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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1900
Page
10
Readable fragments describe storm waves reaching the mort and a man on the opposite side operating within twenty four hours of 6 pm on listed dates. Dates include January 1 moderating January 10 moderating January 11 changeable January 12 changeable and January 1 moderate.
Matines today announce the Baldwin-Melville Company begins its engagement at the opera house with new plays and special pricing. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Little Lord Fauntleroy and the drama Moths are scheduled, with further обновления between acts for a banner season. Evening prices 19 20 and 70 cents. matinees 10 and 20 cents. T. W. House president. The ad also notes storage services by Mercantile Storage Company and gas appliances from Houston Gas Light Company.
R O Wilton filed suit in the Eleventh District Civil Court against the Houston and Texas Central Railway seeking 15090 damages. He alleges the agent refused to sign his excursion ticket after he showed it, forcing him to stay in Houston twenty four hours, and that a later attempt to obtain a signature again failed. He says he was ejected from the train at Katy crossing and spent the night in the woods, suffering a severe cold and permanent injury. The report lists numerous other civil cases and tax judgments on the day’s calendar.
Appointments and estates including William Williams administrator fixed at 2000, Autry, C C Moree and J D Cutter named appraisers, fees taxed to W B Jones, Ange Tagan executor. inventories and claims filed and docketed. estate of William Lemkie noted. Lavender divorce case. railroad damages suit. various property transfers and building permits with costs and amounts.
A lively performance yesterday featured John delivering funny turns and bright quips while Eva Tanguay and Harry Welch impressed in the last act. The cast included gif giris and fashion plates with appealing acts plus parodies on sentimental ballads. The Whiting sisters played Nu tonal cornet melodies as several other singing features captivated Park Avenue audiences.
The Lincoln J. Carter melodrama Under the Dome drew a top heavy audience from Lincoln’s theatre crowd. Apia hurricane and ferry boat scenes earned generous applause as the mechanical effects impressed more than the acting. The Baldwin-Melville company takes the stage next with Lita Lord Fauntleroy and Moths tonight.
The second Tuesday in January elections were held by Houston banks with directors and officers named for First National, South Texas National, Houston National, Planters and Mechanical National, and Commercial National banks. All banks reported flourishing conditions. Commercial National replaced director R. areas? with M. Read, deceased, as director.
A special Houston Quartette club meeting at Turner hall is held this evening to select music and plan the program for the next concert. Director Schram warns members missing the meeting without a valid excuse will not be listed as participating, and new rules are hinted to improve the club’s material success. The Jeffersonian notes a Houstonian, Dr Sydney J. Smith, elected Instructor in obstetrics at Jefferson College and clinical assistant at the Polyclinic hospitals and college.
A fragmented testimonial argues for GFL Geretie's Female Panaces as a cure for female illness and monthly pain. Moody claims from Dr Mollie Miller Bardwall and others describe relief after use, with letters praising improved health and blessing.
The Indianapolis Journal notes a large farce comedy company at the Park performing Who is Who with a capable cast and strong specialties. The piece has little plot, but the performers deliver with skill and variety, elevating the show.
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