17 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1896
Page
1
An advertisement claims millions of dollars in manufactured goods sold this season, featuring THOS GARY of New York. It promises lowest prices in the country or Europe, says buyers save most money, and offers a piano as a prize for customers purchasing one dollar’s worth of goods with a ticket per dollar spent.
The readable text is garbled with scattered terms like capes flannels and numbers. It lacks coherent events, persons, or organizations to form a clear news item or summary.
A lurid account from The Progress discusses the Louis Hamilton murder amid lynching accusations in Caddo and Bossier parishes. It challenges the coroner jury findings, questions Tom Morris involvement, and criticizes Morris's threats while urging accountability for the violent crime.
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