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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
4
Publication masthead from the Houston Daily Post dated Thursday July 18 1901. Lists offices at Franklin Avenues Nos 1101 1102 1105 1107 1109 with telephone numbers for the business and editorial departments. Printing company imprint and postal registration noted.
A notice lists outlets where Traveling Texans will be sold. Locations include Orleans Street Charles Hotel news stand in New Orleans, T F Gess on St Charles Street, H J Holle 32 Commercial New York City, Brentano’s Union Square, Washington DC Metropolitan Hotel, Washington News Exchange, Buffalo Buffalo Circulation Bureau, St Louis Planters Hotel and Union Station, Los Angeles Oliver Harris 106 South Spring, Denver The Stationery Co, Hamilton Kendrick 206 Leverteeth, and Omaha Mergh Stationery 1308 Furman Street.
The Post publishes statements from the mayor and finance committee chair on the water contract overhaul. It questions urgency and reveals figures on project costs, savings, and past obligations, noting the mayor’s unfamiliarity and criticising the council’s handling of the Bennett resolution.
Ex Senator Towne disputes rumors of a 1904 Democratic split led by Bryan and denies plans for a new third party. He argues the party should maintain bimetalism, widen the money base with gold and silver, and avoid abandoning principles for electoral gain.
The article argues that the present arrangement leaves the city bound to the plant if no purchase occurs, potentially extending the contract indefinitely. It suggests the company seeks to erase past omissions via a new compromise, while critics warn Mayor Woolford and the finance committee to exercise extreme caution before signing the agreement.
An interview highlights a proposed contract change by the Houston Water Company to remove pressure requirements, claiming the old terms prevented constant pure artesian supply. The speaker jokes about fire-time pressure spikes, noting past dependence on bayou reserves and contrasting with rivals in the region. Memphis is referenced.
The column surveys diverse topics from U.S. politics and corporate influence to international tensions. It notes reactions to water contracts in Omaha, axed Massachusetts officers, and sugarless satire on Ohio politics, while mentioning French English naval access, Texas weather, and ongoing public debates.
Eminent businessman Thomas, made president of the Seventh National Bank a day before its failure, laments college time. He claims Yale study was wasted for his aim of high commissions and money making, arguing common schooling sufficed for many brokers.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues free trade for Porto Rico is not permanent. Supreme Court rulings allow Congress to impose duties. Sugar and tobacco lobbies may petition to restore or increase tariffs if harmed, keeping watch on legislative power.
A collage of quotes and anecdotes from multiple papers. Topics touch politics, labor, oil, poetry, and local curiosities. Mentions Senator McLaurin ideas, Texas packeries, Oklahoma oil prospects, Japanese poet laureate, and regional quips about farm life and currency.
Dr. James Wood of Cleveland leads as president of the American Institute of Homeopathy and gynecology professor at Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College. Miss Breckinridge, daughter of Col W C P Breckinridge, is a pioneer woman lawyer and scholar. John J Pingree, ex-governor’s brother, lives in Hopkinton MA and runs a shoe factory at Ashland. Adolph Myer sent to Glasgow University anniversary by Clark University. F W Dyson, Greenwich astronomer, arrives in San Francisco after eclipse work and departs for American observatories. Alexander Campbell, Boston golfer, owns a 260 year old driver once owned by the Earl of Eglinton. Rev Edward S Tead of Somerville elected secretary of the Boston Congregational Educational Society.
The borough of Manhattan churches plan to ship about x0,000 boys and girls and mothers to rural areas this summer. Episcopal churches send the most children, with Trinity alone sending 4400. onward observations note Dispensary and statues in Paris.
The Post received a copy of American Supremacy prepared with the aid of the state department and U.S. diplomatic officers and others, published by Charles Austin Bates in New York. It outlines trade expansion, offers export and import statistics, and guides American firms in dealing with foreign buyers and expanding in foreign markets.
A fragmented, stream of consciousness piece recalls boyhood scenes and the comforts and fears of youth. It filters memories of family, fear, and a longing to return to simpler times, interwoven with cynical takes on marriage, fame, and national pride. The speaker frets about aging, danger, and elusive wisdom, ending tangled in existential musings.
A fragment describes a pale rose and black gown with dotted details and embroidered leaves, plus a big black dotted hat and matching accessories. It also mentions lace stockings and a dainty combined look, plus a menu and a poem about prophecies and fortunes.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions orders, greetings, and a list of unclear items. It references Texas and various nonsensical phrases, offering no clear event, date, or named entities beyond a generic regional cue.
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