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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
4
The Houston Daily Post announces its weekly schedule and office details including publication offices at 1107 and 1109 Franklin Avenue. It lists subscription rates and taxation for domestic delivery, city circulation contacts, and authorized street collectors.
The Birmingham Age-Herald argues a constitutional convention should curb black voting via poll tax receipts. It urges a six months to two year prepayment window and supports combining education with poll tax to curb floating or purchasable votes, noting taxes fund public schools and urging nationwide adoption.
The article argues for a reciprocity treaty with Cuba to allow sugar and tobacco imports on favorable terms, opposing what it calls special interests in the Senate. It warns against extending an active protectorate or blocking Cuban commercial ties, insisting Cuba should share concessions with the United States.
In this opinion piece the author argues against tariff bounties as artificial growth. They claim protected interests protest reductions, calling on government favors as rain. The author urges the nation to prosper on natural resources and competition without artificial support.
The piece argues Texas will top all states in new railway mileage, projecting 13 lines for 763 miles, with Oklahoma and the Indian Territory at 612 miles. It cites Rock Island to El Paso, Kansas City Mexico and Orient, Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf and several Western extensions as evidence of steady Southwest growth and Texas commercial promise.
A chaotic summary notes towns rely on tie distaters as ad displays, investors chase land sites like Vinton for a potential gusher, while Standard Oil shares rise. Teddy Roosevelt visits Arizona inquiries surge, and Mrs McKinley may retire after current term. The New York Stock Exchange shows bullish activity as global trade patterns prompt cautious open door debates.
The Houston Post is praised for honesty in exposing corrupt machine politics similar to St Louis. An editorial cites a double-leaded feature revealing methods of ruling factions and urging recovery of financial standing amid four decades of alleged misrule by figures like Searles.
A mix of editorial notes and quotes on persistence in advertising and enterprise, Texas growth prospects, and water supply debates in Dallas. Includes weathered humor on heart disease, calls for balanced living, and comments on school trustee elections in Yoakum with local press voices from the era.
An English signal operator logged animals struck by trains along three miles of track including antelopes foxes rats sheep a cow a hare hogs and other wildlife. The Olympia battleship at Charlestown navy yard faces iron replacements after a twenty two month stay with a new ship planned.
The text profiles Earl of Bunmore famed for crossing Western Tibet and Asia and mentions Baron Kodama, Japan's war minister, and Admiral Yamamoto. It notes Leti Witte, Russia's finance minister, born in Tiflis, rising from humble origins to power, praised for insight and leadership.
The Herald cites lingering chatter that Juige Tom Brown may still seek the Texas governorship despite earlier announcements of withdrawal. Public sentiment reportedly favors a Texan candidate who can safeguard state interests from Sabine to Rio Grande, with supporters urging Brown to reconsider.
A Philadelphia North American editorial highlights Judge Russell’s libel ruling against the New York World, denying profit from false reputation. It also mocks Aguinaldo’s transformation into a gentleman, lampooning his portrayal by administration press agents and cataloging fanciful changes in status and sentiment.
Former Governor James S. Hogg is credited with amassing about 4 million dollars in oil and related interests around Beaumont since the boom began. A letter to W. A. Shaw reveals ownership of 60 acres of prime Beaumont oil land and hundreds of thousands more, plus 600 acres of New Birmingham iron ore land.
The editorial argues Texas needs a governor with wide vision across all regions. It stresses unity of the state, shared welfare, and warns against sectional favoritism or bias from any part of Texas. The piece emphasizes selecting a governor who serves all sections rather than pursuing sectional interests.
A fragment from the San Antonio Light discusses Southern women, beauty, and social rites under President McKinley. It portrays caution about gilded invitations and public expectations, noting the President’s restraint and the influence of his companion.
The notice highlights profitable gardening in the Grand Prairie region with emphasis on garden truck crops and fruit production on available land. It notes steady opportunities for investment and growth in local agriculture.
A collection of disjointed lines musing on tampering with automobiles, friendship, and past comrades. The text also shifts to brief, quirky notices about public figures and events, including a Chicago alderman portrait, Mrs Nation, coal price rumors, and champagne beer refrains, all in a dated editorial voice.
The article outlines spring fashion trends with airy crepe de chine gowns, lace waists, bird’s egg patterns, and yellow as a key evening color. It highlights collars, fichus, and quaker cashmeres, plus a push for puritan style and embroidery. A separate section offers fried celery, meat salad seasoning tips, and Thursday menu items including roast lamb and crab bisques.
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