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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
An extended excerpt covers trotting and pacing events with winners such as Kirecon and Wilque, plus a mix of horse races and track results at Brighton. It also lists numerous baseball scores from games in Nashville, Shreveport, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, New York, Detroit, and more, with brief outcomes and notable performances.
A packed Harlem meet showcased Brigadier romping home in the third race while Proviso stakes dominated the day. Notable runners included Kidney, Lover, Kidney and Fleet Hoy with times around standard sprints and middle distances.
Laboring through a cropped Texas league update from Dallas August 19 with scattered game scores and personnel notes. Edie McDonald praised after Beaumont heroics. Edmondson signs with Teonaldwometile. Mick Adwia sold to New Oceane league. pitches and managers change hands amid Creighton Lo or Fort Worth transactions.
The message details Judge Kavanagh’s swift actions on league matters in Little Rock Arkansas. It reports telegram exchanges with Nashville and Birmingham figures, notes threats of attachments against Memphis and options to relocate games, and discusses ongoing American and National League tensions and possible peace declarations.
The Houston Bankers and Americans meet at League Park on Saturday August 10. The Bankers aim to repeat their strong season, while the Americans seek a road win at Houston’s Tepes Centr, with lineups listed for both teams.
Ladies of the Houston Glan club won yesterday’s stot for the medal. Today the regular weekly shop for the Gallagher medal will tile at South End grounds at 5 p.m.
Public statement from the incorporators lists McCormick Harvesting, Dowling Warv... Plano Manufacturing and others as founders. The note emphasizes the goal of stabilizing prices and economizing production, with plans for a large factory in Manila and a fully equipped U S manufacturing focus. Officers named include President Hi Metarmick and Charles Deering among others.
Reports from Marfa Presidio County and Yoakum De Witt County describe soaking rain and drought relief followed by poor fall crops as boll weevil damage spreads. In Rockdale Mill County, boll weevils intensify cuts, with young bolls sparse and squares dropping. outlooks hinge on impending cold spell.
Report from Angleton cites Charlie Tunstall as wounded in the attack on county attorney Fal C. Boulth who was also struck. another witness suggests no serious injury to Raupim O Neal in the same affair.
Special to The Post reports mixed views on submarines in naval strategy. Captain Sigsbee and Admiral Dewey laud subs for harbor defense while warning they cannot replace battleships, with French and American experts debating defensive versus offensive submarine roles and the impact on sea power as navies expand.
Navasota reports mixed farming activity on Crandon Towtey farm and fruit efforts. Nority Texas cotton pickers gather. Gold Thwaite notes remaining mail, Mra Lala Ayis burial, Cortland residents fear phobia after 24 hours. Columbus area steam and progeny damage minimal. Prasall taxes rise with property reevaluation. Palestine sees prohibition movement gains. Ban Angelo debris cleared at London hotel. Hempstead reports Waller County population growth. Floresville appoints Cora Brown as principal. Center counters petition for bead option. Livington warm anti prohibition campaign. New Orleans Brick Co forms with capital. Hallettsville vacancy filled. Cadalga expansion planned. Yanahachie notes political rejection of Judge.
The Great Parade of Elks at Balt Lake Utah featured substantial cash prizes for contestants and a large delegation preparing a California visit. Prizes ranged with top honors for display and uniforms described, as members depart for California and return to Utah.
King Edward reviewed a body of Indian troops and colonial forces, with medals presented to deserving soldiers. Royal procession included princes and officers, as crowds cheered, while ceremonial rifles sounded and regiments passed in parade at the review.
Obscure and fragmented death notices from Texas reference individuals such as Woolsey and Calaway with burial details hinted at in cane run and Florenvilia. The text is garbled but suggests a farmer connected obituary notices and a funeral time near 9 o clock.
The Philadelphia Times recalls an unnamed senator’s difficult days amid long journeys between a hotel and the House of Representatives. He endures sleet and frost, carried in a sedan chair, thanks attendants as he is moved through a corridor, and thanks staff.
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