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Newspaper

Houston Daily Post

Location

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1900

Page

3

Trains and Depots Schedules for Houston and Galveston

A garbled list of train times and routes from Houston to Dallas Galveston and Kansas City with Grand Central Depot and Fifth Ward notes. Includes arrival and departure times, lines such as Central G H and A P and various rail connections.

Grant Central Depot Rereport Kansas City Cincinnat Grand Gp Missouri, Kansas Towas Mobilhbaves Fifth Ward Great Northern Columbia Tan International Northern Depot Galveston Houston Henderson Planet Nation

High School Alumnae Meeting in Houston Texas

An alumnae gathering was held at the residence of Mrs. on Texas Avenue and Breen corner to discuss membership. Several graduates are not yet members and were urged to apply for inclusion in the group.

Fernoon Houston High School Texas Avenue Fen Lin Texas

Grand Meet at Churchill Downs Sparks Derby Anticipation

Louisville crowds gather as the Kentucky Derby draws near with Lieutenant Gibson and a strong field of contenders including Kentucky Farmer Hindus Highland Lad Floviear Excel lency Renadier and others. With 1000 horses expected and stakes like the Turf Cozeress handicap and Clark stakes on the horizon the South’s greatest meeting promises high drama and big crowds.

Louisville Churchill Dowsa South Vitle Jockey Club Cully Suteting Loulevie Lieutenant Gibson Contetilera Kentucky Farmor Hrode Hindus Highland Lad Floviear Iin Excelithey Renadier Leutenant Gibson Tom McDowell Lexington Broden Enya California Kertheky Palmer Tighland Lud Fiorizar Gideon Hinds George J. Long Benidier Memphis Bangle John Bright Charles ¥. Price Ee USA Morgin Chinn

Races at Aqueduct Include Selling and Maiden Entries

Weather clear as Aqueduct card lists multiple selling and maiden races over four furlongs and longer. Entries feature horses such as Sparrows Wine, Pink Domine, Lady Quality, Delia Dee, Golden Rattle and Five and Six, with handicaps and odds noted amid a crowded here-and-now market.

Jasur- Fevdon Bowen Golanthas Servant Voueh Ikey Diddy Mansarust Billionaire Sweensiakes Remaon Zenaidy Wd Milo Severity Plckwick- Jin Bannock Blueaway the Gardner Bangori Knight of the Garter Merry Fince JH Ea Robber ii Delia Dee Mudder Codey Lyy Jamaica Owenwhoro Ld Javery Daily Report Gold Look Lattle Sheville Manitoban Golden Rattle the Amazon Boney Foy Hellobar

Crowded Card Features Mixed Races At Local Track

Six furlongs to a mile races headline a crowded program with maidens including Snowstorm and Montreal. Entries list horses such as Dome, Left Wing, Girey Forge, Sinr, Trimi mer Chonin, Lunor, Hoodoo, Zorro, Tremor, and Northumberland with weights and owners noted amid a volatile spring weather outlook.

Robert, Gray Charity Long Badioage Left Wing Harrington's Dome Recovery Columbia Bele Oliometra Lunor Manvghah Viturle Girey Forge Mugeie Montreal Fister del Jeobe Trnny Belle the White Lady Cheavent Queer Virgin d Hood Windward Elderim & Rack Fast

Cincinnati Baseball Fragments Recap Uneven Play

Disjointed notes describe Cincinnati and St Louis games with scattered names such as Kahoe Phillips and Schriver. Mentions include April 29 Chicago and a rough tally of hits and errors amid confused play by Pittsburg and Chicago squads.

Cincinnati Leafa Pittsburg Ceut Matic Ralo Baer Steve Cuiclimaed Lreitenstein Kahoe, Phillips and Schriver Chiewra Louis Chicago Folkeen Phouaanit Poorle St. Louis Meneler Nor Saeveneess OL Ge Ah Donahue

Sunday Dik Races At Fountainerry Track

Top sprinters gathered at Fountainerry, Ky for a Sunday bicycle race with notable riders present. Eddie Baid started the event as Karl Klerm and Tom Cooper did not race, while weather and attendance affected performance.

Enonah Leujaville Fountainerry Ares Eddie Baid Karl Klerm Tom Cooper Elart

Fighters Speak on Corbett Jeffries Bout Strategy

Jonrios predicts Corbett will be outboxed and knocked out in a short fight. He vows to outmaneuver Jeffries, using speed, feints, and targeted blows to wear down the champion. He claims fresh tactics and study will surprise observers and that skill, not size alone, decides the referee’s verdict.

Jonrios Corbett Sharkey Mr. Corbett Pi Rush Jeffries Alrick Verdet Chia

Motor tandem race thrills crowd at two mile track event

The day showcased a motor tandem two mile race with McFarland Stevens and Hause versus Rule and others delivering a tense stretch duel. Notable riders included Stone of Denver Otahdo Stev ene Newhouse and Freeman of Portland plus Denny, Hickman, and Reterts as a field of contenders.

McFarland Sunshine Thoms Mitte A. B. Stone Denver Otahdo Stevene Newhouse W. A. Rijk New Haven Freeman Portland Ore Amore Leu Casionals Frank Denny Ped Hickman Birmingham Ali Reterts Lewisville LelWven McFarland Stevens Hause Rule Ruls

Coast Scandal Unfolds Over Jockey Confessions and Alleged Fixes

A confession by jockey Mike Hennessey to the California Jockey Club ignites a race track scandal. The affidavit claims riders including Joe Piggot, Lynch, and Henry plotted to influence outcomes in races such as Hard Knot, with bets and alleged pulls across meetings at Tanforan and Oakland. Officials weigh suspensions and reinstatements as investigations loom.

Mike Henneesny California Jockey Club Oakland Joe Piggots Bullman Henry Willie Martin Danny Lynch Sharkey-Fitzsimmone Hennessey Hard Knot Piggot Hard Korot Hanneasey Ned Lanigan Lynch Lanigan Leach Boweht Knot Pigeot Dooy Tucker Wiih

Spalding Named Director of Sports at Paris Expo

Ferdinand Peck selects A. G. Spalding to direct athletic affairs at the Paris exposition. Spalding’s career spans professional baseball stardom and leading manufacturing roles, with a long record of safeguarding American athlete interests and organizing major events including the 1900 World’s Fair performance.

Paris Ferdinand Peck A.G. Spalding Ameris Amateur Athletic Union United States A. G. Spalding Ibs Snaiding Bho Hee America Atvocal Prominent Clube

Rurans Suspension Prompts Turf Storm This Summer

A growing impression centers on Tommie Burns and a pending reinstatement as influence swirls around a suspension. Mesare Hopper Murphy and F Price have received honors in New Orleans Little Rock and Memphis and will travel to St Louis amid debate over ignoring the issue as an mega.

Tommie Burns Mesare Hopper Murphy F- Price New Orleans Little Rock Memphis St. Louie

Fights in Chicago outline boxing match slate and agreements

Promoter Houseman announced a Chicago bout program featuring Jon Cheynell versus Tom Sharkey and George Dixon versus Bann Yarger among several pairings to be staged at Tallorailld. Additional matchups include McGovern against the Dixon winner and Walcott versus Choynski if a suitable challenger emerges. May 8 opens the first main event Choynski versus Sharkey with fights every two weeks, and purses and guarantees from clubs in New York, San Francisco, and Chester.

Chicago Louw Houseman Jon Cheynell Tom Sharkey George Dixon Bann’ Yarger Jos Walests Covynskh Tommy Ryan Kid Meloy Tallorailld McGovern Dixonanger Walcott White Mitch Peter Maher Choynski Sharkes Steomit Dixon Yoonger Ubarabt Etween Wales Choyneki Nth Ryan McCoy Jank Koot-Tammshiya Clnb Torkahoe Club of Weatchester Columbia Club San Francisco Broadway Club New York Wugress Recsipte al Refiees Beaside Club Houseman Tommy White wWhHe Hs Proteg Aid McGovern Mile 10 Hiseaside Club Yais Terry Hay Iheft St Mil

Exoneration Clears Danny Leach in Western Tort Case

The court exonerates Danny Leach of wrongdoing in the handling of the Hard Knot race, dismissing charges against Jockeys Mike Hennes Lyoch and others amid fraud accusations. A banquet at the McDermott house followed with speeches, grace, and donations.

Mike Hennes Lyoch Martin Pigeon Borre Hen- Heteey

Local names list fragments identify citizens and officials

A garbled OCR snippet lists numerous individuals including Rowell, Rainey, Ariedge, Bradfon, Benham, Contisk, Booker, Temple, Darby, Lempasan, Carter, Grasvett, Baker, Ballinger, and Sherrill among others. No clear event or context is provided beyond a catalog of names.

Hoy Hilliardiat Surprises Billiards Fans in Chicago Exhibition

Willie Hoppe, a 19 year old billiards prodigy, wowed Chicago crowds in recent exhibitions. Reports say his straight-fall run of 189 at Anson's ball room and strong showings have impressed veteran players and sparked talk of future matches with Conklin Hillicon or Taylor Young.

Hoy Marvelone Shithy Green Schaefer Atson Saya Anstous Conklin Hillicon Taylor Young Hoppe Biltiarde Cofwall-on-the- Hindeon New York

State Rifle Association to Fold Latest Annual Meet

Ambiguous text reports a state rifle group preparing to fold its seventh annual meeting at Bulverde. Obie Jane III and I. Oiaters are named presidents or officials, with Cloweke or New Toannfeth and Antonio II listed in secretary roles amid unclear phrases.

bin Autitlto Pexon

Short Texas Specials and Local Notes

A collage of brief Texas items reports petitions in Livingston for a court May term, misconduct in Marble Falls, whispers of vigilante threats, a Con fed era tes region hunting for labor, and multiple small notices from towns like Cleburne, Sulphur Springs, Kenoy, McBensey, Macon, Lavaca, Minchlet En, Adin Y, and Mount Calm. Also mentions a Forney birth, and a general sense of ongoing community activities and legal matters.

Livingston Vomminalopers Court Marble Falls Crorsbeeck Fev Mapcon Anon Martha Noga Avatin Palitteeck Countey Kamethier Mesaldville Grand Jury Way Bediedds Wachee Eluiegua Otnety Antares Mark Lavaca Taylor Chon Mount Calm Forney A.M. Péory

Smallpox Outbreak Spurs Vaccination in Corelgne Corrigan

Smotipos of Corelgne Corrigan Texas April 20 report three smallpox cases with two severe. Until recent days few sought vaccination but now public concern rises as health officials urge inoculation.

Smotipos Corelgne Corrigan Texas

Cotton Seed In High Delays Texan Cotton Plans

Antena Texas April 2 Colonel J B Bimpvon of Dillon said here that some cotton seed must be bed in Sori Texas but price climbs to 16 dollars per ton raising costs for growers and spurring debate on viability.

Fan Antena Texas B. Bimpvon Dillon Sori

Young Man Dies in Lufkin Hotel Suicide Attempt

In Lufkin Texas a young man attempted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid at the Smith hotel. He was found in his room by W G Treader and died after an ensuing seizure. Authorities are holding an inquest to determine motive and confirm identity.

Buras John Fo Srharr Murphy Tommie San Francisco Little Rock Wind Glenedj Tae Burns Mr. Schorr Mere Lufkin Ag W. G. Treader Smith Hotel Iitte Carbojic

Floods threaten as Colorado river falls and railways struggle

Floods spread across the San Antonio and Aransas Pass area with washouts, submerged embankments, and delayed trains. Bridges endure heavy strain while temporary repairs begin. cattle move north as rainfall hampers shipments and truck crops from Corpus Christi face delays.

Nealia San Antonio Aransin Wathota Sublime Rock Island Houston Rock Arancas Paty Colorado Mtandayill Colburn Southern Pacific la Grange

Grievances of Locomotive Brotherhood in Talks With Choctaw Officials

Ay B Joungson of Cleveland arrives in Little Rock to confer with Choctaw leaders on a uniform wage scale for Locomotive Firemen and Brotherhood members. Frank Hargonot of Peoria also attends as grand master. Leaders aim to align pay across the Choctaw and adjacent lines and will discuss the Wake question and later elect officers if resolved.

Brotherhood Ibitite Hock Ark sApril 21 Ay B Joungson Cleveland, CO Anapermiytar Locomotive Fingviews Little Rosie P.M. Arthurs Chowtaw Frank Hargonot Peoria Cap. Lorence Chogtaw Oklahoma Hlf

Texas and New Orleans extension progress noted

Construction on the Texas and New Orleans extension is advancing rapidly with plans to run a train from Helport to Nacogdochos via Mookland by July. The update comes from Colmeswell Texas on April 2.

Aml N. O Colmeswell Texas Texas and New Orleans

Half Mast Over Depot in Honor of Late Foreman

Flag over Grand Central depot drooped to half mast to honor James Mellee master car builder of the Houston and Texas Central who died Saturday. Railroads repair damage after a storm and strengthen weak bridges as crews work to resume service. Cotton Belt route prepares a May tent folder with road map and time tables for winter cotton transport.

Grand Central James Mellee Houston and Texas Gentral Texas Railways Col

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