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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1897
Page
12
The phrase asserts that courts act as a protective body for plutocracy, enabling it to mock legislatures and Congress. It frames judiciary as defender of wealth interests, diminishing legislative authority and democratic accountability.
A terse maxim argues that those who fail to recognize wrongs in crime ridden conditions are complicit. It frames moral accountability as shared inaction amid a polluted environment of crime.
A historical note argues that upon constitutional convention organization the first act should be to grant suffrage to women, framing it as a foundational step for equal civic rights and political participation. The proposal reflects early advocacy for gender equality in constitutional reform.
Farmerville Gazette notes the town received its first bale of cotton on the 20th inst. It sold for seven cents per pound, marking a modest early price signal for local growers.
A political column questions whether the forthcoming constitutional convention will extend suffrage to women. It notes politicians fear pushback yet asks if the people will demand the change and whether women will gain voting rights through this process.
The Dingley Bill has already had its influence for good felt in Missouri. The peach crop is initially large in that state this season, due to protection.
In Terrebonne Parish some planters voluntarily increased pay from 65 to 75 cents per day for field hands and expect the practice to spread widely across the area and among other employers.
The public rejected any nomination method controlled by the State Central Committee or other processes that denied voters a direct voice in selecting nominees. The statement emphasizes the demand for broader participation in the nomination process and distrust of top-down methods.
Judge Morris Marks of New Orleans, longtime Republican figure and Crescent City lawyer, died last week, ending a prominent career in law and political circles.
Republicans of Penn's Woods have not rejected Senator Quay. He controlled Philadelphia last week and nominated the city treasurer, demonstrating influence in local affairs.
A snide critique argues John L. Sullivan the slugger is miscast as a Boston mayoral candidate, calling the claim a wrong and unsuitable literary drawing room topic.
The note asks if John Fitzpatrick was a Democrat and recalls his role as editor of the New Delta, suggesting he was a strong Republican in the era of Kellogg Keeting Pinchback and Co. The fragment implies debate over his party loyalty in historical political contexts.
The State Central committee might save 57 parishes the cost of electing 36 delegates at large by naming them itself. The remark laments the move as pusillanimous and argues against burdening local communities.
Reports state President Senior J Idiate Borda was shot and killed last Monday during a national fete at Mountevidio Uruguay. The assassin, an army officer, claims no instigation and cites personal hatred. The killings are described as increasingly frequent.
The Southern Record of Jennings and Rayne Tribune clash over a proposed convention. The Record opposes the convention but acknowledges possible gains, notably judiciary reform. The Rayne Tribune argues broader priorities like suffrage, futures and options, bucket shops, and penitentiary lease, while not dismissing judiciary remodeling.
A Gainesville Baptist preacher extols home duties and denounces Sunday school moves while Venice is praised for wealth and beauty yet criticized for shallow history, in two quoted reflections on family life and urban splendor.
The sermon titled Retaking argues that early Christians were not from elite circles but chosen from humble, “foolish” and weak things to confound the wise. It asserts the gospel arose from a Galilean carpenter and is simple yet profound, universal in aim, and a force against fraud and injustice, distinguishing only lost and saved.
Rev. Bradford P. Raymond and Dr. B. P. Raymond are cited as prominent figures at D. L. Wesleyan University, noted for its status as the oldest collegiate grade school of the denomination and its presidents' respected honors among national colleges.
President Raymond nears age fifty and succeeds figures like Wilbur Fisk and Cyrus Foss. A 1878 ministry entrant from Providence conference after Lawrence University and Boston University School of Theology, he pastored in New Bedford Providence and Nashua before returning to lead Lawrence University and then assume the current presidency. He has served as a general conference delegate and spent a year studying in Germany.
W A Kelly has opened a dining room lunch counter and bar in the new building facing the new union depot on Louisiana street. It is described as a strictly up to date place with an emphasis on quality and service.
The Texas and Pacific Railway lists Nashville Centennial rates to Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition. Class A tickets on sale through Oct 15 with return by Nov 7 at 27.10 dollars. Class B on sale through Oct 15 with 20 day return at 10.85 dollars. Class C on sale Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct 26 with 10 day return at 18.45 dollars. Rates valid from Texarkana or New Orleans gateways.
An advertisement from Wan del the jeweler in Shreveport promotes watches clocks and jewelry repairs and warranted service. For sixty days prices are reduced to attract customers and guarantee satisfaction and prompt work.
The city’s neatest ice cream and confectionery parlor is M. Lewin’s. His parlors are praised as the best for outings and for the accommodation of ladies.
Paying grocery business in Shreveport offered to a buyer with 600 to 700 dollars. Address P. O. Box 351 City.
Advertisement promises to provide pricing for job work with completion of all remaining tasks. It emphasizes competitive rates and a turnkey service offering across unspecified projects. No concrete dates, contacts, or locations are provided.
Mt Mena high in the Rich Mountain Range near Mena Arkansas is promoted as a cool summer resort along the Port Arthur Route. The area features the Wilhelmena hotel new cottages and tent accommodations with special summer rates and round trip fares from any Port Arthur Route point. Information offered by local agents and H C Orr General Passenger Agent F A Howorck Land Commissioner Kansas City Missouri.
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