15 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1897
Page
1
Disjointed notes describe railroad work near Little Rock, a national encampment, a Michigan antispiritualist convention, a Chicago shop decline, a Norfolk mutineers trial, a New York Friends ceremony, immigrant trade shifts, and a Pacific coast weather forecast with scattered dates and names.
Washington reports say the pension bill advances but a Senate fight looms. Reed opposes endless pensions while Cuba and Hawaii policy draw administration friction. Texas officeholders Grant and Boyden amid maneuvering as maneuvering.
A northwest low pressure area moves in with a 20.08 inch reading at North Platte and a high pressure disturbance over the western states. The report notes partly cloudy conditions in most areas, with heavy precipitation near Missouri plains and colder, windy weather forecast for Dakotas, Colorado, and Wyoming.
In Mobile on December 14 Mrs Margaret Hogan 63 was found dead in her Clay and Congress street store. The attacker bound her hands strangled her with a braid and struck her with a blunt instrument after forcing a male to reveal a small beard. robbers seized money and goods.
The notice states freight will be paid and an advance of 0 par base on cotton of average weight and grade will be held for six months or any portion, with interest at 1 per cent per month and a handling charge of 1.9 per bale. After the first month, an extra charge of 19 cents per bale per month applies, plus actual insurance cost. Core column Led respondence.
In Shreveport Louisiana and Jefferson Texas Mr Crawford insists improving the northern Texas area is vital. He says government engineers overlooked it in their reports and that the matter is too important to ignore.
The transmission reports a Savers bill to pay Texas creditors from federal funds, listing remaining sums and a noted claim against the Republic of Texas. It also lists Texas patent grants for sharpening machines, gas machines, belt devices, and various tools, with several inventors and locations named. The December 1 note mentions Texas members in the federal district considering a plan related to women's opportunities and references Judge Reetor.
In Washington on December 14 the latest internal revenue collectorship race in Avatin district shows Major Joy Burke as a surprise favorite likely to reach a compromise position. The Ferguson and Thad Hell Wave camps fade as Burke rises.
An 1808 notice from Richmond reports the post at Richman will be advanced to the presidential shelf on January 1 1808 and the salary of the postmaster will be raised to six hundred dollars.
The location and Nile of the First Nations tank of children was approved today moving toward Gilinal, Texas.
A cryptic OCR entry records a pension grant in Texas with names Osan L. Siencern from Georgetown and Cahaviie Ba sone from San Antonio, totaling $6. The readable fragment implies a formal notice of benefits but lacks full details.
The National Board of Trade held its twenty eighth annual session in Morameant Washington. The report discusses currency, opposing free silver and warning of unrest among working men and farmers. It advocates persistent education and a sound policy including prudent coinage and banking reforms.
A Boston report by Jonathan A. Lane recommends expanding civil service coverage and practical aims over partisan rhetoric. It also urges importers to attest their goods and a broader valuation of duties to grow national prosperity.
Democratic members of the House gathered today to discuss monetary policy and the retreat from greenbacks and treasury notes. The draft resolutions call for opposing efforts to retire existing government securities and to resist direct or indirect moves away from the current fiscal framework.
In a Commonwealth gathering the delegates debated extending National Bank privileges and tax relief while endorsing early moves on Cuban policy. The convention approved resolutions on banking, Cuban policy, and prohibition era measures with broad approval and a few oppositions.
Republicans realign over pensions while McKinley faced opposition on tax and civil issues. Bills on immigration, banking and currency loom. Spain, China and Haiti tighten the global stage as the White House and Congress push policy. Local crime, infrastructure, and social events fill the rest of the news with a broad, urgent public record tone.
New York December 14 A Herald dispatch from Port au Prince reports new tensions as Hayti demands repayment for seized vessel and cargo valued at £ 50,000 and seeks justice for a fisherman accused of a crime. Italy may back these demands as rumors spread of Haitian warships nearby and a new ministry is seen as stabilizing influence.
From Washington a December 1 dispatch reports Italy pursuing an indemnity for alleged murders and threatening a potential landing in Haiti. Officials say the United States will avoid interference while insisting on justice, with the Marblehead remaining at Port-au-Prince as Haiti stabilizes.
Rome dispatch reports Marque diue reforming the Italian cabinet. The changes include Cardinalii as minister of joints, General Namura goni as minister of war, Cocccortu as minister of agriculture, Paventellit as minister of public works, and Galle as minister of instruction.
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