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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1901
Page
6
Speaker Prince announced the committee members amid a sprawling debate on D emocrat party reorganization and related bills. The body adjourned briefly as leaders planned hearings and set a Monday start for committee deliberations on key measures and witness appearances.
Fragmented text records a parliamentary style session with references to a motion, committee members, and a discussion on investigation: names such as McFe and Mugatinn appear. notes on procedure, roll call, and roles suggest a historical record of legislative proceedings.
A Texas case alleges improper mortgage recordkeeping with four bills and a proposed bill to require mortgage cancellation on payment. The prose notes unpaid or misdated notices and claims the clerk’s records show mortgages never cancelled though paid, affecting lien status and potential remedies.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Howie Finance and references a committee or meeting in January and October. Details are garbled and no clear event, date, or outcome is discernible from the readable portions. The source lacks coherent facts to summarize beyond indicating a fiscal context.
Fragmentary notes indicate Wharton locality and a reference to a January Texan writer, Rot, mentioning Hewaton and SuGeE Schlewr. The shard alludes to a shift in church era within the Baptists at a Wharton site.
A fragmented notice invites a covenant meeting at the church on a specified date to renew fellowship and discuss meals and support for the coming year. The text is partially garbled with unclear phrases and names.
Town buzzes with fear as reports say roving gangs plan to threaten streets and burglaries during the Midwinter Carnival. Police tighten patrols after Frank Coles, a local figure, was briefly detained and later released as authorities pursue leads. Citizens discuss forming a vigilante committee to safeguard attendees.
Local reports indicate federal authorities press charges for sending threatening letters. Officials allege the letters aimed to extort or intimidate, with investigations centered in Cincinnati and linked to a broader scheme.
The piece reports that Tad D. is poised to be chosen as attorney general, following a cabinet reshuffle. It notes Senator Fairbanks advised resignation of a minister as a path to improve chances for the appointment.
A fragmented report notes Vanvoran figures citing January events and a push by Blewett and partners to address bias in land deals. It mentions investors, canal interests, and a move toward offshore ventures with names like Sam Streatmac and Freeman, hinting at a pending transfer to Texas.
Fragmentary report from Wharton area on a Sew Rice Farm project near Hungerford. Mentions testing equipment, preparation of tasks, and irrigation efforts with water supply issues affecting cereal cultivation. Names and exact locations are obscured by garbled OCR.
The grand jury reported indictments covering felonies in a session that adjourned after two weeks. Seventy-one counts were listed as part of the charges filed, reflecting serious criminal allegations.
A letter from Mrs J W Grant of Deepwater describes severe coffee related illness including jitters faintness and nervous exhaustion. She details attempts to drink coffee to cope before finding relief after switching to Postum brewed beverage. She reports improved health after abandoning coffee and using Postum.
January 12 report from Galveston notes inquiries to North German Lloyd about steamship orders and potential sales. Mortuary permits list numerous deaths from drowning, fever, pneumonia, typhoid, and other causes, with names and ages of white and colored residents among the week’s burials.
Galveston notes list marriage licenses issued for Henry Kimball and Mrs. Hgea Monon, Archie Ward and Miss Geneva Mendricks, plus various local notices. Dying wife T. J. Black is reported at 1405 Macdeni street with funeral arrangements noted, and several named individuals including hospital officials, railway agents, and a church elder are mentioned in scattered updates. Plans for an opera house in Galveston are announced with work to begin in April, and salvage efforts progress on grain damage from a recent elevator incident. Vaccination work proceeds in Galveston with Dr. Wallace Ralston in town, no deaths reported from smallpox. The Tremont hotel registers a long list of visitors from multiple cities.
The article presents testimonials praising Peruna as a curative for grippe and related ailments. It features Mrs. C. D. Powell and Mrs. M. Jouris among others, noting endorsements from Golden Rod Sewing Circle and a congressman’s wife. We read letters from users across Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Columbus praising health improvements and recommending Peruna for respiratory and systemic symptoms.
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