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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
6
Central and several major depots list daily departures and arrivals with times for B&TF, T&N, and Santa Fe services. Regular weekday and Sunday services show arrivals at Galveston and Houston routes, with special Sunday schedules and notes on deviations.
An unclear report from Guletston Texas notes a strike at a local plant with workers seeking pay and conditions. The piece mentions manager changes, settlement talks, and a possible return to work if the strike ends and applications for employment are filed.
A Galveston report says a wage dispute among stevedores on the Southern Pacific freight line led to a stoppage after a contractor quit the job, with about a thousand dollars in risk. The local union split over leadership, delaying acceptance of work and complicating the port operation as efforts to resume progress continue.
Incomplete readable text notes a central area project with names like Terese and Petitiboy tied to a local development effort. Some references mention a four title and a timetable, but the fragment lacks clear dates or outcomes. Further context is needed to identify precise events or involved organizations.
Belmont College in Nashville presents a showcase featuring Miss Herop and an illustrated handsomely bound catalogue. The event centers on a themed “The ides home of tha Zoo” as a focal point for visitors.
Mr Becker newly named head of Houston freight bureau sails Wednesday for New York with his family. The Railroad Commission refused to postpone a hearing on Galveston freight rate demands, delaying the session and drawing local interest.
Fragmentary OCR yields a damaged local notice mentioning Goliettfal nights and a Hoerne area telegraph or phone reference. Reading shows fragmented names and place markers with no clear event or date.
Report on the recent conference of passenger agents held in Houston. The meeting focused on reorganizing territorial jurisdiction among agents and adjusting assignments, with numerous named agents listed and roles described.
Public notice invites suggestions for naming the new Southern Pacific and Southern Pacific Company route train between Chicago and Frisco, to begin November 1. A $100 gold prize awaits the proposer whose name best captures the route's speed, scenery, and prestige. entries due by a stated deadline.
Chicago visitors led by George M. McKinney express astonishment at Texas development. They note Texas wealth and new immigrant workers could drive growth, support expanding the grain canal plan, and seek direct Gulf waterway for improved transport and trade. McKinney plans to study Texas correspondence on urging links to Chicago.
Freight traffic picks up as cotton shipments resume with the season. The Cotton movement gains momentum with increased passenger traffic, and several lines expand to handle higher tonnage. Fort Worth route improvements expand territory and connections with Katy, Missouri Pacific, and other lines.
A sprawling summary notes claims that America enjoys prosperity while railways and industry markets shift. It mentions Grand Army encampment in Washington, Rock Island changes before stock listings, Minnesota tax disputes, Southern Pacific expansion, East Texas produce sales, Florida railroad ideas, Seminole land claims, and Northwestern railroads moving 150,000 homeseekers to western points.
Austin Texas August 18 the railroad commission this afternoon issued orders approving JOIOT applicants to raise rates on pine lumber and goods in carloads from Rockland to Mehl Port Arthur and intermediate points. The Texas and Pacific and related lines received authority for the tariff adjustments and related rejections were noted for Modity tariff No 2 BR.
Austin August 15 The Texas and Pacific Railway reports delivery of new engines to meet growing rail traffic. Officials note the locomotives will service the line from Fort Worth to Dallas and beyond, boosting capacity and efficiency for passenger and freight. Rail commission data show gross earnings and operating gains for the year ending January.
A jumble of names appears from railway and auditing circles with Mr Joseph O Dutoch, Mr J G Bass, Mr W D Herring, and Mr B WII among travelers noted. Officials from Houston and central lines are mentioned with trains, splits, and a plan for a Preston tunnel project in the region.
A pardon request case in San Antonio involves a defense attorney urging commute for a 10 year old stepdaughter case amid a hearing. County records note a Grange teachers exam with 48 applicants including white and colored candidates earning various certificate grades.
In Wolfe City Texas on August 18 the two daughters of Will Modlin were struck at 4 o clock by a southbound Santa Fe train west of town and seriously hurt. One girl’s condition was described as hopeless at that time.
In Galveston Texas on August 15 the Hibernians and Daughters of Erin held a session at the cathedral with a welcome from local officials. The event featured parades, prayers, speeches by Father Ciao cy and others, and a reception at Tremont hotel. The gathering closed with a procession and a ceremonial welcome by city leaders and attendees.
Chris Altocte of San Antonio filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy listing creditors Sirk Nin aerts AL Shh and August Si as creditors. Alice Texas August TR. Mr Joe A. EME sold hardware stock wagons buggies and farm implements to Frank Arres who will take carriage immediately.
San Antonio reports a prominent minor and stockbroker from Ancotecas, Mealea, was robbed of three thousand dollars Sunday morning. The money had been placed with detectives yesterday, but no arrest had been made by afternoon.
In February 1809 I found a small lump on my lower lip. The doctor cauterized it, a second lump appeared, then an open sore developed. After drinking 5.8.8. I completed seven bottles and the spot healed fully with no signs of disease since. W. P. Brown, Hellands.
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