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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
7
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The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a general inquiry into underbilling of shipments. Robert Stevenson of the Frank Line said he found 15,000 to 26,000 cases per month misrepresented to obtain lower freight. Railroad officials testified few cases involved intentional misrepresentation. shifts in rates and pooled interests were discussed with grain shipments and freight practices across New York and Buffalo.
Houston East and West Texas Railway will add a new passenger train on November 25 with better connections at Shreveport and St Louis. The southbound train will link with Houston outbound trains, while the current Houston schedule shifts to 7:15 p.m. from November 24 to improve Memphis and Chicago connections.
Galveston reports several rail agents in town. M. R. Miller of the Houston Kant and West Texas Railway, 84 Houston, is in Galveston. W. B. Campbell, city ticket agent for the Houston East and West Texas and the Kansas City Southern, is back from a short vacation. E. S. Beard, commercial agent for the Fort Worth and Denver, is in Fort Worth.
An advertising pitch extols Pe r u n a as a universal cure for catarrh in any organ. It notes 40 years of use, urges keeping it on hand to avoid doctors, and cites a 95 page Lectures on Chronic Catarrh with free mailing from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
Notes and Personals list multiple railroad executives and agents visiting Houston from North Texas, Palestine, San Antonio, and Mexico. It names G. Jacqua, J. D. Trammell, T. J. Anderson, A. le Marke, George H. Lupton, A. French, J. C. Noodle, Parks, Mra. Parks, W. J. Taylor, Colonel Joseph G. Miller, and Joe McMillan as visitors or travelers in the city or returning from trips.
Texas and Indian Territory cattle sales reported across National Stock Yards St Louis Chicago and Kansas City with receipts of Texans and calves. Prices varied from about 2.15 to 6.20 per hundredweight across multiple lots, calves steers cows and vealers showing fluctuating demand and occasional steadiness.
Live stock quotations from Saunders Commission show demand improving for fat cattle while overall market remains slow. New shipments from Edna Texas and Rowenberg reach Houston with varied prices for sheep lambs mutton and hogs. medium cows and heifers at 160 to 260 per cwt and top hogs around 7 to 10 cents per pound, stockers and calves varied.
Special dispatch notes multiple arrivals and sailings of vessels from Galveston Antwerp Hamburg New York and Kingston. Ships include Hornby Castle Pontoon Proteus and Adirondack among others with routes to Galveston Hamburg Bremen New York and Southampton.
Bremen Artiveds Welmit from New York and Trier from New York sail for Liverpool and Queenstown. Lowth Cram Southampton heads to Liverpool with Bouthwark for Adner Rowton. Ballet events show Common year for Queenstown and Liverpool with Winitredton bound for Liverpool.
Houston auxiliary to the Texas division of the Woman's National Press Association met at Lyceum Hall on Tuesday to discuss plans for unveiling a monument honoring Mrs A H Mobl, founder of the Texas Woman's Press association. Attendees included Mrs Ring, Mrs Franklin, Mr Sydnor, and Mrs Byres. Proceedings will be presented by Mrs Seabrook Sydnor to Mrs Winkler at Corsicana before public release. A December 1 follow up meeting is set to finalize arrangements.
A Lindale Texas correspondent notes J A Bailey died at St Josephs infirmary on the tenth of the month from Brights disease at age sixty six. He was famed in Alabama and Texas as head of the Ruley Troupe. Mrs Mollie Pratley cared for him in Houston and again at home, and Mrs Bailey sent funds for funeral expenses. The letter urges acknowledgment in the Herald.
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