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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
8
Mixed timetable notes show arrivals and departures for multiple lines at Grand Central and Central Depot. Entries reference No. 20 and No. 4 trains, various arrival times, Sunday-only services, and connections among New York entities and Gulf Coast routes, with scattered times and abbreviations.
A July police summary lists 622 total arrests with offenses including drunkenness 102 vagrancy 80 street walking 24 disturbing the peace 44 burglary 41 and fraud 3. Other cited charges include assault and battery theft and disorderly conduct alongside minor infractions.
Kansas City freight agent W C Dennis visits the ty reverway en route to Galvestar to meet family returning from New York. The Kansas City Southers and Kansan press discuss rail rates, producers, and Southeast markets. Railroads along the Southwest are urged to support favorable dis tribution from cities southward including Houston and Arkana.
Pantitorims won a close game yesterday afternoon with a 4 to 3 score. Williams caught a key play and Bass contributed a defensive effort as Pantitorium tried to close the gap.
An old advertisement fragment touts a teething remedy for babies claiming soothing effects on gums and pain. The note mentions Mira Winslow and claims the product is the best remedy with curing power, though details are unclear.
XY Women Nashvilly Penn Prin 2 read Miss Heron. The idea he forth. Reedelmont Lae pend for Pricasswsiy Illustrated bine and Brotee catalogue.
The New Jersey based Rock Island charter plan prompts debate over corporate control and the power to speculate in company shares. Officials note favored stock restrictions, and leaders like Moore face questions on working capital, stockholder access, and market viability amid a shifting ownership structure.
Ciltegton Toran Joly hi Galvestone to have weekly steamship service to Southern Europe and Austria America wine ports. Eight large ships named Wow fleet will sail from Galveston to Barcelona Marseille Genoa Venice Trieste with regular sailings and potential frequency increases. Schenker Cavaligh Co of Trieste and Ripley of Galveston NY act as European and pile brokers to aid cotton shippers sending Texas cotton directly to Mediterranean ports.
Special to The F New Orleans July 31 reports a new proposition to stockholders by J K Newman negotiating for the Lone Star and Crescent company. Isidore Newman and Mike Wanker offered to buy, with changes in terms. Newman will not accept original conditions. Negotiations imply purchase of Star and Crescent, with admission by a gentleman in the deal. Newman, acting for his father, traveled to New York to pursue late work on the matter.
The piece describes a bygone clash between American and Canadian rail firms operating on the upper Sakon route. It notes Canadian advantages in boat and rail assets, Canadian Canucks faltering inside Connie, and Monon road Maine with a 64 inch gauge. It mentions conductor duties and expanding U S railway mileage surpassing 200000 miles and trucklaying.
The readable text notes Texas as the largest railroad mileage area, followed by California and Union Territory, with New Mexico in fourth. It mentions miles and railroad expansion across forty one states and territories, indicating broad national rail development.
The Morgan Hoes best action from Algiers to Galveston will leave many workers unemployed. Some plan to relocate for service with the company, but the local labor union opposes the move. Checkers at the Algiers wharf may obtain new posts, while freight handlers seem shut out due to the international union's objection to the intrusion.
Mrs Alchle Rourk of the Southwestern sutorie sues for damages in district court against Missouri Kandis and Tesae MHallecad company over a four acre land tract near Jolie. She alleges a wall collapse and home damage from alleged dredging and river work by the defendants. Her complaint seeks relief for property loss and ongoing damages to her residence.
A chaotic review notes a reformist tour deriding Chinese eating houses and calling for their closure. The piece mocks the performers while praising Southern Pacific’s crusade against perceived vice, with echoed cries against liquor and labor practices.
In Galveston Texas on July 21 W C Nixon a promoter linked to the Suita Fe discusses the moonhiler strike in Gleburne and remarks on union positions and potential layoff risks. He cites high water delaying travel to Chicago and notes plans for kinetoscope screenings and negotiations with Chicago agents to extend Texan film ventures.
Reports from Ports Texas describe Ashby and Davis battling for county support in a contentious race. Prohibitionists back Ashby while YWuse backs Davis as campaign funds flow, with a joint debate noted. Weather concerns loom for August 2 and travel disruptions are mentioned. Colonel L J Polk reports from San Angelo denying leaks about Galveston routes and Rocha Talents amid speculation.
A suit was filed in Balletsvtlly Texas on July 1 seeking 230000 in damages for the death of Gustav Schumacher, the son of a miner and mother Reeg. The suit alleges the man was killed by a burning engine on the Penatiana Line near Site ue tan, with the widow and parents as plaintiffs.
In Austin Texas on July 1 the Vernaco Brases and Northern paid the comptroller 6.75 dollars tax on 76.15 dollars passenger earnings for the quarter ending June 30. The Eastern Texas paid 26.10 dollars tax on 1045 dollars passenger earnings for the same quarter.
Engineers in Hempstead Texas start preliminary survey work on a new road from Linge to Velinco and Stoneham, mapping the initial line through the city.
Messrs Lovell and Archer, rail men for the International and Great Northern and Kansas City Southern, returned home from a pleasant vacation. Houston and Texas Central plans an oil storage tank at Eureka next week with capacity 57 500 barrels. Contractor John Hughes of the Houston and Texas Central was in the city yesterday. E W est agent of later hotel and aettt wives appears garbled. no clear details available.
The Houston and West Texas lines publicized fares for excursions and long distance travel. A popular boat and West Texas excursion from Houston to Shreveport departs Grand Central depot this morning, with tickets valid through August. Officials monitor the Brazos River region after a bridge concern, while National lines issue rates for Monterey and several conventions in September and October.
Joan Slater a well known court house figure and Civil War veteran died of heart disease on courthouse steps at approximately 1 o clock in the afternoon. Eyewitnesses describe the scene as solemn with Justice Mt Woe and others present during the viewing. The events occurred yesterday as the public observed the incident near the potter's fold.
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