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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
1
An OCR fragment notes frost in eastern Texas with mentions of fall and winter days. It references Wednesday and Thursday with unclear terms and possible regional weather notes. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or actionable details.
Washington June 16 Democrats in Congress vow a thorough inquiry into the dismissal of War Department clerk Miss Rebecca Taylor after she criticis ed the Philippines policy in a local paper. The exchange with Secretary Root is published. Miss Taylor cites Civil Service rules and says no just cause or written reasons were given for her removal.
Senator Bailey will not attend the New England Democratic League banquet in Boston next week. His physician advises against speaking in public until his throat improves, and several other prominent Democrats are also unavailable. the event likely will be postponed.
The president departed for West Point near midnight and is said to have signed the rivers and harbors bill, a move deemed satisfactory by war department officials. Officials expect full signing upon his return, though confirmation depends on inquiries.
A New York report lists Texans registered there on June 16 including Houston M. Walsh Kensington Paine H. H. Hoffman Gilkey Pallas Willis Taylor Belvidere Carl Buerbaum Broadway Central Waco Mr. and Mrs. R. Russell Hol Mee Relaeet Fold and wife Navarre.
A new train service to be inaugurated this Sunday will shorten mail delivery times between Washington and Texas. The service will hasten mail addressed to 16 points across Central and North Texas from New.
The section reports a planned new fast train to Sa Lovie that will require about twenty-three hours to reach the destination, with a twenty-six hour run from St Louis to Houston. The total time from here to Houston will be about forty-nine hours, roughly an hour longer than the Unie via New Orleans. This improvement is noted as significant for state sections already mentioned.
Washington June reports Chief Galloway of the bureau of plant industry promised Representative Harlesim that no tea gravity experiments are funded in the agriculture appropriation. Plans fix location as yet, with a likely site in Southeast Texas, possibly in Representative Vooper's district.
A carload of ahad thought to be placed in the middle of the Neches river will not be forthcoming. Transportation arrangements proved impossible and the plan’s condition requiring government funding was abandoned until next season.
Washington June 10 the senate committee of claims reports favorably on a bill to pay claims for property used by the government in the Spanish American War. Included are Richard J Leow of Texas for 50 dollars and the Galveston Land and Improvement Co for 116 dollars. The bill has passed the house and likely becomes law.
A London parliamentary paper on revised 1902-03 finances estimates expenditures at £176,359,700 and revenues at £176,359,700. The deficit is covered by a consol loan of £20,920,000, leaving £5,096,000 available for contingencies and debt redemption.
Havana on June 16 reports Palma has offered General Maximo Gomer the post of general in chief of the Cuban royalist forces and it is believed he will accept the role.
Washington June report notes Prof Robert T Hill studying Martinique eruption remains to determine the gas responsible for deaths. He will analyze volcanic dust and rock samples, aim to cross section stones, and compare pre eruption conditions to identify the gas theory.
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