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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1901
Page
7
Fragmented timetable notes show trains arriving and departing from Grand Central Depot and other Houston area depots toward Galveston, St Louis, Chicago, and nearby lines. Entries reference times, routes, and multiple railroad companies with Sunday schedules and variations.
A garbled summary lists multiple Texas House bills and committee actions. Proposals cover county bond issuances, municipal taxes, voting poll requirements, shipping regulation, and district court timing. Also noted are education certifications and public safety measures including explosives definitions and internal improvements.
Texas railroads ask the railroad commission for a four cent reduction on the former mileage table rate for cotton gin machinery. A Dallas gin manufacturer objects saying nine cents is insufficient. If denied the old rate may be applied, and manufacturers must comply. Commissioner Storey called the request better than the old rate and the case will be considered in days.
The Journal of Commerce reports about 160000 shares of Missouri Pac stock moved to the Rockefeller name from the Tay company. The event signals closer Rockefeller Gould ties and potential market effects with Texan Pacific in play.
Christine Hiller Haller a longtime Victoria resident dies in her sleep at 61. Born in Alsace on December 25, she moved to Texas as a child and supported her family as a devout Catholic. She leaves two sons L F Haller and J M Haller, six daughters and a husband, with services held at the German Catholic church. Willem O Resk, a prominent Cooke County real estate landowner, dies aged 71 after pneumonia.
Judge Ollat overruled the motion for a venue change in the Ww. Henner case. Henner is charged with murdering Constable Pate Bala by burning. The decision was issued this evening in Dallas Texas.
The piece lists special rates from The International and Great Northern and Houston North and West Texas for events in January through March, including livestock and merchant travelers. It notes the State Board of Equalization sustaining the comptroller on Pecos and Northern railroad valuation, and Bonham Texas remodeling its Texas and Pacific depot site with a new brick structure.
Notes and Personals report in Beaumont and Houston listing commercial and traveling agents from Isoia Fo Rock Island Katy Vandalia Tinwaton Texas Central Southern Sunset San Antonio Araceas Page Galveston Hous ton and other lines. Names include J B Dillon Charles D Golding Hickman Nobbing George Andrews Mayo Marlin Johnston McClure Goldwyn and O D Golding. The Rock Island line was presented to local friends as a notable guest from Dallas and Galveston.
Obituary details the life of Zachariae Boomich born 1817 in Frieden burg Am Mein. He led Hebrew congregations across Indiana Iowa and Houston serving as a rabbinical leader before turning to crockery business. He leaves multiple children and a brother with funeral at 10 o clock from his residence and burial in Hebrew cemetery. A separate fire report notes a house fire at 1412 Walker Avenue causing roughly 700 dollars in damage.
A long argument extols moral suasion as insufficient against strong force and warns that health failures from poor diets prompt reform by necessity. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a near-certain cure for dyspepsia, sharing anecdotal letters of recovery and detailing the product’s non-alcoholic, non-addictive composition and free medical adviser book offer.
A letter to the Houston Quartette Society president confirms Galveston Quartette members plan to attend the Howton Quartette nobiety concert at Milby & Dow's hall next Wednesday January 20. Lenor Jackson and her company, including soprano Josephine El Arnd and Belden Pratt, will perform. if the plan succeeds, G Herbert Brown will bring a Galveston excursion to the event.
A freight train collision near the cab led to an explosion after a brakeman stepped on a lever and released a gunpowder charge. Charles Dwyer suffered severe burns and was taken to a hospital in Howton for treatment. An advertisement for HMERBINE claims it purifies blood and cures various disorders, priced at 59 cents.
W. L. Beckham of Greenville visited Hillsebora and submitted a plan to the eltixene authorities. The document outlines a big Neotel project for the area and includes tentative timelines and budget notes.
A proposal outlines building a modern hotel with citizens funding 20 000 to 10 000 coats as a guaranteed investment. If diversifying stock at study end of three years, the holder may buy back the stock from the public bank at par, dollar for dollar, to secure citizen cooperation for neighborhood development.
Hichmont Texas and Kempner of Galveston plan large crop expansion with 310 acres of rice below town near a lake called Smath or Smathere lake. 260 acres of cane at Muldrow place in Fliewel north county. Sam Gordon tests a water well for a multi hundred acre field with strong results. J W Evans plans 100 acres of rice at Guy with a well. Mr Board and Matt Lowery also in Guy neighborhood planning early crops.
A local report from Alvin Texas notes twenty four quarts of ultra weave berries shipped to King Bros then sold to J T Wiley Co in Attatin. Berries are Raeceler variety with fine odor. Warm weather promises plentiful berries within ten days and daily shipments of vegetables continue.
A new Baytor building in Waco Texas to host a gymnasium and hall is planned for January 22.44 with church funds totaling 4000 dollars, leaving 1600 more, while Correll secures a 30000 dollar gift to Baylor University and the rent of the money already secured.
Walter Jackson was buried yesterday at Black Fouk Aotree Mabank last week after a fractured leg. The report notes fatal injuries from the accident and lists local mourners and the funeral details.
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