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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1902
Page
1
A Pittsburg man received threats claiming a plea to abduct or kill his three children unless he paid $26,000. Detectives traced letters to a suspect, with the family moving to New York for safety as investigators pursue leads amid a wide storm-related news roundup.
A new flood warning system for the Tennessee River at Knoxville becomes operational. The U S Weather Bureau established the system months ago and today issues warnings for the river, noting potential extensive property damage in case of Hood events.
The schooner John K Souther commanded by A Dy Toole, sailing from New York to Galveston, foundered off the Great Bahama Island on March 11. The crew of Reneher fine arrived in Bear with the boat reported as a four-hundred ton schooner from Thomaston and owned by Washburn Brothers.
Storer announces he has returned from a ninety day leave to observe the Madrid treaty talks with Spain. He says negotiations proceed smoothly and rights of Spanish property owners in Puerto Rico are settled. He will visit President Roosevelt in Washington before resuming duties.
Fragmentary weather bulletin reports freezing conditions in Denison and Denton with cold winds and log weather tonight. Mentions March 1 and forewarns of cold snaps across Denton Texas and surrounding locales with unsettled forecast details.
Eight Indians refused a haircut and quailed before a barber. In Monogahee on March 14, they were arrested yesterday and charged with contempt of the Federal court. They were brought before the Dawes commission, described as members of a secret society within the Cherokee nation opposing enrollment.
In Heng Nev on March 1 Reece Hoane and A A Smith clashed with Winches ters at eight feet, injuring each other. A fatal outcome followed from the confrontation over a disputed slip of property, leaving authorities investigating the quarrel.
Lenien reports Methuen’s account of dawn attack at Alapanier town where Boers in English uniforms fought fiercely. He notes heavy losses, one officer killed for surrender, and British infantry holding out until ammunition ran low.
A garbled dispatch claims Prince Edwards is held as a prisoner in a Mexican jail. The fragment references a political figure and threats to a president, with unclear names and locations.
Fragmentary report notes a military figure involved in the Confederate army and linked to notable movements in Virginia and another state. Limited readable names and details suggest a promotion or assignment affecting personnel.
The garbled note references revisiting plot lines and a total count, but the readable fragments offer no clear names, dates, places, or concrete events to anchor a fuller summary. The text remains largely indecipherable beyond noting a resumed focus on plots and a total.
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