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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1901
Page
1
A covert Ottoman effort claims former ruler Moraud is alive not dead and seeks release on grounds of health and mental capacity. The letter describes prison cruelty, denial of papers, and calls for Vatican or British government intervention?
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Vienna reports from a telegraph that Allied soldiers have killed and wounded civilians in a clash near Pridvortisa. The Vienna Telegraph correspondent notes a large casualty count and escalating violence amid ongoing operations.
The report states sixteen new cases and two hundred seventeen fatalities among three hundred nineteen gasses of plague. It notes European victims and mentions Capetown as the reporting location with references to fresh outbreaks and university health departments.
A large Methodist conference in New Orleans featured a special mass meeting. Speakers included Rev. J. Methorn on work in Japan and Dr. Co Phe on missionary echoes, with reports from Algiers and Brasil. The session ended with a music and library event, and visits to Bouchow University are noted.
In Louisville on May 7 bishops of the Router Methodist Church will review the year’s work across various dioceses and plan the next steps. After the bishops’ session, the annual board meeting will address fund contributions for missions and endowment, with about 80,000 dollars to be distributed to needy churches.
Fragmentary OCR reports say Emperor William may command a punitive expedition to China to avenge a loss during a maritime event. The piece hints at a royal response and heightened tension between nations.
A port Arthur Texas land sale involving 25 000 acres drew opposition from foreign stockholders. The prospective buyer, J Mele of Corsicana, Texas, linked to Staphant Company, aimed to acquire land around Port Arthur and Beaumont with implied biased terms. Officials questioned the deal’s authority, power of sale, and potential loss of control by local owners.
Chicago April 28 The Advance in corn sparks talk of price above wheat with July delivery rising amid rumors of a corner in May corn. Brokers report forced selling and suspected manipulation while farmers anticipate lower prices as May corn options face pressure. Prices around 46 cents yesterday and rumors of a price surge fade as delivery approaches and traders reassess demand.
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in northwest areas. Winds from the south to southwest and variable directions in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Denison Texas reports a cold spell with past mists and a brief historical note referencing a snowfall height and a historic event on April 28.
Washington April 27 Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes says the tax on export bills of lading was unconstitutional per the U S Supreme Court ruling. He indicates a refund plan will be pursued for affected taxpayers and notes the government will comply with the decision.
Washington April 28 The long planned movement of the Southern will begin with trains forming a grand departure toward New Orleans. The Southern Pacific lines will assume control as the party clears the way, with engines and cars prepared for immediate service.
No coherent facts could be established from the fragmented text. It mentions Washington April and agriculture, with references to Secretary Wilwon and examinations or inquiries, but specifics, dates, names, and actions are not discernible.
The flood in Evansville Indiana area devastates crops with estimated 500000 bushels of corn destroyed and 400000 acres of wheat damaged. Rivers overflow threaten homes and farms as residents evacuate and authorities warn of rising water.
The Olio river at Clockuot shows a continued gradual fall since yesterday. Weather reports forecast a drop below danger levels as the Kentucky shore and nearby areas report shifting conditions and a new channel path near Henderson, Kentucky.
A disastrous blaze in Florence near Georgetown Texas last night destroyed six business houses. Notable firms reported ruined include Loomis Wheeler and Ware & Co. The fire originated in the Florence district and caused extensive property loss with multiple structures burned.
Readable text confirms three new wells at Spindle Top with one owned by Texas and Colorado Company and a second by Lone Star and Crescent. Guffy No 4 is noted as the second to score. The Rial well, owned by George Ay Sutth, is described with a strong flow and early production.
W G Staley reports a successful oil well on West and Hawley streets, with light oil and fifteen barrels per day anticipated. A new well on Meyers tract will start Monday, while Southern Oil Co shows two recent wells, and further tests near Ganind in time.
A real estate and stock broker known as Woco Texas figure was found dead in a tiled room at 192 Ashinod Boulevard in Chicago on April 22. Authorities report asphyxiation as the cause. the individual, a year old and recent arrival seeking medical treatment, had moved here from elsewhere several days ago.
A fragment suggests the Marguerite uprising was provoked by Huili Denshoa a Muartboul who preached extermination of the ballotite and urged simulated conversion. The note places events in Algiers and mentions April 2.
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