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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1900
Page
7
A lengthy OCR of Houston and surrounding train timetables shows multiple lines to New Orleans, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Galveston, and Velasco. Arrivals and departures are listed for Central Depot Fifth Ward Grand Central Depot and various local depots with times around morning and evening periods.
The Texas Supreme Court session on May 21 included remands in several cases from San Augustine and Colorado, rehearing denials for Gulf, Orleans, and other railway matters, writ of mandamus actions, and venue changes in Galveston and Harris counties. A Medina district court term noted indictments, criminal trials, and civil reversals affecting railroad cases and county jail ownerships.
Chicago hosts a major meeting aimed at stabilizing interstate freight rates in Texas. Officials from Sunset-Central Lines, including traffic manager C. W. Bein, his secretary T. G. Ratcliff, and freight agent H. A. Jones, travel to address Shreveport and Texarkana rate disputes and seek a lasting plan.
The Texas railroad commission issued multiple directives affecting carload rates from Houston and Galveston to lines in Texas, with adjustments tied to St Louis or New Orleans bases and specific differentials. Corrections note a misprint on a 1900 rate, and exemptions for compress and cotton gin machinery were lifted. A Caney Valley extension project reports rapid track laying and large daily steel rail deliveries near Wharton. Special event rates announced for the State convention of Ancient Order of Hibernians in Houston.
Open rate details from torn text describe the Sam Houston Normal commencement at Huntsville Texas with round trip fares. It notes distances and special low fares for nearby points and a higher first class rate for longer journeys to the German Baptist Dunkarta annual meeting.
Officials report bubonic plague in San Francisco with federal and state actions restricting movement. Dr Blont imposes strict quarantine on freight and passengers from the city to Texas endpoints, while Missouri Illinois and others remain unaffected. Texas acts to halt spread though transit remains open for through routes.
A notice from I and G N P announces freight rates from Houston to cities along its line and Texas and Pacific lines. Rates are listed for baggage, tanned goods, cement, iron and steel, rope, rice, sugar, coffee, whisky, beer, packing house products, and lard among others with class and per 100 weight charges. District Court in Jackson County Texas convened with Judge Wells Thompson. grand jury charged duties of raw overseers. list of jurors provided. Beall to lecture during the session.
The notice lists travel fares for church and convention events from June to May in multiple cities. It reports Sunday service suspensions between Houston and Seabrook, a special train arrangement for Sylvan Beach, and a death in Hearne. It notes the Columbia Tap resuming regular service after floods and potential railroad moves near Velasco, plus new appointments at Gulf and Interstate Railway.
An advertisement claims the device delivers electricity to weak parts to restore vigor and banish effects of youthful errors. It urges every man to use the belt and tell friends about its surprising effects.
An advertisement touts a cure related to belts described as offering a remedy after cure and promising payment options. The seller claims the belt is three times as strong as others and does not blister the skin, urging readers to call or request an 80 page informational book and to write for details.
In Houston today, executives from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, and Kansas City Southern tour and discuss operations. Reports mention new chair cars for the Cotton Belt, large rolling stock orders, and routes through Texas with emphasis on passenger and freight growth.
A Texas proposal aims to stabilize fruit and vegetable shipping by forming a coordinated system with associations across producing counties and two St Louis firms. Edward Felis of St Louis describes contracts to move Texas produce to St Louis while buyers nationwide place direct orders at ports of shipment. officials say the plan promises lower freight and faster returns through consolidated handling and cooperative transport.
A yarden ch on Harel owned by Mrs. C Cook and occupied by Case Vaughan burned at 10 o clock destroying the residence and contents. Fire chief Lee estimated $1500 loss. The dwelling and contents were insured but the amount of coverage is unclear.
The list notes diverse ships arriving and clearing, including the Lamjayas from New York and the George A. McFadden from an Am registry. Vessels destined for Galveston and others like Helgoland and Castle travel via Antwerp and Liverpool routes, with dates scattered and multiple ports referenced.
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