Let Us Have Our Best Men in Constitutional Convention
Editor urges intelligent progressive leadership for the Constitutional convention in Caddo Parish and argues Democrats should be preferred when equal. The piece questions Mur phy J of St Mary and claims a bid to control nominations through a delegates at large plan threatens the convention. It condemns partisan meddling and favors cotton growers alongside other staples.
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Murphy J
St. Mary
Dicker
Little Bob
State Central Committee
Ogden Receives Tariff Law Copy for Editorial Use
The Progress thanks Hon. H W Ogden representative in Congress from the district for a copy of the tariff law and the bill in its original form before amendments. Ogden will accept our shanks and the paper will watch results closely for information.
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H.W. Ogden
Congress
Ogden
Western Union stock profits exceed original investment claims
The Times-Democrat notes the Western Union Telegraph Company stock appears to be worth only a fraction of the original investment yet paid out dividends totaling 47 762 560 dollars. The text argues large sums were spent on line extensions and implies abuse of executive pay and stockholder gains.
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Times-Democrat
Western Union Telegraph Company
New American Party Formed in St Louis on Aug 26
A new party emerged in St Louis on August 26, the New American Party. It drew fifty delegates from nine states and territories, elected a National committee, and adopted a platform promising to do the people’s bidding while monetizing both gold and silver but paying government obligations in the money contract.
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St. Louis
New American Party
Louisiana
A.J. Campau
New Orleans
Clarion Appeal Attacks The Progress Over Constitutional Convention
The Clarion Appeal in Bastrop criticizes The Progress for opposing a constitutional convention, accusing it of narrowness and partisan slur. It denies insinuations about Louisiana’s honesty and defends its own editorial standards while targetingO Malley and The Progress.
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Clairon-Appeal
Bastrop
Louisiana
Clarion-Appeal
O'Malley
Clarion
Telegraph Under Government Duty for Public Service
A call to place the telegraph under government control and expand public service commitments. The aim is to extend citizen rights and ensure the humblest person in the land can access essential services through a more accountable public system.
Crescent City Bar Loses Three Leading Judges
The Crescent City bar has lost three of its foremost practitioners in the last two or three months. First was Judge Charles H. Luzenburg, then Judge Morris Marks and then Judge W. L. Evans, with the last two dying within two or three days of each other last week.
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Crescent City
Charles H. Luzenburg
Morris Marks
W.L. Evans
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Co. D. Hicks
S. T. Abbott
Hicks
Shreveport
M Street
Mar- Spring Streets
Caddo Parish Farmers Alliance
Art
Rose
Enryt Rose
Texas Street
Andrew Querbes
Grocer
HET, Corner
MILAM
Terre Gienson
Lone Star Lumber Co
Limid
Shreveport Lumber Company
McNeil and Lake Sts
West End Wood Yard
P. A. Johnson, MaxacEr
Llen & Currey
Tenas
Maul
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