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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
4
The Houston Post lists publication offices at Franklin Avenue and notes second class mail status. It names city officers handling circulation and collection, with Theodore Bering and A. W. Pulver as managers and urges payment by check to The Houston Post Printing Company.
A Chicago newspaper reprints an Independent editorial debating Judge Jackson of the Parkersburg Federal Court and his contempt ruling against six striking mine leaders. It questions the power of equity to restrain union organizing and treason rhetoric, arguing Congress and courts should not redefine crimes or curb free speech.
A letter to President Roosevelt by a committee led by Charles Francis Adams Carl Schurz Edwin Burritt Smith Moorefield Storey and Herbert Welsh argues that Philippine atrocities exceed the president's review of General Jacob H. Smiths case and demands further investigation of army officers both active and retired.
The piece reports grave accusations by Hizena and independents alleging kidnapping murder torture and rape in warfare. It notes the president endorsed Democratic charges in the Smith case and asks what action he will take against alleged Matances and anti imperialist claims.
A review of W J Ghent's warning on industrial feudalism in the United States. Concentration of wealth, rise of multimillionaires, and centralized economic power threaten democracy. Yet many structures resist this trend with public and political counterforces.
The Austin Tribune notes the Democratic State convention endorses a full irrigation program for Texas. It urges legislative action to form a commission to study feasibility and cost, citing long-standing irrigation needs and the promise of greatly increased agriculture across the state.
Local observers argue preserving the franchise benefits cheap service while opponents fear loss of control. Proposals call for commerce avenues to become warehousing districts with rail lines, raising nearby land values. Notes reference Boer Wulleta extraction and a jab at public figures, with hints of agendas from Gonzales and Tr Awnassauge Crayton.
Across multiple papers readers are shown a spectrum of speculation about King Leopold of Belgium visiting the United States. The discussions touch on age and capability, with humorous digs at pace and participation.
A Chicago News item presents playful exchanges in a Juvenile class. A boy riffs on a feller turning a wrecked chariot into an airship. A child asks Grandma to kneel so he can draw an elephant. A girl answers about baptism with two times.
Miss Mary Barbrey, a stenographer, is identified as the first woman notary in Virginia qualifying under the new constitution permitting a woman to wet an notary. Attilla Cox, who saved Ole Bull from drowning in the Ohio River, remains in Lewisville Kentucky. Charles Tennyson, grandson of the late poet laureate, earned distinction at Cambridge University this year. Rudolph Aronson of New York, who taught the sultan of Morocco piano, received a jeweled Moorish sword as a gift. Ex Captain Dreyfus has not fully recovered and faces potential blindness due to treatment on the Isle Du Diable.
A Clifton Record clipping cites a Houston preacher calling for hangings of white murderers and quotes the Houston Post editorializing that municipal government is a hard problem. The piece reflects local press debate on crime and city administration.
From the Athens Review the writer rebuts claims of truck overproduction and argues rail transport and distribution lack unity. They contend demand exists if goods are properly managed and transported to markets with shortages.
The piece argues that unremunerative returns and rising prices for common goods reduce demand and threaten overproduction. It urges producer organization with efficient management to supply crops at prices the masses can pay, ensuring fair remuneration for farmers.
A New York Sun writer asserts only about a dozen U.S. senators are millionaires, naming William A. Clark and others with fortunes from 2 to 25 million dollars. The piece notes several named senators as comfortably well off or poor, with many cited as not rich today.
The piece praises local officials and citizens in Henderson Texas for handling a brutal assault case while criticizing mob justice. It notes a life saving rescue in Anglesea New Jersey and mentions Senator Bailey urging Democratic unity and party harmony amid internal disputes.
The Dallas News laments recent sensational scandal at a famed resort but argues the era’s vice is exaggerated. It urges readers to compare with past figures like Adam Noah Jonah and others, noting moral lapses across history yet insisting the world is improving.
A Washington Times discussion notes a test case on privacy rights regarding a young woman’s image used in a cigarette ad without consent. It argues the legal path is weak and cites issues of public interest and potential libel, contrasting male and female reputational harm.
A mixed OCR page jumble includes a poem about a homesick boy and his father, criminal carelessness dialogue, garbled humor and political musings. It references Teddy Roosevelt, Mark Hanna, local headlines, and regional notices with names like Bailey and Houston, all presented in a rough collage of quotes, jokes, and brief items.
A fragment notes a dramatic incident in Clarksville with violence and a fatal shooting. The readable text reflects a community reaction to a sudden death and the sense of being outsiders affected by the event.
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