Houston Post Classifies Public Notices and Subscriptions
Houston Daily Post announces subscription rates and city delivery details for Thursday June 12 1902. It lists addresses for the publication office and foreign bureaus, names circulation staff, and directs readers to contact the paper for missed deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bering
Messrs
Theodore, Beripig
Chas, Lou
A. W. Palmer
Tue Houston Purxuixa Company
Shera
Tie Post
Houston
Texas
Republicans Straddle Philippine Policy Debate Across Senate
The piece critiques Republican stance on Philippine independence, citing President Taft era messaging and senator responses. It notes Teller proposed an amendment to government policy, arguing for a path to independence under U.S. protection, and accuses the GOP of straddling by voting it down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Philippine Islands
Ming
Panurge
Congress
PHN
United States
Senate
Teller
Colorado
Philippine
United Sates
Ard Urktia
Secretary Root and the Dismissal of Miss Taylor
A wartime era dispute centers on Rebecca Taylor a War Department clerk fired for criticizing Philippines policy. Congress parties seek written reasons from Secretary Root arguing removal violated civil service law. The piece condemns Root for not providing cause while defending Taylor’s right to protest government policy.
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Shallenberger
Nebraska
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
House
Senate
Secretary of War
Caise
Ming Taylor
Rebecca Taylor
War Department
Washington
Philippines
Miss Taylor
Taylor
Root
Congress
Trults
Congress Aims to Right a Clear Wrong in Philippine Case
The speaker complains that a leader suppresses reports from US governors and silent on Mina Taylor’s dismissal. He asserts the public deserves inquiry into barbarity in the Philippines and urges Congress to uncover and punish abuses. The passage argues for fuller disclosure and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
United States
Mina Taylor
Congress
Vacation season inspires thoughts of rest and renewal
The piece extols summer breaks for workers and families, arguing two weeks away improves productivity and spirits. It urges all to plan trips by rail, visit hotels or boarding houses, and celebrate a brief Edenic escape as essential for every age group. It comments on wage actions and other dated references, but focuses on the value of taking a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Paradise
Post
Railways and waterways dominate Texas Democratic talk of 1900s era
The article discusses Panama route advantages, the Nicaragua bill, and transcontinental rail aims. It notes Democratic harmonies in Harris County, endorsements of The Houston Post, and potential committee leadership shifts with Burton and Reeves leaving, highlighting Tom Ball as a top waterway expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Nicaragua
Glofmat
Newetek Menard
Burton
Judge Reeves
Isis
Congress
Turtot
Reeves
B. B. Dovener
West Virginia
Ball
Texas
Stout
Hall
Horton
Rivers
Harhora
Mwoeahington
Gameston News
Tom Ball
Obituary and misc notes on early 1900s figures
Robert Swan Boston's oldest school principal dies aged. Henry Cole of Denver converts estate valued at 409000 for the poor, wife objects claiming half. Williamy Clark of New Ark improving in Bath after illness. German actress Franzein Frisch fined 10 for using archduke term in Vienna. Mr Asquith notes cabinet members once worked for press. Bret Harte era earthquake shook Overland Monthly in San Francisco. Eastern papers urged mild reporting to avoid scaring readers.
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Robert Swan
Boston
Henry Cole
Denver
Williamy Clark
Clark Threasts
Newark
N. J
Bath
England
Vienna
Franzein Frisch
Asquith
Dawn
Bret Harte
Inan Francisco
Editorial edit derails Harte's university race with Ralston
Harte failed to reach a broad audience as his amusing magazine edit provoked offense. When his name came up for election to a university chair he lost the vote and backing of banker William C. Ralston, a leading trustee who held influence over the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harte
State University
William C. Ralston
Various antiquated notices and language shifts in Britain and Europe
The text cites long standing items from Kent England Swalecliffe church commission chalice dating to Elizabethan times a request for a public bath in Edinburgh rejected by council shifts in language use with Russian court adopting English and a czar preferring it and notes on a steam engine at Yarme colliery near Glasgow built 1869 still in use
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Avicey Acne
Mplanitts Corps
British War Office
Swalecliffe Church
Kent
England
Edinburgh
Bohemia
Yarme
Rutherglen
Glasgow
philanthropy urged to endow southern universities
A Southern newspaper column applauds Messia Rockefeller and Carnegie for deep philanthropic support to education, arguing endowing a southern university would yield lasting benefits. It cites Harvard Yale and Chicago as examples and urges Carnegie or Rockefeller to fund a premier southern university, possibly in the Atlantic states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messia
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Amione
Ty Waren, and the Goup of Southern Peaple
Bedbulis
Siutheen Yung
University
Ol Phe
Shawn
Generaysl
Iowa Lawyer Impresses Supreme Court Narrative
A colorful tale features an Iowa railroad lawyer praised by Supreme Court justices for wit and nerve. The scene shifts through courtroom antics as a judge and adversaries react to sharp, risky lines and a bribery mishap involving a clerk.
Chicago Invited to Texas by Governor Sayers
Chicago business leaders received an invitation from Governor Sayers of Texas to visit the state and assess its industrial prospects. A Chicago committee will arrange details for a large delegation, aiming to strengthen commercial ties with Texas and the wider southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Saps Talists
Sayers
Tomer
Bulsiness
Golta
Chirgo
England
Connecticut
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
United States and Cuba in Boost to Industry says World
The New York World editorial praises U S efforts with Cuba, noting satisfaction in goals achieved and the practical American temperament. It asserts Cuba owes a boon to American industry and highlights the fertile hand as large as England that has been set in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
New York World
England
Down With Old Flaga Free Nation Is Born
The speaker recounts an era of progress with new laws, borrowings for towns, eradication of yellow fever, urban growth from hamlets to healthy cities, hospitals and asylums, and the building of hundreds of schoolhouses. The flag is lowered as another free nation is born under its folds in honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Hyvane
Cynical Optimist Finds Home Between Grievance and Warmth
The Cynical Optimist reflects on home as a haven from city heat and misfortune. He contrasts a warm domestic scene with his own bruised mood, praising home’s comfort, duty, and quiet strength while sparingly noting the tensions of married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Cynmiat
Fragmented newspaper chatter on politics and society
A column of scattered comments touches on politics with Russell and Sten, jokes about a chopper invention, and social observations. It includes a dialogue with a cynical optimist and reflections on home life, marriage, and gender roles amid wartime sentiment.
The Price of Coal and International Repercussions
The article discusses the coal strike’s impact on coal costs and its underlying grounds, noting both reasonable and unreasonable demands and a general public concern over price increases. It then shifts to peace in England and South Africa, Kruger and Boer War reflections, and contemporary commentary on diplomatic missteps and political rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
South Africa
Edward
Deen
Orange
Kroger
Kruger
Ladysmith
Cape Colony
Bagh
Beaumont
Africa
Jefferson
Tampering With Trols Poem and Local Notices
A fragmented poem by J M Lewis explores folly hunger and toiling to hold up the world, interwoven with notices about Mrs Schott of New York from divorce to a Pullman wage claim and Dowie’s beard movement. The piece blends satirical verse with terse social briefs from New York and Chicago figures.
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New York
Coal Trust
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