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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1897
Page
28
A sharp editorial line argues that courts shield plutocracy, enabling it to mock legislatures and Congress. It portrays a legal system acting as bodyguard for wealth power, weakening democratic checks and balances. The piece emphasizes the danger to representative government and civic accountability.
A aphorism asserts that those who ignore wrongdoing in a corrupt environment share responsibility. It argues active awareness and intervention prevent complicity, urging vigilance against crime and moral accountability for bystanders.
A historical note insists that once a constitutional convention is organized one of its first acts should be to grant women voting rights. The proposal frames suffrage as a foundational reform to secure full citizenship and political participation.
Farmerville Gazette notes the town received its first bale of cotton on the 20th inst. It was sold for ? cents per pound.
A provocative query questions whether the upcoming Constitutional Convention will enfranchise women. Critics argue politicians fear the shift, while the public may press for universal suffrage and equality.
The Dingley Bill has already shown beneficial effects in Missouri with a notably large peach crop this season due to protection. The report highlights economic impact on agriculture through policy.
In Terres bonne parish several planters increased daily wages for field hands from 65 cents to 75 cents. The move is expected to spread, improving labor conditions across the area.
The passage argues that people will ignore any nomination method dictated by the State Central Committee if it strips them of a voice in choosing candidates. It reflects a stance favoring broader public participation over top down selection processes.
Judge Morris Marks of New Orleans a longtime Republican figure and Crescent City lawyer died last week. His death removes a key political voice and respected attorney from the local bar and party circles.
The Republicans of Penny's Woods have not rejected Senator Quay yet. He held sway in Philadelphia last week including a nomination for city treasurer.
The report suggests John L Sullivan the slugger is a candidate for mayor of Boston, a claim that readers deem unlikely and misrepresentative of his standing in local politics.
A fragment notes debate about John Firepath on party lines. It mentions Harrison as editor of the New Delta and references Kellogg Keating Pinchback and Co in a historical partisan context. The readable text hints at Democratic versus Republican loyalties in former era politics.
A remark on the State Central committee saving costs by naming the delegates at large, provoking a response about political caution. The passage comments on the process and includes a colloquial jab at perceived timidity and local talk.
National fete in Mountevidio Uruguay disrupted by the shooting of President Senior de Idiate Borda. The assassin, an army officer, declares personal hatred rather than instigation by others and accepts whatever punishment the law prescribes. The report notes a surge in such killings.
The Southern Record at Jennings denounces a proposed constitutional convention, with editorials opposing it. Rayne Tribune and others debate priorities, noting judicial system reform as paramount while acknowledging other issues like suffrage, futures and options, bucket shops, and the penitentiary lease as matters for consideration.
The text blends a Baptist exhortation praising Christian homes with a critique of Venice’s history and art. It references Rev W W Landrot urging domestic virtue and parish activism, alongside Jenkin Lloyd Jones discussing Venice’s enduring yet conflicted grandeur, architecture, and commerce.
The piece reflects on the Epworth League sermon about God choosing the foolish and the weak, contrasting worldly wisdom with gospel simplicity. It praises the universal reach of Christianity and notes W. A. Kelly opening a dining room lunch counter and bar in the new building facing the union depot on Louisiana Street, described as strictly up-to-date.
Fragmentary OCR notes praise Ree Bradford Reymond and D Dy as longstanding leaders in Weeleyan affiliated education. Mentions past presidents Wilbur Fisk Nathat Bane Stephen Olin Joseph Cummings and Gyros D. Describes a church college elder nearing sixty, with cites to Providence, New Bedford, and Lawrence University.
The Roxas and Pacite Railway offers Nashville tickets with round trips for Class A at 27.10 and Class B at 27.10 for sales by Oct 15 with returns by Nov 7, and Class C on sale Tuesdays and Thursdays until June 26 with a 10 day return limit. Coverage notes transportation options to Texarkana or New Orleans gateways.
Matchen Cloaks and Jewelry announces repairs and warranties for watches clocks and jewelry. To introduce services for sixty days prices are reduced. Trial satisfaction and prompt work guaranteed at Wandel the jeweler 522 Market Street.
The neatest ice cream and confectionery parlor in the city is M. Lewin, the well known confectioner. Their parlors are the neatest and best in the city for out ing parties and for the accommodation of Indies. Tim.
For sale a paying grocery business to Shreveport priced at 700 dollars. Address P O Box 351 City.
Mt Mena rises 30,000 feet along the sea level near Mena Arkansas on the Port Arthur Route. The Wilhelmena hotel is under construction by K C P P R R Co with tents on the ground and cottages offered by the company. Special summer round trip fare from Park Anchor Gate to Mt Mena, with a local agent in Kansas City for details.
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