Houston Post publication and circulation details
The Houston Post announces publication by The Houston Printing Company with office addresses on Franklin Avenue and editorial guidance to direct correspondence to The Houston Post. Subscriptions range monthly and quarterly with city circulation by Theodore Hering and Palner as authorized collectors. delivery expected by 6:30 a.m. and notices for missed issues advised to the office.
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Theodore Hering
Mesara
Theodore Bering
Chak Lote
A.W. Palner
Tite Horston Prestys5
Roosevelt blamed as traitor sparks sectional strife
A defense of Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy denounces Theodore Roosevelt for labeling Davis and Confederates as traitors. The piece argues secession was legal, cites constitutional rights and historical context, and warns Roosevelt’s remarks reopen old wounds and fuel national bitterness between North and South.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Jefferson Davie
Benedict Arnold
Roosevelt
G. A. R. Camp
United States
Davis
Great Britain
Althorgh
Jefferson Davin
South
Jefferson Davis
McKinley
Patrick Henry
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
The Conjurer in the Cabinet
Secretary Root denies knowledge of any kill and burn order by General Smith while Major Waller testified to such an order in the Vic trial. The dispute centers on the government’s records and potential court martial implications for officials tied to the command.
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Root
Smith
Senate
Culberson
Waller
Vic
War Department
Chaffee
Ananias
Major Waller
General Smith
Wailer
Army
Public cablegram dispute over military orders and truth
A heated discussion accuses Secretary Root of shifting blame for the alleged kill and burn order. The speaker claims General Smith confessed to issuing the order and accuses Root of inconsistent narratives. The public demands full truth from the administration.
Heirs to the Dutch Throne Named in Royal Lineage
The article traces the Dutch throne line upon Queen Wilhelmina's death. It lists William Ernest as likely to refuse the throne, then outlines successors across Saxe Weimar Eisenbach, Reuss, Mecklenburg and Denmark, ending with the 1815 and 1848 constitutional basis and a full heir chain.
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Wilhelmina
Holland
Saxe-Weimar
Eisenbach
Netherlands
Marie of
Reuss
Henry of
Elizabeth
Saxe Weimar
John of
Mecklenberg Schwerin
Hiarbeth
Denmark
Charles
Sweden
Louise
Frederick
William I
Marie
Prince of
Prussia
Duchy of Brunswick
Boston Sunday laws spark satire and gender critique
The piece lampoons Boston’s strict Sunday regulations, noting bans on soda water, candy, flowers, and camera use while permitting prescriptions and certain foods. It mocks the blue laws as discriminatory, hints at women’s rights activism, and parodies figures and orders from the era.
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Hoxton
Moses
Sinai
Boston
Bob Ingersoll
Bowton
Houston Reforms Gain Momentum and Propose Rice Palace
The piece lauds Houston’s new administration for reducing city purchases by about $100,000 and hints at expert book examinations to root out abuses. It supports a proposed rice palace exhibit in Houston, endorsed by local business leaders, and notes various national and regional dispatches on politics, law, and society.
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Houston
Post
Bor
South
Texas
Houson
Rice Palace
Fragmented Wartime Editorials And Civic Jokes Across Papers
A collage of opinions and quips from newspapers including references to cholera in the Philippines and U S policy, drink and crime debates, a silver cup civic prize, carnival notes, Aguinaldo and Taft payrolls, and a $1,000,000 soap trust, showing varied public attitudes.
Kaiser Decrees Inscriptions For Grandfather Statues
The Kaiser rules no German statue of his grandfather may be erected without mentioning the original of William the Great. Irish MPs delight in harassing Arthur Balfour on every occasion, and last St Patrick’s Day he received a barrage of questions.
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Germany
William the Great
Arthur Balfour
Fragmentary Notice Mentions Shamrocks and Penny Prices
A garbled passage references shamrocks in a box, a spiraled spring, and the term Dynamite. It mentions a chemist, powdered sugar, pineapple prices in Singapore, and a bill by the “father of Greater New York” before Congress about new penny pieces and streetcar fare reductions as a means to aid wage earners.
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Singapore
Greater
New York
Congress
Cuban reciprocity bill looms in Washington debate
In Washington, May 5, discussion centers on the Cuban reciprocity bill and its prospects this session. Senate committee delays, Teller’s sugar trust inquiry, and beet sugar opposition challenge passage, while Crumpacker Thomp son travel and southern representation reforms draw attention. The Sixth Massachusetts race heats up with Gardiner and Meyer contesting Moody’s seat.
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Washington
Philippines
Senate
Cuba
Teller
Sugar Trust
House
Burrows
Michigan
Frichten
Congress
Marjorie and a Father's Burden of Loss
A lyrical monologue details a father's anguish over his ill daughter Marjorie. The speaker recalls happier days, contemplates prayers and grief, and notes the child’s fragile state and parents’ desperate tenderness. The piece also blends stray anecdotes and evolving images with regional dialect and dated references.
Editorial picks and stray notes from distant pages
A collage of opinions and anecdotes crosses topics from acquittals to war orders and farm economics. It recalls general policies, water cures, and the fate of orders, while detailing Texas hog packing, corn, and potato yields with satirical asides about American industry and the press.
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Texas
Agricultural College
Ana
Postscript notes and scattered names in mid century papers
The fragment references Rev Thomas Dixon viewing Southern 1865 newspapers and Booker T Washington on education. It mentions S P Bogran in New Orleans, Panama hats and a revolution, Honduras business, and a Coventry England safety bicycle fund linked to the late John Stanley.
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Thomas Dixon
Booker T. Washington
S. P. Bogran
2Duras
New Orleans
Inter- Republic
Panama
Honduras
Creditn
Coventry
England
John Stanley
Brighton Childhood and the push for charity trips
The piece urges prompt generosity to aid poor children, contrasting city tenements with farm trips. It frames a $4 donation as life changing, appealing to men to support the vulnerable through upcoming summer programs and moral uplift.
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New York Mail and Express
Times
Senshi
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