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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1902
Page
2
An old newspaper table of contents lists sections by number and topic, from Telegraphic news and Foreign news to Local strike news and Fashion pages, with portraits of officials and various specials across many titled segments. The prose reads like a planner for the issue with recurring column headings and feature slots.
A varied digest covers Americans entertaining in London while reports cite a revolution near, a fire in Paris and financial notes. It notes a German physician’s invention, naval matters, and notable figures from Wagner to Kitchener with speculative shifts in power and markets.
A fragmented draft references Moody, Cooper of Wisconsin, Roothaw at Oyster Bay, and investigations into canal matters. It mentions Republicans, Internal Revenue, and various officials, but the text is garbled and hard to interpret. It reads like corrupted notes on political figures and policy topics.
Disjointed report notes Motpe battleship preparation with Hex test in an era of unrest. Mentions Cambria mine yield, President Roosevelt interest, freight handlers strike, and various political and sporting items including a disputed tie and horse racing notes.
The report covers varied Texas happenings from Orange and Sour Lake to Beaumont and Galveston. It notes equipment orders worth about $11 000 and $50 000 for new facilities, a gas blowout with minor damage, and a wrecked Safer Coast line. It mentions Senator Bailey at a July 17 event and cotton rate discussions in Chicago.
A reception at the Colioh Excoonee marked a day of political pivots and labor activity. Democrats nominated Etermi Wb VB 1 for the Gl veatot district while union strikers pressed for arbitration on disputes.
Freight handlers and crew of the railroad freight fleet show no new progress as talks stall. Western and Central lines maintain posts while North and Northwestern unions debate accepting July 1 terms.
Guffey No 3 well at Sour Lake is expected to be bailed today amid a gas and oil blowout. The incident damaged surrounding property, scattered tree limbs, and left a cratered site with oil and sand covering the area as crews attempted to control the well.
Special to The Post reports Darlit R. Morris of Corps Christian benno named weather bureau observer. De Grafenfeld of Texas travels to New York on legal business, hints at appointment interest. General Gillespie assigns engineers to review new projects and improve harbors. Colonel McKenaley and others ordered to Havana as military attaché, while internal revenue prepares duty stamps on arrival of steamers. Louisiana Purchase Exposition commission contract to keep fair closed on Sundays sent to Treasury.
Mae from Providence reports twenty five years of dyspepsia improved after four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. She credits relief from nausea belching vomiting and stomach pain and says she can eat sleep and digest normally now. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises a radical permanent cure and asks readers to accept no substitute.
National briefs report varied events from Oyster to New York. Mentions Rout arrival, presidential sailing, wartime alerts, labor actions, and campus incidents amid a flood of rapid-fire dispatches across multiple cities.
Dr J Newton Hathaway presents a private practice appeal offering specialized treatment for chronic conditions including strictures varicocele blood pollution contracted diseases bladder and urinary complaints. He claims high success with his method and offers free confidential consultations by office or mail with symptom blanks.
A disturbance during Orange celebration in Edinburgh caused injuries to several people. The event was described as more serious than any in Ireland. The report notes the unrest stemming from a local parade or gathering and details the local reaction.
Official tallies show 112 bodies taken from the Cambri Steel Co mine after the Thursday wreck. By 6 am 108 recovered and at 8 am four more brought to surface, with explorers continuing. Officials expect most victims accounted for as crowds gather along the river ponehome.
Cleveland July 22 a party arrangement puts Theodore Burton in control of the Twenty first Ohio district campaign with Pup matching him as candidate and Burton holding absolute command of the campaign in the district.
Secretary of the Navy Moody cabled Commander Rodgers of the gunboat Marietta at Cape Haytien directing the vessel to proceed to Bluefields and Greytown to report the evolving situation on the ground in Nicaragua. The order signals heightened U S naval readiness in the Caribbean theater.
Fragmentary dispatches indicate Nicaragua and the Isthmus of Panama are being referenced as a route by cable. Orders directed Commander Mettne of the Ma chies to move toward Uppe Hoyttan.
July 12 report from Alvin notes Tonquito Ploeve has abated somewhat with fair weather. Farmers and hay men hope to finish work soon as mosquitoes are less fierce than in recent days, signaling a partial end to the pest’s worst period.
Arch bishop Patrick A Feehan, who served for twenty two years as a charge of the Catholic archdiocese of Chicago, died after a long illness today in Chicago. The news recalls his leadership and his impact on the church community.
A number of five Magnolia variety tes have shipped this week. The iris crop is the best.
A quirky note reports Feats and the Frultale drawing attention with high prices. Vendors claim unusual demand for the show and its ornate offerings, signaling a spike in value.
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