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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
4
A fragment from the Houston Post shows publication office addresses, subscription rates, and postal notes. It lists multiple Franklin Avenue office numbers and references various departments and distribution details.
The Tur Post states delivery to any part of the city for $1 per month or $0.50 for three months. Theodore Hering oversees city circulation. Mexica, Thro ore Bering, Choa, Lottand A, WW. Palmer are collectors for all city bills. No payment to others without written authority. Any fee ads should be paid to Tilt Houeran Peperine Costrary. Papers expected to be delivered by 6 a.m.
The article reports Lord Rosebery’s suggestion to stage a casual meeting between British and Boer representatives in London to discuss settlement. He warns the war should not be prolonged and supports peace negotiations if possible, while noting strong audience reaction.
Article rebuts rumors of impending U S German naval clash over Venezuela. It cites German ambassador von Holleben briefing the president and asserts the Monroe doctrine forbids European territorial grabs in the Americas, not wars between nations over just causes.
Berlin assures Washington it will respect the Monroe doctrine in full and holds only Venezuelan customs houses until the $2,000,000 owed by Caracas is paid. No permanent territorial gain is promised or intended according to the accord.
The Texas railway expansion tops the nation with 547 new miles, Texas surpassing all states for the second year running. Oklahoma is second with 398. U.S. passenger earnings reach 420 million, freight 1.114 billion, net 555 million, up from last year.
On the last day of the old year the Fl Campu News issued a special edition numbering gooo copies, bound in pamphlet form between pink covers and comprising forty.
Disjointed notes reference New York policy hints on telephony, Hog prices, and financial concerns. Mentions London control, Middletown figures, Malford marriage in 1900, and various social topics. Also cites German teacher pay and public figures in a scattered, antiquated voice.
Washington notes discuss a coastwise Gulf canal from Sabine Lake to the Rio Grande to aid light draught vessels. Representative Cooper and Broussard seek surveys and estimates, with a $5000 appropriation, claiming wide regional benefit for Texas and Louisiana ships and industries. The piece also covers Roosevelt Schley dispatch rumors and updates on young congressmen and senator Platts office dispute.
Henry C Payne is noted as the fourth Wisconsin native to be selected as postmaster general, joining Alexander Randall Timothy Howe and William Vilas. The piece also covers Senate term expirations for McLainton Pritchard and Dehoe, Alabama voting on a federal rule, and other political notes including Dawes and Bridgely, plus Portland Maine’s new Citizens Union mayoral candidate Edward J. McTullintes.
Mrs Tred Pabst of Milwaukee donated a Carl Marr painting valued at $400 to the Layton art gallery in the shut city. The report also notes Stallings of Alabama leaving politics to run multiple businesses and practice law in Woate Hipmetts, Montgomery. Frederick D Underwooth is named for railroad president and entered service in 1868 as a brakeman on the St Paul road. Theodore S McClellan of Brunswick Maine, an aged printer, did all typesetting for Longfellow's Outre-Mer. President Roosevelt sent a $10 check.
Mrs Roosevelt’s small gold framed card raised fifty dollars at a bazar in Washington for a newshoys’ home. Representative Kerr of Ohio plans two 600 page volumes about Senator Sherman whose letters to prominent figures are kept by the biographer. John D Rockefeller chops wood for health at Pocantico Hills while Mrs Rockefeller prepares meals. he also uses dumbbells and walks outdoors amid indigestion.
A fragmented OCR page threads humorous verse and satirical prose. It weaves a diaristic poem about hunger and inspiration, interlaced with nonsensical lines and references to public figures, theatrical tunes, and stray epigrams.
In a Missouri ceremony Secretary Long asks Americans to view expanding the U S Navy as patriotic and a privilege, urging another hundred million dollars for ships. The piece accuses naval officials of dishonor and calls for purging the naval bureau to restore traditions and integrity in leadership.
Congressman Cannon has begun purchasing Nebraska land as a strategy to support a future United States senate bid, contrasting with the perceived waste of his current campaign funds.
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