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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1901
Page
4
The Houston Daily Post lists subscription rates and delivery terms detailing prices for daily and weekly issues. It states delivery by carriers, monthly and annual costs, and specifies payment policies and penalties for nonpayment.
Correspondence of all descriptions for business or criterion should be directed to any individual at The Houston Post. All checks dues orders and similar items should be payable to The Houston Printing Company.
The article warns that aggressive corporate consolidation led by J Pierpont Morgan could concentrate power in finance transportation and industry, risking a despotic regime controlled by a few men. It laments loss of national sovereignty warns of imperial entanglements and urges vigilant public response to safeguard democracy.
The piece warns that Venezuela must heed Washington's protests to avoid ruptured diplomatic ties bolstering fears of further quarrels and trade disruptions between the two nations. It criticizes arbitrary government actions that threaten foreign business confidence and legality.
The piece argues Texas should awaken domestic capital rather than seek outside funds. It contends local investment could boost industry, create homes for Texans, and raise living standards, while advocating compulsory arbitration for labor disputes and public improvements such as railways and telegraph lines.
The piece surveys January 1901 issues and contents across magazines and journals. It highlights discussions in The Saturday Review on political figures, irrigation progress in the Southwest, and features in North American Review, Little Chronicle, and Delineator. It notes portraits, illustrations, and a range of articles on public affairs, exploration, and education.
Regents prepare for regular meeting in Austin on January 15 chaired by T. S. Henter sen with representation from Cameron Texas Galveston and Dallas. Upcoming reports discuss student growth, faculty, and expansion of attendance toward 2000, plus collaborations with Missouri Tulane Vanderbilt and Virginia colleges.
In a recent interview in The Post Denton Texas January 11 Mrs Mary Ellen Lease is reported to have lived in Grayson County and not near Denton for over five years She was active in Catholic church and missionary work Her oldest son was born in the area and her husband worked as a drug clerk Burhans
A fragmentary 1858 note discusses a Havana correspondent's opinion on acquiring the island of Cuba. The text references Wencer and dates in Texas and Austin with a marginal suggestion to reproduce the material in The Post.
Comanche to Temple and beyond report multiple January weddings. May and McCrary wed in Comanche. Head and Neville married in Hallettsville. Turner and Taylor unite in Potanaly. Thesias and McVey tie the knot in Caldwell. Griffin and Johnston wed in Temple. Felder and Northrup wed near Brenham with a celebratory Central Train honeymoon plan.
Obituaries recount deaths across Texas towns in early January. Notes include Mrs. Tine Tone, Harricon Tone, Alice Williams, Lee Sanders, James L. Burns, Captain A Harrington, Mrs Elie Bollinger, and others from Comanche Sherman Flatonia Coleman and nearby counties with ages, causes, burial details, and affiliations such as Woodmen of the World.
January reports from Florrsville Wilson County to Wharton detail glow rain and snow aiding soil moisture while crop plans vary. Farmers in Kyle and Berclair note limited plowing and ongoing harvest expectations, with moisture and conditions shaping cotton acreage projections.
A Houston editorial argues for expanding Houston and Harris County along a shared path. It notes natural gas eruptions creating white earth mounds near oil fields and cites Navarro and Greens Bayou as examples. The piece discusses road improvements and the use of New Era Fradere machines to enhance county roads, urging officials to adopt proven methods to boost development.
A reader in Huntsville predicts 20th century gains for Houston and Texas, urging unity to build deep-water ports, rail connections, and widespread economic growth. The letter foresees shifts in governance, religion, and commerce, stressing moral progress and regional prosperity through infrastructure.
From San Patricio to Nacogdoches and Burleson counties farmers report frost and cold conditions giving way to clear, crisp days. Planting prep rises as rains warm ground, corn carloads sell, and seed supplies flow from local firms. Weather varies by town with winter moderating and favorable ground for early vegetables and cotton prospects.
Motions in various patent cases reference low sand bale inventories and fluctuating prices. The documents indicate ownership by well-off parties and discuss estate holdings and potential claims by claimant groups.
A compact Texas round up notes multiple city reports. Caseload items include an arrest in Belton for a charged crime, a jury verdict awarding damages in a rail line incident, and various civic notes from Dallas and surrounding towns.
An incident near Colome Texas ends in death by own action. The fragmented report mentions a person named Jone of Vic's place and a Mr. uth of tows, with Horning noted and a blowing detail. Details are unclear but indicate a fatal self-inflicted act and nearby individuals involved.
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