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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
4
Scrambled OCR shows publication office addresses 1101 1103 1105 1107 and 1199 Franklin Avenue Houston Texas with postal registration and second class matter. Mentions President and office roles in illegible form.
The article discusses William Dean Howells's critique of American wealth and European leisure, contrasting the idle rich with European aristocracy. It notes Howells argues Americans lack purposeful work, cites economic fears about tariffs and trusts, and references statements from Schwab about Steel and labor.
The Schwab speech to the Chicago Bankers Club questions monopoly and urges consolidation as a legitimate business policy. He frames a trust as a consolidation and argues that proper consolidation expands trade and manufacturing while monopoly can restrict output and raise prices. He critiques labor relations rhetoric and suggests delaying a reckoning on trust power.
In Wantington January 14 reports a heated House session over the deficiency bill and Philippine expansion. Rivalries between Cannon Grosvenor and Clark flare as arguments focus on military aid and treaty authority, with De Armond and others debating propriety of speaking for candidates and the press.
A chaotic OCR fragment mixes romantic verse, stray name checks, street chatter, and political asides. It references Houstons pickpockets and a pipe scheme, with disjointed lines about love, marriage, and public figures, yielding no single coherent event.
Disjointed observations touch on electricity, power costs, and industrial development, referencing attempts to advance telephony and transportation in cities like Paris. Scattered figures hint at population, mileage, and disability rates, with mentions of pulp mills and railway costs amid uneven data.
Fragmentary remarks mention Sarah Jennings as duchess of Kiamnagh and Parker of Leamister with claims about Civil War rationes. References to generals, Lords Roberts, Lord Bitchinwes, and a planned brigade increase hint at military transfers and court politics. The text also notes musical and scientific interest, Vienna performances, and social circles around Roosevelt’s family.
A murky discussion from Trinity Press notes internal reform elements in Houston face a test for the mayoralty with opposition described. A correspondent seeks moves by The Post and local voices promise a timely response on municipal matters.
The Itesburg Dispatch hints at John W. Griggs aiming for the Senate and a cabinet post. It suggests improvements to his corporate law stance and questions his likelihood of securing high office.
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