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Newspaper

Houston Daily Post

Location

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1901

Page

4

Houston Post Publication Office and Circulation Notice

The Houston Daily Post lists publication offices at 1109 Franklin Avenue and foreign bureaus in New York and Chicago. It details subscription rates by month and year, city delivery charges, and identifies authorized city bill collectors and payment methods.

Office OF Publication Franklin Avenue Theodore Bering Messrs Theoore Bering Chas, Lott Burt Hull Tun Houston Printing Company Eastern Business Office Tritone New York S. C. Beckwith Cial Western the Rookery Chicago S.C. Beckwith Special Agency

Morgan and the American merchant fleet plan questioned

The Philadelphia Ledger warns that Mr. Morgan’s purchase of a British line and any shift of ships to American registry could flood the U S with foreign flag vessels and force subsidies. It suggests Congress may act to admit the ships to American registry, expanding government aid and inviting debate over national flag control.

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Massachusetts Disfranchisement Bill Sparks Broad Debate

The Massachusetts legislature faces criticism over a bill aimed at disenfranchising many Boston Democrats. Local papers warn it tamps with registration and assessment lists to dilute votes, while opponents fear an unfair partisan move. The Boston Globe Traveler and Herald condemn the measure as an disfranchising scheme, though the Herald trusts public opinion will block it.

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Massachusetts Senate votes to curb Boston black vote

The text condemns a 108 to 67 legislative vote seen as disfranchisement of the negro vote in Boston by registration and assessment tactics. It argues the move serves party politics and public spoils, contrasting northern intolerance with southern "purification" rhetoric while alleging hypocrisy.

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England Defies Special Interests With Coal Export Tax

The British Parliament imposes a shilling per ton export tax on coal, resisting powerful coal interests that warned of harm to trade. The move contrasts with the American pattern where trusts allegedly drive tariff and policy, delaying plain duty and provoking public debate over national interests and governance.

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Houston snub fuels Confederate veterans dispute

A Houston omission in a civic procession sparks debate over how Confederate veterans were treated during a presidential visit. Other Texas towns praise and critique regional receptions while oil prospects and industry chatter dominate local pages.

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Points About People in Brief from Various Nations

Excerpts note the Kaiser’s dislike of stenographers in public remarks and Elihu Root’s shift to law after turning 21. Mesienkiewicz weighs offers for a John Sobieski biography. The Chinese minister to Russia has served in Moscow and previously in Washington Lina and Madrid. Dr Ellicott and Dr Lewis join a growing rank of octogenarian British bishops as Archbishop Canterling nears a birthday.

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Various Economic Notes And Local Purchases

A digest of disparate items notes one tenth of US workers are organized, Popocatépetl used for sulphur over two years ago, California orange shipments from November to April 7 reach 13 006 carloads with lemon totals unknown, Russian savings banks opening at railway stations, railways report half year trends, Seattle salted salmon shipments to the East rise to about 50 000 barrels this year, and George Ottre Hopsee gives 416 acres in Birmingham valued at 900 000 dollars for housing workers.

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Southern states move to disfranchise illiterate voters

The editorial notes Mississippi Louisiana North Carolina and South Carolina have amended constitutions in ten years to remove illiterate suffrage. Alabama and Virginia plan constitutional conventions in May and June to address the issue. The piece discusses shifts in southern policy, possible school fund apportionment, and reactions from rivals and northern papers.

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A Democratic Platform for the West and Isthmian Canal

James E. Fuer argues in a 1901 letter that the Democratic platform should push government ownership of internal improvements, water storage reservoirs, and the Isthmian canal. He urges the Northwest to back expansion, labor employment, and anti monopoly policies to counter imperialism and boost western prosperity.

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East Texas Looming Up

The article argues oil discoveries in Jefferson have shifted attention to East Texas, highlighting earlier views of the region as pine and mill country. It predicts rapid prosperity for Eastern Texas in the next five years, with mineral exploration spurring growth beyond prior agricultural limits.

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Cats Cause Scarlet Fever Outbreak in El Paso District

J S Brooks of Temple area reports nine cats died recently and his boy fell ill with scarlet fever soon after. The attending physician and Dr Hicks concurred the illnesses are linked to the cats, though details remain unsettled.

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Sherman Democrat Ponders Judge Tom Brown for Texas Governor

The Sherman Democrat notes that Judge Tom Brown may not be Texas governor but many Texans think he should. It also reports Russian painter M Verestchagin returning to Moscow from the Philippine islands with material for future war pictures.

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Fragmented verse and editorial jumbles mix in hurried musings

A garbled sequence blends romantic lyric fragments with social commentary. The text juxtaposes love imagery and sea motifs with brief editorial asides about Americans, a San Francisco case, and attacks on a Chicago lawyer. The piece shifts between poetry and opinion in a chaotic, patchwork form.

A Corner For Women And Household Tips From A Newspaper

A vintage column blends fashion notes with domestic advice. It highlights a Madame Havet gown, storage tips for old newspapers to deter moths, and spring linen designs, followed by social maxims and a Wednesday menu. It mixes fashion, home economy, and light epigrams with lifestyle guidance.

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