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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1896
Page
3
A preacher urges Congress to inscribe God's name in the Constitution and to settle national issues with divine guidance. He defends religious liberty in schools, praises past leaders, and envisions a multiracial, multiethnic American identity built through tolerance, prayer, and unity across parties.
A rough voyage recounts an icebound crossing where tea in floodwaters hindered progress. The captain curses his crew and man’s temper contrasts with a reconciled late voyage. On calm seas at last the ice breaks, and a final hymn and praise seal a renewed bond between captain and crew.
Eight couples of colored people were married simultaneously in Odd Fellows hall near Wilmington Delaware by Rev William Jason president of the State College for Colored Students. More than 300 witnessed the event as Jason explains his work to encourage marriage among couples living together and says civil and divine law were violated by cohabitation.
A collage of curiosities covers topics from African farms owned by Black people to bamboo instruments in Shanghai and Arabian milk sold by weight. It notes Pittsburgh water costs, ear dominance, Jerusalem’s export mood, red initials in manuscripts, Virginia’s magnesium, Michigan’s pine reserves, and a fanciful scale comparison to African ant hills.
The trial резулts in Jackson being found guilty and condemned to death. The scene in Newport included a poised, controlled conduct by the condemned as details of his fate were announced, drawing praise for self discipline amid a tense crowd and courtroom edict.
A 13 year old girl from Kansas City collected signatures from businessmen asking Governor Stone to commute the sentence of two men condemned for killing an Italian in the city. She called for thousands to sign a petition by Friday morning, saying no one else seemed to be helping. The effort drew signatures from many in the business district as she pressed the cause at the city hall.
Washington May 15. In a heated session the Republican led House pressed rapid pension legislation as thousands of dollars were appropriated for pensioners. Pickler balked at reading committee reports, Dingley intervened, and Reed expressed disgust at the dispatch of measures amid growing treasury obligations.
Ned Hemphill, 22, is under arrest in Ottumwa Louisiana on murder charges for shooting Mamie Peterson a 11 month old girl he cared for after she chose a rival escort home last night Col Cockerill’s Body Coming in New York May 15. John A Cockrell who died in Cairo will arrive aboard the steamship Camaonia Saturday morning services planned for Elks Masons and Dr McCarty’s Church. The body will be moved to Kenisco cemetery then to St Louis for burial by Chauncey Depew’s private car.
Atlanta May 15 claims a sensational report that Samuel Inman of Inman & Co plans to move New York operations to Atlanta and transfer firm headquarters here. Inman, brother of NY broker John H. Inman, aided Yates Exposition with $50,000 during financial peril, making his departure seen as a public calamity for the city.
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