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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
5
Jockey Johnson injured after a race at St. Wig Fair Grounds. Reports mention Joe Choynski and Jack Johnson amid boxing and racing notes with results from Oakland and Rome events, including Meadow Lark and local Meadow Lark stakes.
A garbled list of racing names and events with brief weather aside. Mentions tracks, horses, and yarding terms amid unreadable OCR traces. Final line notes weather clear and track first, with stray names like Fortunton and Caxton appearing through the noise.
Ban Franciwes reports Tarry Me as the victor over Ametta Herrera in Mechintee nivillon. Moffoverd showed early faults but gained strength late, decking Herrera in the fifth round. Preliminary bout saw Panis Dough erty and Rid Gudilon trade fast blows with Dough erty edging Gudilon. Crowd turnout included Biel chons and perrons.
Fort Worth Texas May g Preliminary steps for a new four team league in Texas are complete and a permanent association will form in Dallas next Sunday. Four teams will play Fort Worth, Dilling, War and Corsican. Play begins in June. Local team has secured a battery from Polvine Town. Most players for the loan have already been enlisted.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of America holds its General Synod session in Pittsburg with delegates present. A memorial discusses church decorum, church discipline, and unity, while a debate centers on whether dissenting members may hold communion under restrictions.
The report notes a Confederate reunion with a morning session, re election of general officers, and a grand Hower parade as the era’s entertainment highlight. Also mentioned are political activities, labor actions, and international tensions shaping the period.
A mix of brief items reports include vandalism at Bremond fires near Mount Califare court acts on tax cases Shawta to speak at A M Commerciement graduation address Watere-Pierce agents acquitted in Ware lumber and nails deal near Babloe ties to Beaumont and Pinna, strikes near New Orleans and Tennessee, fruit and vegetable hearing planned, Stilwell road work in Vereen district court routines in Well and Neville case, W H Neu win bid for New York Central presidency Rumors Santa Fe grant forfeiture suit and Baltimore and Ohio elect Troreo president.
The piece recounts a Cuban election law debate tied to port development and export growth for timber firms in Beaumont and Sabine, highlighting committees, key players like Luther Kountac, and cross border trade aims with Germany and Central America as Port Arthur and Sabine figure in the push. It also mentions President Onate and Governor Wood discussing constitutional questions and plans for a broader national status following municipal elections.
Scattered notes report a June gathering of a South industrial group in Philadelphia attended by a Texan printer. A Houston Electric Street Railway property receiver is named with an attorney of record. The Houston Stock Exchange plans a Monday opening. An automobile trip to Galveston Bay is mentioned alongside fuel concerns.
Reports say machinists across the United States support a general strike. President O Connell of the International Association foresees widespread walkouts at Knox ville Tennessee Chicago Toronto and other hubs with early shifts already halted in New York City as demands gain backing and action nears.
Knoxville reports say 12 Southern Railway machinists including apprentices and helpers walked out. The strike follows a union call amid wage and hour disputes, with local shops set to halt operations as members obey the national strike order.
Chicago authorities ordered a general strike after arbitration failed to settle the conflict between workers and employers. Tension rose as negotiations stretched to the most hours, with workers demanding wage issues and a resolution to the dispute. The outcome remains uncertain as the executive body of the labor union moved to enforce the strike.
A New York report outlines the Cuban agreement tied to a revived convention and revised convention appendix. It discusses interpretations by military and civilian authorities, including Woolf and Secretary of War officials, and notes openings for Cuban commercial interests amidst amended terms.
La Grange Texas May 20 The La Grange Board of Trade organized by electing officers A J von Losenberg president AL Wher vice president Leo Frede corresponding secretary AW Amberg recording secretary Directors include G J von Rosenberg Leo Frede F J Wagner Jobo Kelimhadher Frank felefert H W Meyer and T Amive Committees cover avenues streets railroads industry utilities and improvement projects the group claims it will benefit the city with broad support.
In London Kentucky the trial of Jute Watt for Chad Hall’s death ended with a verdict of acquittal. The defense argued self defense based on disputed events at a Garrard and White County faction incident. The jury deliberated briefly before delivering the verdict.
May Ofety Lowery and St. V. Board note receipt of test alloy machinery for their rice farm in Richmond Texas. Baer hauled equipment, and Winie prompted Gutlenk Yeni to fine rice crop. The crew plans immediate threshing of hundreds of derr belog pare yeated with new gear.
Delegate Somer FP Grimes from the executive body of the National Brotherhood of Carpenters visits Cleburne for all local carpenters. The strike resumes at the contractors which has been underway for two or three weeks.
Wharton Texas May district court adjourned after appeals and cases. Twenty plus cases heard including four divorces and thirteen criminal charges. Two murder or theft related trials resulted in verdicts of guilty in each.
Tevilan News reports Senator Joseph W. Nallee of Texan questions the Supreme Court ruling. He argues the decision strays from constitutional powers and risks constitutional limits, noting politics often shapes major rulings more than law.
The London Daily Chronicle editorializes on the U S supreme court ruling and declares the United States an empire. It warns that expansion sanctions threaten American ideals and foresees a broader, prolonged influence extending beyond current boundaries.
Dr Harriman and patients praise Peru-Na as a universal remedy for catarrh of the kidneys. Letters from J Brake of Petrolea Ontario and others recount long illnesses improved by Peruna and Manalin, claiming rapid relief and restored health. The advertisement urges readers to write Dr Harriman for personalized advice if results are not prompt.
A gasoline engine exploded aboard the Laurine, a freighter between Booneville and Morripport on the Missouri River, igniting 2100 pounds of tetanic powder and dynamite. The blast destroyed the vessel and damaged nearby properties. Seven crew members and officials observed the disaster. several windows and nearby structures were wrecked. Rescue and investigating parties gathered as the ship burned and exploded.
A Brenham notice reports plans for a handsome new passenger station by the Samaer and Central railroads with preliminary work to start soon. A related item notes a Rathbone lodge reorganization in Brenham with twenty members joining at the first meeting and eligibility details for local residents.
Weather by read torote to the Frodeh building on Thowirral street moved to Voteh Robertson building on July 1. Captain George Theeder ill with low fever recuperating. Cuero baseball team arrives next Saturday night for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers excursion. Local streets graded and shelling underway for summer.
The Comanche Texas school trustees elected teachers for public schools including principals W. P. Ewen and A. van, with local staff Mrs. Vis, Mr. Wm Banline Grow, Ted, Hamilton, Miles Hobingon, M Cooper, Miss Simmons and Miss Franklin. All are home people. The work toward the college is progressing finely.
The French steamer Versailles, Captain Le Lanechot, arrived here May 18 with 204 officers and a number of French consuls aboard. The old crew plans to return to France on the warship walls, while the cruiser proceeds to Puare.
The United Presbyterian Assembly adjourned today at Des Moines Indiana to reconvene next year in Alleghenies Pennsylvania. The grand salon convened four core mites and appointed a committee to pursue a chapel membership covenant.
Victoria Texas May 20 The Conner Guards will give a public exhibition competitive drill at the Caribe Friday eight to be followed by a hop Judge Ben W Fig ta op and at blg post waaln after twice weeks alege of Tever.
May 20 reports say Al Willcaten Earl of London was purportedly moved from an area affected by plague. The item notes concern over health and safety amid rumors, with no confirmed outbreak details.
Fragmentary copy reports the death of W. M. Speers in Chicago with references to an unnamed commissioner Booth and unspecified events surrounding the occasion.
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