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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1894
Page
6
A sprawling OCR fragment compiles notes on Brazil's political crisis, martial law, and a U S stance, paired with musings on military marksmen, counterfeit gems, and a boxing figure in England. It threads random scenes from politics, crime, and society, with scattered quotes and names, reflecting chaotic period reportage.
A lengthy, fragmentary Louisiana column cites multiple events across parishes and cities. It reports murders, suicides, court actions, debt suits, police matters, school openings, tax resistance, weather impacts, and local governance changes, featuring names like McLang, Clay, Robson, Voorhees, and Porters appointments, with notes on parochial budgets and public works.
Washington dispatches report Spain plans to reimpose duties on Cuban exports incl meats, cotton, coal, and other goods while sugar bounty disputes linger. Secretary Carlisle faces questions over unpaid bounties and the impact of the new tariff act on cane and refined sugar payments. Recess appointments and land office agent changes are noted amid Congressional funding concerns.
The agricultural department focuses on deep plowing and irrigation effects. Prof Whitney tours Nebraska soils division to assess outcomes. Governor Crownce sends 1894 corn samples showing dent corn, early maturity, drought tolerance, and high cob yield per weight.
Lead ore and related materials face a McKinley era duty rule as nations with export duties influence import rates. Treasury circular notes Italy and Spain chiefly affected. Japan also tied to pig lead proviso. Secretary Carlisle rules Canada exempt from peculiarity condition tied to lumber import invasion.
Reports of a party of Slows Indians with wild wasshowas stranded in Antwerp and returning destitute in this country are contradicted by Vice Consul Hesse at Antwerp who says the claim is false.
At market close yesterday the treasury cash total reached £137,980,816 with $56,029,705 in gold reserves. The report notes the finance figures and outlines the state of the treasury holdings as of the end of business.
The comptroller of the currency reports total accounts and settlements for the year ended June 30 rose to about 5 155 accounts involving 280 602 002. Comparisons with the prior three fiscal years show a large increase in business volume since 1891, with last year up by roughly 74 million and overall growth around 104 million.
A quirky article spans a child led savings bank in St Louis with shares at seven dollars, listing youthful stockholders and a plan to grow capital for real estate. It blends whimsical notes on dreams from Professor Marne and a comic theater anecdote, closing with a Texan blitings vignette.
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