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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
4
The Houston Post announces subscription rates and payment practices, carrier distribution, and authorized agents. It lists office addresses including Franklin Avenue and Ames Building, and specifies payment by check to The Houston Printing Company with instructions for reporting delivery issues.
The piece chronicles Tracy from his 1902 Salem penitentiary breakout to a long chain of crimes across Oregon Washington and beyond. It notes killings wounded deputies and guards including Berit Valentine Heavy Charles Rasmond and Breese and describes his near captures and dramatic escapes with David Merrill and a large posse pursuing him along the Columbia River Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest towns.
An editorial from the New Orleans Times-Democrat draws a moral from the collapse of Venice's Campanile. It links architectural fate to American ideals and warns that lofty concepts may fail when tested by real events, urging reflection on sin, virtue, and national character.
The piece warns that plunder and power threaten America’s ideals and urges timely repair of the nation’s structure. It cites Machiavelli on renewing the state and calls for constant vigilance across all regions to restore foundational principles before it is too late.
Hon. William F. Vilas argues that trusts threaten liberty and industry. He calls for a united democratic front to defeat a central governing conspiracy and restore justice to the people.
Protests hinder adoption of a proposed settlement with the street railway company prompting a special inquiry into the franchise terms and city receipts. Debate spans politics and press with remarks about Texas democracy and local figures amid broader state party tensions.
A factional battle in the Travis Williamson Burnet and Lampasas district shows J Rountree leading 21 to 20 for the nomination with J H Fabuien ahead in district polls. The Post argues Rountree is the party nominee and urges unity among Democrats. The piece notes reactions to a presidential visit and mentions race prejudice as a barrier to Philippines pacification.
The article surveys prejudice in Atlantic circles blaming American slavery for race bias, notes Filipino perceptions, and comments on the South’s weak representation in the colony’s American leadership. It highlights Dallas tax and insurance critique, Texas politics, and praise for Judge W P McLean as permanent chairman at the Galveston convention with mentions of Lanham and other figures.
A Tyler Daily Courier item laments rival editors Green and Cooke and their press feud. The piece notes how rivalry can hurt neighbors, urges reconciliation, and argues mutual benefit from cooperation rather than petty feuds.
The piece argues that longer vacations and shorter work hours are vital for national and individual well being. It notes modern life pressures drive rest breaks, citing travel rhythms and the July vacation as now customary and necessary rather than optional.
A Kountze News reflection on fading politicians and the toll of public life. It contrasts aging figures like Horace Greeley with Texas leaders such as R. B. Hubbard and Roger Mills, noting loss of power, wealth, and influence as successors rise and veterans fade from the public stage.
The piece argues a veteran politician may return to contest for honors, fearing venomous public feuds. It compares past figures like Hubbard and Hogg, notes risk of Tyler versus Austin, and contemplates the tragic arc of political life and rapid erosion of youthful ambitions.
J Mierpont Morgan donated a $10,000 set of cut precious stones to Paris’s Jardin des Plantes museum. Miss McKeever of Roxbury resigned after four years as an army nurse in the Philippines, where she led a major hospital. John Pierson of Swedesboro, age 65, long served in the New Jersey senate during Lincoln’s era, living in his current home sixty five years. Dr M L Robinson earned a Paris World’s Fair diploma for translating the Tal mud, with seven volumes sent to Paris. John Philip Sousa sent King Edward a illuminated copy of Imperial Edward in velum and gold case. Mrs Urquhart Lice of Chicago teaches parliamentary law and is the University of California’s new parliamentary chair appointee. Two $25,000 checks arrived for Whitman College president S F J Penrose from D K Pearsons, bringing Pearsons gifts to $240,000. The Austrian emperor’s name appeared in a royal anecdote about loyalty gifts, the cam left to His majesty worth St, accepted as loyalty.
Freight core forty feet long capable of carrying thirty tons will soon run on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway. In Moscow a money lender was sentenced to four months for lending at 1a per cent. New Central London trains will be fireproof with steel and asbestos. Motme Eena lowered six to five feet off the south and twice as much on the north. top blown away by wind. Warsaw restaurant keeps a motor car to drive patrons home 10 pm to 2 am. Irregulars who fought with the British in South Africa offer to serve at Johannesburg to halt in the Philippines.
Pittsburg Dispatch notes a humorous column on fashions and marriage. It describes tight or loose sleeves, a Kansas man who saved a widow then married her within months, and various quips about wives, excuses, and the after marriage explanation department.
A New York Press item notes women appreciate vanity in men yet resist meekness. It suggests that women notice lack of attention to changes in hair and infer diminished love. The piece argues a husband should assert control to enforce his wife’s submission.
The article argues silver bullion exports from the U S last year totaled about 49 732 390 dollars and one hundred million ounces. It notes Europeans prefer silver coins for small transactions and that the U S sells bullion at under 50 cents an ounce while Europeans coin it into currency, earning about 82 cents per ounce for their issue. It decries the system as a financial anomaly and mocks the notion of silver as merely decorative.
A Georgia man allegedly planned to give a ward a dangerous gift by lacing watermelons with a toxic substance. Authorities uncover the plot and detain the suspect as the investigation continues.
A Birmingham News item criticizes a man who grunts about politics and has not registered, urging him to use a speaking tube to voice his views. The piece highlights frustration with idle dissent and urges civic participation.
A nostalgic poem recalls a sunlit galley retreat where a wife and baby bring comfort and joy. The speaker longs for the honeysuckle vines and candlelit calm, creating a sanctuary where stories bloom and sorrow cannot reach.
A montage of editorial quotes from multiple papers discussing justice delays and jury impact, noting how law and procedure affect outcomes. Mentions Wise County Messenger, Houston papers, and several named editors and cities, with reflections on judges, lawyers, and public perception.
Mike Goggan of the Gowsan firm seeks mayoral race in San Antonio pledging to cut salaries and serve free of cost. The Orange Daily Tribune mocks his bid while predicting Callaghan’s return to power. A Kansas paper contemplates starting a rival, claiming Briggs Enterprise already bears rivals.
The Philadelphia Record notes compulsory publicity and tariffs as a curb on monopoly, arguing the move would threaten the trusts that hide behind barriers while harming the home consumer.
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