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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
4
The Houston Daily Post issue information lists publication offices on Franklin Avenue, contact numbers for departments, subscription rates, and circulation options. It records Houston Texas as the city of issue with the date Wednesday August 21, 1901.
The article notes a summer movement in several cities including Chicago urging property owners and renters to five steps: clean up, clean up again, cover fences with vines, prepare window and porch boxes, and urge neighbors to do likewise. It argues cleanliness reflects civic virtue and good governance.
The Savannah News weighs in after sensational telegrams alleging Texas Congressman Slayden spoke to Cubans during a visit. The piece argues Dalzell may be sensationalizing remarks to attack Slayden and questions the emphasis on the Platt amendment as a broader political maneuver.
The article notes two years after a fret gun fired England faces a vexatious war with Boer remnants resisting the official rebaptism of the former republics as British colonies. It cites 60,000 initial forces growing to 260,090 in opposition, about 17,000 lives lost and vast weekly costs exceeding five million dollars.
The passage notes that small Boer republics remain unsubdued though threats by a British commander loom. Boer guerrillas persist, Cape Colony harbors treason, and South Africa operations rely on censored British reports. Exiled Boer president is aging but capable successors could lead if favorable conditions occur.
Joseph Nimmo Jr summarizes a pamphlet on railways as wealth creators, citing world mileage, U.S. gains, and freight shifts. The piece notes railroads boosted prosperity, urges regulation for fairness, and reports a U.S. education commission list lowering a women’s college in the South, Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
City council last Monday opened bids for asphalt and brick, reporting the lowest offers ever seen in Houston. The active competition is praised as driving down costs while a mix of oddities and political asides pepper the commentary.
A collection of editorials and letters condemns sensational Texas press coverage. Readers debate whether officials robbed the First National Bank and state treasury, while critics denounce Post and Times Herald as untrustworthy. Public figures and sensationalism are scrutinized across several papers.
An assortment of historical notes mentions Francis Parka’s former Jamaica Plain home now in Reston’s park system, Sven Hedin’s difficult expedition, Raymond MacDonald Alden’s Stanford appointment, Whistler paintings and prices, and a Brutal government inquiry figure Miss Lucy Deane linked to factory work and a Boer War casualty.
A collage of bygone data notes tea exports of 124 million pounds and a 600,000 figure, Lake Superior at 32,000 square miles, the Mediterranean inland sea at 977,000 square miles, and various industrial and infrastructural claims. Mentions include magnetic roads in India, electric power development on the Yankin River, high speed trains on elevated lines, and American tool exporters challenging German competition.
A San Antonio Post letter argues that combining Bexar, Webb and Cameron counties into a single district endangers Democratic supremacy in southern Texas. It notes mixed election results, warns of independent voting patterns, and urges Democrats to preserve Rio Grande region influence by opposing the proposed district.
Reports from abroad show women activists targeting alcohol in multiple countries. Lady Somerset urges prohibition in Germany. Russia, Belgium, Denmark, and Norway pursue public health and licensing measures. British groups seek a widespread saloon buyout and reform with safer offerings and tastier meals.
The piece reprints editorials from the Philadelphia North American and Savannah News. It condemns anti Boer slander and defends Kitchener’s handling while criticizing biased reporting. It also reviews William Jennings Bryan’s standing, arguing against unjust attacks and noting possible shifts in Democratic platform alignment.
Newport society columns describe Mrs Cap Mackay hosting a luncheon with attire details including a hand embroidered dress bodice, garden violet hat, and diamond accents. The piece also comments on 1865 Eugenie style trends and a miscellany of practical sour milk recipes and preserved peaches, with a brief note on linen slippers and walking wear.
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