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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1902
Page
4
The Houston Post announces publication offices at Franklin Avenue with postal listings, billing by mail options, subscription rates per year including monthly installments, traveling agents, and mail and payment instructions. It notes delivery times and requests readers report missed issues promptly.
A 1902 Houston Chronicle analysis criticizes Northern papers for irreverent attacks on Texas Senator Bailey. It argues such coverage reveals lingering sectionalism despite peace, noting examples from the Brooklyn Times and Philadelphia Times and contrasting reactions from McLaurin and Mason.
The piece reflects southern reverberations after a U S president labeled the Confederacy anarchy. It cites Alexander H. Stephens and T K Oglesby in the Atlanta Journal, arguing the North caused conflict and that state governments would have preserved order.
The speaker argues the Confederacy is dead but its principles persist for all Americans to cherish if the government endures. Abandoning adverse principles is essential to prevent the overthrow of American free institutions and the rise of a centralized empire, echoing Stevens' warning.
The article argues Houston will grow into a first‑rank city with a deepwater via Buffalo Bayou, highlighting its rail links, cotton, rice, lumber, and expanding industries. It cites a 1400 S2,405,770 wage total in manufacturing and notes surrounding agricultural expansion, rail shops, and local pride in development while referencing public works disputes and political commentary.
Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier-Journal says Mr. Cleveland has sought office since youth, posed as a retired sage while actively seeking renomination in 1891, and was aided by cabinet members in Chicago. He cites the 1887 free trade message and alleges planning soon after. Local observers note Watterson’s critical interview in St Paul.
A curious column collects poems and wry clippings from West Texas papers. It mocks local journalism, cites editorials on juries and civic duty, and retells odd anecdotes from Corsicana to El Paso with a folksy, era-appropriate voice.
The mobile press mocks the Pennsylvania Republican platform plank on honest elections. Birmingham News notes the piece as a star joke of the summer. The South is contrasted with the North, implying the South cannot compete for genuine republican ideals.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal cites Roosevelt praising General Wood while noting his Cuba governorship on a 20 000 income. Alabama's Age-Herald and Nashville Banner discuss shifts in Philippine civil rule and recall Tilden for Democratic inspiration amid party divisions. The Charlotte News criticizes Bevridge Bailey remarks as unseemly in public office.
Washington July 6 Senator West outlines his view of the just-passed Congress and the 1904 political landscape. He criticizes Republican policies, praises some session work, and predicts a limited Democratic gain while warning of future subsidy battles and trust influence. He notes his health improving and plans a Missouri autumn return.
J N Davis of The Galveston News reports the death of James XII Davis, valued editorial department member. The tribute lauds him as a loving husband and father, Christian gentleman, and faithful worker, with sympathies extended to his wife, children, and aged father.
A fragmentary text blends a nostalgic poem about Bernie with uneasy phrases about a grass furniture trust and a German arrest. It mentions a Rockefeller heir and a joke about hair, yielding a collage of stray lines and oddities from an old page.
A domestic vignette features a playful debate over Panama hats and modern fashions. A mother and daughter mock a newspaper claim that Panama hats become stylish soon, while a father, grandpa, and son discuss aging, money, and sensible purchases amid humorous quips about bread dough and romance.
A collection of garbled notes cites varied claims from Maine natives called Foxes to counts of emigrants in Russia and Canada’s mineral output. It mentions California water waste laws, dust control oils, and population comparisons for Australia and New Zealand.
Edward Lauterbach is praised by associates as a powerful figure and potential lieutenant governor of New York. Mrs Herman Bolte of New York, newly admitted to the bar, pleads before her husband as judge. Miss Alice Robertson completes a philosophy degree at the University of California, among notable scholarly achievements. The empress of Germany honors twenty four Imperial Guard soldiers in a ceremonial display resembling Frederick the Great regalia.
A New York Sun commentary argues the irrigation bill in Congress misreads current law as Kansas sues Colorado over interstate water rights. It warns that extending irrigation projects could harm neighboring states and warns against shifting Union policy during a new government.
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