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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
2
The Coawthons baseball team departs for Nacogdoches to play a three game set with the local club. Manager Rielly expects a clean sweep as his lineup features a string of strong pitchers and bats.
Baseball items from Nashville to Dallas report July 15 to 18 results. Plays include New Orleans at Nashville with a 4 1 score, Birmingham and Atlanta contests, and Chattanooga versus Memphis. Shreveport and Boston games noted, plus Philadelphia over St. Louis and Cincinnati over Chicago. Texan League results list Corsicana 10 Dallas 2 and Paris 7 Fort Worth 6.
A garbled OCR style note describes a political convention with mentions of George C Ponietod and Governor Hoge. References include John H Reagan retirement, Judge McLean, Mark Lesan, and a platform committee presenting resolutions on various subjects. Mentions Burleson and Hose appear amid unclear details.
In College Station the Farmers Congress meets with notable enthusiasm though the record contains OCR errors. Hallie Conover of Pitot Polat is reported dead, a misreading likely of Hallie Conover of Point Hope. The midsummer carnival unfolds at Belton, while local printers press toward uniform rates as workers seek one cent per copy.
Southern league winners Nashville Little Rock Atlanta Memphis. American league winners Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis Washington. National league winners Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia. Detroit Direct Halwer last heat Chamber of Commerce estates 10 toward Every Oret choles defeated Del ar Park. Old Bogland with Geedackeon tip won Bengate wickes at Brighton Meath. Artéoa at 16 to 1 surprised everrole at Washington Pack by winning the handicap. Riginmic a blind Kentucky thoroughbred won the Mauth M. FIO)etake ar Derreir.
A jumble of transport items mentions Rock Island surveyors planning flees from Cities county to Houston and a Southern Padoe excursion from hicaco to Tounton ts Urtobder. Hovey hasn’t been told of a Rock Island Central traffic accord. Santa Fe stays steady. North side officials expect victory while Matlory Nive denies plans to abandon Galveston port.
Market notes indicate July corn prices fell amid weak demand and rising arrivals. The report cites pressure from large loads and poor grain quality. analysts warn of continued volatility as storage and transport bottlenecks strain prices across cereals and related markets.
A strike question nears resolution as the tie shop men and Mr Van Vieck Worjog reach an understanding on minor points. A special committee appointed to settle the trail question ruled against the electric company. A dispatch reports C W Lewis sustained injuries in an incident but not life threatening.
The Comptroller of the Currency authorizes the Gulf National Bank of Beaumont Texas to begin with a capital of 100000 dollars. Thomas H Taugham is president W B Dunlop vice president A Le Willian cashier H D Fletcher assistant cashier. Lists various Texans and appointments including presidential postmasters and committee naming George Zelgiov Bugle and others.
A Cincinnati base ball deal is reportedly near. A Queen City syndicate led by Augoet Herrmann aims to control the local franchise for the National League, with price rumoured over $1000. Husbands Brush and Lioya have owned the Reds about twelve years, and involvement from W Besley Schoopf and Henson Foraker is noted.
Crescene Cresceus, a famed trotter, is touted by Toledo owner George Ketcham as the world’s champion will undertake a record-breaking summer tour. He claims the voyage will be short, with fewer than six stops, as part of a preparatory campaign for a major achievement.
A fragment describes a high end saddle and harness set called Great Teter. It touts aluminum Bela Hrones as the outer material, claiming strength rivaling steel with a refined appearance. The design emphasizes a smooth oval saddle, Roent Piite Kinks rein, and imported English roenet feathers.
Charlie Frank and James St Vrain sue to restrain the Southern League and president J B Nicklin from interfering with St Vrain pitching for the Memphis club. The injunction accuses the league of fear and influence to block St Vrain and force others from meeting Memphis. A temporary injunction is issued, with a hearing set for Monday. Viula will pitch in the game tomorrow.
The gun club grounds hosted a post noon challenge diamond medal event, praised as the finest among members. Theodore Bertin Jr held last week's medal while others tied in score. results list several shooters earning entries with scores near ten. The event occurred under the club’s management with invitations extended to attendees to witness the matches and the current medal holder.
The Well is burning fiercely as workers plan to cap the blaze with a large iron cone slipped over the flame column. President Heywood says an effort will be made between dawn and morning to quell the fire while a moon-sourced iron coffin is formed to drop over the well. A special train with fire equipment arrived to assist operations.
Tallahassee Fla July 15 The white democratic primary in Florida faced slow ballot counting with incomplete returns from 32 of 45 counties. Judge Waymeker appears the nominee for the supreme court and several state officers are favored including comptroller and railroad commissioners. Congressmen Packman and Davis run without opposition in their districts.
Washington officials express renewed confidence in securing Greene and Gaynor extradition from Canada. A new procedural approach aligns with the extradition treaty, replacing the prior method and accelerating the process.
A barn fire caused by a lightning strike damaged Henry Stradaburger's barn on the south side near Temple. A child was knocked from a doorway and another child was knocked down as rain fell for about ninety minutes. The barn was lost with livestock and implements, valued between 700 and 500 dollars with 100 dollars insured.
A July report notes Ellis County delegates from Ellis county including farmers and business leaders attended a meeting in Waxahachie to discuss the Farmers Congress. The group, led by a special coach, traveled from the county to participate in the congress proceedings.
Four railroads and most freight handlers agree to terms ending a major Chicago strike. Most workers were expected to return by tomorrow, while a minority held out. Officials report signed scales by Lake Shore, Michigan Southern, Chicago and North Western, and Illinois Central. others resist and plan further meetings to vote on returning to work.
The dispatches describe maritime relief missions near the Atlantic and the Caribbean with reports from New Orleans and New York. They note political tensions in Venezuela and ongoing unrest in Kingston Jamaica, plus military movements in Washington and London amid global hostilities and diplomatic strains.
Special to The Port reports ongoing arbitration over a Mexican claim linked to a disputed war era fund. The United States appoints two arbitrators and seeks resolution of about 21.1 million dollars set aside for indigo relief, with complex interest and principal adjustments unresolved.
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