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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
3
Racing wrap reports a heavily backed favorite losing a close race at a track with a rough stretch run. It lists multiple horses including winners and placers, notes the result for the two year old division, and mentions Saratoga entries and other racing results across several tracks with scores and odds.
A diverse field including Brank Kazan and Feartit competed at Kinloch Park. Feartty won the jumps amid slow track conditions as six furlongs, a mile and a half, and steeplechase events produced top times. Races postponed at Boston due to rain.
Antonio Beeville won mid afternoon by 2 to 1 on the Bervi ie diamond. Undaily pitched for San Antonio and John Beasley for the home team. Attendance was large. St. Vrain under examination in Memphis. Lawyers for Southern league and Memphis club studied the James St. Vrain case. Texas League games listed Dallas 4 Fort Worth, Corsicana 4 Park 2. Coyle Cup contest set for Friday night at Karleruhe alleys. winner gains the cup once held by Houston Durnverein and Magnolli team.
August forecasts show Fantern Teras fair on Wednesday and Thursday with fresh south winds. Oklahoma and Indian Territory entries indicate other unsettled conditions through Puir Welueiiny and Tsupday.
Aug 1 Alvin Texas report saysManager Wyant will restore telephone exchange after fire destroyed poles and wire. N F Thomas stocks lumber to rebuild a stable at former site. Paul Hellman plans a new business house on Gordon street. Rumor says Allman Lewis Co will start brick Brock on Gordon and B L Osgood will brick a postorage on Braly street.
Caldwell Texas August 19 Rherit Hensles returned from Navasota with two suspects arrested for burglary at Lyons several nights ago. The papers by Mr Krenek describe loot taken before the fire and four closets burned. An examining trial is to be held this week.
Brazos County Clerk McMichael reports marriage licenses issued in the past week in Bryan Texas. Couples listed include James Winlock and Susan Wilton George Bell and Texan Williams Tom Jonen and Della Mille Frank M Pell and Elia Grissett Hubert Thorton and Minnie Keurnby Bum Croge and Millie Sapp Webb Ward and Pearl Skelton Henry Williams and Angeline Sweeps.
Crowley residents report Percy Ton and Miss Annie Carter quietly married in Lake Charles on Monday. The couple are among the city’s most prominent young people and their elopement caused a local sensation.
A 16 year old Black youth, son of Allen York, died in Waxahachie Texas on August 1 after a fishbone lodged in his throat during a meal at the Fuppery. Attempts to remove it failed and the death occurred around midnight.
An active principle obtained from Black Root pills claim to act on the liver with no adverse effects. No price or usage details provided beyond a fragmentary note mentioning a price of 23 eau.
Cotton condition varies with heavy weeds and poor fruiting in places while early fields show promise. Heat and drought stress continue in the upper plains. picking is active in many areas as late cotton opens and markets demand more labor. Boll weevils are noted in parts of the Brazos valley and Grayson area.
A fragmentary Texas wide crop update notes the boll weevil’s appearance in Calvert and McLennan County, with growers reporting increased worm damage, rising cotton prices, and efforts to combat infestation. Reports mention Texarkana, Austin County, Comanche, and Robertson County with early bale ginnings and premiums.
An August 1 explosion at a sawmill boiler near New Liberty, ten miles from Paducah across the river, killed three men and seriously injured five others. The dead are Gry Ronsrts, James Teepieds, and T. Lerter Jouskon. The cause is unknown.
Richmond residents plan to attend a large carnival in Bay City tomorrow. Fort Bend citizens show interest in rice farming in Bay City and nearby areas and expect to harvest a rice crop this year as operations begin.
Charles Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, will hold conferences with J. P. Morgan before sailing to Europe for rent discussions. He appeared to press reporters for no questions and hinted at retirement plans, with Morgan present and executives of the steel trust reflecting harmony.
Washington August 10. Application filed in the DC Supreme Court for an injunction to stop Secretary Hiteh entk and others in the interior department from forcing cattle owners to pay 2 cents per head for stock not belonging to a tribe member. Temporary writ issued and Secretary to appear September 1. Petition argues secretary is a mere administrator and lacks authority to enforce tribal stock tax. Petitions name Willan G. Maxwell Philip Witheramoun Giloe xville and others, claiming over 100 000 head of stock affected.
A fatal fire at the home of W. M. Daly in Crab Orchard town ship is now treated as a double crime. Three Black men Lester Miller Will Hilton and Wil Simpson were arrested on suspicion of involvement and jailed as investigations continue.
In Pittsburgh on August 1 George Shiras son of Justice George Shiras of the U S Supreme Court announced his father plans to retire from the bench. He cited reasons but did not detail them publicly.
The passage debates retirement and duties of judges, noting aging affects physical and mental vigor. It questions mandatory retirements versus voluntary service and mentions Justice Shira and the court's May adjournment.
The maphome lodge of the Knights of Myth debated a proposal to bar members acquitted of charges from lodge leadership. The motion failed 5 to 0, sparking discussion on sovereignty of American lodges and tribal removal rules. The Kennedy Hinsey case influenced the discourse and a statute reducing tribal removal from five to three was adopted.
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