Public Notice About Post Delivery and Subscriptions
The Houston Post informs readers about delivery procedures and authorized city collectors Theodore Bering Charles Stamm and A W Palmer. Subscribers should report missed issues promptly and ensure checks are made payable to The Houston Printing Company. Delivery aims for 6 40 a.m. daily.
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Houston Printing Comany
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Mears
Theodore Bering
Charles Cutee Stamm
A. W. Palmer
Wousrox Prsmse Company
London welcomes Boer leaders in a plan for reconciliation
Generals Botha, Dewet and De la Rey visit London and are received by King Edward in what authorities describe as a broad plan to reconcile and rebuild. Boers gain permission to use funds for rebuilding, while their rights and citizenship remain intact as England signals a generous postwar policy.
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Botha
Dewet
de la Rey
London
Edward
England
Tingland
Hingilah
England i
Saverclan
Canowell
Extra Session Rumors Reach on Roosevelt Reciproc ity Plan
The piece questions a proposed November extra session to ratify a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. It argues such a move would suggest distrust of voters and imply indirect action to aid sugar interests and the sugar trust. It accuses Roosevelt of inaction on tariffs and trusts while aiding Cuba.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
Cuba
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Roosevelt
Tahoo
Vaid
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Ple
Houston Mayor Holt urged to push boiler inspection reforms
The Houston post calls Mayor Holt to strengthen boiler and pier inspections in the city. The note stresses safety and industrial growth in a manufacturing hub, acknowledging industry reliance on insurers while urging clearer local oversight.
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Holt
Houston
Post
Alty
City boiler inspections spark debate on certificates and fees
The author argues for reliance on external test certificates from reputable firms, noting major cities require such inspections. In Houston the city boiler inspector checks all boilers, causing delays and costs even for those with warranty certificates. The writer urges limiting city inspections to boilers without proper certificates to avoid driving manufacturers away.
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East
Boston
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
Houston
Prohibited Plots and Global Speculation in Aged Column
A fragmented 19th century style screed mutters about trusts, Cuba annexation, the electric chair, Panama route, shipping costs, and the Philippines as a germ study field. It opines on prohibition and a political candidate Carroll, with a mosaic of global economic and national themes.
Notable Figures Move Between Arts and Empire Roles
A fragmented summary notes Mr. Tolfour the new British premier writing at length while chewing candy. Uarte devoted to composing an unfinished opera libretto by Emanuel Moor about Kali Digk. It mentions Veilliem Le Quex and a San Marino history project, plus Moellers the Greenland journalist dead and Nordenskjold aiding press setup. It lists several Englishmen serving in Turkey’s army and navy, including Blunt Pacha, Atkinson Pacha, Prost Pacha, Vinnicombe Pacha, Captain Harry Bey, and Vice Admiral Woods Pacha.
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Tolfour
London
Cave
Emanuel Moor
Kali Digk
France
Elgoatire
Republic
San Marino
Sin
Lars Moellers
Firan Esquimiain
Benan
Nordenskjold
Greenland
Enquimanx
Wultun
Turkey
Blunt Pacha
Fourteenth Foot
Atkinson Pacha
Prost Pacha
Vinnicombe Pacha
Armetrong’s
Woolwich
Disporis
Harry Bey
The
Royal
Editorial Pickups and Texas Political Sparks
A collage of editorial jabs and political hints across Texas papers. References to a vigorous agitprop campaign, alleged ethnic bias in Pinto views, fears of personal attacks, and a Washington angle on Texas Republican dynamics. Ends with a cotton crop guessing match prompted by Captain Jack Burnsby.
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Texas
Jack Burnsby
Nacagdoches
Reflections Of A Bachelor Column Laughs At Love and Fashion
A New York Press piece humorously skewers courtship and style. It ponders corsets, leg fashion, and the power dynamics between strong-willed men and women while noting flirtations and social signals in dating.
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New York
Government orders private fleets to discharge foreign nationals
The Russian government directs private maritime firms to remove all foreigners who refuse to become Russian subjects. The United States Agriculture Department operates well equipped plant disease laboratories in Washington, Florida, and California with around fifty experiment stations and nearly as many colleges offering practical plant life courses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington City
Florida
California
Lehigh coal joke on the elevated in New York
In a brief exchange aboard an elevated train, Russell Sage and J Pierpont Morgan joke about coal quality and pricing during a coal strike. Sage touts Lehigh stamped coal as the “real article” while Morgan quips that future lots may bear the stamp “D- high.”
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New York Times
Russell Sage
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Sage
Mr. Morgan
Lehigh
Uncle Russell
Lawrence Beach
A Bigger Task for Billy Mason in Atlanta Journal
A garbled note suggests Senator Billy Mason faces a tough challenge within the Republican ranks. It references difficulties whipping party loyalties and mentions Spain in unclear context.
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Billy
Atlanta Journal
Billy Mason
Par Tilleos
Spain
Sian Be
Tennessee politics swirl around Senate race and district loyalties
In Tennessee politics the Second district shows Democratic hopes while redistricting narrows the GOP edge. Names like Calderhead and Governor Stanley figure in cross currents as candidates for the Senate and House fight for party support across districts and state. Leaders like Taylor and party officials weigh candidacies amid a complex, names-filled political landscape.
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Caldertead
Kannan
Stanley
Calderhead
Catthertead
Iimn
Long Aid Cit
Botwire Sock
Curious Memphia Cult Suit Involving John J Murphy
John J Murphy former secretary of the cotheratic executive committee sues the committee for pay from March to July. He alleges one third of the campaign fund remains unspent after elections. He seeks court orders to continue the custom. Murphy denies personal influence. Georgia governor candidate Terrell will be elected, as he refrains from campaigning. Kansan parties report harmony with Republicans predicted.
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Memphia
John J. Murphy
Committee
Inez
Saya
Lin
Phu Gosrin
Menmphia
Murphy
Chaicesun Armncer
Tariff questions stir Minnesota Republicans and campaign woes
The piece notes Representative Tawney near term promises and Melcher re nomination while Fletcher pushes tariff revisions to aid Minneapolis millers and price grain imports from Canada. It also covers South Carolina gubernatorial campaign disruptions, Democratic gains in North Carolina, and La Follette era literature campaigns amid growing Republican factional battles.
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James Gy Bitine
Mer. Fletcher Ds
Fletcher
la Follette Republican
Witconaln
Spooner
National Negro Business League Address to the Editor
A correspondent from Tuskegee, Alabama urges the Post to publish the enclosed note. The writer cites the growth of Black business across the United States, pointing to Black merchants, farmers, banks, and hotels, and notes recent and upcoming National Negro Business League meetings in Boston Chicago and Richmond. The piece praises Booker T. Washington and lists officers and officials among prominent Black leaders.
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Ala
Soataart J. Scwrr
Hooker Washington
Dagueil
United States
Aston
Noluette Tore
Charleston
D. C
Alabama
Mississppi
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National Negro Musiness League
Boston
Chicago
Richmond
League
National Negro Husinness League
Monsey
Busiess Hoses
Tngel
Nema
Ant
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Peceident Sines Pees Rishmond
Val
Ltta Ice
Minnie Fea Cae Ea
Great Victory of Gaynor and Greene Editorial Mockery
Editorials mock Chicago figures Gaynor and Greene after their Quebec release. The piece labels them fugitives and criminals who defrauded the U S government, criticizing their technical victory as insufficient and urging accountability and moral reform.
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Gaynor and Greene
Chicago Record-Herald
Quebec
Gaynor
Greene
Therieads
Unite States
William Canada
Ceroneh
Eslandi
Captain
Canady
Fasticé
International police duty urged to shield foreigners in Barcelona
The article argues foreign naval forces must act to protect lives and property in Barcelona amid insurgent violence. It notes American initiative likely, but urges all reachable ships to join, stressing the global duty to restrain brutal treatment of non-combatants and safeguard commerce and neutrals.
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Lkely
Lineing Party
Castro
Spain
Boston Under Fire Over Negro Crime Narrative
The Montgomery Advertiser reprints a Chattanooga Times paragraph from the Houston Post accusing Boston of tolerating assaults by Black men and praising harsher Northern penalties. It argues Southern white criticism fuels a false view of Black behavior and warns Boston could face repercussions if crime is not curbed.
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Houston
Boston
South
New England
Joni
Times
Offenne
Children and Money Versus Good Heart Theme in Ocean Grove
Rev Dr Wilson tells a Ocean Grove audience that the best thing in the world is a good heart or life, while children chorus Money. The piece contrasts adult teaching with youthful impulse showing the pull of wealth in a commercial age.
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Ocean Grove
Wilson
Dawn at Seabrook and the Wake of Night
A poem by J. M. Lewis depicts dawn over Seabrook as low mist lifts to reveal dewy petals and rippling bay water. Cattle graze in dew while fishermen begin their day. a matin bell marks daybreak and declares that night and day belong to God.
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Seabrook
Terse Exchanges and Humorous Dialect Snippets
A collage of cartoon dialogue and playful lines recounting witty exchanges about romance, wealth, and social pretensions. The snippets feature melodramatic banter, misheard phrases, and ironic quips about marriages for money and the folly of love versus gain.
Fragmented Texas editorial miscellany mixed with political skits
A fragmentary column surveys editorials from Beaumont Houston San Antonio and Galveston papers, noting political satire about General Funston and Fitzsimmons, jokes about parasites and trusts, Paris escapades, and a local crime dispute over weapons. It also previews poems and technology ads amid a chaotic clump of quotations and opinions.
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