little Gem Liquor Room Opposite Union Depot

A concise notice describes The Little Gem as carrying the finest wines whiskies and cigars in the city, located opposite the Union Depot, signaling a small shop listing in a period paper.

Union Depot

Constable Sale No 71 Justice Slaton docket J H Bryant Yee Lee

A writ of fieri facias issued by Justice W T Slaton of the Fourth ward, Caddo Parish, La., leads to a public auction at the Milam street court room in Shreveport on May 22, 1897. Household furniture and lumber listed. cash payment subject to appraisal. James A Cain. Progress Mar 8 97. Constable.

W. T. Slaton H Bryant Lee Caddo Parish Milam Street Shreveport

Valuable Property For Sale In Caddo Street Area

For sale at a reasonable price is the residence of Captain George L White on Caddo Street between Spring and Mariket. It has five or six rooms tub and under cisterns, a servant’s house on two lots, plus a triangular strand plot adjoining B S White’s foundry with improvements creating ready rental. See Hicks Bros 205 Milam Street. 1-7 tf.

George L. White Caddo Street Spring Mariket Streets Strand B. S. White Hicks Bros Milam Street

Nice House For Rent On Spring Street

A residence at 928 Spring Street offered for rent until Christmas. Five rooms partly furnished with on premises cistern water. Possession available immediately. Price is $22 per month. Contact Mrs. N. T. Wright.

Spring Street N. T. Wright

False representation by traveling ad agents

The Progress notes that H T Statti and M N J Arthur travel as Special Advertising Agents in Arkansas and Texas claiming a Cotton Belt Route folder. The company states they have no connection with these men or any folder and disclaims responsibility for their actions. Public notification is requested.

H. T. Statti M. N.J. Arthur Arkansas Texas Neme

Man Fails to Succeed Over Poor Management Claim

Mack Wellman sues over alleged mismanagement of a shop inventory including paints brushes oils and paper sold at a hard time percent. case concerns licensing and business practices.

Mack Wellman

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