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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
3
Rumors swirl over a boxing night at Coney Island featuring Corbett and Jeffries with bets rising. Promoters expect large crowds as enthusiasts gauge training, weigh in, and betting stakes while local sportsmen prognosticate outcome and pace.
Gibson, at 127 pounds, matches Pearl Jennings record at Dowlsville on May 1. A week earlier he won the Derby prep, earning $500 share, with C H Smith of Chicago backing his Cork Stakes win and Gibson carrying 147 pounds. The performance drew praise as he equaled the distance record set by Syid Mat at 20 to 1 odds for Planet and Dildonne. Weather favorable, Gibson led by 43 lengths over Flawat, with Charene and Coronites in support.
Fragmentary OCR yields names like Mesnlia Lowisrite and Lillian Reed with scattered terms such as Winter, Timd, Mine, and Thonpeon. No coherent event or date established. text appears as a garbled list or notice fragment.
Advertising fragment notes price of 6.00 per pair for footwear with generic claims of better value and customer inquiry prompts. Mentions New man & Sons at 441 Broadway and vague wording about discounts and selection.
A scrambled entry list records athletes Olbeyn Boland and Winkefield with two overs, plus Flauet and Talthorst, detailing times and positions. Other names and times like Ivohel and Kether Riges appear amid unclear shorthand and stray marks.
At Morris Park on May 10 the Harlem selling stake and the Crotonia high weight handicap headlined an attractive program. Six furlongs featured Contertor Magnificent Wyuy ata Time 1:15 Sidle Kitinikinnich First Whip Dan Ries Time 1 494. Other races included five furlongs Predgrave Yorkshire Bay Billionaire and four furlongs Harlem Lane Cherries wee Lavender Time. The Crotonia high weight handicap listed Mark Cheek Gonfalion Lady Lindsay Tithe 1 14 0. Mile Herbert Queen of Song Maximo Gomer Time 14h.
In a Pittsburgh game Everett fumbled in the seventh while Ritchey’s throw to Bose broke a scoreless tie. Rekumont scored on Tanichilis’ fly to win 1-0. In the American League, Indianapolis beat Chicago 19 to 7 while Buffalo fell to Minneapolis 4 2, Cleveland 2, Milwaukee 1, Detroit ? Kansas City 2.
The formal opening of the racing penson of the air Grounds has been postponed from Saturday May 2 to Thursday May 17 due to the strike.
New York May 10 Oscar Gardner won the decision over Kid Broad in the seventeenth round at the Broadway Athletic Club after a foul ruling.
The Atale Firemen association held its second day with success. Discussions covered insurance assessments and poles and wires regulation. Honorary committee members were named and a fireworks display marked the event. Weatherford drill team heads to Waxahachie for the state convention. Weatherford may host next year.
The Manover Courier reports France would act only if an Anglo German war broke out and would seek a continental federation to oppose Germany. The piece hints at a broader alliance against German aggression and a potential air war scenario.
A blaze broke out about 2 am at Zier's furniture factory on Congress between Ninth and Tenth streets. The fire threatened nearby buildings in the heart of the business district, including the Bruegerhof block recently repaired after a previous fire.
President Roosevelt told reporters after a lengthy talk with Senator Hanna that he does not seek the vice presidential nomination. He said he could better boost the party by serving as governor rather than pursuing national office.
The International and Great Northern Railway runs an excursion train from Palestine to Lake picnic grounds for the annual basket picnic. Twelve coaches and a luggage car carried a crowd that left in the morning for a day in the woods. Corbett Jeffries glove contest to be described by rounds at Turf Exchange tonight, beginning at 6 Houston time.
London dispatch reports British ministers hopeful of a comprehensive plan to reach Pretoria with Lord Roberts advancing toward Kroonstad and Bourods said to be gathering near Veners with Botha commanding a large Boer force. The piece notes Buller’s army showing activity and a widening war effort across the theater.
The May 41 London Standard reports the Vet River engagement dislodging Boer leaders. It notes Boer plans to retreat toward Lydenburg and suggests foreign mercenaries advocate small guerrilla bands rather than sustained large-scale operations, with continued frontier contest anticipated at Kroonstad.
Telegraph from Welgelen dated May 9 reports Pole-Carew and Turker divisions with Hamilton’s heavy artillery and cavalry crossing near the Zand, preparing to force a passage tomorrow. The enemy holds the opposite bank and casualties are expected as the action intensifies.
A sablegram from the Ath government directs routing horses to New Orleans for transport to South Africa. The Steger leader oversees the British relay office and thousands of government horses are being quartered.
Edward Lauterbach speaks at a New York meeting urging a Boer plank in the national platforms of both major parties. He argues neither party has defined its stance on the South African war, and he vows to push for a pro Boer position at the Republican convention.
Fenatde Hannatoiah expresses views on selecting a vice presidential candidate. He notes no single favored man and stresses convention guidance. He dismisses speculation about Governor Roosevelt and asserts anticipated renomination of President McKinney remains unchallenged within the party.
May 10 dispatch from Rel Spruit describes British rear guard resistance and movement of mounted infantry and two batteries clearing the way. Cavalry screens precede the main column while Boer positions burned retreat path. British losses and the fate of Boers remain uncertain.
In Nashville on May 19 a floral parade featured Adm ral Jinney and Mrs Shewey amid thousands of spectators. A grand ball at the Vendome theater followed, with notable officers from the Tennessee Volunteer Regiment present, including Colonel Gracy Childers, Lieutenant Bayless, and Major Alvin Giffen, and a long bronze cannon captured at Cavite loaned for display.
At the Iowa Republican Convention in Des Moines on May 10 delegates were chosen for the National convention in Philadelphia. The slate included Governor Leatte M. Shaw and Colonel George H. French among others, with a platform pledging support for McKinley and a strong administration.
May 10 reports from Enid Oklahoma indicating the Republican Territory convention may endorse the National administration while another faction opposed it. Delegates named include J. W. Weal J. H W. Thompson J. W. McNeal J. Ho Pingey J. Tate C. P. Daker Balt Lake Utah. Also notes the State convention naming delegates to the National Convention led by J. A. Haubon C. B. Lees J. Bearn J. Th. Sutherland M. Wells and Arthur Brown.
A Washington dispatch reports that survivors of the first Republican National Convention will be guests of honor in Philadelphia next month. Only five survivors remain from the 1800 gathering at White Sulphur Springs to endorse new principles and the party’s future. Representative Galueba A Grow is mentioned as a prominent retiree in politics. The article notes the political climate and differing views within the administration and British officials on policy toward Britain and the Sea Witch incident.
Corremondance from San Juan reports that Charléd Hi Alled has been installed as civil governor of Puerto Rico. The article notes local frustration over not being full American citizens and limited privileges despite loyalty to the United States. Citizens fear a gap between authority and rights.
In New York on May 1, it was announced that the Amperlcag Bridge Company, with about thirty or more capital firms and a capital of 70,000 dollars, will be formed at J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. The group represents roughly 80 percent of the nation’s bridge and related industries.
May 1 reports Elder A J Bagh and Rev J F Dobbe visiting ministers from Howton and Mempetesh attend Firat Methuilis church meetings in Alvia. Compton travels to attend Woman's Temperance Union in Honaston. Wharton Baker and J L Bates visit from Houston and Ankieton. Paris area relatives Mrs Chalfant alert to family news.
A fragment mentions Mia Winslow the so called Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and claims it soothes the child eases pains and relieves wind colic and diarrhea. It cites a Texas note from May 7 and reports a cotton area rise and good crop progress with corn and bran doing well.
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