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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
3
A rider was fatally injured after a fall during a five furlong race at Movay, with other entries, bets, and race details listed. The page catalogs horses, times, and odds for Newport and related meeting events, naming multiple horses, trainers, and participants amid a broad racing roundup.
A fragmented report notes Pittsburg securing first place in a city track event amid unclear details. Names like Kitson Parrett Peltz Carrick and War are mentioned among participants.
The report notes St. Louis defeated Boston in a tight contest with key plays by Callahan and Chance. Criger and Jones contributed on defense while Pittinger and Sullivan anchored the mound. May 22 game details remain partially legible with several lines damaged.
On May 22 in Malibocong, two insurgent companies surrendered to Col. Liscum at Tarlac. The captured force included a major, four captains, four lieutenants, 102 men and 168 rifles and ammunition. Twenty three rebels were killed May 18 near Malibocong. American losses: none. Rebels and paroled leader Lameds have been active in incendiary rhetoric.
Washington reports from Manila that two companies comprising the commandant and staff surrendered at Tarlac at 2 am May 25. The force included 168 men and 168 guns in good condition with ammunition. It is the first complete surrender of the organization on the island and seen as significant.
John J. Towers, charged in the gubernatorial murder case, was captured near Lryans Store in Barhonraville Kentucky by Deputy Shortt Willian Hinckle and Georg Parkner. A writ of habeas corpus delayed his transfer to Frankfort, where Judge Wyatt released him citing Governor Taylor’s pardon. Troops were requested to prevent Powers’ rescue as Commonwealth’s Attorney Franklin wired that 100 troops would be sent to Lexington and Winchester.
Knoxville May 22 The East Tennessee farmers convention in its twenty fifth annual session at the University of Tennessee heard Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson urge a shift from wheat to stock raising as the future for the Central Southern States He spoke to a large enthusiastic audience and was greeted warmly at a reception The gathering marks the largest convention in the institution s history with widespread representation and interest in Southern farming changes
Forrest Mississippi faced a devastating blaze that swept the business district along the Alabama and Vicksburg road ten miles south of Jackson. The fire began at Storey & Smith and quickly consumed seventeen stores, including Graham & Co. and the Peevy hotel, with losses estimated at about 200000 dollars.
Madrid queen regent negotiates postal treaty with United States. Berlin votes 15 to 12 on amend ment to penal code bill and advances other provisions. Berlin streetcar strike leaves 487 arrested and many injured. traffic restored. Victoria BC steamer Kinshy sinks after Yokohama voyage with fourteen lives lost. overcrowding blamed. fifty to sixty aboard escape.
Paris May 22 Parliament reassembled after six weeks as M Waldeck-Rousseau defended the government amid interpellations on policy. Couray pressed for a republican demonstration while dashing attacks by Cascagnac and others. The premier argued the Dreyfus affair needed a humane pardon and pledged reform, with votes sustaining the government to announce prorogation by June 9.
Paris reports a decisive parliamentary vote where Waldeck Rousseau challenged the opposition's Dreyfus stance. The government claimed strong public backing as deputies debated interpellations and pressed the premier to define policy against reviving the controversy.
Washington May 2. John D. Lindsey, attorney for Charles P. Neeley, argued before the House judiciary committee against an extradition bill. He contended Americans should not be sent abroad without competent and legal evidence, questioned Cuba Cuba case, and urged US sovereignty in extradition. The committee later reported the May extradition bill with amendments broadening the scope to Cuba under revised statutes, promising fair trial terms.
Neelwy Ae Armested, charges by Inspector General Kerge BH reported from Ouerton New York May 22. F W Nowley former chief financial agent of the post office at Havanna Cuba was arrested by a United States marshal with $0,000 bail. Burton alleges irregularities in Cuba department accounts and claims Necles received funds totaling 77228 with other sums unaccounted.
Mrs Julia Vantran Scott of Tog Mukiee Street died this morning at her son-in-law W B Scott's home. She aged 17 and came from New Orleans. Survived by all grown children. Funeral at 4 o'clock this afternoon from McKown Street with interment in the German cemetery. Source Galveston papers copied.
Unable to determine readable content from the provided OCR fragment. No clear persons, organizations, places, or events are identifiable for a meaningful headline and summary.
May Day clashes mark a tense scene as the St Louis transit strike continues with no major violence. A Transit employee, Kilgore, was shot in the back by an unknown assailant on Armprong Avenue but no motive or suspect is identified. Police offer a $1000 reward for the gunman as strikers hold meetings at Concordia Hall and coordinate picketing around the car depots.
A Western city youth becomes involved in a staged April fool trick as older sisters chase attention from suitors. He forges letters signed by classmates to lure seven to his home, provoking a raucous scene before the plan backfires and the sisters retaliate. The episode ends with a dramatic reveal and social fallout.
Fragmentary dispatches accuse the U S administration of withholding true conditions in the Philippines. The piece notes mismanagement, delayed returns of General Miles, and alleged intelligence gaps. It cites private reports of Aguinaldo forces and criticizes Allied command while urging clearer information for soldiers' families.
May 22 report from Washington says Myrtle Shrine nobles held a postnealon event with favorable weather. Flags and lights on Pennsylvanis avenue framed a White House review by President McKinley, followed by a trolley ride and a grand parade of lodges. An imperial display of fireworks closed the evening.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a governor named Green McCurtain and a convoy or escort through a location likely in Arkansas. The fragment is incomplete and does not provide a clear event, date, or full names. The readable elements suggest a political or official movement.
The readable portion mentions a Choctaw hive and a journey involving a railroad, noting a period of ten days and a plan to bring someone for transients. The garbled lines hinder precise meaning or names.
A large blaze gutted several tobacco warehouses in Texas including a Brown packing warehouse and a plant with 70,000 pounds of tobacco. Firefighters fought the flames as farmers fled with losses of wagons and tobacco. several structures burned across the district, with total damage estimated near 45,000 to 50,000 dollars. The incident affected companies and farms near towns in San Antonio and Wayland, Texas.
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