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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
6
Post holiday week brings church Christmas trees, entertainments, pageants, and Sunday school cantatas. CHRIST CHURCH hosted a tree for orphan children. Tabernacle Baptist and Westminster Presbyterian held programs with choirs, recitations, and gifts.
A 19th century style medical advertisement claims Dr McLaughlin offers electric treatment to restore vigor and relieve rheumatic and gouty pains. The copy targets nervous weakness and aging, promising permanent nerve and organ improvement through electricity.
The matinee presentation of Sporting Le at Sweeney Comba Opera House features Lord Woolstock and Olive de Carteret in a melodramatic plot of forged notes, kidnapping, and a staged Derby. Cast includes Lorimer Johnson as Lord Woolstock and Lilla Lamson as Olive de Carteret with an attentive audience, plus Blanche Walsh to headline tomorrow’s matinee in Japlee Merediths contest and Forget Me Not.
Mrs Bertha Kane Baker of New York, noted for Interpretative Studies of Literature and Life, is expected to visit Houston in late January or early February. Her Chautauqua work at Boulder impressed Houston visitors and prompted Texas Federation invitations to tour leading Texas sites.
An important citizens meeting by the business league is set for 4 o'clock this afternoon. Leaders of the city and teachers are urged to attend as a matter of considerable importance to Houston's development.
Miriam Lodge Ne Knletts Gadles of Hener elected officers to serve until December 11, 1902. Key posts include H Holtkamp president, Mrs. M Brvunie protector, J Buncheim secretary, Wiliam Stortung treasurer, Jacob Take elplelis charden hareb guide, W FF Lattang guard, and Johnson past protector. Temple services announced with hymns, prayers, and a sermon on blessings. A separate note covers a jewelry sale, real estate transfers, and a railway commission issue involving Tom Smith’s arrest and jail commitment after preliminary examination.
Multiple notices report quiet post Christmas weddings including W. O. Bernolde of Beaumont and Aline Teiffie Du Bont tying the knot at Rev. John E. Green’s residence with few attendees. The Brackett wedding of Braereon Ritz of Fort Worth to Ketella A. Goghel occurred at 5 o’clock, with plans to reside in Fort Worth.Additional ceremonies include Mrs. A Call and Miss Julia Jennings wedding at 2008 Washington Street and Thomas Reeder’s marriage to Mina May ranks at the Barns residence in Polk Avenue. The notices mention undercurrents of local residents, clergy, and religious settings in these nuptials.
Amid Christmas observances a popular custom is gift giving. A fine wrist watch was presented to Mr J J Whalen by the carriage department employer, with other department workers mentioned in a brief nod to seasonal generosity.
An OCR encoded passage discusses residency, rental properties, and proposed factory spaces. It mentions Bentleman Whe Nae Jute and Houston, referencing housing, business districts, and fear of criticism. The tone hints at coercive schemes favoring landlords and factory investment, with social tensions implied.
The Houston Turnverein plans a Christmas masquerade ball for children at Market Wall this evening. Attendance is expected to surpass prior years with Mrs Gas Schnellre as chairperson and a large reception committee guiding the event.
In Relief Texas at Colonel J W James home near 10:80 oclock Miss Lille Jane was married to Mr I S Myer of Houston. Rev K M Millen of the Fire Baptist church officiated. Families and a few intimate friends attended. Miss Jane has studied at Baylor College and is well regarded in Houston. The groom is a well known Houston citizen. Honeymoon planned in Manila and New York.
Several named visitors and residents checked into city hotels yesterday including Mr Nelson of Denson, Messrs Wright and Jones of Palestine, Miss Clara Janne of Andersen, E S Robertson editor of the arene land Courier, New F. S. Aursey of Rosenberg, and John B Green family. Others, such as Miss Nita Pickett and Miss Georgia Chittvee, planned extended holidays with local hosts. Mr Tow Winxsman of the Finemat Nation company left for New York to purchase goods while Mr Con Lankhart returned to Houston to resume duties as city marshal.
Police Sergeant Williford is reinstated by the police committee. A smallpox case is quarantined at Cleveland Street in the Fourth ward. Mrs. Williford’s sister’s illness delays Idle Hours activities and the Weslomb meeting is postponed to January 2 due to Mr. Richardson’s lecture. The Crazoria Rice and Irrigation Co orders a $100,000 irrigation plant to irrigate 20,000 acres next year. The Dramatic Mirror Christmas issue is out in Howton. A Christmas ballet accident on Witshin Sanant is noted with a serious wound reported.
The piece surveys Zionist roots in late 19th century Europe, tracing Theodor Herzl’s vision and the Basle Congress that launched organized Jewish advocacy. It notes Herzl’s Jew in a foreign land critique, the call for a Jewish home in Palestine, and the international gathering with delegates and funds to advance Zionist aims.
Central announces schedule adjustment starting December 24 for the Houston and Tericentral line. Train No g e will depart Grand Central at 9:00 p m, with another leg at 11:00 p m. The notice lists crew and routing notes and invites passenger awareness.
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