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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
5
Texas insurance permits renewals are reported as several companies resume operations and file papers. Officials note some firms failed to send required reports, while others with heavy reserves show improved solvency and plans to expand offerings.
An advertisement extols various quack remedies for catarrh, including pills, sprays, powders, and tablets. It claims to cure lead liver and stomach symptoms, asserting proprietary blends like Blood Root and further asserts speedy relief with tablets designed to dissolve in the mouth. It offers mailed free sample and urges purchases of the offered preparations.
The Young Men's Business League plans to build a knitting mill in Waco. Members discussed uniting efforts with local parties to establish a colding WH project and to promote industrial work among local youths. The group hopes city business leaders will back the enterprise and aid in its realization.
A mob abducted Nathan Bip tet and one of his sons from their home at night and killed them. The bodies were left at the residence with no clear motive or suspects. The community labels Bip as a peaceful, quiet man and authorities have charged no one as of yet.
The investigation committee finished work this morning with all evidence taken and witnesses heard. The panel plans more testimony tonight and prepares to file the report for Austin next week. No other notable developments were reported today.
An attached witness escaped from the Howard County Jail by cutting through a stone wall with a tool. He crawled through a two foot wide opening and fled the facility during the night. The escapee was later apprehended after being brought back on Wednesday to the district court from Fort Worth, where he was serving a sentence.
Ardmore police report the discovery of a murdered mail carrier near a ravine northwest of town. The victim, Alfred Graves, aged about 60, was found disfigured. authorities investigate a possible connection to a nearby inn. Further details are scarce as the case develops.
Oil work continues in Matagorda area with United States Fuel Oil Co reporting three additional wells brought in. Gushers and new casing set, several tanks and reservoirs planned, while other companies including J. M. Guffey Petroleum and FloraTrans Oil proceed with drilling and land deals nearby.
In Saratoga Texas the Hooks No 2 oil well struck a strong flow at about one font depth beneath nepholine shale. The stream covers nearby water basins and indicates tendency toward sufficient production for a robust oil field. A new Hempstead Development Company was organized in Waller County with capital 108,000 dollars and a board including A G Lapereit and William Thateher among others.
Contract details are garbled describing agreements between The Vertigon Company and Pener von fats for ten oil tankers and between Ponda company and Alanine elite OS for twenty oil tank cars. Amounts noted include $10,540 and unspecified capacities of 30 gallons Vapacite.
The Galveston exchange lists today’s notable trades including Anglo American with 10000 shares at Dye and 4600 shares at Beatty, Nha Lend, OFF and Vas, OY stores, Manhattan with 400 shares, and First National Bank at 1 share at 21 percent.
State Health Officer Tabor writes to Mr Michal urging sanitary measures for sleeping cars in passenger trains. He discusses open letters, aims to improve habitation aboard cars, and references adopting plans previously proposed by officials and committees.
A March seven examining trial in Paris reveals a white girl from Cooper County died after a deflore edition event. A young man from a prominent family allegedly planned and aided the fatal assault with a weapon. A reward of 500 dollars was offered for the arrest of the suspect.
A boy was seriously injured after stepping in front of a moving freight train near Houston East and West Texas rail line in Lufkin. He suffered multiple injuries including leg and head wounds and was treated by a physician. condition described as serious but not necessarily fatal. The incident recalls a recent fatality in the area involving J. Vi Curtin.
Reported improvement for Judge Reagan in Palestine Texas with doctors noting better condition and steady progress since befalling illness. Family and medical staff express cautious optimism as recovery advances.
An advertisement claims high sales and quick cures for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It cites merchants and customers praising the medicine’s effectiveness and urges readers to buy from local druggists for swift relief.
A Galveston meeting of directors reports renewed interest in the Sea Wall bond issue. W A Gardner Nesheen elected secretary as talks cover streetcar extension and city development plans amid a push to attract investors and public support.
Analysis of the cotton situation reports higher gains in the western states and declines in the Gulf States with overall increases in Atlantic states. Texas and Indian Territory show notable values while other regions lag or grow differently. Data compares the six-month period from September to February and notes shifts from prior year levels.
The document discusses the total visible supply of cotton and weekly figures, noting comparisons to the previous year and mentioning the United States and broader market factors. It references cable and telegraph communications and notes shifting demand and production dynamics affecting prices and availability.
A cryptic OCR snippet describes weather and bids for a project labeled AVC, with references to Aransas, Meech TF, and possible construction or infrastructure notes. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear events or outcomes.
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