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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
4
The Houston Daily Post announces its publishing office at 1101 to 1105 Franklin Avenue Houston Texas with semi weekly editions on Mondays and Thursdays. It lists subscription rates city delivery prices and directs payments via check to The Houston Printing Company and authorities for city circulation.
The piece argues that J Pierpont Morgan's control of Panama Canal stock would delay the project, urging the United States to back the Nicaragua route. It warns of private or foreign control harming national interests and calls on the president to oppose Morgan and reinforce a government-led canal plan, favoring a quicker construction. It emphasizes neutrality and strategic advantage for the nation.
An examination of McKinley's picks shows a pattern favoring big corporations. Knox, tied to Carnegie steel, is named as Griggs’ successor, suggesting the attorney general role may serve corporate interests over enforcement of antitrust laws. The piece notes prior selections by influence from Huntington and others guiding federal appointments.
The piece argues it is unknown whether presidential support for corporations stems from agreement or gratitude to agencies that helped his rise. It challenges claims that the Republican platform opposes trusts and suggests there were unfilled opportunities to appoint an independent attorney general. It asserts the president has not dared to pick a noncorporate lawyer.
A survey of electric rail concepts cites storage batteries and overhead lines as paths to cheaper, higher speed transport. Philadelphia NY routes spark talk of an electric railway promising low fares, while rail rates and highway development reshape freight and traveler costs in the U S and abroad.
The record notes farmers who profited from livestock and poultry ventures, with many becoming prosperous and ambitious. It cites Cameron Croix and local editors praising self sufficiency, while urging Texans to raise corn meat and potatoes for self reliance and economic resilience. It previews rail and mining development, urging continued investment and transportation growth in Southwest Texas.
President Hadley of Yale may become an alderman of New Iyven. Pan American congress will include South American reps. General James Weaver, ex congressman, now mayor of Colfax Iowa, admired locally. NY Mail and Express cites 49 000 celima in its country per agriculture bulletin. Fortis wheel at St Louis fails to offer volcano view via ropeless elevator. World's Fair spectacle persists. Benjamin C Hoyt founder of St Joseph Michigan, dies age 69. unique Black Hawk War prisoner and first white settler in the county.
A fragment from a Laredo Times page shows humor and social chatter about shopping, money, and income, with a jab at indulgent fantasies. The Hoosrox Post brag includes heavy advertising patrons and notes the paper’s money-making stance.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal, commentary on social costs in small towns and cities. It notes Dyersburg social functions drive up expenses with carriages, flowers, and candy, arguing high costs deter courtship and marriage, and that shifting economics reshapes family life and opportunities. It also touches on wage pressure, debt, and the broader impact of wealth appearance on social values.
The Longview Times Clarion notes plans to build a cotton mill and urges rapid action. San Antonio papers discuss canning factories, public schools, and industrial education. A bill on manual training appears in Congress as cities eye renewed business activity and industrial growth.
A Chicago page lead mixes quirky observations on city life with odd aphorisms about water flows, a fish in a band, and a wooden leg. The stray lines read like a crowded, fragmentary piece reflecting urban sensibilities and misused idioms.
From Paris comes an array of gowns bodices with pointed belts and bolero effects while hats and veils feature autumn leaves and tulle with jet spangles. New headpieces use gold and silver, mother of pearl combs rise in Fashionable circles alongside delicate coiffure ornaments. The feature items include elegant corsages and embroidered tulle gowns, with a focus on gold drapery and luxurious fabrics. A rice dessert recipe and a simple Luncheon and Dinner menu accompany the fashion notes.
The text weaves a collage of verse about home’s pull across travels and time, interlaced with fragmented mentions of a new magazine in Boston, a Kokomo woman, and social reflections on love, devotion, and moral cautions. It presents inharmonious snippets from poetry, rumors, and editorial asides.
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