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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1901
Page
7
Houston station timetable details train arrivals and departures to Galveston and nearby points. Notes include express and Sunday specials, various depots, and caveats about times shifting by minutes depending on line and ward.
The article notes rapid fencing along a new site near Split Ho, with about 400 acres impacted. It mentions near term activity at Bare and nearby streets, three weeks out from a projected reassessment, and potential shifts in value as wheat markets flatten at par. Local governance and gambling concerns in Sour Lake are referenced as context.
A fragmented OCR item centers on seafood delivery with unclear wording about oysters and fats. Readable portions reference a delivery note or ad likely tied to a restaurant or market. Further context needed to confirm entities and specifics.
The contract for balling the Denison Bonham and New Orleans line was let to United States Construction Co of Fort Worth led by M. C. Hurley Morris Richardson Einbert Storey and Ian Role. Work includes grading masonry concrete driving of mile routes and surfacing with material bought locally. Completion expected by August to run Denton to Bonham through Grayson and Fanguie counties along the Red River valley.
Plans call for immediate construction of Texas Texan line extensions linking Fort Worth and Dallas with the Frisco network. President Yoakum announces contract allocations within days to extend routes toward Fort Worth Dallas via the Meimplia line. Aimed at a direct Miami connection, the project seeks to widen the grid from Brownwood toward the ly Gide region and beyond the Alexton area.
The American Railway Association elected officers and directors for the ensuing year in New York on April 23. President AL Sullivan of the Atlantic Central. first vice president BO Stevens of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. second vice president WJ Murphy of Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific. Executive committee includes Wd Baldwin Jr., president of the Lange Texas and First Vice President WF Mor Miles.
The railroad commission of Texas issues a decision allowing a reduction of 20 percent on excess baggage rates for certain joint line uses. The amendment applies to rates effective May 1901 and specifies exceptions for railroad couples using combined services.
Announcement lists Hitt Hobbe Stillwell Hulbell and Ken Hulbell as new superintendents for divisions east of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers with headquarters at Chicago Omaha Davenport and Boone. May 1 rate hikes on iron and steel articles move from New York Boston Philadelphia to Houston introduce 6 to 10 cent increases per 100 pounds. Saengerbund excursion to Brenham sails Sunday from Grand Central with special coaches. Lin as contact for details.
In Sherman Texas on April 26 the jury returned a verdict for $0 in favor of Young, a brakeman for the Houston and Texas Central railroad, who was injured while switching at Cheenbereh. The case claimed the accident resulted from the railroad’s agents carelessness.
Plans for a Sunday excursion to Magnolia Park include a Rae Oret train ride from Commerce Street and an afternoon and evening showing with a hand concert and social events along Oak Lawn and Magnolia Park. The return trip details remain to be announced.
Progress of the Cane Belt shows track laying near completion with only ten miles left to Bay City. May 1 marks a large excursion to Lukeide and the Cort Belt telephone line will connect Laine Clir and Gorwourt for the first time.
A large advertisement touts the Knickerbocker Special train running between St Louis and New York. The description highlights a richly equipped, spacious car layout and an enlarged photograph of the service. The piece notes the route passes through Missouri and mentions the Ft Louis station in passing.
Improvements at Cloudcroft New Mexico along the Ki Pram and Northeastern railway are planned to boost Texas tourist traffic. The resort will see a new summer hotel and greater attractions to draw visitors in the upcoming season.
OCR reads disrupted. A change of time is noted for Sunday activities on routes in Missouri and Kansas. Details are unclear due to fragmented text.
A fragment reports that the Southern Cotton Oil company of Tall City shipped eighteen cars of oil a few days earlier, suggesting ongoing distribution activity.
The text mentions a lieutenant planning to train via rotational routes and a project involving exploration of both sides of the earth's surface, focusing on aerial methods and territorial implications. Key names and places are obscured by garbled OCR.
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An event advertisement previews a refined performance by Mee Koowles featuring music and theater for the public. The notice emphasizes equality and a grand opening showing this Monday at a local opera house with a novel program.
The Knowles troupe delivers a controversial yet heavily attended performance that drew praise from the Port Worth Daily Gazette. Audiences packed the venue as the show changed nightly, with critics noting a lively display despite public protests and political tensions in Grenwall.
The article describes a humorous event where bachelors in Housten attend a gathering featuring entertaining exchanges with women and discussions about marriage. The tableau showcases playful banter and light social satire amid a festive audience.
Fragmentary report notes the seventeenth anata meeting with members and a contested election. It lists officials and attendees including Dunn and others with roles and positions for the upcoming year.
Fragmentary sheriff note mentions a stray cow possibly branded left hip with blue white hind foot, and another calf with unknown branding. Includes partial names and vague locations, making specifics hard to discern.
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