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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
4
Public notice from the Houston Post outlines office addresses, subscription rates, and authorized personnel for advertising and circulation. It lists delivery expectations, payment instructions, and mailing details for The Daily Post and The Sunday Post in Houston Texas dated August 17, 1901.
Ten pages of the Traveling Texania issue are on sale at various newsstands and shops across several cities. Listings include New Orleans Charles Motel News Stand and St Charles Street. New York City Reehtane’s and Union Square. Buffalo circulation bureau. Louis Union Station. Los Angeles Oliver A Highis. Denver The Stationery Co. and Nebo Mergerth Stctionary Co with multiple street addresses.
The Knights of Columbus lead a temperance push against the treating habit with Archbishop Ireland in support. They plan a broad coalition including the Young Men's Christian Association and various church groups to promote abstention from inviting others to drink. A Catholic Federation is expected to back a pledge against treating, aiming to reach about 4 million men.
A Waco newspaper denounces The Pout for accusing it of improper timing and falsification about placing checks with the First National Bank of Avastin for state collection. It suggests State officials may have been victimized by circumstances rather than criminal conduct and questions the administration's handling.
A murky notice claims the Times-Herald interjected itself into a sensitive editorial scuffle. It questions the paper’s role as censor and its alignment with Galveston-Dallas News amid broader political strife.
The piece reviews George F. Edmunds urging a stricter Cuba policy and independence for Cuba, contrasting with Democrat plans and recent Republican shifts. It notes reactions from The Indianapolis Sentinel and Washington Post, and comments on figures like Hobson, Dewey, and Fitzsimmons, all in a critical, opinionated tone.
A Washington correspondent recalls an incident in which Texas Senator Bailey faced taunts from a giggling young woman in a senate corridor. The exchange involved rough, insulting language about his appearance and questioned his access to power.
Editors from Harris County and various Texas papers report on efforts to keep T. H. Ball in his district and discuss the impact of railroads on Fort Worth growth. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and other papers note Swift and Armour expansion near the city and the broader debate over political representation and infrastructure.
Chancellor Janes R Day of Syracuse declines Northwestern Evans ton prediction. Death claims Chicago giant Job Philby height 6 feet 794 inches. Prof Fapoud De Briggs Catholic Witveratte named division superintendent in the Philippines. Wisconsin Governor Lakpshcite rumored liver ailment recovering. Mrs Harriet S Bailey pioneer of Buffalo, oldest citizen, died aged g yoard old. Lincoln appointee John Jay Jackson sits on bench at Parkersburg WV. Jolie W Rowler Hoxton director of physical training named Dartmouth College five year appoin tment.
A Chicago Chronicle report details tests comparing heat radiation of wood, asphalt, granite blocks, and macadam pavement. Results show wood at 124 degrees, erinite and asphalt lower, challenging the belief that asphalt alone is hottest. Macadam offers dust control and better water retention. asphalt dusts when ground, but no perfect pavement exists yet.
Editorial argues against geographic monopoly in VP picks. It notes Ohio Michigan Indiana and Maine repeatedly provided nominees while New York and New Jersey supplied few. Calls for merit and principles to decide candidates, free from local biases and sectional influence.
Philadelphia reports cite Tom Johnson’s plan to raise railroad property valuations and tax rates, with Cuyahoga County at 2.98 percent and state taxes shifting burden to small property owners. Johnson seeks to add about 100000.00 to the duplicate and target dock land and waterfront holdings, signaling sweeping reassessment across city parcels and business property.
Mrs Henty Smith summers at Clatsop Beach and expects to winter at pear Scappoose. Mrs Robert Brown, resident in Portland, summers at Naheotta then heads to New York. Mr Thoms Miller spent Sunday at Gearhart and attended Wednesday events in Avtoria. A whale ashore at Catsion Beach prompts residents to hope for easier days ahead as they cope with air quality. Local reports say seaside girls at resorts are lively and arms are in good supply.
The Washington Post reports the pardon clerk of the Department of Justice faced pressure amid an internal dispute. Details are unclear due to the fragmentary text, but the incident involves the pardon process and departmental scrutiny.
A highly garbled page mixes poetry lines and disjointed prose referencing love, laughter, esoteric imagery, and scattered names. The text includes incomplete phrases about hope and fate, with stray mentions of figures like George Kennan and Kansas, producing a fragmented, uncertain record.
A fashion and recipe column surveys women’s wear and millinery trends, detailing French couture notes and Parisian style elements. It describes red foulard gowns, black and white ensembles, a jaunty blazer, lace gowns, and cambric dresses with chantilly accents. Also includes a grape jelly dessert recipe and a reflective aside on labor and capital.
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