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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1900
Page
7
A historical timetable lists Grand Central Depot and Congress Avenue Depot train arrivals and connections. It notes arrivals from Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, and other routes with specific times, linking mid city depots to Grand Central and Fifth Ward depots.
A labor meeting has been scheduled at the Union tonight at O o'clock for all liberals interested in organizing labor efforts. The event aims to gather supporters and discuss coordinated action.
Daughters of the American Revolution host a charity evening tomorrow at 8 with a multi act program titled Evening With Gibson. acts include films, songs, piano and violin solos, plus a Palmistry feature. Proceeds aid the monument fund at Bryan hall with the Elks, Current Literature Club and Washington Birthday event details noted.
A Chicago Great Western Railway car carrying President A B Stickney and party toured Texas and Galveston. The group toured mills, cotton compresses, and roundhouse interests and spoke with a The Post reporter about cotton, rice, lumber traffic, tobacco, and Texas industries during their Texas stop.
L Sheldon of Bay City Michigan, VP and manager of the Eddy Sheldon company lumber mill, visits Houston on a prospecting tour. He is hosted by Lawler and invited by his brother in law Fred Davison. He favors Texas for investment, notes Cypress and rice as key industries, and cites stock and fruit as promising, predicting long term gains over cotton. He also praises the climate for rheumatism and mentions a medicine claim by Eimer & Amend’s Texas agent.
Colonel William Arbury and C. R. Ryan visited San Antonio as guests of Lawlor announcing Illinois Central plans to operate deluxe sleeper coaches from New Orleans. The cars feature a cafe bar, library reading room, writing desks, up to date periodicals, and comfortable two‑section interiors with uniformed staff and fast service, offering manuscript business facilities at fifty miles per hour.
A handsome advertising image sent by Mr. Brainard Allison promotes the Tron Mountain route. The framed artwork shows Uncle Sam in full flag colors reading the news, with a home paper, as he studies the Washington Post and district matters. The piece honors the Iron Mountain advertising department.
The Post reports a timetable change effective today affecting the Bay Shore line. The update appears in the time card column. Also noted is a sleeper operation shift on the Gulf Pacific and a circular from Houston and Texas Central directing the St Louis Galveston sleeper to run via Galveston Houston and Northern starting today. Central adds a new rate and Monterey Mexico tickets are available due to the city’s current presence.
The article notes H C Archer of Poeges praising a Mexican boxing display and Pacific Express President James Eggleston from St Louis in Houston en route to St Louis. He planned a brief stay to assess business advantages while local agent Iltybos urged a longer visit.
W B Tupner of Vandalia and others were in the city yesterday as railroad officials including C W Bain and J W Pothoram visited offices and met crews. The Southern Pacific will offer reduced fares to Fort Worth on March 1 and 12. A preachers conference and missionary meeting were held in Richmond Texas with Rev G A Lu Ciery and Rev G He Pooler among speakers.
The conference adjourned to meet at nine o clock. Rev G TH Phats led the service with collective prayers and sermons on The Church's Compassion to the Unreached World. Dr Oxley spoke on open participation and the day closed with a pledge to meet again tomorrow at nine a.m.
Manager Mopene reports several gatherings at the Good Wilk chapel car. A Weld service led by Mr. Moffett drew a large attendance near the Trovelon Infirmary. Another talk by Mr. Tragere encouraged visitors to return for a 7:40 p m session at the pep towlahe.
A fire damaged the house at 63 Henderson Avenue owned by F Woodirnch and occupied by J Jamison. Loss estimated at $5. The building was secured after the blaze.
Fr H Stuart proprietor of a shop on Milam Street has rented the adjacent warchduco on Pur aim street rear of the Poet building and received a large stock of choice bugles wagons to offer in defiance of competition.
The Frog Laundry at 232 Prairie Ave is rumored to handle cleaning and dyeing work previously performed by The Ragh Today Ts, with phone contact listed as 352.
Firemen from Bayou City lodge No 116 and Motherwell of Locomotive Firemen announce a benefit program at Byrne Hall on February 0b. Officers expect a pleasant evening with music and refreshments for members and friends as they honor the organization and its members.
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