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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
4
City circulation under Theodore Bering Charles Lett and Burtnull. mail delivery by carrier routes. Subscriptions and payments handled by check to The Houston Printing Company. ensure timely delivery by 5:30 a.m. daily.
Houston readers are informed The Post will be on sale in multiple cities on August 14 1901. Distribution outlets include New Orleans Charles Hotel news stand T F Gessmer 168 St Charles St and H H J Holle ga Commercial St New York Frentano s Union Square Washington Metropolitan Washington News Exchange Buffalo Buffalo Circulation Bureau St Louis Planters’ Coral and Union Station Omaha Mergerth Stationery Co 1308 Far Ham St and Denver Y 1 Kandel Serene Sun company Hamilton.
The New York Commercial questions Texas handling of the anti-trust affidavit by Waters-Pierce Oil and the related suit. It notes delays, eventual filing, and a dismissal, arguing motive and certainty of legal action amid public interest in verifying trust compliance.
The Gualveatan News, once aligned with Democratic misrule, is accused of shifting from partisan attacks to preside over political misuses. It allegedly promoted Republican lore and third party schemes to seize state offices, then framed Texas as a victim of inefficiency.
A long critical piece questions state finance practices and bank dealings amid political attacks. It argues claims of fund juggling are unfounded while noting calls for greater scrutiny and changes in bookkeeping.
A collage of satirical notes and brief jabs from multiple papers. It mocks political figures like Bryan and party lines, recounts misprints and light anecdotes, and mentions local quips about town boosters and publishing ventures. The mix preserves a stream of punchy fragment voices.
The text mentions T. J. Haines a yacht captain and writer of sea tales, the Tie Baring family of England with four peerages, and their German founder who started a cloth manufactory. It notes a Brooklyn dentist Dr Charge W Huntley failing to buy property and offering $594 for sale, and outlines royal lineages of Victoria’s descendants in Saxe Coburg and a Protestant branch. Prof Rudolf Virchow’s Berlin birthday event is described with acclaim for his vigor and views on Koch.
Reports note F4 490 000 009 worth of gold in Hig Rand mining area within reach of modern mining tools and 10 000 000 000 tons of coal. A Danish tavern owner bears the bill when a drunken patron requires medical care. An immense Oriental bustem sails via Sue Will as JL Will’s largest ocean vessels near completion and diverted across the Pacific to Seattle. Berlin railways adopt the American baggage check plan. Niphon, Japan’s main island, covers 27 000 600 people on about half the area of Great Britain. Manchuria described as well watered and densely cultivated but sparsely planted. John Shoup, dead at Topeka asylum, had been an imbecile for seventeen years after gas asphyxiation in a hotel. North German beekeepers face competition from artificial honey factories, whose product often contains only 20 percent natural honey.
Fragmentary text shows Iowa Republicans debating a platform stance on civil rights and race. It cites opposition to disfranchisement measures and critique of Democratic actions, while referencing views on slavery and constitutional amendments, all amid a chaotic OCR rendering.
The Citizen editorial contrasts British rights with Irish restrictions, noting public meetings, arm ownership, jury selection, and policing differ sharply. It argues for a written constitution to protect Irish subjects, cites judicial independence in Britain versus political promotion in Ireland, and highlights economic and land tenure contrasts. The piece references figures and periods, including Gladstone-era notes and Irish parliamentary dynamics.
A brief note observes that many young women change spellings of their names from Mabel to Mabelle Jensie to Jensica Mary to Matie and so on. A brother recently sent a name to his sister in a fashionable boarding school and a letter replies with a playful example of altered forms.
The fragmentary item blends a romantic poem with scattered notes about a New York heiress to $200,000 marrying a poor man, and mentions General Miles and Buffalo Midway. It hints at social gossip and unsettled deadlines as editors scramble readable clips from a chaotic page.
The article surveys evolving women’s hats with new trims, colors, and materials, noting pompons, birds’ breasts, black and white heads, and white or self-colored stitching. It describes felt hats, white straw with velvet ribbons, and fashion details suitable for early fall. It also adds domestic tips on cleaning brushes, using wood heat, and a summer cool drink recipe.
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