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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1902
Page
5
A legislative inquiry probes state quarantine procurement and contract practices. Witnesses discuss meat quality, beef adequacy, and irregularities in supplier requisitions. Officials reveal shifting contractor rules and accounting concerns amid uneasy investigations.
Beaumont field shows steady gushes as a new briquette plant aims to convert oil into fuel pellets. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe test a Harris air burner on an engine, promising reduced fuel loss. Port Arthur port activity includes Strombus and Penna cargoes with February oil shipments rising.
The New Orleans Oil Exchange formally opened at 11 am with members touring new seating. Trading began lightly as buyers awaited a formal market, with hours set 9:30 am to 4 pm and a 11 o'clock call each day. Local Texas stocks to be listed later.
La Grange Texas February 17 The Southern Oil company of Corsicana filed in the county clerk's office twenty six anti mineral leases covering about 5000 acres near Carmine and Ledbetter. The company had filed twenty seven similar leases on lands in the same area last August, totaling fifty three leases in six months.
Orange Texas February 17 The Higgins Oil and Fuel company has ordered two oil barges from Weaver Levingates shipyard in Orange. Each barge will be 184 feet long with a 60 foot beam and 11 feet draft and a capacity of 600 tons. If results satisfy, more orders are planned.
February 17 report notes the effort to extend leases and secure rent payments. The text mentions the company’s intent to operate and the linking of space arrangements to establish obligations and stability. The readable details imply ongoing negotiations to maintain occupancy and property rights.
Major F. Mott leads a reform effort noted in Galveston with reference to past representation and historical context. The item stresses leadership and civic action in the Galvester Find Galveston narrative, linking local figures to broader reform aims.
A local observer reported that the island holdings produced peck slower than the previous Friday after a visit there yesterday. The source notes uncertainty about future steps to develop the holdings.
The Valen Oiet and Fuel Company of Beaumont is chartered with capital stock of 500000 to prospect for oil and erect tanks reservoirs and pipelines. Directors named include J F Keith S R Norvell RM Mothner Sam Park Joe Robert Steiner W Hecht T Wagee and Henry Roos. The Beaumont Mineral Company charter shows capital increase from 50000 to 100000. Galveston Oil Exchange sales listed 1000 shares each at varied prices.
February 17 report from High Island Texas notes the inland oil operation down about 374 feet with Ble Four well logging on, while no new developments are reported.
At a Limestone County Bar Association meeting William T. Jackson presiding, members endorse Walter T. Barns of Houston for the proposed Southern Federal district judgeship. They urge the President to appoint him and strengthen the federal judiciary, noting Barns’s education, character and qualifications.
Grand jury reports eighty nine indictments in the Thirty seventh district court. Among those named are Juan Ybarre Leno Mata Vie Ok lard Saraba Alvine Reres and Gabino Arnedente charged with burglary. They were arrested by Steril Tobin and allegedly burglarized Tholes and Riewner tailor shop and Bros Moes store Otto Rocks fe and other sites last March. Goods stolen included wagon loads and various items totaling substantial value.
Thea afternoon Byron Donaldson, a young man employed at the new bridge over the Branon river, fell about forty feet from a door and escaped with no broken bones. He landed on sand in the river bed and was said to owe his life to the cushion of sand and the timing of the fall.
News from Ryan Texen dated February 17 reports the recapture of Joe Carter by Sheriff Berry of Madison County. Carter had previously escaped from jail after a five year sentence in the penitentiary following a Huntsville murder conviction. He fled again the same night and remained at large until now.
San Antonio on February 17. Pd Larimore, indicted for killing his father in law in Caldwell county years ago, goes on trial in district court here on a change of venue after two prior trials at Tockhart ended in hung juries.
A physician explains why many so called pile remedies exist but one stands out. The Pyramid Pile Cure is claimed to provide instant relief and permanent cure without surgical operation, touting its soothing healing action and freedom from opioids or cocaine.
Austin on February 17 reports charter filings for firms including Chin atte Mining Company of Shatter Texas to operate mining and trading plants with 900000 capital stock. Also listed are Laurel Holehte Golf Club of Ban Antonio and Free Kindergart id Line association of Dallas. Increases in capital stock for several banks and insurance firms are noted along with state bond dealings for courthouse projects. Local officials report cash balance in state treasury and public health updates amid smallpox concerns.
Galveston dispatches report a bond subscription total rising to 806800 with further goal of 1000000 as promoters seek outside orders. Also ships wrecked crew rescued from a storm near New York London bound vessel Torread and related cargo details. Court actions in Houston and a funeral in Galveston mark local activities. Nebraska lumber dealers tour Houston before leaving for further engagements.
The Texas High Court phase in the shippings compression and warehouse antitrust dispute is set for Tuesday in the Court of Civil Appeals. The issue mirrors the Waters-Pierson case where the matter is civil rather than criminal, raising whether the State may appeal.
The emblem of an eagle adopted by the Ambenser-Busch Brewing Ass'n in St. Louis became a worldwide symbol of purity in beer. The mark appeared on countless bottles, signaling top quality and high standards for the contents.
Beaumont February 17 dozens of lines describe the start of a major streetcar and railroad related project. W J Shipley is dead after lingering illness since January. A crew of about fifty men began work on Pea Street, aiming to clear and prepare the docks for ballast. M A Orlepp, who took charge, expects to complete the line by May 1, tackling downtown congestion.
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