Early Houston Post publication details and billing notices
The Houston Post lists publication offices at 1101 to 1109 Franklin Ave Houston Texas and outlines subscription rates city delivery and billing procedures. It designates authorized collectors Theo Reing Chas Lott and A W Palmer for city bills and requires payments to The Houston Printing Company.
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Theodore Bering
Messrs
Theoreing
Chas, Lott
A. W. Palmer
Msis
Houston
Sugar Trust Crushing Competitors Revealed by Havemeyer Testimony
Senate testimony from Henry Havemeyer, head of the sugar trust, details how the sugar monopoly undercuts beet sugar rivals by cutting prices below cost in key regions, then restoring them to high levels to crush competition. He says he would go as far as directors allow to secure trade, risking public price harm. The piece argues this brutal tactic justifies anti monopoly action and breakup into smaller firms to restore fair pricing.
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Henry O. Havemeyer
Trust
Senate
Thurredar
Havemeyer
Aummar
Missouri Valley
Syventa
Mlee
Atlintly
Pricen
New York
Teller
Mr. Havemeyer
United States
Byalnese
Sugar Trust
Democratic Party
Sugar
The Man Behind The Water Butt
An impassioned national critique argues the moral sense of Americans prompts revolutions and wars. It condemns atrocities in the Philippine conflict, questions who ordered the water cure and kill and burn directives, and challenges accountability up to the highest ranks.
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Jacob H
Ake
Samar
Spain
Philippine
Accountability for the ill and burn order in the Philippines
The text questions whether General Chaffee Secretary Root and the president knew of and approved the ill and burn order. It notes Root and the president knew of Major Gardener’s atrocity report, suppressed it, and implies the president failed to act. Senator Lodge moves to fault the responsible parties, promising full truth and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Secretary Root
Root
Major Gardener
Tayabes
Philippine
Gardener
Senator Lodge
Culberson
Interstate Commerce Act and the Beef Trust Debate
The piece urges immediate amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act citing failure to enforce findings and rate manipulation by packers. It argues the act harms railroads but benefits the public when enforced, and notes related labor strikes, political commentary, and World’s Fair reference.
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United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Commission
Lecal
MacArthur Says Funston Did It All in Aguinaldo Clash
The Orange Daily Tribune quotes General MacArthur claiming Funston did not kidnap Aguinaldo and that credit belongs to him. Funston told reporters MacArthur is correct, and he did it all. The Fort Worth Register notes a Kansas woman’s lethal act and questions reader familiarity with daily papers.
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General MacArthur
General Funston
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
Funston
Orange Daily Tribune
Kansas
Joel
Times
Fort Worth
Philippines
Roosevelt
Accogdaches Sentinel
Postmen in State Seen As Lifeline for Postal Affairs
A compact item notes interest in improving postal service across Texas with a statewide focus on postmen. The excerpt references readers closely watching for mail delivery and highlights broader commentary on public figures and events of the era in a ruminative, column-like tone.
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Waco
T. BL. White
Roosevelt and Trusts In Focus In Political Pressure Fight
Washington reports on how Roosevelt faces trusts and the beef and rail mergers amid Democratic pressure. The piece notes administration hints of regulatory moves, political calculation for 1904 nomination, and talks with Northern Pacific, Morgan, and sugar and beef interests.
Calls for New Anti-Trust Laws to Curb Trusts
A letter argues existing statutes fail to regulate trusts and that investigations by Roosevelt will be ineffective under current law. It urges passage of four anti-trust bills by Representative Ball of Texas, but claims Republicans will block them and delay reform.
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Roosevelt
Beef Trust
Toney
Representative Ball
Texas
Congress
Republican Party
C. Avravn
Editorial Snippets From Texas Newspapers Across the State
A collage of quick takes and quips from Texas papers. Items include Pay your debts admonitions, poet laureate nomination for J. M. Lewis, Folk of Manila and Philippine questions, editor's fear of original ideas, a married carrier in Dallas, and playful banter on Roosevelt and court-martial history.
Stray Dogs Executed by Carbonic Gas Method in Paris
A Paris report describes stray dogs killed by a platform sunk underground with carbonic acid gas released, a method once used in the United States. The piece also notes El Pais, the Spanish republican paper banned in Madrid, is blocked in Paris on a Spanish ambassador's complaint about an article accusing the queen regent. Otis A L Walker, 28, reelected mayor of Alliance Ohio, formerly city editor of the Alliance Leader and Eighth Ohio in wartime Cubs. London Hospital notes women surgeons gain full opportunities and respect with nearly 1900 maternity cases and 177 major operations, mortality under 4 percent.
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Paris
el’ Pais
Madrid
Otis AL Walker
Alliance
Ohio
Alliance Leader
Eighth
Cubs
New Hospital For Women
London
Taunting Playful Verse and Odd News Snippets
Fragmentary verse about games and fear closes into odd clippings: a New Yorker death report, cryptic Philander Knox note, Georgia boa sighting, society marriage rumor, Bryn Mawr accident, and a summer maiden portrait. Names include Philander Knox, Lady Frances Hope and Strong, Bryn Mawr, J. M. Lawl.
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Philander Knox
Phil
Georgia
Lady Frances Hope
Strong
Bryn Mawr
Notable figures and views on art and women’s role
A compilation of snapshots about diverse figures from Hanna to Handley and Forsythe, noting art, influence, and a bold stance on the women’s movement. It cites a Milwaukee bust, a Goath of Godfrey Hunter reference, and a South Pacific heiress with vast lands, ending with a editorial on women’s progress as a cosmic current.
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Hanna
Drummond
Goat
Godfrey Hunter
Unite
Francis M. Handley
Pius I
Leo XIII
United States
Milwaukee
Emma E. Forsythe
South Pacific Islands
New Pommern
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