The Houston Daily Post 1901 City Notices
The Houston Daily Post 1901 issue details subscription rates and delivery policies. It lists offices in New York and Chicago, rates for daily and semiweekly editions, and authorized collectors for city bills.
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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
4
The Houston Daily Post 1901 issue details subscription rates and delivery policies. It lists offices in New York and Chicago, rates for daily and semiweekly editions, and authorized collectors for city bills.
The note directs business correspondence for The Houston Post to the Houston Post office and payments to Boveten Printing Company. It specifies non-personal addressing and proper payment naming for checks drafts and money orders.
The article lauds Prince Edward as a fit future king, praising his loyalty to his mother, understanding of his kingdom, and conservative refined manners. It notes that the English people welcome a genuine man capable of upholding propriety and duty, predicting a popular and creditable reign.
A contended report compares reform efforts in Philadelphia and New York City. Both cities pursue a moral wave to clean up politics and business, but methods differ: New York seeks a cityist crackdown while Philadelphia mobilizes business groups for a decisive revolt against what is seen as poor governance.
The Philadelphia Record notes energetic Manufacturers Club members pressing for a united civic reform push. They argue business interests require safer, cleaner city governance, with a strong push for municipal action over the next weeks to secure material, dollars worth of improvement.
The Georgia debate highlights the need for a state bureau to publish annual agriculture and industrial exports. The Savannah articles note high values in cotton and crops, urging South Carolina to create a similar central office to report on industry, progress, and profitability for citizens and farmers alike.
Fragmented notes discuss tax receipts rules for voting eligibility, municipal ownership debates, and a broad mix of political commentary. The piece touches on Senate actions, international etiquette for a potential monarch, U S financial adjustments, and local infrastructure contracts, framed in a skeptical tone of reform and governance.
A chaotic mixed-word column reports on Emperor William of Germany and German affairs. It notes Germany’s use of English and German language schooling, a Rhine canal plan, and America’s role in kraut production. It mentions Lillian Clayton and Hoosier hangings with sensational asides from multiple papers.
A reflective poem about boyhood and home contrasts with scattered city items. Seventy-one Chicagoans join the Legion of Honor in France while the city council considers making French the official municipal language. Odd short blurbs lampoon middle class info desires and sensational anecdotes, ending with stray lines about hazing and a son.
Waxahachie Texas January 1 Ricas Bowers a Black man who killed his wife by slashing her head and attempted suicide by cutting his own throat in December died in jail the morning of his wounds. Bowers case had been continued due to his condition.
District court in Bhorman sessions continues over the Carrington case charging H Carrington with billing George B Canary. A high session will be held as testimony progresses for the defense.
Governors nominees and university funding outlined. The report lists salaries for many university posts, including presidents, professors, and instructors, with totals for current and capital expenses. Also noted are charter actions, board of trustees nominations, and assorted public notices in Austin and Galveston.
Dallas January 28. The court issued multiple dispositions. Affirmed: Sim Ward and H A Ward from Jones, A Long from Dallas. Reverted and remanded: F Johnson from Dallas, P B E Denton from Collin, Sam Yysman from Tarrant, W H Rat from Mull, Hiartison Sinks from Dallas, Bubiiitted. On motion to dismiss appeal: Tom Thomas from Rockwall, W J Mubinay from Johnson. Others listed on briefs for various appellants and respondents. oral arguments for both sides held by Kirkpatrick and Mulliols from Tarrant, A Rape from Dallas, George Riggins from Dallas, ex parte B Messer from Beil, D M Alexander from Kaufman, T & Dawson from Floyd, John Colthirp from Hale.
First Court of Appeals Galveston Texas January 33 lists motions for rehearing. Case names include Georges M Dilley Son vs Freedaian Broa from Cherokee and John Bracker vs Julia Pincher from Galveston. Also resistance of mandate Galveston Herrieburg and San Antonio Railway Co vs John Engltieh from Galveston.
Proceedings in the Third district include affirmations reversed and rendered and motions overruled with various cases from McLennan Lampasas Travis Brown Tom Green heard. Notable entries involve Mrs Florida Mimsoa Gift of Waco H Latend Jane Holmian Kate White and others with notices of mandates pauper oath and rebearing actions.
The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio issued January proceedings affirming several civil appeals. Names include Hughes v Wapples Platter Grocery Co. Fleming v Ball. Brookn v Archer. Texas and Pacific Railway Co v Spencer Martin. and Ross Mitchell v Franklin, with cases from Hunt St Lewis Southwestern Rail Hay Comply Texuza and others.
Dallas January 23 Hon W Grubbs spoke on the Bailey investigation calling it a triumph for Bailey and Attorney General Smith. He argued the probe will aid the reform movement and deter demagogy while stressing steady corporate investments under state law. The remarks touched on politics in Texas and the national impact of the investigation.
A noon Tremont hotel meeting in Galveston discussed broadcasting the citys stance to outside groups. The article notes ongoing appeals and a clerk filed case against the vessel owners, claiming careless stowage caused damage worth 1000. The scene also covers recruiting efforts, a marriage in Grace Church, and civic notes on relief funds and local arrivals.
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