19 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
1
A wide array of wartime and political items fills today’s page. From Crete to Greece, Macedonians align with Greeks while German proposals and naval actions ripple across Europe and the Caribbean. Industrial strikes, arbitration talks, and court cases pepper the domestic scene as markets and weather loom.
Washington reports an open session of the Senate and House with limited business and an extended executive session. Judge F. Amidon confirmed. special pension bills passed. Hopkins Kendall contest decided in favor. oath of office administered amid confusion.
Fragmentary report describes the heated Senate discussion over the Anglo American treaty, including motions to postpone and hold an executive session. Mentions Sherman, Nelson, and Hamlin, with votes on the minority report and resignation or rejection of the treaty at the current session.
Washington February 18 The House by 197 to 41 reviewed the finding of the elections committee and declared Kendall the winner in the Hopkins Kendall contested election from Kentucky's Tenth district. Several Republicans joined Democrats against unseating Kendall. The pensions bills for General Stahl and General Brineman were adopted.
Short, fragmentary Texas items from Waco Navasota Curro and Port Worth sections note local civic matters. Mentions include a farm youth Thad, a jailed individual Leon Davies, and appeals or appointments for federal offices with dates circa February and January in the region.
Government payments to freedmen in the Cherokee Strip are mentioned. Obituaries note J. T. Perry of Letmnon Tennessee and Judean Harmond with bench service years, both deaths recorded. A railroad injury and a bank fraud case in Johnston City Tennessee are briefly described along with religious and social notes from Mobile Texas to Vicksburg Mississippi.
Secretary Herbert and party arrive by steamer Atlantean Coast Hue at dawn. Marines and Mayor Mythe greet them at Charleston Station. A naval detachment presents a gold medal to Crevman for bravery during the Maine disaster and the group tours the Colfax route before departure.
Reports from Lincoln, Springfield, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Ardmore, Athens, and Vienna describe religious conferences, public hearings, labor lodge activities, a hanging in the Indian Territory, Crete military events, Greek administration, and Austro-Hungarian naval movements with brief notices and dates.
Reports from Athens and Canes say King George will take command personally as Crete status shapes policy. Greek forces prepare for possible occupation while British and German notes signal pressure on blockades and recall of ships amid widespread casualties among civilians at Bahakinos.
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