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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1901
Page
4
Official publication details for the Houston Daily Post dated Tuesday July 16 1901 list office addresses on Franklin Avenue and contact numbers for business and editorial departments. The item notes postal registration as second class mail and credits staff.
The Post will be found on ante at venues in New Orleans New York City Washington Buffalo St. Louis Los Angeles Denver Omaha and other cities. Listings include hotels news stands and stationery shops such as the St Charles Hotel Union Square Metropolitan and Oliver Harris with specific street addresses.
The article critiques perceived favoritism in U S military promotions and rewards, contrasting General Funston of Kansas and Major Hero of Texas. It argues promotions favored political connections and public relations stunts over merit, citing Aguinaldo’s capture and the hero status of others as evidence of biased advancement.
The Telegraph argues that Columbus reports on Mr Hyvan’s treatment were likely exaggerated. It recalls the 1896 Cleveland leadership, the Georgia vote, and internal party divisions. The piece defends Cleveland’s honesty and notes its lack of support for Bryan while questioning the Nebraska convention claim.
The text compares state and national party dynamics and urges Democrats to stand together. Ex Governor Patterson of Pennsylvania notes Bryan’s strong personal following, while cautioning against insulting Bryan. It suggests patience regarding a possible future convention and states Bryan will not seek another presidential run.
The Chicago Real Estate Board lauds the Torrens title registry system highlighting lender acceptance of certified county certificates, its spread from Australia, and potential adoption in Massachusetts and Minnesota amid political debates in New York and Texas.
The Houston Herald and Waco Times erayid weigh in on Texas as a political battleground. Editorials from Denison, Dallas, San Antonio and other papers mock and critique Philadelphia and Pennsylvania politics influence, while Orange launches a new weekly Citizen. An American yacht order attributed to Kaiser William stirs idle speculation. The column ends with a prompt for readers to share news.
From the New York World and Fort Worth Mail Telegram summaries the 1896 Ohio gubernatorial race dynamics and the rise of a Houston oil venture challenging Standard Oil. It highlights John Henry Kirby's role, Texas oil politics, capital interests, and a portrait of the Texas farmer's independence and productivity.
A Chicago broker received a fraudulent postal card urging purchase of People’s Gas shares. Brooklyn’s Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian church plans a monument for Rev. Dr. Theodore J. Cuyler, funded by public subscription, joining Harvard’s Shelly manuscript note in the era’s literary discourse.
Wr Josiah Oldfield pins to bishops of the Church of England for views on the death penalty and reports none favour abolition. Albert R Taylor resigns as president of Kargas State Normal School to lead James Millican University at Decatur Tl. Mac Taylor, Knox College graduate, to supervise building, recruit faculty, and organize courses next year. Mrs Clarence H Mackay restores the Bryant Library at Roslyn IL, funded after the poet once donated the station house. donations topped $1000.
Letter to the editor argues Houston’s mosquito problem stems from open cisterns in poorer neighborhoods. The writer urges closing tanks lightly to block female mosquitoes and proposes kerosene as a safe, cheap measure to cover standing water and halt breeding.
A fragment from Beeville Picayune describes Fred Perkins as laying an egg in a quirky, light filled scene at a place nicknamed San Antonio area. The tone suggests a humorous local note about a nest and playful antics during a recent event.
A collage of rhymes and stray lines referencing romance, mischief, and social notes. Mentions of a Philadelphia lawyer and a violet, with stray phrases about a physician, affection, and a yacht dream. The text mixes poems, stray names, and nonsensical asides without a clear single event.
A light blue muslin gown features a rounded yoke bodice with white collar edged in velvet and trimming details. The piece discusses hats with white foulard scarves, a bird plumage plume, and the rise of panne cloth as a fashionable, affordable material for summer wardrobes. Also includes sample menus for dinner supper and breakfast items.
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