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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
5
Texas August 4 reports ongoing refunds as treasurer battles defective drafts returning checks instead of cash. Attorney General notes require adherence, while local departments chase correct payments for schools and state services amid widespread banking confusion.
W H Daimwood a former merchant and prominent citizen died after a paralyzing episode during a checkers game at a room near the store. He collapsed suddenly and expired within hours. aged about sixty seven, he had lived in the area for fifty years and leaves children by his former wife.
Pensacola ships news lists sailing arrivals and clearances. Vessels include Way Moparco from Sabine to Texas, Comino from Mantas with Breakwoner to Fort Barrios, Beverly from Port Simon, Betty from Mortaumpa, Hrewk from Tomala, and Mineola sailing to Galveston. Passage details note Ramon De Larricaga and barge movements for Port Arthur and Liverpool routes.
Senator Culberson arrives from Washington to Dallas for a banquet in his honor on August 4. He will be guest of honor at a Dallas event hosted by supporters and plans to address the state before Congress reconvenes.
August 3 a colored youth shot and killed Pearl Cassoway at a home four miles south of town. A shotgun discharged blowing her body apart. she was nursing an infant at the time, which was uninjured. The shooter claims the shooting was accidental and was refused bond.
In the busy season a quick cure for diarrhoea is highly desirable. Hemingbertain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised as the fastest surest remedy. A trial user asserts it cures any ordinary attack in one or two days and never fails, even in severe cases. For sale by all.
Floodwaters driven by the Brazos River inundate bottomlands and farms along the east riverbank near Brenham Texas, washing out crops and delaying labor and processing. Farmers from Carlisle Koutts Bouhanaga and others report extensive inundation while river levels slowly recede, threatening further damage to crops and local economy.
Record of Jefferson flood shows water levels from four to five feet with rapid rise in floodwaters. Cattle and stock stranded. Katy railroad routes to Greenville and Shreveport disrupted. river threatening banks but easing by morning. Extent of damage not yet clear as authorities assess Mardi K duty.
High water on Saline and other streams delayed the Texas and Parise porthound line by four hours and cut South Texas connections. An embankment south of the International and Great Northern Mineola bridge washed away about one hundred feet damaging the abutment. The Hvlgorhi bridge shows wear and a valuable section may be lost. No trains over the International and Great Northern yet. service expected by Thursday morning.
Flooding along the Brazos river and creek bottoms in Burleson County on August 4 submerged over 2000 acres of cotton land, destroying a large portion of the crop. Estimates place losses around thousands of bales, with wholesale crop loss expected though some cotton may recover.
Hempstead Texas August 4 T My Humphries reports the river rose thirteen inches last night and still rising. Water fans out in low pimaes over the plantation. A B Huchmian manager of Heber Stone Brazos farm has a team at work strengthening the levee in Stevenkost pines. All trains on the Austin branch have been stopped.
The Colorado River at Wharton Texas declined from a high around twenty six feet above low water to lower levels after a night drop of about one foot. Water recession likely to prevent further damage in submerged areas along the route as river height relaxes from the record pace.
The Brazos river rose fourteen inches in twenty four hours up to 12 a m on August 4 near Wallis Texas and is now rising about one inch per hour. Water is encroaching on the old descent to the river in places over three feet deep. Conditions are deplorable and crops in the bottoms are largely ruined with many despondent residents. Much corn was saved.
The Brazos River near San Felipe rose about eighteen inches overnight and today with floodwaters expected to reach the area by Tuesday night or Wednesday. Mines report moving corn and stock from the bottom as water nears low-lying banks.
Richmond report notes unusual weather scene with strong wind and drifting debris. Describes a 17 inch rise and drifting particles near a riverfront area around August 4 with heavy rain and trees uprooted by gusts. Local teams tracked the incident from 6 o clock yesterday evening.
Report from Brookshire Texas dated August 4 warns of rising water levels in the Brazos River area. Officials fear possible inundation of lowlands though overall damage is expected to be limited.
August 4 in Hillsboro Texas states the reason for the pardon of Louis Simmons. Details note clemency actions by local authorities and the legal outcome awaiting further actions. The short notice outlines the pardon rationale and official context within the Texas pardon process.
Island City reports progress on the Southern Pacific celebration with four bands set to perform in Galveston including the US Army band from Port Sam Haven Brenham Waco and Garten Verein. The parade features 60 longshoremen on horseback a display of electrical facades and Chinese fire performers as grand marshal BON Ketchum plans arrangements and hopes for a unique event.
Galveston longshoremen declare aim to resist the old organization as tensions rise between the new local guild and the International Longshoremen's Association. A power struggle centers on harbor work control, with threats to disrupt ship loading and a call to unity among stevedores.
First bales of the season arrive in Texas towns with noted weights and buyers. At Lometa the bale for J F Jackwoll weighed 15 pounds and was valued, Hearne reports a bale weighing 12 pounds sold to Collat Lumpkin Co. at cents per pound. Brookshire notes a first bale at Tolin Shupes sold for cents with a $5 premium. Weather and past days favorable for cotton.
Henry Fore son of Alderman and Mrs H T Fore drowned at about 10 AM while attempting to swim a mule across a creek on Mrs Ike Bakers land between the Brazos and Navasota rivers. He could not swim and the mule overpowered him, the saddle unseated him. Companions failed to reach him in time. The body was recovered after about two hours and brought to Navasota for burial tomorrow morning.
Primitive Baptists at Brownwood gather in a large meeting near the stores with about two thousand attendees. People traveled by wagon and on foot, men and women arriving to share bread meat and pickles as part of the event.
Reports from Beaumont and Cham ere county detail Patlia High Blue visiting Barber Hill with rock samples and a test drill, claiming a gusher within days. The piece also covers plans for a new steel plant, tank works, and oil company activity, including investments and local business leaders.
Austin Texas August 4 The State purchasing agent will open bids August 18 for crude petroleum and desulphurized petroleum to fill seventeen specified amounts for institutions including Western insane asylum at Florence North Texas asylum at Evia Camp Mabry Austin and other facilities. Bids may be adjusted by up to twenty percent.
A collection of testimonials praising Peruna for coughs colds and catarrhal affections from named individuals including H Powers of Vermont Morrisville Mrs Emma Behnell New Canada Minn and Mrs Hawkins The letters urge readers to try Peruna and seek Dr Hartman as the remedy's authority with a Columbus Ohio address provided.
Fragmented lines describe shipments during summer tied to a Morice Institute, possible weekly cadence, three weeks cure, and a Kon Mathey Tet set of items. Mentions two week cycles for the rest and a hidden company contract with payments and checks. content is garbled and hard to verify.
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The fragment mentions Bellet Omteain of the Water company and a Harmony project with ongoing outcomes. It notes results were equal and the shipment of the Soviet task or token donated by the Water company will be discussed or sent soon.
Fragmentary Galveston report notes several trades and prices on an exchange day. Mentions 1000 shares, 500 or so shares at various prices, and local firms or entities like Galveston and Beauvment. Details are garbled with numerous OCR errors but indicate active share dealings and broker actions.
Aleasern PF Hi Maniker and A H Lamb returned from fishing in the Hoskins pasture and repaired a hole on the mound. They reported clearing a derrick, bacon, and a section of the wall. Other tests were planned near Rivin soon. The note compares value of extracts to Burortt's Vault.
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