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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1894
Page
7
A jumbled paste from The Progress of Shreveport era columns covers diverse notes. It mocks police bribes, discusses public figures and gossip, mentions disinfections after infectious cases, and tracks trolley and platform reform in rail travel. It notes Abyssinia’s stamps, a Scottish woman earning medical degrees, and a diphtheria cure claim. It ends with trade data and rail receipts.
A long list of incidents across Louisiana reports a violent melee in Tossier City near Shreveport ending with four men arrested. a wagon collision in New Orleans injures a horse and a team. a woman saves herself from a fire on Bayou St. John. quick trials in Marksville convict murderers. officials shot at while transporting prisoners. assaults and arrests in New Orleans involving James Sullivan and Julia Wright. pardons by Gov. Foster for a forged certificate case. fatalities from an electric car and a collapsed water tank. a boy rape conviction at Marksville. appointments in Grant and Caddo parishes. a bear sighting near Kayville. Italian Nicolo Sacco facing forgery charges. a New Orleans cop loses a thumb in an accidental discharge. a bulldog attack on Officer Uhde. Chinese laundryman jailed for larceny. cotton trade activity in Ruston. Sam Jones to campaign against the devil in Monroe. missing New Orleans cooper John Finn. Diamond Bob dies leaving substantial fortune. Shreveport seeks a cotton price boost. rising dog aggression in New Orleans. and rapid rice harvest near Crowley.
Washington reports the Labor Commission led by Wright will reconvene to hear final testimony and consider remedies for the Chearo strike. Judges Worthington and Kernan digest statements and prepare summaries as the panel reports facts and possible actions to Congress and the president. The process is an official investigation, not arbitration, aiming to explain causes and suggest measures.
The Indian bureau investigates Lieut. Plummer’s allegations of irrigation ditch funds waste on the Navajo reservation. A special agent will conduct a full examination. The Interior Department postpones action until a report arrives and has relieved Plummer as acting agent pending civilian replacement. No other army officer will be assigned, and the civilian appointee waits Secretary Smith’s return.
Washington reports Minister Zeballas of Argentina says tariff law stimulates wool growth here and abroad. Wool prices rise in Argentina mirroring London and Paris, with active efforts to export to the United States underway.
Washington on September 24 reports a new postoffice at Taxan-Saron in Trinity county with Charles H. Pillney as postmaster. A site change was recorded for Oklahoma-Sacred Heart in Pottawatomic county, details unspecified.
Washington Sept 24 Under a War Department order troops are designated to specific posts reassignment of commands or stations is announced as part of a broader realignment of military posts and duties across the department.
Washington Sept 25 Solicitor Reeve renders an opinion on whether Congress may pass laws impairing contracts. It holds the act reducing surfman pay at Great Lakes life saving stations does not apply to existing contracts. Vernon Bank Washington Sept 24 Comptroller Eckels plans for a National Bank receiver at Vernon is undecided but may appoint Receiver Robinson to handle the failing bank.
The secretary of the treasury informs New York customs officials that under section 4244 of the tariff act burlap grain bags are exempt from duty on importation of reimportation.
A walk in the woods reveals edible Bolteus odarus and a dangerous Agaricus Amanita bulbosa. The piece explains deadly Amanita risks, traditional tests, delayed poisoning, and the need for proper treatment with atropine. It also contains a side anecdote about a French thief Chapon and Felix Pyat in prison.
The text states a horse weighs about 3 1 000 pounds, equals five men in strength, and on a 25 foot diameter mill at three feet per second equates to 4.5 horse power. It notes a horse can pull 90 pounds briefly, grows to full size in five years, and lives about 16 years. It adds a horse drinks water for 25 days without solid food for five days without water.
A description of life in Burmah notes low destitution levels as a Burmese couple can start life with a knife and pot. Bamboo supplies house building lighting cooking and water carrying while wives often share in household duties, gaining independence uncommon in other regions.
A reader quotes a humorous exchange about a note signed Charlie asking for a ride in a coach, revealing the dilemma of identifying which Charlie sent it and whether to accept the invitation. The dialogue showcases confusion and social ambiguity in a domestic setting.
The Royal Baking Powder boasts top honors for strength and purity at multiple fairs including Paris and Vienna. Reports say its 20 percent stronger power and 3 percent above rivals set it apart, while flavor and fineness keep consumer trust high amid rising sales. A curious tale nearby recounts Jules Carle of Juneau bored alive and miraculously revived from a grave, inspiring local awe and fear.
An Italian doctor asserts a tongue-holding method can revive those in syncope. After two doctors failed for an hour with a seemingly drowned young man, he used a spoon to seize and force the tongue, producing signs of life.
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