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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1900
Page
6
City council convened with most members present except Sonn, Dickson and Rosalee. Debates centered on the Gustave A. Jamin Rice Mill project and potential police matron, with Humane Society seeking authority to kill maimed animals. petitions were referred to committees for study.
A young man, Pr Williams Ampstead Abrahams, died on Southern Pacific train No 10 as it reached the city yesterday morning. He had been in San Antonio for health reasons and was returning home with his brother and uncle present. The body was taken to Wall & Stake Undertaking for shipment to Demopolis.
The will of the late Mrs Roberta Lankford was filed for probate yesterday. It appoints Mr W G Sears as executor and leaves property to her four children. The exact value is not stated but the estate is described as worth several thousand dollars.
A Houston editorial laments growing nonparticipation by households and business leaders in primaries, warning that apathy fuels factional local government. It endorses Hon. John T. Browne as a nonpartisan businessman and calls for active civic duty to safeguard police, education, health, and public works. The piece notes a funeral procession for a local figure and memorials from Confederate groups and company employees.
Formal notice announces the forty-seventh grand conclave of Knights Templars of Texas to convene in San Antonio April 16 to 21. It lists officers, hotel committees, and registration details, urges attendance, and advocates a businesslike municipal leadership over factional politics to attract capital and improve conditions for all Houston residents.
A mass meeting of Fifth ward residents is set for tonight at 8 at the Hogan street corner. Citizens interested in constructing a large project on Main street to connect with Fire street will discuss the plan and funding.
The city meeting organized over antipathy to the Boers appears to have been abandoned due to lack of interest. The movement, once planned, failed to gain momentum and was not carried forward.
An obituary tribute recalls Hattle Glass's life and faith as she died peacefully, leaving loved ones to mourn and hope for reunion in heaven. The piece laments loss, honors her devotion, and asks prayers for the family while noting a memorial in the Prairie station.
Yesterday morning a large cortege moved to Glenwood cemetery for the funeral of Mrs. William B. Cleveland. A devout member of Christ Church since early life, she was deeply mourned by friends as the service at the church and burial proceeded with solemn rites.
A large citizens gathering at the Business League heard talks on Kansas Grain Shippers and Kansas Millers associations. An excursion of nine Pullmans to Houston and a bayou trip were discussed with a planning committee named. A second committee was formed to liaise with the Manufacturers Association regarding the ric mill location and city council survey. Municipal inspectors and church notices followed with sermons and temperance talks.
Numerous visitors and residents are listed as guests or in city for business in the Capitol and at the Bristol and other hotels. Names include J. Roosevelt El Paso. M. E. Low Dallas. W. H. Gilford San Antonio. J. Labat Galveston. J. W. Maxey on the International and Great Northern line. Mrs. and Miss Kirby Chicago. Hon. Thomas A. Smith Texas attorney general.
A daughter weighing Oleht pounds was born to Mr and Mrs GCW Margard Saturday. YMCA auxiliary plans a Wednesday 4 PM meeting. Warrick Day committee meets at 5 PM tonight at Lawlor hotel. Baptist church hosts an entertainment by the King’s Daughters tonight at 7. Houston Turberrots monthly concert set for Friday March 9 with program details published. White Oak area features a bridge near Bat tim ae ee.
The Latham on Main Street near Capitol and Ruak avenues opened to the public. A Munper served at 6 p.m. featured oysters chicken puree consommé celery filet de saute beef tenderloin and many desserts. The menu emphasized both European and American influences with a broad array of dishes and drinks.
The article claims scientific affirmation that from age fifteen to forty-five the average woman endures years of physical suffering due to irregular and troublesome bodily drains and female disorders. It warns that a significant portion of a woman’s prime years are spent in this struggle.
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