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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1893
Page
4
A scattered, misspelled draft from Alexandria proposes to empower reform through a new ballot law. The resolution pledges lawmakers to press the Legislature to enact changes and invites state leaders and the press to assist in securing a fairer electoral system.
New trial motion denied after lengthy review. Supreme Court appeal filed as Nash and Burnett case pivots on juror Peery. Court delays ruling on new trial while public affairs in Shreveport rise amid ongoing legal drama and moral questions surrounding the defendants.
Fragmentary text depicts a courtroom confrontation and press reaction during a high profile trial. It references Parnett ter, Cubana aryfik, and Be Laden figures, with calls for a public halt to proceedings, defense attacks on an attorney, and concerns over juror trust. The piece notes warned public opinion and fear of persecution influencing justice, and hints at potential new trials and press maneuvering ahead of future court actions.
The article argues individuals should act in their own financial interests and save. It asserts wealth grows more from saving than earning, urges public support for saving, and claims the store offers hardware and agricultural implements at lower prices than any rival in North Louisiana. It emphasizes the benefits of patronizing their shop to aid saving.
A collection of public comment items from Shreveport residents and officials. Topics include sidewalks around the courthouse, cemetery expansion, vagrant management, road and bridge issues, electric lighting on Patierl Avenue, police patrols, calls for fair improvements, patronage concerns, motherhood society efforts, and questions about payments to Alexander & Blanchard.
Ow is your chance to buy a 112 piece dinner set for 1015 dollars at The Fair. The notice touts a genuine bargain and invites shoppers to visit the event for purchase.
A Sunday school report recounts a pastor confronting a scholar about a Sunday vice, questioning whether scolding worsened the sin. The boy retorts that some Christians themselves exhibit double standards, highlighting tension between zeal and temper in church discipline.
A notice from Provncial editor M Rutherford calls all concerned in the monment to attend a gathering on Saturday June 17 at Lordoek prs in Shreveport. The purpose is welding the Reeth Lerisiana Ratio nal Hamigation Convestion and to boost regional support and newspaper representation.
A muddled list of church notices and minister names details weekly activities at First Methodist, Beaver meeting, Upworth, and Homesville Baptist missions. It lists services, prayer meetings, Sunday school times, and pastors including Rev. J. Percy, Rev W Penick, and Rev W S Penick along with various dates and locations.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces its next general session will be in Little Rock from May 15 to 28. Pacific Highway offers round trip fare at special rates on May 16 17 and 18 with return until June. Ticket agents provide details.
Town Talk urges the Louisiana Legislature to align sentences with actual penal practices and end the lease system. A letter notes district judges cannot bind convicts to hard labor on distant levees, calling for legislative reform to ensure court sentences are carried out at Baton Rouge penitentiary and within state law. Also announces North Louisiana Agricultural Society meeting on May 2 to discuss renovations and a tobacco manufacturing venture with Calhoun interests.
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