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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1894
Page
2
The Progress notes a San Francisco will dispute worth $800,000, a New York convent girl eloping with a swindler, a Stockton bride on her honeymoon after her father’s collapse, and bar keepers snubbing an Indian priest. It covers an English land remnant, rising transit deaths, a London dog sale for $2,200, distillation claims for pure water, bullfighting debates in France, naval smoke research, and a Boston minister fined for illegal marriages.
Monroe bought J P Benoit’s grocery business from J P Benoit and a nearby bar offered stock of liquors to Wimberly to close it. Rail split plans create divisions from Monroe to Alexandria and Dermott to Little Rock, omitting Wilmot. Cadet Girnet lost four fingers at Baton Rouge State University. Fire destroyed a gin house and cotton bales near Mer Rouge. New Orleans youth and west trade congress aims to entertain delegates. Jimmy Gorman to fight Johnny Connors in Illinois for $1000 side bet. Abbeville farmer Frederick dies by poison at 95. Unknown shooter fires at Sheriff Cade and Patin. no injuries. New Orleans labor indictments expected. Rain helps Lafourche cisterns and cane yield. Plantation fight near Alexander. one woman killed. three jailed. Monroe packing house movement seeks $50,000 backing. Floyd store owner Tom Keys found with throat cut. Jim Harmon breaks arm in jail via potato accident. Baton Rouge sugar refinery thriving. Shreveport teacher found dead with watch. Octave Jones run over at Lutcher yards. Impeachment trial of Mayor Fitzpatrick slow. Black schoolteacher found dead near Thibodaux. no clue. Asvansion parish cotton may reach 5000 bales. New Orleans school fund deficit $20,000. J D Glass fails. Cardinal Gibbons visits New Orleans. Monroe to get electric pump. Cotton seed at $5 per ton at Coushatta. Sam Jones meeting in Monroe successful. A crazy man arrested at Slidell. Amite fair well attended.
The Treasury announces a call for bids on a 50,049,000 five percent ten year bond issue. No minimum price is listed, and officials expect a bid above February issue levels due to idle money in money centers. Past issue raised 45,660,917.68 with gold and currency sums. Attorney General Olney flags resignation, citing distaste for duties and potential cabinet replacement talks involving William L. Wilson.
Wasnixcox Nov 9 Chairman Babcock of the Republican congressional committee received a letter from A E Holton chairman of the North Carolina Republican state committee claiming the Republicans carried the state by 40000 and won both houses with four Republicans and three Populist congressmen Holton says Democrats concede but may contest before canvassing boards Babcock ordered counsel to protect GOP rights
The Coming Message from Washington on Nov 14 notes the president’s focus on financial policy. He plans a radical overhaul to curb syndicates and large capitalists entering the treasury with 50 million in United States notes to obtain gold and push bond issuance, with currency issued per lawful amounts.
Not Yet Determined. Wasnixcton November 10. Several states including Delaware Arkansas Colorado Idaho Kansas Kentucky Michigan Montana Nebraska North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Washington West Virginia and Wyoming face uncertain legislatures with contests likely in both chambers. Committee on Appropriations to meet in Washington in week three of November to begin short session bill work. McCook appointed major general replacing How ard retired and Col James W Forsythe becomes brigadier general to succeed McCook.
Washington November 10. Dispatches from Central America claiming the United States promised aid to Guatemala against Mexican encroachments are not credited in official circles. The report suggests a discrepancy between press dispatches and U S government statements.
Silil More Penata Wasnixcton represents a public notice from November 13 listing three widows connected to Indian wars Mary Ann Hooi of Arlington Frances I Bridges of Jefferson and Louise J Bishop of Giddings.
Indications suggest another issue of bonds of 60 600,000 may occur soon as treasury receipts fall and gold reserve nears a prior low. President advocates prompt action with deposits withdrawn for spring export outflows and customs and whisky revenues rising. Carlisle hopeful on revenue increases.
A melodramatic tale unfolds where a rich heiress and a poor lover part, wander toward distant lands, letters unsent, and years of yearning. They reunite briefly at the Chicago World’s Fair before a sudden, painful parting returns them to separate fates.
A garbled OCR fragment describes places where prisoners have been known to be treated as aunts or at home, referencing a Newitetin Jfel jail condition. It mentions convicts in jail, Liwa, and a fataleress veils apparently employed in jvilees family and sirens, with unclear details.
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