Sunday Post Houston Public Notices and Delivery Details
The Houston Daily Post publication details address circulation and billing. It notes delivery to parts of Houston with monthly and yearly rates, lists collectors Chas Lom and Burt Hall, and instructs readers to notify the office for missed deliveries and to use office checks for payments. It is dated Thursday August 50, 1240.
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Tatas
Teres
Bering
Chas. Lom
Burt Hall
Checkla Taver
Houston Printing Company
Census reveals shifting power with urban growth and party shifts
Analysis of the twelfth census highlights rising urbanization from 4 percent in 1790 to well over 25 percent in cities of 10000 and more by 1890, forecasting stronger urban influence in Congress and policy. It notes westward drift slowed, fears political manipulation, and warns partisan gains may undercut rural power and agriculture.
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Washington
Congress
Breland
Providence
Pal
Minne
Virginia
Hunting a New Banker in an Era of Armies and Debts
The excerpt argues for policies to spur domestic investment and limit militarization. It notes rising armaments costs, the strain of funding wars, and Europe facing debt. It mentions England and Italy as examples of borrowing and financial strain in a tense global climate.
International bankers and American influence in world finance
The piece argues that the United States is rising as a future financial power, with domestic capital concentrating in government and industry. It urges restraining monopolies, promoting home enterprise, and tax reforms to keep wealth from leaving the country, while warning of foreign debt and political entanglements. It notes political turmoil and shifting alignments, including Teddy Roosevelt’s stance and reform efforts.
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Engand
Rich
New York
Que
Italy
United States
America
England
France
Germany
Hemisphere
Europe
Philippines
Spain
Manila
Vael
Aris
Spiin
Peninsula
Marah
Alltelles
Gomez warning on Cuba independence stirs partisan debate
The Columbus Dispatch questions General Gomez as Cuba contemplates a constitutional convention. It warns that wealth and foreign influence threaten a true free Cuba and that only a vigilant, independent revolutionista leadership can guard the masses against annexation or subservience to outside powers. The Post and national view doubt Gomez's stance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gomes
Dispatch
Hess
Gomez
Cuba
Issland
Cuba Libre
United States
Strone
Gomies
General Chaffee Urges Withdrawal After Pekin Entry
The text recounts General Chaffee warning against lingering in Pe kin and urging immediate withdrawal to avert danger to the United States. It notes government inaction and questions what moves are being made to hasten negotiations, while predicting strong political enthusiasm from Democratic committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Pekin
Oyce
Ching
China
Suburban Growth and Political Fire in Early Texas
A May 2 era column laments suburban industrial expansion in Dallas and Fort Worth while criticizing Roosevelt and Southern politics. It cites lynching fallout in the North and Texas responses, urging more factories and civic projects to deter mob violence and boost the local economy.
Newspaper Duty to Inform Citizens
The text asserts that newspapers must begin and continue informing people who wish to be informed. It emphasizes the press's role in public awareness and duty to provide timely updates.
Notable Figures and Honors in Empire Era News
Mme Patti sets a yearly earnings record for a woman. Sir Thormes Lipton launches an Australian wine trade push to sway British buyers. The late Sir William Fraser bequeaths a prized collection to a princess now housed in a British museum printroom. General Strjelbingky, a leading land geographer, dies at a high age, famed for the Measurements of the Surface of the Asian Empire. Major Lothaire, Belgian ex-officer linked to the Etokas case, is removed from post in the Kongo Free State Trading company. Arey Renan, son of Ernest Renan, dies in Paris at 42, named after painter Arey Scheffer.
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Mme! Patti
Thormes Lipton
Wiliam Fraser
Wates
Meaeum
Strjelbingky
Huasia
Eedotaphy
Lothaire
Evgifaiman
Etokas
Kongo Free State
Kongo Free State Trading Company
Ile
Arey Renan
Ernest Henan
Paris
Arey Scheffer
Terampan Artiet Bimkolt Heataudied Unclo
Pavis de Chavacnes
Delaney
Gazette Des Heaua Arte
Fragmented Postscript Notes from The National Library of Paris
A garbled survey of topics mentions Paris library holdings and vines at Hampton Court, child labor in North Carolina, York Castle to become a military prison, a jeweled suite of rooms, a New York suit, Australasian politics, head coverings among churchgoers, and global horse trade with South Africa in wartime.
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National Library of Paris
Hampton Court
North Carolina
Tillin
York Castle
England
N. Y
Alainet
Westrain
Regiierative Council
Chivas
Epiacopalians
South Africa
Lomlen Zoological
Pamphlets and Catalogues Highlight Regional Educational Efforts
The Post acknowledges receipt of the Giddings and Toxen public schools catalog for 19th annual figures from the Actors Fund of America in New York. It also notes pamphlets by Kyahows on mail tampering, Hon. G Conn’s tariff and money division, and Buckner’s Orphans’ Home at Dallas with governance details and the Gilmer Dickson colony bylaws.
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Giddings
Toxen
Actora' Fund of America
West Twenty-eighth
New York City
R. GC. Buckner
Buckner
Dallas
Gilmer
Upshur County
Texas
Or. Huckne
Railroad Contractor John Smith Found Dead in Texas Hotel
The lifeless form of John Smith, a noted railroad contractor, was found in his Zelger hotel room at 4 PM. A clerk reported Smith took morphine at 1 AM, but the death was not suspected until today. He was brother to J FP Smith, chief engineer of the Rio preatt Sierra Madre and Pacific railroad.
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Smith Dena
EB Piso
Texas
John Smith
Zelger Hotel
J. FP. Smith
Rio Preatt, Sierra Madre and Pacific Railroad
Hussey and Sadie Stolen at Center Texas
Burglary report from Center Texas states a home theft last night targeting a new buggy and harnesses belonging to Mr J D Redilitt. Suspect fled through a back alley past the Methodist church where multiple buggies were present but could not be traced. A saddle owned by H Bailey was also stolen from a nearby barn.
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Hussey
Sadie
Center
Texas
J. D. Redilitt
Methodist Church
H. Bailey
Teo Etolen
Fireman Ed Polk Fatally Shoots Man in St Elmo Hotel
A fireman named Ed Polk shot a man in his room at the St Elmo hotel last night in Maris Texas. The victim died within minutes and an inquest was held. It was unclear if the shooting was suicide or an accident. The two men were removed to a local undertaker's.
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Ed Polk
Maris
Texas
St. Elmo Hotel
Quarantine Established Near Gainneville by Special Officer
Captain Daweon of Austin arrived in Gainneville to set up a strict quarantine along the river bridge seven miles north of the city. A gospel path enters the state from California amid reports of bubied plague.
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Red Miner Ridge
Gainneville
Texas
Aiugust
Daweon
Austin
Qalnneville
California
Government by Commission Critics Costly to Taxpayers
Washington August 26. A veteran columnist denounces the McKinley administration as governing by commissions creating opaque costs. He lists numerous commissions, estimates total expenses, and questions why the Senate’s cost request was ignored. He argues for transparency and a change in leadership.
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Washington
MecKinney
Senate of
United States
Culberson
Manila
Philippine Commission
Denby, Worcester and
Scourmany
Firth
Canada
Cule
Porto “Aleo
Hague
Eeene Rene
McKinley
Quiberton
Thate
Frye
Hayagren
Senate
Inp
Spain’s Postwar Prosperity Contrast With Philippines War Costs
The piece argues Spain’s economy improves after shedding the Philippines, while the United States bears heavy costs from the war. It condemns imperial policy, cites debt, exports, and import gaps, and highlights US military presence and casualties in the Philippines amid calls for policy change. It notes Spain’s debt relief and rising commerce, contrasting with American sacrifices and ongoing subjugation efforts.
Texas and Texas Specials Regional Brief
A mosaic of short items from across Texas notes resumed work at the Parnell brick building in Richmond, birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Lee Gravell in Corpus Christi, a farmer named Hetiison killed by poison in Lear, and various local developments. It lists school openings in Beagle Lake, wheat yields in Burnet, newspaper plans in Hillsboro, cotton picker activity in Georgetown, a praiseworthy long distance phone link near Koantze, oil mine filings in Uvalde, damage claims in Denison, tax roll updates in Hillsboro and Gatesville, enforcement of law in Paris, Alamo bell restoration in San Antonio, and other county notes including crime, labor, and industry updates across Cameron, Woodville, Greenville, Benton, Denton, and Athens.
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Richmond
Parnell
Corpus Christi
Pborn
Lee Gravell
Hetiison
Beagle Lake
Burnet
Hillshoro
Wray Brothers
Hrando
Ghorgetown
Waco
Koantze
Uvalde
E. J. Carless
Jeane
Denison
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Hiwlsboro
J. M. Ward
Paris
San Antonio
Mins Adina de Zavain
Porney
Achoo
Groesberok
Henry Joiner, Jr
Cotion Yard
Dadly Burk
Dale
Cameron
Antone Gootalla
John
Buriington
Woodville
Calvin Bradford
Mobile
Alving Tsi
Greenville
O. A. Duck
LeeraEfe
Denton County
Fort Worth
Athens
West
Paynor & Gaston
H. Coleman
Athens Pottory
Stowell Notes from Stowell Texas August Update
Debney White visits Winnie to see his ill father and mother. Dr White preached a sermon to a large attentive congregation. The town grows quickly and anticipates substantial immigration this fall. The irrigation canal nears completion but Jupiter Plagine makes it unnecessary this year.
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Stowell
Texas
Debney White
Winnie
Jupiter
Young Man Subettled After Overdose, Ardmore
John Roberts a former assistant postmaster is reported to have died this afternoon from an overdose of arsonle taken in a personal crisis. He had planned to move to Paris Texas to join a cotton firm and adopt a new life. His body was sent to his mother in Paris Texas.
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Ardmore
J. T
John Roberts
Hero
Paris
Texas
Synagogue Dedication in Victoria Texas Leads Emotionally Conducted Ceremony
A large congregation attended the dedication of a new synagogue in Victoria Texas with Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston leading the ceremony in traditional ritual. Miss Louie Dazisland performed instrumental selections and Mr N F Wertholner sang The Song of Parade, all presented with refined musicality.
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Victoria
Texas
Henry Cohen
Galveston
Louie Dazisland
N. F. Wertholner
Stock Purchased in Llano Dry Goods Store Change
Llano Texas on August 25 6 8 Cowen of Mendel Texas purchased the entire stock of J B Cage drying and grocery store. The consideration details are not fully shown in the fragment.
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Llano
Texas
Cowen
Mendel
J. B. Cage Drying and Grocery Store
Fire destroys multiple Midland buildings and livestock holdings
Fire at Midland destroys the Lanham market and Cochran Grain Company structures, with Motley's blacks shop damaged. Losses tally 4000 for the grain firm, 500 for Lanham, 300 for others. some insured, others not. Near Luling a dwelling and contents valued around 100 dollars burn with minimal salvage. Cause unknown.
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Midland
Texas
Fire destroys three houses in Shreveport
Fire at 6 this morning on Hotchkiss street destroyed three residences owned by James King and H Gordos Jit Scott. Only partially insured.
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Shreveport
James King
H. Gordos Jit Scott
Burgess Guests Visit Port Mouth and Harbor Plans
Mr Burgess and party from Quintana Texas toured the mouth of the Brace gate and discussed harbor improvements with locals. Houston syndicate bought 10 000 acres near the Colorado river for irrigation, while Seguin hosts the South and West Texas Press Association meeting in October in San Antonio.
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Quintana Quintana
Texan
George F. Burgess
Lewis R. Bryan
P. F. Combs
Lett
Velasco
Curtis
South and West
Tesar Press Va
Goth and
Texas Preea Association
Seguin
Texas
assoc#Hok
San Anton Bo
Ing
Joba
West
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