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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
6
Holiday observances and services drew large crowds at the Church of the Annunciation Sacred Heart St Joseph Christ Church and St Patrick's. Special music by choirs and instrumentalists, memorial fonts, and Christmas trees highlighted the day. A Westminster Presbyterian Christmas program and a Westminster club Christmas gathering at the Denver hotel added seasonal cheer.
Promotes energy and stronger nerves by rebuilding blood and tissues. Claims to calm nerves, improve sleep, and restore health through tonic use. Advertisement-like text cites personal testimony and mentions Eureka and home use.
Yesterday the fre department was called to 117 Bell Avenue for a defective tie. Amid sparse details the report notes no damages and mentions several local residents in attendance or involved in social events at nearby addresses and institutions.
Mrs K T Darrough and family begin the holidays with Mrs Darroughs mother Mrs J B Manele widow of Dr A Bo Massie, now very ill at 3217 Dallas Ave. Ora Perry of Victoria visits in the city as guest of her sister Mrs Herbert G Booth. Daisy Chapman, Cuero social leader, returns home to spend Christmas with her parents.
Salvation Army hosted a noon to 3 pm dinner for 200 men women and children at 1118 Preston avenue. The meal featured turkey with dressing cranberry sauce ham beans bread coffee and oranges. Captain Bennett supervised the orderly event with no incidents. About fifty baskets of food were delivered to those unable to attend. The Army plans to continue the banquet process.
Ed Misher, a colored man, was arrested last night by Officer Waller on a charge of assault to murder. The complainant, Charles Ford, also colored, testified that Misher shot him in the leg near Reynolds and Interoitleek streets and Great Northern streets around eleven o'clock.
A readable fragment describes a public good matter with a contact at 502 Malin Street, corger atenne, Becsenber 2A. The text mentions no free masipstion and directs readers to call A. Hi. Kiessing.
Pedestrian note wishing longevity for Becky Sharp. The fragmentary line offers no clear event or date and ends with a blessing for long life.
A Christmas Day in Houston featured an affray at a store on Houston Avenue and Edwards Street in which two Negro men and an Italian were shot after a pistol and shotgun fight over beer money. Frank Montalbano and Frank Cripito, Italian suspects, were arrested for assault to murder. Two other shootings and several minor incidents, including a homemade cannon accident, filled the day, with multiple arrests for carrying concealed weapons and heart disease noted in inquests.
An English school held a commencement feature debating whether a man would suffer the loss of a leg rather than the use of an eye. The affirmative side won as eyesight is treated as more vital than limb use, with discussions on eye care, glasses, and the need for regulated opticians.
In a local performance, Richard Carew admits love in a romantic arc amid strong work from Miss Birra Booth and Mr Nestor Lennon. The troupe, including Messrs Martin Rotewan Sadler and Sir Horace Momiley, delivers capable acting as Sporting Life is staged for today and tonight.
The death of Patrick Quinn aged 42 at his brother in law J McHale's residence on Franklin Avenue prompted a sudden inquest with a verdict of death from natural causes. Funeral services will be at the Church of the Annunciation and burial in the German cemetery. Also, Mary Crowley widow of Tan Crawler died at 8 45 yesterday with funeral set for 1 pm tomorrow from the Church of the Annunciation and Catholic cemetery. Her daughter Mianda Crowley and nephew S J Clairton attended the deathbed.
At Sweeney and Coombs Opera House an excellent company presents Nat Gowtwin’s When We Were Twenty One. H. V. Kemond’s play follows a reckless youth, his secret marriage to an young woman, and a guarded romance with Richard Carew as tensions unfold amid intrigue and a forged future.
An alderman named Robinson suffered a severe hand injury from a cannon cracker blast at his home yesterday. The right hand was burned and wounded but no bones were broken. A doctor said with proper care the injured hand should recover.
Fragmentary text references the Anheuser-Busch Brewing works and daily operations or counts. The readables mention Leula and ritual numbers, but the passage is too garbled to determine a coherent event, date, or outcome.
A local notice advertises Donn's Olouiment as a permanent cure for itching piles and rashes. Free samples available at A. Et. Klessing, 502 Main Street, corner Prairie Avenue, on December 24.
Notice states city taxes for 1902 are due by July 1 with penalties if unpaid. It cites charter provisions and code sections outlining due dates, interest rates, and taxpayers’ duties to pay or call for assessment actions.
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