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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
5
Proceedings detail witness testimonies on Maher and other inmates at the Confederate home. Doctors, nurses, and staff are questioned about care, food, and possible abuse with the committee adjourning for the day.
Fort Worth hosts the eighth annual meeting of City Marshals and Chiefs of Police with papers on police and the public migratory criminals and more. New members added. discussion includes industrial school for boys, parental criminal liability, and pistol control measures.
Marshall Texas June 25 black smiths at the Texas and Pacific plant go on strike at dawn. They refuse to publish details but the superintendent says several workers refused to sharpen tools for an apprentice and others employed in place of machinists who struck May 1 remain out. Foreman says orders were given to resume sharpening but workers quit. Only four machines remain in use in the foundry shops.
Galveston Texas June 21 Beginning July 1 the Santa Fe will inaugurate new train service on two extensions Falls Valley to Lindsay and Brooklyn to Jagper on the Gulf Beaumont and Great Northern. The line extends toward San Augustine and north to Center.
Fragmentary text references a wedding event with brides, Lamar, and a steamship Concho voyage. no clear dates, places, or names beyond Mirabeau and Texas Republic hints. Content is too garbled to form a coherent, factual summary or identify individuals with confidence.
The State Capital notes charter filings for Mingith Mercantile of Mingus Palo Pinto county and Mains Abstract of Lubbock with listed incorporators. A permit is granted to W H Graham Co of Little Rock for Texas oil company activity with offices in Beaumont and Austin. George Limberg, a 60 year old carpenter, found dead of heart failure outside McFadden drug store on Lavaca Street. Bonds registered include 20000 Mortat Pleasant water works and 4200 school district bonds in Collin county. Adjutant General Scurry travels to San Antonio to discuss state encampment details with the governor as arrangements for the annual drill proceed.
Dallas June 2 The Texas State Fair Association offers a favorable opportunity to promote Texas at the St Louis World's Fair. The commission has prepared reading slides and photos of the exposition grounds to explain plans, and urges county and local support to raise funds for a Texas building and exhibit.
In Greenville Texas the Real Estate and Industrial Association met with poor attendance. Judge Culmore of Houston was elected chairman in President Riggins absence. Reports were referred to committees as E W Kirkpatrick spoke on horticultural development and J J Kaerly presented a paper on surveying and soil for Texan needs.
Fairbanks residents cheer the Darrell rice farm as artesian water is secured and rice culture prospects improve in the area. The town expects better yields and economic benefits from the project and its staged irrigation plan.
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned trial court rulings, granting bail for John Connell Jr. on an arson indictment, with the bond set at 10000 dollars. The decision notes the evidence is circumstantial but deemed insufficient to deny bail. Keller’s Bowie county arson case affirmed. four years in the penitentiary.
In Galveston on June 25 the civil appeals court transacted business including a motion to dismiss an appeal by the Galveston Harrisdore and San Antonio Railway Company and motions for rewording involving Virginia W. Lawren et al versus Carding Law son from Fort Bead Brown Iron Company versus Bwice Norwood from Tyrimes and Brown Iron Company versus Ward Fearploman from Grlayes.
On June 2 in Austin Tess the court of criminal appeals issued rulings including affirmations for Diner Barin of Linno and Joe Carter of Madison IT Kelley, remands for Underwood Barber Lions J H Grace Mom Jones WNM Barjow Wichita with a $10,000 fine, ex parte John Connell motion granted reversed and remanded Kid Hamphurien Llennan, motions for rehearings overruled Hart Bolkans Guadalupe Bob Bedford Fann Milton Young Tarrant droan Barrett Harris Robert Smith Grayson, and Harvey Pallerton Haut.
The Texas Supreme Court proceedings included reversals and reminders in several cases from Walker to San Antonio and Dallas. Certified questions were answered for Western Talon perarere Co and John Peres from Bexar. applications refused for multiple appellants. various railway and utility disputes appeared from Galveston to Fort Worth with motions for rehearing submitted.
The Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio Texas shows varied proceedings today including remands motions granted and cases with orders to hold further hearings. Multiple parties from McLennan Travis Saba Wharton and Dell City appear with cases listed as remanded or reversed while a next term set for October 1902 is noted and adjournment anticipated.
A Frisco freight wreck north of Holderville, I T, caused the engine and ten cars to plunge into a river. Conductor Richard Stark and crew members were injured, details blurred by damaged text and unclear names. The northbound meteor train from the north was delayed by about half an hour due to the incident.
A flood of letters from users across the nation tout Peruna as a cure for backache dizziness irregularities and female weakness. Mrs Anna Martin of Brooklyon New York reports regualr health after three months and several others including Miss Marie Jobinson and Miss Roth Bmordon praise the tonic and urge others to try it.
Dallas reports indicate leaders across Texas favor a state wide constitutional amendment to ban liquor traffic. Wholesale dealers in Dallas back a statewide vote to settle local option, with Dallas County dry sentiment rising and nearby towns Garland and Lancaster eyed for potential changes. Local option supporters aim to render Dallas city dry or not.
A formal call for a representative convention by local party leaders sets the meeting for July 4 at 2 p m in the courthouse at Hempstead. The letter names organizers in Fort Bend and Waller counties and charges participants with selecting a candidate and handling related matters.
Mr T B Jones candidate for sheriff traveled to Hearne to meet voters in the eastern county section. He and Will Rushing of Bremond plan their second appearance Saturday amid strong interest and active campaigning by their many supporters.
An early 1900s Texas advertisement promotes Hall's Great Discovery as a universal cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims efficacy for diabetes seminal issues rheumatism and bladder irregularities in men women and children with a two month supply for one dollar.
A garbled advertisement from the Southern Specialists promotes daily cures for chronically ill patients. It boasts success stories and free medicines, inviting readers to visit offices on elevated floors for consultations and potential helof. The piece touts personalized care and new remedies as evidence of effectiveness.
A fragment notes guidance on home treatment for patients in care facilities. It mentions local specialists at 408 Moore-Hurnett Building Hagaton Torat and suggests improved dietary support and supervision for those unable to eat.
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