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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
2
The Sioux Falls gathering adopted a broad populist platform denouncing foreign policy and tariffs, calling for public ownership of utilities and land reforms. After long speeches, Allen of Nebraska and Barker and Howard figures were highlighted as potential presidential nominees amid heated party divisions.
The obituary sketches Norker Barker born May 4 1848 in Philadelphia grandson of Jacob Barker linked to Benjamin Franklin. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 186? and ran Barker Bros banking before its decline. He received a royal decoration in Isis era and later led the Uphin people’s party weekly in Wynlole near Philadelphia.
The populist convention in Duluth endorses Charles A Towne for vice president after a raucous session. Amid shouting and procedural battles Jerry Simpson and others pushed for a Kansas City conference plan, while Towne and Bryan supporters pressed for immediate nominating action.
A fractured roundup describes presidential aims from Wharton Parker in Jennsylvania and Tenaine Donnelly in Min-Weeda, the Populist convention, and Bryan as standard bearer. Tornado injuries hit two Pen- ton county women. a 12 year old perishes in Port Lavaca. Smallpox concerns stir in Corrigan. A Santa Fe verdict awards 10000 dollars. Dr Coleman withdraws from the Thirteenth district race.
Market notes show cotton futures edging higher on improving demand in Liver prot, while industrials mostly slide. Iron shares rise, wheat slips slightly, corn and meat markets steady. Overall, short term activity remains mixed with firm oil and strong general vell.
The Hanna administration vows to block passage of the Nearagia canal bill while Congressional reform efforts return to the Capitol. A Cuban carpetbag scandal taints the postal service, aiding the administration. Crawford edges ahead by two votes in a hover dispute.
Fragmentary OCR mentions cones and moods on the Comal sending bills of lading to Galveston and a track on the Austin branch. Names and specifics are unreadable. no clear event or date emerges from the text.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Angust Hecker related sorcery and a planned outing by Housted Stenographere. It references census work in Houman, a comparison of tetrolpa condusors for early months, an event by The Fering Gan, and the conclusion of iba W. C. T. U conven- Ton.
Reported discord between the Southern Baptist convention and the military body near Hot Springs and Little Rock Arkansas stalls without arbitration. A continuing strike is noted. A young woman was killed by a brick in an unrelated incident.
Lincoln May 10 Bryan spends day and evening at his ally home as Lincoln interest centers on nomination. He refuses comment on Sioux Falls platforms and vice presidential choices. News of Towne's nomination arrives as he retires.
Chicago May 10 Mr Towne spoke at the auditorium annex noting he did not seek the nomination. He would accept if populists and others view him as the most available. He urged a joint committee to meet with two other parties in Kansas City to discuss the vice presidential question.
Tennessee Democrats convene in Nashville to decide expansion policy with anti expansion delegates elected for the state at large and national convention. The platform affirms the Chicago platform, opposes trusts, supports William Jennings Bryan, and debates foreign possessions as Carmack argues against straddling.
Large crowds from the South and North gather in Hot Springs for the Southern Baptist convention opening. The American Baptist Educational Society marks its twelfth annual session with addresses on missions education and denominational development. Officers are elected as the gathering includes remarks by Dr. Dawson Dr. Morehouse and ex-Governor Northen. Educational grants totaling tens of thousands of dollars are announced to several institutions including Bucknell Colby and Rochester.
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