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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
8
A transportation listing outlines train departures and arrivals for Grand Central and related depots. It notes Sunday specials, various routes including Santa Fe, and times for departures such as 8 10 am and arrivals around 7 00 pm, with multiple connections and service notes.
Improvements under consideration include interlocking devices at the Orange and Northwestern crossing in Martin Junction and a 200 car warehouse. General Manager C W Hole and Superintendent H L Montandon visited the lines to discuss preparations and rolling stock deliveries from American Locomotive Works.
Stockholders elect A P Conkies of Grand Saline secretary treasurer. Line runs from Grand Saline on the Texas and Pacific to Alba on the Missouri Kansas Texas line. Officials include Frederick Blount of New York as president and C Parnest of Grand Saline as vice president and general manager.
Quebec superior court judge Caron released American contractors Captain Greene and Colonel Gaynor who faced U S extradition on alleged crimes. The ruling noted the absence of a Warren eicete on the prisoners and contrasted with earlier reports of charges in the United States.
A fragmented notice from a Nashville source highlights young women and a decorative catalog. The readable lines reference The ident i ae the een See Gularant and a catalog illustrating a range of items. The item list remains incomplete in the OCR.
Special report notes Cromwell Steamship company will be absorbed by Southern Pacific, leading to job losses among Cromwell staff. A new freight route via the New Orleans side is planned with a B street terminal, aiming for rail and river connections. Executives anticipate construction progress within thirty days and a new station in months. Meetings on Texas line clerks’ tariffs to standardize rates across the state are planned, with adjustments likely to take two days to longer.
Rumors claim Southern Pacific may parallel its property as talks center on a new extension toward Brownsville. The Providence Journal notes a possible track to the coast with debates over construction timing, route choices, and contractor options amid coastal development interests.
In Austin the commission approves multiple rate adjustments for rail carriers including Southern Pacific and International and Great Northern. Authorized freight charges cover transportation from Marshall to Gilney and pine lumber shipments to various stations. Effective dates apply to these rate changes and route extensions across Eastern Texas corridors.
An officer of the Machinists Union reports the Santa Fe strike near Galveston Texas is likely to settle within two days. No official word from general manager Frock G Pendinne on progress. morning statements hint at limited movement while trains continue to run with sporadic停ages and renewed tension as the strike endures.
Sour Lake Extansion manager G Henry Putoan of the Sour Lake Spring company was in Houston yesterday about Sour Lake branch matters of the Southern Pac re. Mr Putoam has practically secured.
Fragmentary notice from Texas Railways notes a round trip fare to Chicago, mentioning a July or August time frame, specific rate near £17 or equivalent, and references to other destinations and reductions. The text is garbled with multiple place names and currency symbols, but centers on rail pricing and travel between Texas and Chicago.
August 18 in Heaumont Textia reports vague activity on an Interstate deal involving Mr. Jim Ko Fesier of Bhermin and others. Mentioned are Walker and Whe Orage police, with clerical appointments at S. PL Pier and Galveston offices. the Northeast Terns railway charter is noted with a capital stock of 5 million.
August meeting adjourned with talks on state and later state rates and tariffs. Officials from Rock Island Fort Worth and Chicago offices discussed transit and tariff matters, noting shipments and policy implications for the period ahead.
Passenger earnings data from Austin Texas for August 1 lists quarterly tax payments for the quarter ending June 80. The Galveston Wewerishburg and San An Fonte paid 1400 dollars on SIMS GRO while interstate paid 4258 on Leah. The Pevos Winer paid 1.68 on 102.70.
The attorney general joins to approve an amended charter for the Kinsery Texas railway to provide for the purchase of capital stock and an increase of the state capital.
Surveyors near Devers Teane August 23 described a party of Afteen surveying about four miles south of the town toward Lateria Uptiel and Great Northens Hailroad.
A chaotic dispatch lists multiple executives and agents from the Southern Pacific and other lines traveling through Texas, announcing discounted fares to Chicago and St. Louis, through service on through sleepers, and broad promotions. It notes a visit by Consul General Uchida to New York and Houston with photography on rice culture and Texas development.
In Washington on August 13 a political crisis unfolds as the Ohio Supreme Court withholds the syllabus to allow the legislature time to address municipal governance issues. The dispute centers on mayoral and board systems, Governor Nya, and swings between federal and general systems affecting cities like Cleveland and Columbus. News from Columbus and Cleveland signals a national-interest fight shaping future power dynamics.
Statements are made before two notes of the dispute on the ship Tromene in Norway. The Amulate betwreen Mr Baldwin and Captain Johanssen of the America is examined with Beltwin and other crew members testifying to commands and removals amid tensed alarums aboard.
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